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We Found THE BEST Sale Items From Our Favorite Retailers (Like $700 Off A Great Coffee Table)
As everything seems to be getting more and more expensive, the team had the idea to take a peek into our favorite retailers to see what’s cooking in their clearance sections — you know, where the really big savings are hiding. Let’s just say I found A LOT that I really really loved. Now, in…
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Peek Into Emily’s Etsy Cart – 6 Of Her Favorite New Artists And Vintage Dealers
I often forget that I have access to things like Emily Henderson’s Etsy account. And boy, any time I’m told to take a look to find a link for a blog post I get a little twinkle in my eye because I rememeber that I get to see everything she’s saved, what she’s purchased I…
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Skip The Tariff Talk: 20 Made In America Home Brands We Love
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Let down your guard: this is not a stuffy lecture about buying American-made product. (I’m sure you’ve heard enough of that on the news over the past few months!) I’m not here to stoke your tariff fears or to shame you for buying globally-sourced home goods. I am here, however, to provide a resource –…
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Make Your Art Feel New Again — Non Traditional Frames, Cool DIYs, And A Couple Quick Tricks
As people who love design, I think it’s pretty normal to want to switch things up every now and again. But making changes does not have to require buying new. Em has often said over the years that the easiest way to make your home feel fresh is to take different decor pieces from one…
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The Versatility Of The Pedestal Table In My Friend’s Home (And My Search For Finding More Traditional Versions)
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We are deep diving today on what I think is one of the most versatile and timeless pieces of furniture, EVER – the pedestal table. Now pedestal tables have been around for a few hundred years (which really isn’t that long if you think about it), but they were mostly with carved wood bases, rather…
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How We Built Our Outdoor Kitchen With RTA (Assembled In One Day, Folks)
We are wrapping up phase two of the backyard (which is admittedly a pretty large phase) and I wanted to give you an update, show you the plans, and give you a sneak peek into the new RTA outdoor kitchen (which went from a little “grill area” to full blown kitchen really fast – it’s…
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This Style Of Lighting Works In Any Home (And Will Make It Look Even Better) + Affordable Options You’ll Love
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Whether or not your home’s style is “modern traditional,” modern traditional lighting is incredibly versatile, with so many really simple but very cool options. I’d say it’s the primary lighting style Emily uses in her projects, at least the hardwired fixtures. You could categorize “modern traditional lighting” as fixtures with clean lines, traditional shapes, in…
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Why Going To A Flea Market With Trusted Friends Is THE Move (+ All Jess’ And Friends Finds From Downtown Modernism)
If I could only go to one flea market for the rest of my life, I would say, “Sorry, Rose Bowl, you are OUT!” Downtown Modernism, you have my heart… and now all of my money. And look, that’s not to say this is everyone’s dream market. It lends itself primarily to a very mid-century…
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From Gross to Good: 21 Standing Desks You’ll Want To Use In Your Home Office (Some You’d Never Believe Were Adjustable!)
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in design, Design 101, desk, Featured, Office, Offices, Other Category, Rooms, roundup, Roundups, Shop, shopping guidesThere comes a moment for many of us when we’re decorating our homes, when we have to choose between form and function. Do we go with the pretty version of what we need or the one that works the best/is the most comfortable? Well, as I established in the first part of this “From Gross…
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Repairing Our 150 Year Old Garage (An Update) – We Have Walls Again!
I shouldn’t be so excited about this, it’s just a garage and I don’t even like to drive or know what my own car looks like in a full parking lot (it’s called “car blindness,” and yes, I have gotten in many similar cars that aren’t mine). But as someone who owns probably 19 hammers…