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California Mediterranean in Los Angeles

May 3rd, 2012
Interior designer Darci Goodman had some wooing to do when it came to this Long Beach, California, remodel. Her clients, a couple with three kids, were confident in her work, but the husband needed convincing. "I think he only saw dollar signs in the beginning," Goodman says. "But after the first set of tiles in the bathroom was installed, he saw how the space was able to br ...

French–New York Flair in St. Paul Condo

May 3rd, 2012
Interior designer Abby Tallman was given a specific objective when she began designing this upscale condominium in the heart of St. Paul's Lowertown district in Minnesota. The client, a young professional, wanted her apartment to show her combined love of quintessentially French and New York apartments. The result is a home with a sophisticated New York state of mind and a d ...

Great Design Tree: Australian Tea Tree

May 2nd, 2012
I'm not even going to attempt to conceal the reverence and adoration I have for the Australian Tea Tree (Leptospermum laevigatum). Wind blown and architectural, these trees appear to be molded by hand rather than grown. They sweep wildly across the landscape, and no two trees are ever alike. Growing up in San Diego, I would climb these trees at my favorite beach, only later di ...

Cheery and Breezy Pittsburgh Home

May 1st, 2012
Inspired by their destination wedding in Key West, Florida, first-time homeowners Matt and Sara Bates brought the island's breezy color palette back to their Pittsburgh home. The two attorneys wanted their 1930s home to allude to the island's laid-back mood and signature conch houses. "Since Pittsburgh tends to have long, dreary winters, drenching our home with bright colors ...
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6 Sound Solutions for the iPhone Home

May 1st, 2012
The era of the big, clunky home stereo system is over for most people. Nowadays, our phones serve as the central location for music, podcasts and other audio entertainment. We expect our music to go with us wherever we go. Unfortunately, phones have tiny speakers. And who wants to wear headphones around the house all the time? One solution is to embrace iPhone music accessories th ...
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