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Shelve it.
I’ve always liked The Container Store. Shopping in their stores and online is as clean and orderly as the products they sell. Streamlined, modern and organized. And as someone with a touch of OCD, I...
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The Russian Record Collector.
I learned of him through craigslist. But I never actually met him in person, just through word of mouth. The Russian immigrant who lived in Sonoma, collected rare albums and kept them in this...
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Mantle, mantle on the wall.
I really love my fireplace. San Francisco has cold winter nights and summer’s can be foggy, so I can use it year round to keep out the chill. At some point in this turn-of-the-century Victorian,...
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shelve that idea.
open shelving, via emma’s design blog. i hope y’all don’t tire of following my progress on decorating the new house, but another DIY project around here is putting up some kitchen shelving. i have a...
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it’s thomas wold’s world.
it’s thomas wold’s world. we just live in it. and he makes living so much better! i love thomas wold’s custom built home furnishings, and am especially loving his new credenza in white. to check out...
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the sfgirlbybay home office.
so, this is where is all happens. “what happens?” you might ask — i know i do, almost every darn day. i get up and take lucy to the dog park, ingest a whole bunch of coffee and then stare at the...
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covet.
i saw this photograph of magazine editor magazine Darcy Miller Nussbaum’s dining room nook in architectural digest, and was quite taken with this gallery arrangement of family photographs — not to...
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collective soul.
i love a well-curated collection. whether it be a stunning art gallery like this one from the apartment, or a well-loved pile of books, when pulled together as a cohesive collection it’s perfection...
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shelf life.
the one thing about my little cottage that kind of drove me crazy was this sad little window in the living area that just looked kind of lonesome. i felt like it needed to be grounded somehow, and the...
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Put Some Paint On It.
This is quite a clever idea I found over on IKEA. They invited blogger Agnes Hammar of Hej Regina to join them in their idea lab and she shared her ideas to freshen up IKEA furniture using a bit of...
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new and noteworthy.
1. Taschen’s The Book of Palms, from the Line. 2. touch slipper from mixed business L.A.; 3. No Chemicals Incense Sticks by Couverture; 4. Mediterranean Whiting Knitting Needle Case Holder from...
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make mine minty green.
inside out magazine. lots more green! it’s just everywhere these days and this time around these greens lean towards a minty palette that looks oh-so-pretty in kitchen decor. paired with pretty white...
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Friday Finds: Fantastic Frank
We’ve been quite taken with Frank here at sfgirlbybay, and who could blame us? By Frank, I’m referring to none other than Fantastic Frank, a Swedish real estate agency with the philosophy of bringing...
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wood working.
eye klin shop via milk decoration. i thought perhaps the very on-trend plywood might have been dying out, but now all of a sudden i see it making a strong comeback — maybe it was just napping or in...
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bedtime reading.
manolo yllera. there’s nothing quite as luxurious and divinely lackadaisical as reading in bed. it’s one of my favorite evening pastimes, and a nice way to shut down after a long day in the world of...
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looks alright from this angle.
Restaurant Usine’s great metal dining room chairs, via remodelista. i’ve come to realize, i have a really strong affinity for very angular and metal objects. from cool lighting fixtures, to steel...
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modern barn house.
i think the first thing you notice about this home, is all that lovely light. located in Blaricum, a charming village in the province of North Holland is this large, bright family barn house home, an...
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bohemian minimalist in madrid.
this tranquil but very bohemian-feeling loft apartment is right up my alley. featured in architectural digest españa and designed by studio nimú it’s got a fresh, modern and minimalist look but...
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zen and the art of cooking.
remodelista. i’m working on some ideas to update my kitchen and i keep coming back to these very peaceful, zen-like spaces. there’s just something so soothing about the thought of cooking in a space...
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stairway to book heaven.
my domaine. one of the things that makes me happiest about my new (well, now a year old!) house is the built-in bookcases we installed. i love books and i love displaying them for other people to...
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