I have to admit that partly I wanted to post this just because this photo is so cool. I love the idea of nature being stronger than the things we build, and this photo exemplifies that.

But it is also part of the publicity for an event in Chicago September 2 that sounds so great I [...]

For those citydwellers who wish for a little green spot to call their own but don’t have a backyard, check out this video on how to create a rooftop garden.  It’s simple, economical, and easy enough for those who don’t have much gardening skills.  And don’t miss it - they’ve installed a bamboo fence around [...]

A blog we love: Design Sponge.
A feather we love on Design Sponge: Sneak Peek, in which the reader is taken inside the home of a designer (or, in some cases, a couple who run a design operation together).
Haven’t you wondered sometimes if a designer’s own home looks as great as they make a client’s home [...]

What a creative, savvy group designers are.
Give them a lousy economy, and they’ll find a way to make it work for them, whether it’s by jumping into the internet or coming up with new ways to sell their skills.
We were so encouraged by this article in the New York Times that we had to [...]

If you’re on the East Coast of the US right now, you’re really feeling the heat. And hopefully not using your A/C too much for relief. 
There are, of course, methods big and small for greening the planet with home decor. The small things you can do right now: get some insulated shades and close them [...]

Okay, they roped us in with their post on the water-saving bath, but now it seems there is no end to the cool stuff on Crib Candy. Much of it is really very eco-conscious, whether it’s furniture inspired by the root system of a tree or a rug made of foam that looks just like [...]

Wow, thanks for all the votes on the pretty glass drawer pulls. It appears red is the winner, with green coming in a close second. I’m going to order the reds and then I’ll re-photograph and let you know how it looks.

You know how, sometimes, you’re standing around in the shower and don’t really need the water on? Especially if you’re becoming more aware of just how precious that water is. And yet, turning the water off and back on again is sometimes just more than you’re willing to do.

Here is the coolest water-saving device we’ve [...]

I finally buckled down and cleared off the bookcase and did some organizing. Wow. This took me about an hour, to take the books off the shelves and find another place for them, clean out two of the drawers in the cabinet, and find the two dark wicker baskets which were not serving much of [...]

I found the drawer pulls! Online, at a place called House of Antique Hardware, which, by the way, also has all kinds of old-fashioned door knobs and door hardware, those little things that people used to make so they’d be pretty as well as practical.
So, I may be able to Save the Cabinet after all. [...]