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13 Online Sources for Affordable Art

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I wish I had the kind of disposable income that allowed me to walk into my favorite galleries and buy the work that I love right off the walls, but let's get real, that's just not gonna happen anytime soon. So instead I will rely on the next best (affordable) thing: the internet. More

Project Idea: Concrete & Wood Side Table Kara Paslay Designs

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This intricate side table looks like it came from a high-end store, but it's actually a (surprisingly) simple DIY. Can you guess what the wooden pattern is? More

Arranging Small Living/Dining Room with Lots of Doorways? Good Questions

021913_gq01.jpgQ: I live in a charming old one bedroom apartment with a very small kitchen. My living room serves as my entry way, living room, dining room and office/storage. It also serves as the hallway to the other areas of my apartment. I'm trying to figure out the best way to lay out the room. I would like to create a better living room situation — the table and desk just need to be worked in somewhere that makes sense. Pictured is what I've been living with for a while now. Suggestions, please?: More

Adding Color to Your Home:
A Hint (or A Lot) of Pink

Adding pink to your home can be done in a way that does not come off as too frilly or fussy. Keeping the color to just a hint or adding a shock of the color but making sure to add the right contrasting accessories can make the hue appear more sophisticated. Whether you want to add some temporary pink to your home to subtly acknowledge Valentine's Day or if you want to add it in a more substantial way by painting, here are some ways others have added pink to their home. More

Tool Box Essentials: A Brief Guide to Saws

Tool Box Essentials: A Brief Guide to Saws

Every DIYer's tool box should include a couple of saws. Whether you want to keep it simple with a basic hand saw or feel the power of a buzzing circular saw in your hands, here's a quick little guide to get you started.

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Quick Guide: Spices for Common Dishes

2013-2-21-xpost.jpgWhile there is really no "One Right Way" to season or spice your favorite foods, here's a quick guide to some of the most common — and dependably tasty! — ways to do it.

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Meera & Arjun's Life as Newlyweds House Call

Name: Meera & Arjun
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

A little background from Meera: When Arjun and I got married last June, we were excited and nervous about consolidating his and my apartments in Atlanta and Baltimore, respectively. Arjun and I love everything classic, vintage, and from eras past - pieces with history, like a rusted rivet he found by the old Atlanta train tracks, a 'Mains' ice cream can from Frederick, Maryland, his grandmother's 80 year old brass coffee filter from Madras, a marble lotus plate found antiquing in Cochin, Kerala, and a pin-tucked cushioned vanity chair sold for a penny at a consignment store in Baltimore.

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Simple & Smart Housekeeping Tips:
5 Ways to Put Your Old Candles to Work
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The simplest, helpful household tips are the ones that I value the most. I love finding new uses for humble objects, and it's exciting to share these tips and learn some in exchange. For some reason, I seem to have a surplus of candles in my home, even though I'm not exactly a "candle person." Here's a quick how to on making those extra, old or partially used candles work for you! More

Before & After: Samna Transforms a Studio in 5 Days

Before & After: Samna Transforms a Studio in 5 Days

Samna flew out to New York from her home in Seattle to help her sister set up her studio apartment. With only five days and $500, here's how she transformed the rental into a chic hangout.

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The Budget for Claire & Jeffrey's Kitchen Renovation Diary

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AT_RENO_NUMS-03.pngName: Claire & Jeffrey 
Type of Project: Kitchen remodel
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Type of building: Single-family bungalow, 950 square feet

The Renovation Diaries are a new collaboration with our community in which we feature your step by step renovation progress and provide monetary support towards getting it done in style.
Last week we saw Claire and Jeffrey's inspiration for their new kitchen, and this week we're getting down to nuts and bolts. It's time to talk about the budget.

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