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Care for some flowers?

04.03.2010
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I’ve just noticed how the exterior of our apartment looks so sad and bare. We have this little space at the side of our home which I think used to be a garden since there are some potted plants left there by the previous tenant. Now it’s just a garage for the kids’ bike. I’m [...]

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Ping pong lamp

03.07.2010
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Isn’t this cute? Once these little balls retire from the ping pong tables, at least they’ve got somewhere else stylish to go. This is the hanging lamp from Studio Kleefstra. It’s made of 315 celluloid balls held together by a metal frame. The site says the lamp gives off a dotted pattern on its surroundings. [...]

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The Portabello estate and our dream home

03.05.2010
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The Portabello estate is one of the most beautiful homes I’ve ever seen. I first saw it featured on Oprah in 2006. Back then it was selling for $75 million! What’s so fascinating about this estate is that everything is curved and rounded. Realtor John McMonigle told Oprah that there is no straight line in [...]

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Beautiful basement renovations

02.05.2010
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I’m not too keen on having a basement for our home. There’s something about empty hollow spaces under the house that doesn’t sit well with me. Most of the time, basements end up like attics: storage area and potential dust, dirt, molds and critter gatherer. But if your basement can be transformed from a bare [...]

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