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How About Skateboarding in the Living Room?

When I picked up this birthday present (for my husband, a skateboarder & gamer) I had no idea that I was purchasing a Yves Behar design....but but I was. This new controller (just launched yesterday -...

Barber Osgerby for The Rug Company

For their first collection of rugs for children, The Rug Company went to Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby of British design duo Barber Osgerby. The designers — who already have a wonderfully colorful c...

Color Therapy: A Riff on Harold and the Purple Crayon

Whereas Harold had a purple crayon with which to design and demarcate the world according to his whims, I’m actually doing the opposite — using paper white to line-draw animals over a color I thin...

Roundup: Educational Shower Curtains

Never mind singing, how about studying in the shower? With various subjects and even languages to choose from, your bathroom could turn into a study hall. You can keep your vocabulary fresh, your know...

How To: Create an Elegant Garden Your Kids Will Love

Gardens can be magical play spaces for children, but so often, outdoor areas designed with play in mind include unsightly plastic and metal structures that might make garden enthusiasts cringe. Fortun...

Two Battle-Tested Household Uses for Cinnamon

This week my husband wrote "20 lbs of cinnamon" on our grocery list, and no, he is not planning to bake breakfast pastries for the whole neighborhood (although that would certainly make us popular!). ...

Famous TV Interiors in Miniature

Ready for a trip down video memory lane? A friend sent us a link to these fun and memory-inducing photos of miniature TV sets created by "On The Set". The set at left is unmistakably the mod home of o...

Chalkboard Easter Eggs

Easter is this weekend and amongst our family, chocolate is the gift of choice. However, after seeing the above chalkboard Easter eggs we got quite excited about the idea of an Easter egg that will la...

Paint Drips in Home Decor

Inspired by the raw formations of dripping paint, this trend makes a nod to street art. Whether deliberately designed or thrown haphazardly on the wall, drips introduce an element of edginess into a r...

Non-Annoying Easter Décor

We enjoy some of the traditions that go along with Easter: hunting eggs, decorating with spring flowers, eating Peeps. But unfortunately, like many holidays, Easter has become commercially cutesy-fied...

Small Space Solution: The Slat Rack by Wallter

A good solution for too-small-for-furniture entry areas is the Slatrack by Wallter. A wall-hung version of the "landing strip" it provides a place to hang stuff (jackets, bags, keys, helmet) and to ...

Five Pet Products for a People-Friendly Home

As much as we adore the skinny fellow in the photo, it took us a while to get used to living with an animal. Not having grown up with pets, and being—well, ahem—a little particular about our space...