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Make It Over With Spray Paint

by CodyOctober 20, 2010 Activities

For under $10, the cost of a can of spray paint, you can make an otherwise boring tray (or most anything, really) look more expensive and/or fit with your décor.

If the tray has a finish on it, sand it down lightly.
Clean [...]

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Coasters: Protect Your Tables And Add To Your Decor

by CodyOctober 5, 2010 Etiquette

Just like a pair of earrings can solidify your look, small home accessories can act as further (and affordable) hints of the interior design look you’re going for. If they serve a purpose other than decoration, all the better! Coasters [...]

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Rethink And Reorganize Your Storage Solutions

by CodyOctober 4, 2010 Home and Interiors

My apartment is palatial by New York City standards, so when The Beau suggested getting a storage space for some items we couldn’t figure out what to do with, I put my foot down. No way should two adults with [...]

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Orchids In Home Decor: Flowers That Don’t Die (Right Away)

by CodySeptember 1, 2010 Home and Interiors

Plants don’t live long in our household (well, except this one). We either water them too much or too little or the cats get to them. It’s unfortunate, because I like having flowers in the house, but refuse to buy [...]

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Unclutter Collectibles With Style

by VanessaAugust 9, 2010 Home and Interiors

The objects we choose to surround ourselves with say a lot about us. They can inspire us, make us feel happy and remind of us of people we care about. The problem is when there are so many things, you [...]

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Examples Of Artwork I Matted Myself (Using OMFGstyle’s Easy Steps)

by CodyJuly 15, 2010 Activities

Okay, so I’m sure you read Vanessa’s amazing article on how to mat your own artwork. But maybe you haven’t tried it yourself yet. Well, that stupid. Because I have. And I have to say… It’s saved me a bundle, [...]

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Tips For Living In A Small Apartment

by DianaApril 13, 2010 Home and Interiors

My husband and I have been slowly renovating our apartment over the last two years to maximize storage and increase floor space. We have less than 500 square feet, but tons of crap to fill it. Probably because Adam [...]

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Spring Cleaning Roundup

by CodyMarch 31, 2010 Editorial

Tis the season to pull a Cinderella and get on your hands and knees with a scrub brush… It’s Spring Cleaning time!
Here are some resources to kick your butt into gear.*
Do your research. Get inspired.
Spring Cleaning Tips, Tricks [...]

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She’s Crafty: The Easiest, Cheapest, and Chic-est Art Anyone Can Make (Even You)

by CodyMarch 29, 2010 Activities

Inspired by the stenciled painting “Float Like Butterfly Sting Like Bee” by Christopher Wool at MoMA (which now, in postcard form, hangs over my vanity), I picked up some stencils of my own ($5 or less at most any craft [...]

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Before and After and After: Bathroom Makeover

by DianaMarch 15, 2010 Home and Interiors

When we first moved in, our bathroom was a windowless closet of florescent lighting and stark white walls. It was gross. We couldn’t afford to spend a lot to remodel, but my darling friend Cody stepped up with a master [...]

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Mega-Birch: The Non-Working Fireplace Fix

by CodyJanuary 12, 2010 Home and Interiors

I’ve struggled for a long time to figure out the best way to utilize the non-working fireplaces in my apartment. The fireplaces were a big selling point of the apartment—we loved the idea of having classic Brooklyn details and a [...]

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