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Monday November 21st, 2011

paint by Grace Bonney 18

transparent whiteboard paint

Sometimes a product comes along that makes you slap your head and say, “Finally!” I’ve been waiting forever for someone to make a transparent whiteboard paint, and I’m so glad someone finally has. Sadly, the name of this paint/company (WhiteyBoard) kind of makes me slap my head a little, too. I can’t say it out…

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Tuesday November 8th, 2011

Monday November 7th, 2011

Monday October 31st, 2011

Monday October 24th, 2011

Thursday October 6th, 2011

artwork, paint, products by Grace Bonney 9

bartsch paris hand-painted walls

Something’s in the water because my mind is really starting to open to murals. I used to avoid them like the plague, and now they’re seeming like a really good idea. These gorgeous examples are from Victoria at Bartsch, a Paris-based decorative painting workshop that specializes in children’s rooms. I’d happily use some of these…

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Monday October 3rd, 2011

Monday September 26th, 2011

Monday September 19th, 2011

Monday September 12th, 2011

Wednesday September 7th, 2011

Monday August 15th, 2011

Monday August 8th, 2011

Monday August 1st, 2011

Monday July 25th, 2011

Monday July 18th, 2011

color, make it yours, paint by Lauren 8

make it yours: lauren naimola

Lauren Naimola is the woman behind Dear Golden, a favorite Etsy shop for vintage clothing. Lauren has a great eye for vintage, which is very apparent in her home. She is always on the lookout at estate sales, antique malls and thrift stores. When decorating her house, Lauren loves a naturalistic and rustic aesthetic; she…

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Monday July 11th, 2011

color, make it yours, paint, simply color by Lauren 10

make it yours: olga naiman

Today on Make It Yours, we’re pulling looks from Olga Naiman’s lovely Brooklyn home. Olga is a creative director and prop stylist (she used to do styling for Domino Magazine!) who demonstrates her impeccable taste in her home. Each room in Olga’s home conveys a different mood: In the kitchen, Olga expresses an “Eastern European…

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Tuesday July 5th, 2011

color, make it yours, paint by Lauren 8

make it yours: judy kaufmann

I’m thrilled to share this week’s Make It Yours because today we’re looking into the home of Chilean illustrator Judy Kaufmann. Judy and her partner, Marc (a French sculptor), live in a modernist-architecture neighborhood in Barcelona. They love classic wood and craft-style objects, most of which they find on the street. Judy and Marc’s home…

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Tuesday June 28th, 2011

paint, products by Grace Bonney 16

keeping calm: natural berry by ralph lauren

Ever since moving into an apartment with all white walls, I’ve had a change of heart about paint colors. I used to immediately go for the darkest grays possible (hence the site redesign), because everything looks so beautiful against that color. But when it comes to my home, I’m starting to see the benefit of…

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Monday June 27th, 2011

color, make it yours, paint by Lauren 14

make it yours: josh vogel

Josh Vogel of Blackcreek Mercantile and his girlfriend, Kelly Zaneto, share this stone cottage in the Hudson Valley forest. Josh explains that their home reflects the attitude of the couples’ lives: “Nothing we own is so precious that it can’t get dinged or scratched; in fact, there is a softness and warmth we enjoy that…

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