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West Elm inspired – Make a DIY bright spot pillow cover with Sew Homegrown

Friday, March 18th, 2011

One of the first accessories of West Elm’s spring collection to catch my eye has been the Bright Spot pillow, which features a mass of fluttery blue fabric circles on a 12 by 21-inch pillow. The pillow cover was $34 at the West Elm I visited in DUMBO, Brooklyn but is now marked down to $24.99. [...]

Celebrating in style in our Boston showroom

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

It happened to be a coincidence that founder, Tom Moser, would be in our Boston showroom for an event on his 76th birthday. He had planned to talk about his new sculpture, Bella, on display in the showroom. To Tom’s surprise, Chris and his team in our Boston showroom threw one wonderful surprise birthday fete and [...]

On the Radar Exclusive

Monday, February 28th, 2011

BUILDblog senior field correspondent Josiah Johnson thought we oughta kick off March in style. So he put together this scorching list of links aimed at the hearts and minds of the design conscious. Enjoy, and a huge thanks to Josiah. ARCHITECTing Just looking at Maison L gives us a heightened sense of curiosity and wonder. [...]

Earth and Architecture

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

We’re currently working on a project that involves a steep slope and, as part of the design process, we’re looking at ways to not only take advantage of the slope, but to employ the slope to have a significant role in the architecture. Rather than simply resolving the slope with the structure, there are great [...]

Make a DIY faux brass starburst sculpture

Friday, February 18th, 2011

Brass starburst sculptures and wall art are one of the latest hot items in home decor and are currently sold by Jayson Home & Garden for $45 to $85. Interior decorator Danika Herrick, who writes the home design blog Gorgeous Shiny Things, shows you how to make a DIY version for only a few dollars. Herrick used [...]

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