Since I live with someone who's been a dedicated, die-hard heavy metal fan since pre-teendom, I can say with absolute certainty that my husband would love to have this God Bless the Children of the Beast quilt from quilter Boo Davis. Me, I'm not so sure if it's the right fit for our home. I do love the quilter's tough attitude and creative designs, but I'm not sold on buying one of her quilts myself.
However, I will be picking up Davis's new book Dare To Be Square Quilting at the end of this month. Interested in learning more about this heavy metal quilter? Check out this New York Times article.
Can You Discern the Difference Between New and Vintage?
Can you tell which wingback chair is an antique, and which is currently for sale in your favorite shop? Do you have an eye for discerning the difference between a real midcentury lamp and its modern update? Put your design savvy to the test with my new game, Old or New Design.
I've handpicked some tricky home accents and furniture pieces that could be either antiques or current on-the-market products. See if you can figure out the difference. It's harder than it looks! Take the challenge now.
Grey Gardens Summer Rental
Grey Gardens Can Be Rented This Summer! Want to experience the magic that was Little and Big Edie Bouvier Beale? For a mere $30,000, you can rent their shabby-chic Hamptons house made famous by the Maysles Brothers documentary.
Man-Shacks in I Love You, Man
Man-Shacks Are Men-Only Spaces in a Home so Dudes Can Be Dudes. The concept debuted in the film I Love You, Man and features such exquisite decor like leather furniture, a big screen television, Rush albums, and a wall of instruments. Sweet.
How-To: Go Green in the Kitchen Without Spending Money
How-To: Go Green in the Kitchen Without Spending Money The kitchen is a hog when it comes to energy use and water consumption, so you should be particularly careful there. CasaSugar offers up some tips for going green in the kitchen without spending a penny.
CasaSugar's Get Ready For Spring Giveaway
CasaSugar's Get Ready For Spring Giveaway On CasaSugar from now through April 21, enter to win $1,500 in closet and organizational items from IKEA, and green your cleaning routine with the entire collection of Method cleaning products, including their book, Squeaky Green! Oh, and for good measure, Casa is throwing in $150 toward a local cleaning service, for a prize totaling more than $1,800!
CasaSugar's Get Ready For Spring Giveaway
CasaSugar's Get Ready For Spring Giveaway On CasaSugar from now through April 21, enter to win $1,500 in closet and organizational items from IKEA, and green your cleaning routine with the entire collection of Method cleaning products, including their book, Squeaky Green! Oh, and for good measure, Casa is throwing in $150 toward a local cleaning service, for a prize totaling over $1,800!
CasaSugar's Get Ready For Spring Giveaway
CasaSugar's Get Ready For Spring Giveaway On CasaSugar from now through April 21, enter to win $1,500 in closet and organizational items from IKEA, and green your cleaning routine with the entire collection of Method cleaning products, including its book, Squeaky Green!. Oh, and for good measure, Casa is throwing in $150 towards a local cleaning service, for a prize totaling over $1,800!
How-To: Start Your Own Victory Garden
How-To: Start Your Own Victory Garden From the Iraq war to the financial crisis, there are plenty of reasons to start a victory garden right now so, if you're up for the task, check out CasaSugar's tips for starting your own.
Cool Idea: Free Tomato Seeds From Campbell's
Cool Idea: Free Tomato Seeds From Campbell's Ready to start your victory garden? Then consider adding some tomatoes to the mix. For the first time ever, the Campbell Soup Company is offering you the opportunity to grow the specially cultivated seeds used to grow tomatoes for its tomato soup.