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 Read more

In case you weren't aware, today is Park(ing) Day, a yearly event where businesses and volunteers take the time to construct parks in parking spaces in an effort to make the world a greener place. We'll be hosting a special taste challenge at CasaSugar's Sweet Spot Park, so stop by between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. today to participate. CasaSugar's Sweet Spot Park will be in downtown San Francisco from Read more

Remember when Giggle got zombified by Len at Monster by Mail? Well, we liked how she turned out so much we got him to give all the Sugar ladies costumes. Can you guess who's who and what her costume is? Each site will have her costumed avatar up by noon, so you have plenty of time to guess. Check out each site at noon to find out if you were right! And click here if you'd like to check out Len's Read more

In case you haven't heard yet, we're running a contest all month long for Dress Your Walls month, this time with the fabulous ferm LIVING, which is giving away a wall's worth of gorgeous wallpaper to one lucky reader. Check out this post to find out how to enter the contest. Here is the next wall in need of some wallpaper rehabilitation. To see what Polka_dot has to say about her wall, Read more

Every Thursday on CasaSugar, I'll give you a decorating challenge and ask you to go Casa Craving for items that fit the look. (Here's a post explaining what a Casa Craving is and how to create one.) The latest Casa Craving Challenge is inspired by none other than yours truly. As you may know, I'm a huge fan of the CasaSugar logo (and no, I didn't design it). I think the colors are cute on clothes Read more

In case you haven't heard yet, we're running a contest all month long for Dress Your Walls month, this time with the fabulous ferm LIVING, which is giving away a wall's worth of gorgeous wallpaper to one lucky reader. Check out this post to find out how to enter the contest. Here is the next wall in need of some wallpaper rehabilitation. To read what Read more

In case you haven't heard yet, we're running a contest all month long for Dress Your Walls month, this time with the fabulous ferm LIVING, which is giving away a wall's worth of gorgeous wallpaper to one lucky reader. Check out this post to find out how to enter the contest. Here is the fourth wall in need of some wallpaper rehabilitation. To see what Wio has to say about her wall, Read more

Thanks to our very generous friends at west elm, we've launched CasaSugar in style with a fabulous $5,000 sweepstakes! If you haven't entered yet, be sure to create a wish list of your favorite west elm products soon, because our contest ends today, August 19!! All entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. PDT / 2:59 a.m. EDT. By creating and saving a list of products worth $5,000, you'll be Read more