You’ve heard of food porn. You’ve heard of house porn. And we presume you know of porn porn (and if not, we can’t imagine how incredibly confusing this entire intro must be to you. That, and really? REALLY? You don’t know what porn is? What Internet are you using?). But now we’d like to bring something to your attention that you might not have heard of before: stair porn. Really. [click to continue…]
inspiration
Our projects around the home all usually have some source of inspiration. Maybe you saw something in a magazine, remembered something from when you were a kid, or more often than not, saw something on the Internet that sparked your interest. With so many good (and bad) ideas floating around on the web, it’s hard to keep track of them all – but there’s an easy-to-use website that lets you do this in a way that is far more fun and visually appealing than your browser’s Bookmarks feature – and that’s Pinterest. [click to continue…]
I swear, I’m not a materialistic person. If it came down to saving a box filled with my most nostalgic items and heirlooms vs. saving a random stranger on the street, it would be the human being every time. Well, unless that human being was Hitler. In that case, I’d probably lunge from my grandmother’s wedding photos while giving ol’ Adolf the finger. But despite this, I still feel incredibly sad when I see a home that has been allowed to fall apart and become a ghost of itself, especially when you can plainly see the character that home once had. That’s why I think Save This Old House is just about the saddest thing on the Internet. [click to continue…]
Age is such a relative thing, isn’t it? When we were recently selling our condo – which was built in 1994 – a real estate agent commented that it was an “older building.” I personally refuse to believe that anything that was “born” the same year as Justin Beiber was can be considered “old”. The home we just bought was built around 1920 – and even that isn’t really all that old, especially if you have friends who live in Europe. We were once talking with a friend who lives in Paris about homes and when talking about our “old” house he laughed, dragged on his cigarette (how French of him) and said, “My apartment … is older than your country.” And it was – he was living in a building that was erected over 400 years ago which was “nothing special” according to him. So with all this in mind, you’ll have to excuse the bloggers at Young House Love for their slogan of “One family, plus one old house, equals love” – as you may not consider their mid-century home all that aged. It is, however, well loved and an inspiration for DIYers.
There’s a growing trend nowadays for people to restore the design, décor and layouts of their home to match the decade it was built in. I live in a condo that was constructed in the early 1990s, so the chance of me getting on board with that is about as likely as a Color Me Badd comeback album. That said, I’d be all over it if I lived in a mid-century home. Not sure if it’s the greatness of Mad Men, my obsession with the 50s housewife, or a secret desire to own a mint blue fridge, but I can’t get enough of 1950s and 1960s aesthetics. Sound like you too? We found a site you’ll like! [click to continue…]
