Here's a fun contest for teenagers who are interested in interior design: PB Teen is offering a chance to go behind the scenes at a catalog shoot and share styling tips with other teens. You might even get a shot [...]
More catalog browsing...this time some lighting from Ballard Designs. Must've been Transitional Week in my mailbox. The pendant light has trace elements of steam punk inspiration...would be fun to see more of that pop up in [...]
Still couching, for the most part. Good time to check out ye catalogs. A few faves from Grandin Road:
I have a brand spankin' new leg brace to add to my collection and it looks like it's going to be a daily accessory right through SXSW and well into April. Joy. As I sit on my couch trying to [...]
Around 2,500 people visited the house I staged for Saturday's Modern Home Tour. I was parked on a dining chair with crutches beside me the entire day thanks to Blizzastrophe 2011 and my resulting fall on the ice, but it [...]
IKEA has several down comforter offerings that are just genius. Noted as "1+3," they are lightweight and medium-weight comforters that are sold as pairs. If you just need a little bit of coverage, you can use the lightweight comforter--rated a [...]
A friend who has hired me to do a mini home makeover asked me if Kohl's would be a good place to shop. She lives in Dallas and I live Austin, so I prefer to stick to stores whose Web [...]
You can finally catch Design Star Season 5 fan favorite Dan Faires' new online show, DanMade on HGTV.com. The first episode features a do-it-yourself upholstered headboard project made from a sheet of plywood, a painter's canvas, and carpet tacks. Dan's [...]
Thanks to FFT reader, Becca, for tipping me off to this high-end Euro kitchen for sale on Craigslist (you remember...my buddy Craig's site). Originally $32K, the seller is listing everything for $9,000, claiming this stuff's never been used. Might be [...]
Despite the fact that none of us Callans can cook worth a flip, we're long-time fans of the Food Network series The Next Food Network Star. Similar to HGTV's Design Star, the winner of each season of NFNS gets the [...]