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    Chevron and herringbone.

    I have a real thing for wood chevron and herringbone floors, especially the slightly-battered, wide-plank ones you see in pictures of perfect old French apartments. All four of the above photos are…

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    White + black.

    It’s Friday, I’m exhausted, everything I’ve been working on this week has been rejected, and I think my throat is feeling kind of funny and on the edge of becoming something sickish.…

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    Modern in the country.

    My friend Dave and his wife Susan (and their soft-coated Wheaten Terriers, Tristram and Sally) live on the outskirts of Philadelphia in rural Bucks County, Pennsylvania. I’ve known Dave for about ten…

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    Teeny-tiny Catskills cottage.

    I’m not sure how I missed this story when it first ran in the New York Times, but today I happened to stumble onto it while reading the comments on this post…

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    Skinny hallways.

    Looking one way… …and looking the other way. Our hallways are long and skinny. Our whole house is kind of skinny, actually—20 feet wide—typical for late-1800s row houses. We’ve managed to make…

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    People who made cool stuff out of other stuff.

    So, I guess I’m pretty handy (at least when I have the energy to be handy, that is), but I’m super impressed and inspired by people who make super cool stuff out…

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    Master bedroom.

    Isn’t the term “master bedroom” kind of funny? It’s not a name I ever heard growing up (along with “patio”, “family room”, and “window treatment”—we had a porch, a living room, and…

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    White on white (plus black).

    Inspired by Victoria’s great post about black sofas, I put together a collection of primarily white rooms with black elements in them. This is my favorite kind of atmosphere—ethereal and peaceful; grounded…

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