Gifts for Jewish Mothers

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Since Mother’;s Day is less than 2 weeks away, here are some gift ideas hand-picked especially for Jewish moms….



1. A kosher...

How To Balance Comfort and Style In Your Home

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The best spaces give equal consideration to comfort and style. Image Via: Linda McDougald Design

As regular readers of design sites like...

This Teenager’s Bedroom Has A Built-In Bed And Storage For Almost Everything

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Russian design firm INT2architecture, have created a contemporary bedroom for a 14 year old girl, that features a built-in bed with plenty of ...

Apple Watch App Lets You Loiter Suspiciously Outside People"s Houses

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Friday, April 24, 2015, by Jeremiah Budin



Listings website Estately just announced the launch of their new Apple Watch app, which,...

Flexible Office Furniture: Desk, Couch and Lounge in One

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3 functions in one compact piece of furniture turn even the smallest room into a comfortable home office with ‘One Series’ by designer David ...

How To Avoid Mistakes When Renovating

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This master bathroom proves to be a unique and successful remodel. Image Source: JRP Design and Remodel

Renovating. The word alone conjures...

"Bonfires" for Lag B"Omer

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This year, the holiday of Lag B’;Omer falls on Thursday, May 7. ; Since the most well-known custom of Lag BaOmer is the lighting of...

A Ring Farmed Mirror

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You’;ve probably seen a lot of DIY’;s where bloggers use everything from chopsticks to drif2od to frame and add interest to plain...

Why a Class in Communications is a Must for Architects

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We help you learn how to put verbs in your sentences, action behind your plans, making everyone sit up, listen and hop on board with your...

Next Time: 5 Design Superstars Who Should Have Made the TIME 100

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Friday, April 17, 2015, by Asad Syrkett


Photo by Curbed Staff
Yesterday, TIME magazine released its annual list of 100 influencers: movers,...

A House For An Architect By Pitsou Kedem

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Architect Pitsou Kedem has designed a home for himself and his family in Ramat HaSharon, Israel.


About the project
The neighborhood where...

Snow Country Retreat Overlooking Whistler Valley in Canada: Hadaway House

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Patkau Architects completed the development of Hadaway House, a charming snow country house overlooking Whistler valley in southwest British...

Architectural Craziness: If You Don"t Like the Views From this Rotating Apartment, Wait

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Friday, April 17, 2015, by Alexa Carrasco


Renderings via CityLab
Nice views add value to a property and create competitive bidding for prime...

Meet Yael from JewishLatinPrincess

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I recently discovered Yael’;s new blog and was impressed with the beautiful photography and many spiritual insights woven throughout the...

Curbed DC: Veep"s Matt Walsh Disses Dingy White House Bowling Alley

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Monday, April 13, 2015, by Patrick Sisson



On a VIP tour of the White House during the annual Correspondents’; Dinner, Veep actor Matt...

Camper Kit: Convert Any Van with the Buddy Box System

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What additional elements would you need to transform an ordinary van into a comfortable camper, tailored to your own specifications? For a...

Design Detail – Upholstered Headboards That Wrap Around To The Ceiling

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Hey contemporist friends! Here’s a good example of a popular design detail we’re seeing a lot of these days. When Studio Gaia designed the new ...

Björk"s Summer Home Is for Sale, Located in a Place Called "Pigs Therapist"

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Monday, April 13, 2015, by Jeremiah Budin


[Photos via mbl.is]
The headline pretty much says it all here. This is Björk’;s summer ...

Curbed LA: Piece of 1930s Los Angeles Design History on Sale for $1.7M

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Friday, April 10, 2015, by Curbed Staff



Jock Peters isn’;t exactly a household name, but there was a time when he sat on panels about...

Home in Herzliya Pituach, Israel by Witt Architects

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Beautiful 2 story house contain a mixture of traditional and modern design locate in Herzilia, Israel and designed by Witt Architects.
“On a d...

Drink Up: The Robinson Crusoe-Themed Treehouse Bars Popular in 1850s Paris

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Friday, April 10, 2015, by Alexa Carrasco


Photos via MessyNessy
In the Parisian suburbs of the 19th century, establishments for drinking and...

476 Broadway by Casamanara

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By Magaly • 35 mins ago


476 Broadway is a private residence designed by Casamanara.
Completed in 2014, the home is located New York City, U...

Milan Preview 2015: The Department Store by Lee Broom

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Above: Hanging Hoop Chair
British designer Lee Broom has chosen a row of empty shops to present his largest exhibition to date coined The...

An Architect’s Own Home In Cottage Country

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Charles Gane, the founding principal of CORE Architects, has designed a holiday home for his family in the Georgian Bay region of Ontario,...

Intriguing Pavilion House in Portland Inspired by a Dining Table

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Portland-based architect Ben Waechter and his creative team imagined this modern “glass house” that aspires to offer inhabitants...

Spring at Target

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After a busy first few days of Passover I was already out of paper goods! Since we still have 5 more days left of the holiday I found myself at...

The Future of Interior Design, Insights from Jennifer Visosky

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All Images: Grace Home Design

Perfectly imperfect— These 2 little words summarize the vast design philosophies of Interior Designer and...

Parenting Handbook: This Nursery School in Japan is Basically a Glassy "Treehouse"

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015, by Rachel B. Doyle


Photos by Naomi Kurozumi via Design Boom
At this point, it’;s well established that children...

Curbed Philly: One of Philly"s Most Spectacular Interiors Hits The Market

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015, by Curbed Staff


Photos via At Home Modern
In March, 2014, Philly Mag declared the living room in this 1958 Irwin Stein...

How Modern Transit and Highways Affect Property Values

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What happens to our home value when the busy city life and modern roadways invade? Image Source: Zack Devito

BEEP! BEEP! Do you hear that...

Book Tent: This Dreamlike Library is Literally Made of Books

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Monday, April 6, 2015, by Alexa Carrasco


Photos via CityLab
When Berkeley’;s Bay Area Book Festival got a donation of 50,000 books from...

Happy Easter folks

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If you are decorating your home this Easter try the genius tip of using a piece of plastic to protect your skirting board whilst painting. ...

Redefining the traditional home by Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti

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Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti has done a fantastic job at redefining the traditional home in Vrhovlje, Slovenia. “The region of Karst was ...

Garçonnière Marais Apartment By Tatiana Nicol

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Paris was always my favourite city and the Marias is my favourite neighbourhood in Paris so when I saw this beautiful white apartment (that ...

Folding green panels animate facade of Forest House restaurant by JYA-rchitects

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Green panels create a grid across the facade of this restaurant in Bupyeong, South Korea, folding open to reveal the upstairs dining room to...

Ceramic Wall Covering Inspired by Mathematics Patterns in Nature

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You know how you sometimes stumble upon something you were looking for, but it’;s far more amazing than you imagined if would be?
What...

Alma Street by Thomas Balaban Architecte

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By Magaly • 25 mins ago


Alma Street is a private home located in Montreal, Canada.
It was designed in 2013 by Thomas Balaban Architecte.

...

Modular kitchens by Enzo Berti for Lando

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These modular kitchens by Enzo Berti for Lando are pieces of art. The phrase “modular kitchens” doesn’;t paint a mental...

House Near Moscow By Alexander Zhidkov

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Architect Alexander Zhidkov sent us photos of a home he designed in the suburbs of Moscow, Russia.




















Architect: Alexander...

Casa Ocho Jardines by Goko MX

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By Magaly • 45 mins ago


Casa Ocho Jardines is a private residence located in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
It was designed in 2014 by Goko MX.

...

Old meets new 2design Architecture

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2design Architecture has a nicely diversified portfolio but there was something about this project that caught my attention. The...

Palette Profile – Whites, Grays, And Reclaimed Wood

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Hey contemporist friends! Let’s take a moment to scrutinize the palette choices of some designers.
This room, designed and built by Capital B...

The Seder Table

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I still have cooking to do for the Seders, but setting the table is so much more fun so I took a break to set up our Seder table!


After a tough...

Arcus Center was designed to embody the idea of social justice, says Jeanne Gang

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In this exclusive movie, the founder of Studio Gang Architects explains how her design for the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership in...

Why Mix And Matching Is Important In Your Interiors

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Don’;t be afraid to let your favorite looks mix Image Via: David Howell Design

All lot of the time, people are hesitant to mix and...

Playa: What We Learned About the 1% Toddler From A $419 Bauhaus Dollhouse

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Saturday, April 4, 2015, by Katherine Wisniewski


Playmobil finally got the memo about luxury real estate and has rolled out its Modern Luxury...

Passive Prefab: Scaled Modern House Acts as Catalyst for Heat

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A compact geometric house tucked into a tranquil field in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium features an inner metal structure that’s detached from ...

Lighting by Apparatus Studio

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Apparatus Studio creates some elegant lighting that has just a hint of industrial. I recognized their work right away but I guess I...

Inviting Bakery Design in Warsaw Exhibiting an Eye-Catching Plywood Installation

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Przystanek Piekarnia on Koszykowa Street is the fifth bakery design in this chain opened recently in Warsaw and developed by Maciej Kurkowski....

Sala Ayutthaya Hotel by Onion

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By Magaly • 8 hours ago


Sala Ayutthaya Hotel is a boutique hotel located in Ayutthaya, Thailand.
It was designed in 2014 by the Bangkok-based ...