Aug 10th 2010 4:30PM
When you've run out of creative ideas, tired of DIY schemes and considered abandoning all hope of personalizing your apartment, it may be time to incorporate trendy accessories or furnishings. Inspired by style maven Rachel Zoe's recent mention of Alexandra Von Furstenberg's neon Acrylic Coasters, here are a few cool and... Continue Reading »
Apr 15th 2010 2:36PM
The design world is in Milan for the annual iSalone jamboree, the big Italian fair where designers show off the latest trends -- the stuff they want stores to sell us this year. It's the time when the design-savvy learn whether home furnishing goes "back to Baroque" or if the "impersonal industrial" will rule what we buy.... Continue Reading »
Jan 21st 2010 6:08PM
The Great Recession continues to sap so much of what we Americans hold dear -- our jobs, homes, retirement savings, and optimism. Now comes another low blow: if you do manage to buy a home nowadays, it's likely to be smaller than your neighbor's. Homes being built now are actually shrinking in size, suggesting that the... Continue Reading »
Dec 14th 2009 8:00AM
Conspicuous consumption is so... not last year. We've checked the tea leaves and it's not slated for a comeback in 2010, either. Cyberhomes featured a great list of five home design trends for 2010. We covered these very peek-into-the-future trends in 2009. Then again, we had the unfair advantage of access to the AOL... Continue Reading »
Dec 3rd 2009 12:00PM
Good news renters: Throwing your next dinner party won't plummet you into debt. Epicurious.com has just published its annual list of food trend predictions, and by the looks of the 2010 edition, it seems that the recent recession has sent us all scrambling for the familiar and the low-brow. And while I'm pained by... Continue Reading »
