Name: Julie Chamberlain and Jesper Kaalund
Location: Haut Marais, Paris, France
Size: 710 square feet (66 square meters)
Years lived in: 2 years, rented

At 37 weeks pregnant, Julie Chamberlain doesn't do much dancing these days, but that doesn't stop her from listening to her favorite tunes. One morning last month, independent Canadian music streamed from her laptop, providing a restful soundtrack just right for readying her beautiful one-bedroom apartment in Paris for a new baby.

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Name: RJ & Francis
Location: Los Angeles, California

Modern, masculine and classical are a few words to describe our 1060 sq.ft. open floor plan loft in the heart of downtown LA's art district. The Classical architecture of metropolitan LA peering through our hugely expansive windows becomes the perfect starting point to base our interior aesthetic. More

Continuing my work on the "earth, air, fire & water" theme in our "back forty" out in our summer place in Springs, NY (see yurt raising here), I just (this weekend) finally finished getting the super cool, new wood stove powered hot tub ready for use. More

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If, like us, you love the look of lavender, here are a few ideas to bring it home. More

On a recent trip to San Francisco, I spent two days exploring the funky shops on Valencia Street. It was hardly enough, since I could have spent the entire time browsing and relaxing in Aldea. Lofty and bright with a welcoming quality, it's a place where the owner, Johanna, and the staff invite you in to shop, sit, and talk design. More

Dami is a new furniture and lighting collection from Seung Yong Song, an artist based in South Korea. Inspired by the design of the traditional Korean grill, the series is made from a sustainable material called Valchromat using CNC machines. More

As summer gets into full swing, my husband and I are revving up to complete construction on the rammed earth shed that was started in our backyard last summer. Our time isn't quite freed up yet, though, so I was doing a little armchair building by browsing the web for similar earthen structures in others' backyards. And I came up with a few fine examples: More

You read that right! German automaker Mercedes-Benz, has teamed up with furniture manufacturer Formitalia to create its own line of luxury furniture, which debuted at I Salone in Milan this April. More

We came across a very interesting article in the New York Times the other day called 32 Innovations That Will Change Your Tomorrow, a list of concepts we may or may not see in the near future that will possibly change how we sleep, play, work, imbibe, shop, and even how we sit at our desks… More