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Swatchbook

http://swatchbook.wordpress.com/

Swatchbook is a daily blog devoted to budget-friendly home design. Written by two design-obsessed magazine editors, Swatchbook covers decorating advice (from reader-submitted questions), save or splurge shopping options, sales alerts, get the look options and other home-decor-focused topics.

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  • Pretty in Purple

    Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 15:08 in pottery barn, z gallerie, swatchbook of the week, dash and albert diamond rug, olympic paint allure of autumn, paint trends 2010, purple decor

    I recently did a piece for ShelterPop on paint-trend predictions for the coming year. I covered a handful of paint palettes but Olympic Paint’s “Allure of Autumn” was my favorite. I love the rich neutrals of cream, deep gray and ch...

  • Step on It

    Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 13:50 in daily obsession

    I’ve loved her for so long… But she’s always been JUST out of reach. Angela Adams’ designs are part playful, part sophisticated and fully fabulous. Her new cotton rug designs fit those same characteristics, but are finally wi...

  • Hot Stuff

    Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 07:12 in tableware, trivet, decorative things, daily obsession, modern trivet, rose trivet

    Yup, we’ve got entertaining on the brain. Here’s a trivet that will come in handy today – HAPPY THANKSGIVING! – but the pretty little take on needlepoint will give you a little thrill every time you use it. (-Moe) Rose Trivet...

  • Gobble it Up

    Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 06:01 in Turkey, potholder, oven mit, thanksgiving decor, daily obsession

    Tomorrow is the big day (SO excited). So I thought I’d toss in one last-minute super-gotta-have-it-adorable Thanksgiving-themed item. When you pull your perfect turkey out of the oven with these babies, please pause with a big tooth-baring gri...

  • P.S., on the subject of rugs

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 11:19 in rug, etc, shaw, white rug

    Remember back in July, when my husband and I were on the hunt for a new rug for the living room? (No? Check out the post here.) Well, I thought you’d be interested to see what we ended up with. Drum roll please…. Wait for it… Ta-da!...

  • Cooking time!

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 08:04 in kids, cooking, kitchen, kid-friendly, as seen in...

    Still looking for a way to get the kids interested in Thanksgiving dinner prep? Check out my quickie slideshow of Kid-Friendly Kitchen Gadgets on WomansDay.com – maybe a whale-shaped can opener is all they really need to get going on that pumpk...

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