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All items used with links are at the bottom of this post. Updating my 6 year old’s room is long overdue. We’ve been deep into a whole house renovation which actually didn’t start as such but has been slugging along for 6 months since June. My daughter’s room has been a dumping ground for all 3 girls’ things when we were painting and installing carpet knowing that she needed a room refresh eventually. We’ve gone from one (chaotic) project to another so quickly that I haven’t had time to circle back and complete, well, anything. This week though, while we’re...

When you’re writing a mystery or horror story, you more or less have to follow certain narrative rules and guidelines. For instance, characters have to have motivations, show complex feelings, and have to act more or less logically so that they appear more than cardboard cutouts. In short—things have to make sense to the reader. Real life, however, can be far more chaotic than fiction. And far from everyone behaves like a rational human being ‘ought to.’Welcome to the world of the utterly bizarre, Pandas! Redditors from all around the globe shared the strangest and weirdest things that they’ve ever...

Located in Amsterdam’s historic art and antiques quarter, the Spiegelkwartier, Urban Villa Kerkstraat is a quirky dwelling that doubles as a photography studio. Designed by Standard Studio, this reimagined interior features a flexible open plan layout. The main room is a large and welcoming hub, filled with natural light and bright accents. Smaller spaces branch off the double-height main room in a free-flowing formation. A dynamic bookcase design pivots and ultimately transforms into a TV mount to create a multifunctional focal wall. The aim was to provide the owner with solid aspects of privacy, despite running their business from within...

This is not one of those posts with beautiful photos of a clean, decorated house. This is what real life home renovation looks like in the middle of the mess with unfinished walls, exposed wiring, and old doors that need replaced. But… this is also progress being made, taking the time to figure out what makes the most sense for our needs and budget, and getting everything organized. If there’s one thing you probably know about me, it’s that I like my things organized… even my power tools in an old dirty garage. The next big project on my list is...

Courtesy of Vitsoe. Reading up on Domino’s shopping guides is like having your own personal product concierge. We do the tedious part—deep-dive research, hands-on testing, and tapping experts for advice—so all you have to do is hit “add to cart.” That’s why we call them Simply the Best. At its most basic, a bookshelf should serve as a neat, sufficient storage and display space for all your favorite titles and beloved knickknacks. But the best bookshelves? They offer function and then some. Design enthusiast and Summers in the City’s Heather Summers cosigns looking beyond the obvious when shopping shelves, like...