Lauren & Breeze's Best Friend Duplex — House Call

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Name: Lauren & Breeze
Location: The St. Roch Neighborhood — New Orleans, Louisiana

It's not very often that you hear about two friends buying a home together. In fact, most people would warn against the idea. But that's exactly what my best friend, Breeze, and I did last May. We both were in love with the city of New Orleans. NOLA was pure magic for us. We had talked about buying a home, fixing it up and decorating it together. It was our dream. When we came across a shotgun cottage duplex in the St. Roch neighborhood, we put an offer in without even seeing the house in person. We both just knew. Yeah, we were a little crazy.

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Would You Live in a Dorm for Grownups? — Design News

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Over the last few years, coworking has been changing the way people rent office space, and now one company is betting on coliving to take hold. Commonspace is creating microunits in a Syracuse building that center around larger shared spaces—sort of like a dorm for adults.

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How Was Winter Gear Dealt With in Olden Times? — Good Questions

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Q: I'm from upstate NY, where the winters are cold and snowy. Almost all the old houses—every era, from Dutch homes of the 18th century through the Victorian period—don't have closets by the front door. Most don't even have space for a coat rack by the front door. So in 1865, people would come into the house from the muddy street, wearing wet, filthy, dirty, muddy shoes/boots and wet coats and.... what?

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Caleb's "Celestial-ish" Nursery — My Room

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Name: Caleb ( 9 months)
Location: Ottawa — Ontario, Canada

We are THOSE parents. The ones who, if we were in the 70s, would name their child Love or Peace or something just as ridiculous. We are fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it) not in the 70s but our son has a hippy dippy middle name just the same. It’s Orion. There are a million and one perfect, meaningful, bring a tear to your eye reasons why we gave him the second name of Orion. Most people out there get shivers hearing the story and agree that it’s absolutely perfect but I’m sure some of you are rolling your eyes right now and adding it to the list of North Wests, Apples and Blues of the world. Regardless, a child with such a name needs a nursery decor to match it… and that’s exactly what we did. Behold Caleb's celestial-ish nursery!

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Before & After: A Renovated Warehouse in Brooklyn

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When Mihalis found this lumber warehouse, it was naked and raw. The old wooden doors needed to go. The floor was unfinished The space was dark. Being very handy, Mihalis took the challenge and remodeled this dull Brooklyn space into a peaceful den.

House Tour → Amandine & Mihalis' Quirky Renovated Brooklyn Warehouse

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Easy Thanksgiving Decorations to Make from Things Around the House

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You don't have to break the bank or the clock to make your place festive for Thanksgiving. These decorations are all made from things you probably have in or around your home. They're simple, pretty, and don't require much energy—just the right kind of DIYs for this time of year.

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True Confessions of an Apartment Therapy Writer

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Ever want to know what goes on in Apartment Therapy contributors' heads? And in our homes? Well, here you go: Alison Gerber, one of our team of writers, comes clean about her apartment, her secret DIY phobia, and her feelings about that candle.

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