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Outrageous vintage pagoda lampshades — my latest treasure

What’s (old) new to my hoard? These crazy silk lampshades make quite the statement: They are large — 16″ tall and 21″ wide at the..

Leopard print fabric — used as a wall covering

Remember how I was all psyched about using a leopard print rug in my Mahalo Lounge? Well, it turns out that Denise had a roll of..

Progress amidst chaos, or chaos amidst progress? Yes.

Denise and I have been painting fools all week long, and the foolishness is scheduled to continue through about 3 p.m. Friday, when we break..

My easy and inexpensive DIY home bar — starting with a $10 furniture buy from the ReStore

I built my own tiki bar using the top of a 1970s step-back cupboard — and it’s the perfect size for a small home bar...

Witco tiki art hula girl princess — all mine!

I dropped everything to drive two hours south, to pick up this gorgeous, pristine, amazing Witco tiki hula girl artwork at an estate sale, then..

Dentil work

I’ve been painting… and painting… and painting. Denise is back at her house. I am finishing up all the painting, and I will glaze the..

Knoll’s Rivington upholstery in Palm for my midcentury modern sectional

I will cut to the chase with this decision: I will be using Knoll upholstery fabric — Rivington in Palm — on the sectional I..

1,406 dentils — 1,402 to go

Congratulations to reader Mandrake, who guessed 1,408 dentils inserted within the ceiling molding and beams topping my living room and dining room. Mandrake guessed amazingly..

Win a new old stock Plan-A-Room Kit from designer Paul MacAlister’s personal collection

Update: Entries now closed. I’ll announce the winner shortly. I scored a bunch of New Old Stock Plan-A-Room Kits designed in 1956 by designer Paul..

Painting white woodwork to look like wood: Epic!

I spoke too soon when I said I had quickly found the base color for painting all the white woodwork in my living room and..

Benjamin Moore threw up on my dining room table, and frankly, my husband is not too happy about it

I am going to paint all the white-painted woodwork in my living room and dining room to look like wood. The technique is called “faux..

Affordable tropical barkcloth pillows — and pillow forms to go with

In doing research for barkcloth curtains for my home tiki bar, I discovered an awesome source for super affordable tropical barkcloth pillow covers — just..

49 samples of orange upholstery for my new midcentury modern sectional — 7 finalists — which to choose?

I’m having a new wedge-shaped sectional built for my Mahalo Lounge. I need to choose the upholstery fabric. It needs to play nice with my..

A leopard skin rug for my home tiki bar — this is a tough search!

What’s a home tiki bar without a little bit of leopard skin (faux, of course) included? Yes, even though leopards did not prowl Oceanic locations, leopard..

The barkcloth pinch pleat draperies for my Mahalo Lounge home tiki bar are up!

The pinch pleat draperies for my Mahalo Lounge home tiki bar went up last week, and I love them! As I’ve discussed before, the entire plan..

Three ways to do the Bar Area in my Mahalo Lounge: Which is best?

Designing a well-functioning furniture layout for a room is one of the most challenging — and arguably the most important — aspects of interior design...

Frieze style upholstery fabrics from Knoll — Totem and Mariner

On a major hunt to find upholstery fabric to cover the sectional for my Mahalo Lounge, I am very excited to report that I have..

The Hawaiian barkcloth pattern that is setting the stage for my entire Mahalo Lounge project

My project to transform my 15′ x 45′ living room/dining room into a Polynesian pop paradise is now solidly under way — made possible by..

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