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In my experience, arranging furniture (and interior design on the whole) is a lot like drawing. If you took an experienced artist and someone with no art experience and sat them down in front of a bowl of fruit, then asked them both to draw it, the experienced artist would probably use shading, perspective, and other skills to produce a faithful recreation. The amateur, on the other hand, would likely struggle to do the same because they don’t have the same understanding of the fundamentals that go into drawing. Despite working from the exact same source material as the artist,...

Courtesy of Kelly Wearstler. “Every holiday season is an opportunity to explore non-traditional ways to decorate my home,” says Kelly Wearstler. In 2020, the celebrity designer made a sculptural wreath out of serpentine-like pine branches that hung from her ceiling rather than a wall or door. This year, she has another avante-garde trick up her sleeve: a levitating Christmas tree.  No, she’s not a magician. Wearstler sourced sturdy, invisible cord from the hardware store, cut it, and attached one end to the ceiling with a hook and the other end of the string to a central limb on the tree...

Music visualizers were all the rage back in era of Winamp and Windows Media Player. They’re even cooler when they don’t just live on your computer screen, though, as [Emily Velasco’s] latest project demonstrates. The build consists of two mannequin arms on a board mounted on the wall. The arms were sourced for just $5 from a Sears that went out of business, and originally fastened to the mannequin thanks to magnets inside. Thus, putting two steel plates on the board allowed the arms to be attached, and they can be freely arranged as [Emily] sees fit. The ESP32-based Pixelblaze...

We’ll first get this out of the way: There will be toys this holiday season. While pandemic-related supply chain issues are real and could impact just about every aspect of shopping this season, there will be plenty of toys for our children.Given that, the Very Best Toys List of 2021 is, as always, a joyous list. In here, we offer up toys that encourage children to explore and parents to play with children. If the parent would have fun with — or at least appreciate — a toy, it’s a darn good sign that this is a great toy. That...

Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn The Pros And Cons Of Living In An RV Year-Round Every day more people are making the decision to downsize from a house or condo into an RV of some type, to pursue their dream of traveling and discovery. It may seem like an inexpensive and exciting alternative to living in a sticks and bricks home, but like every other major life choice, there are pros and cons.  If you are considering this new adventure, please read this article and think it through so you are prepared for the challenges and will be happy with your...