Wish Bed

Articles

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  Street Furniture Your City Wishes it Had

  Street furniture already catches the eye of denizens eyeing a resting spot, but in select cities it also has people marveling at their good looks. Designers from all over the world are adding…

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  Taking Care of Business

  A look back through the history of prefab reveals a few failures that proved to be great opportunities for learning and improvement.

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  Ebony Snow Chafey

  Owner and creative director Ebony Snow Chafey cofounded the Chicago-based design and stationery firm Snow & Graham in the spring of 1998. One successful decade later, her firm does more than $2…

Dwell Collection

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  Handled with Care

  In Warsaw, Poland, a resident breathes new life into an old apartment by dismantling, then reassembling, his late grandmother's hodgepodge of wooden furniture and creates a self-contained do-it-all…

Tips

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  Whatever is Under the Bed Should be Readily Accessible

  You shouldn’t have to tilt the frame or mattress to access anything under the bed.

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  Every Inch of Storage Counts

  The undersides of beds are wasted spaces unless you put stuff underneath. Find a bed frame with drawers or space for storage boxes on wheels.

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  Be Careful Where You Point That Thing

  Put fun colored lights outside, but be sure to pay attention to where the lights are in comparison to the neighbors’ property.