Wall units are great for being able to see things like books, pottery, ceramics, and other objects you like to look at, but items required for daily life—like fax machines, printers, and paper—need to be kept behind closed doors.
Tip
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Exposing Brick Walls
Make sure you expose walls first. Pressure wash--never sandblast, because it damages the brick and then you have dust for months afterward. Then frame. —Angel Miller
Articles
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Montreal Exposed
Dispassionate about his city's de rigueur "City of Design" designation, architect Gilles Saucier shows us there's more to Montreal than Expo 67.
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SFMoMA 75th Anniversary Show
Though the iconic Mario Botta building that houses the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has only graced the city's South of Market neighborhood since 1995, the museum itself has brought modern…
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Search and Display
Every collection has to start somewhere, and for Lisa Congdon, it began with a dish. Nearly ten years ago, the San Francisco–based artist (and co-owner of local design shop Rare Device)…
Products
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Volume Storage and Display Unit
The musical revoution has been digitized, sure, but no matter how many MP3s we download there will never, ever be anything better than the sweet sound of vinyl. Designer Chris Adamick appreciates…
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Purist Wall Mount Cabinet
This sleek cabinet has a convenient full-extension storage drawer and coordinates with Purist lavatories. Mounted on the wall, it frees up bathroom space—something that can come in very handy…
Events
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Poggenpohl Kitchen Display Sale
Here's the chance design savvy bargain hunters have been waiting for. Shop the Poggenpohl annual Kitchen Display Sale and Save up to 50% on German luxury kitchen designs through January 31, 2011…
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Spring Show with Gelatobaby
Explore a showcase of Academy of Art's student work and fresh talent. An exclusive event showcasing the best work in Animation, Graphic Design, Photography, and more! Gelatobaby will be on hand…
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The Good Design Show
Founded in Chicago in 1950 by architects Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., Good Design bestows international recognition upon the world's most prominent designers and…
Dwell Collections
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Finds from the LA Modernism Show
The 22nd annual Los Angeles Modernism Show, held May 1–3 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, featured more than 70 exhibitors with mid-century wares trucked in from all over the country…
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Storage Solutions
Our September 2009 Apartments issue featured petite places that pack a whole lot of design ingenuity into very few square feet. We went through our archives to find similarly clever space-saving…
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Creative Storage Solutions
We are suffering a shortage of good storage in our house at the moment: our bathroom miscellany is crammed into plastic drawers under the sink; magazines are strewn scattershot across our coffee…
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