light locations has a new home on their roster, and i’m wondering if they’ll notice if i just move in for a while. i just love everything about this super Stunning Georgian house in Stockwell. there’s Beautiful color throughout the house, but what i like best is the mad mix and match of furnishings — from Victorian to mid-century modern, it all seems... 
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new bohemians just don’t care about rules. they mix, they match, they throw caution to the wind when it comes to decorating their spaces. much like this victorian mantel from lonny mixes well with with modern art, there’s just no method to the madness — and no era is off-limits. the new bohemia is a modern mix of mid-century modern, contemporary, vintage,... 
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i was pretty surprised, and pleasantly so, to check out hole rocker and mad woman courtney love’s rented west village townhome over on xo jane. it’s pretty beautiful, and not at all what i would have expected. not that i expected it to look bad, or for her taste to be off, but i wouldn’t have thought of it to be such an eclectic and lovely mix of some very... 
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there’s a lovely little book out there entitled, a perfectly kept house is the sign of a misspent life. written by Mary Randolph Carter, this is a design book for those who perhaps prefer a little more cluttered (not messy!) aesthetic. mary randolph carter, or just carter as she is known, is the longtime creative director at ralph lauren. if you love stacks of art books,... 
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all the day long, as a blog away here at the sfgirlbybay home office, i am accompanied by public radio. i listen nonstop to kcrw eclectic 24 via itunes. they play the best indie music ever, and i am rarely disappointed by their selections. in fact, i had to go and buy four songs in a row that they played the other night. they keep me inspired. thus, the theme of this post.... 
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