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Week in Review: 7 Great Stories You May Have Missed
July 26, 2013
Each week Dwell.com delivers more than 50 original posts, articles, and interviews focused on the latest in modern design. We wouldn't want you to miss a thing, so we've pulled together our top stories of the week. Take a look and see what you might have missed.
CHARMING WEEKEND COTTAGE RENOVATION IN MARIN
A Bay Area landscape designer works her yard like a jigsaw puzzle, packing a bevy of distinctive destinations into a steep and diminutive plot.
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Originally appeared in Charming Weekend Cottage Renovation in Marin
GRAPHIC DESIGN: 6 NAMES TO KNOW NOW
Feast your eyes on half a dozen of our favorite movers and shakers in the graphic design world after the jump.
Originally appeared in Illustrator We Love: Thibaud Herem
5 GREAT HOME RENOVATIONS AROUND THE WORLD PART TWO
From a hit actor's beach house retreat to a high design Mill Valley abode, peep to see five more of our favorite home renovations around the world.
Originally appeared in 10 Modern Gables
6 WAYS TO COLOR ACCENT YOUR HOME
From an orange shipping container addition to a cleverly-painted kitchen divider, click to see how these six homeowners used color to add personality to their homes.
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Originally appeared in Tunnel Vision
SUPER SYDNEY: 5 MODERN HOUSES DOWN UNDER
Skip the Sydney Opera House and click through these five amazing abodes in Australia's biggest city.
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Vang@taverne-agency.com
Originally appeared in Almost Perfect
HAPPY HOUR: 5 UNIQUE HOME BARS
Why go out to a crowded, loud, and overpriced bar when you can host happy hour at home? Here, we take a look at five homeowners who have created unique and fun home bars.
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Originally appeared in Halving It All
WAKE UP YOUR WALLS: 10 WALL DECOR IDEAS
Nothing ruins a potentially fabulous room design like boring blank walls. Wall decor is often the last bit that really brings it all together or adds that extra little touch of personalization. Scroll through our ten wall decor ideas for some inspiration for your own home!
Originally appeared in Wall Decals from Blik
CHARMING WEEKEND COTTAGE RENOVATION IN MARIN
A Bay Area landscape designer works her yard like a jigsaw puzzle, packing a bevy of distinctive destinations into a steep and diminutive plot.
Photo by Morgan Rachel Levy.
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