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Why Bidets Are the Bomb (An Argument)

By: Bruno May 12, 2011

Bidets are the thumbs up. Try one today!A bidet is contrivance for post-evacuatory cleaning of your posterior, and it's the awesomest thing you never knew you wanted in your bathroom. Most people in the United States think bidets are weird and gross, but I guarantee (not like, legally or anything, but still) that once you have one in your house, you'll never, ever, want to poop anywhere else. That's right folks, I said it; doing a poo and wiping up water-less is just nasty. 

Nearly everyone I talk to about bidets (and that's nearly everyone) acts mystified. How do they work? What does it feel like? Isn't it icky? So after a brief but hilarious discussion with Chris, I deemed it worthy of a blog… Continue Reading

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Bathroom Cleaning Cheat Sheet

By: Bruno May 05, 2011

Clean Bathroom Cheat Sheet from Curbly

This month, we're going to be doing a bunch of potty posts. As awkward as it sometimes is to talk about, the bathroom is a crucial room. Expect some roundups (sinks, shower curtains) and rants (bidets, why they're awesome). To start things… Continue Reading

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Clipped: Inspiration from around the Web

By: Bruno Apr 28, 2011

Curbly's Clippings section is a trove of user-gathered design inspiration. Check it out if your looking for some ideas, or create an account and get started saving your own clippings! Here are some of my recent favorites:

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Free Download: Icons of Modern Design (PDF booklet and vector art)

By: Bruno Apr 25, 2011

Icons of Modern Design

It's Modernism month on Curbly, and we're exploring what it means to talk about modern design for the home. This week, we're offering a really cool booklet of twenty-four iconic modern design silhouettes, along with the vector files we used to make them! We chose all our favorite designs by Eames, Nelson, Saarinen, and the best of the mid-century designers. Read on to see how to download the… Continue Reading

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Giveaway: Win a Designer Blu Dot Knicker Chair from 2Modern (a $279 value!)

By: Bruno Apr 18, 2011

It's a Curbly Giveaway!

UPDATE: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
Blu Dot Knicker Chair in Dark Roast
This week we have an amazing giveaway for you: a Blu Dot Knicker Chair from 2Modern.com! You might know 2Modern.com as a great place to find the most talented and innovative designers of modern furniture, contemporary lighting, & eco-friendly products for the home and office. Read on to find our how to win this awesome chair from (shout-out!) Minneapolis-based Blu DotContinue Reading

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12 Affordable Modern Homes to Stay In on Your Next Vacation

By: Bruno Apr 14, 2011


AirBnB.com
is a service that helps connect people who have homes, apartments, or spare rooms to rent. On principle, I love the idea (why bother with hotels when you can stay in a real person's house?), but in practice, I have to admin results are mixed. We used AirBnB for a trip to New York City last year, and the place wasn't nearly as nice as the pictures made it out to be. 

Still, if you just want to window shop, AirBnB is one of the best places on the Web to get tours of amazing living spaces around the world. Here are some of my recent, modern-ish… Continue Reading

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Recommended Reading List Updated for Spring 2011

By: Bruno Apr 13, 2011

It's Spring, and for most of us (at least up here in the north country of Minnesota), that means a raging, uncontrollable urge to be outside of the house. Reading books? A not-so-close second. Still, there are lots of good new titles out there, and some of 'em might even assist you in your outdoorsy endeavors. We've updated our Recommended Reading page for Spring 2011; here are some excerpts ...

Square Foot Gardening

Grow more in less space! Ok, to be fair,… Continue Reading

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Curbly Giveaway: Win a Free Copy of Make It! Mid-Century Modern

By: Bruno Apr 11, 2011

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UPDATE: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSEDcreated at: 04/11/2011This month we're exploring modern design, in all its incarnations. We're also selling our excellent Mid-Century modern DIY manual for only $5 (find out about that here). On top of that, this week we're giving away TWENTY free copies of the PDF version of the book to lucky readers! Yep, that's right, two-zero, twenty people will win a free copy of our PDF. Read on to learn how to win.

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The Best Modern Design Posts from Our Archives

By: Bruno Apr 07, 2011

This month we're talking about the idea of 'modern' design; what is it, how it's changing, what does it mean? Here are some of the best modern design posts from the Curbly archives. Which one is your favorite?

The Ultimate Modern Bedroom Roundup

Capree rounds up the best modern bedrooms like nobody's business. Just don't get too sleepy reading through… Continue Reading

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SALE: Make It! Mid-Century Modern for only $5!

By: Bruno Apr 04, 2011

In honor of April being modern decor month here on Curbly, from today through April 31st, you can buy our best-selling eBook, Make It! Mid-Century Modern, for only $5 (that's half off!). Scroll down to see how to get the discount...

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