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GIVEAWAY: Win This Fun Secret Compartment Cabinet + a Copy of DIY Book Past and Present!

What do Victorian-style taxidermy, the Palladian columns of our government buildings and terrariums have in common? Besides being fascinating, they're all included in Past & Present, a new book by Amy Azzarito that takes 24 special moments in decorative arts history and turns them into modern DIY projects that you can create for your own home! You might recognize Amy as the managing editor of one of Inhabitat's favorite websites, Design*Sponge, and she's channeled all of her interior decor expertise as well as her rolodex of famous design personalities like Todd Oldham, Jonathan Adler, and Grace Bonney into this entertaining and educational read. The team behind Past & Present is offering Inhabitat readers the opportunity to win one of the most popular DIY projects from the book - the one-of-a-kind hidden compartment cabinet you see above - as well as a copy of the book itself, so read on to see how you can score this amazing prize bundle!

Tiny World Terrariums is a Step-by-Step Guide to Making Your Own Miniature Green Gardens

If you love terrariums as much as we do, this is going to rock your world: Brooklyn-based Twig Terrariums has just announced that they will be selling a photographic collection of their finest miniature green gardens. Called Tiny World Terrariums, this 120-page book will feature 100 full color images of their unique terrarium designs along with a step-by-step guide to creating tiny themed worlds that even the least green-thumbed person will be able to make and maintain. Twig is celebrating the book's release with a special party at their Gowanus studios on April 13th -- click through our gallery for a quick glimpse of their work and stay tuned for our forthcoming review.

On the High Line is an App That Lets You Explore the Famous Elevated Park With Your iPhone

Next time you visit the High Line, get the inside scoop without having to carry around a heavy guidebook with On The High Line, a new app for the iPhone. Released by illustrated book publisher Thames & Hudson, the dynamic insider’s guide to the High

23,000 Frank Lloyd Wright Drawings and Other Archives Coming to MoMA and Columbia University

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has decided to move a large amount of the legendary architect’s archives to New York into the hands of the Museum of Modern Art and Columbia University. The joint acquisition includes 23,000 drawings, 44,000 photographs, and