Apartment Therapy DC - posts by Leah Moss

The Small Escape: Secret Reading Nooks

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Quiet, relaxation spots are all the more rare and all the more important as we head into the full festiveness of the holiday bustle. Do you have the perfect solitary getaway in your own home?

Ten Easy, Not Cheesy, Ways to Enliven A Thanksgiving Table

Although turkey decor hit the retail world months ago, I've been holding out for the perfect — non-cheesy!— harvest pieces, only to find myself two days before the big feast with nothing to show. Thankfully beauty doesn't always equal time and money and lots of grooming. This year, I'm giving thanks for simplicity, and embracing easy table ideas.

Roping In Style: Decorative & Functional Uses for Rope

Rope has long been a staple in coastal style, but even for those of us inland dwellers, it can be an easy way to introduce texture and variety into a room. While researching a instructions for a rope frame mirror that I'm devising for my kids' playroom, I came across some other lovely unexpected applications.

Round Up: Nesting Tables

With the holidays quickly approaching, I've been thinking about all our guests who are bound to be balancing their tiny hors d'oeuvres plates on their knees if we don't come up with a better plan quickly. While researching my options, I've become quite smitten with a few of these lovely nesting tables. Check them out after the jump.

Going Dark On The Ceiling

There's no about it, deep colors done right have an arresting impact. Still, I never viewed them as flattering ceiling hues until I stepped foot in Supon's serene guest room. Instead of weighing down the room as I expected, the dark color added depth and increased the sense of restfulness. Check out these other inspiring examples.

Sprucing Up Cold Weather Window Boxes

It seems that even the hardiest of late summer blooms are finally facing their fate in Washington. Rather than watching them brown over and sit idle until next spring, we're looking for festive ways to fill our back porch herb boxes in the off season. Here are a few of our favorites.

Raised Panel Accent Walls

I love the idea of using an accent wall as a way to create a focal point, but I'm much more of a texture person than a color person. So while I've given up the idea of a brightly painted wall, raised panels have officially stolen my heart. With clean geometric lines and timeless appeal, they're the picture of established style.

How To: Prep Your Bathroom For Company

At a recent gathering, I was struck by the inviting elegance of the well-groomed powder room. With simple but thoughtful details, it easily rivaled the lavish glamorous dining room. I tend to focus on the obvious, fun party details: food, music, flowers; but learning from that little gem, I'll be adding some new things to my next party-prep routine.

Small Room Solutions: Using Your Under Window Space

Most of our windows are between 2 and 3 1./5 feet from the ground, making them the perfect place not to place a sofa, headboard, or any piece of high-backed, light-blocking furniture. Here are a few ideas for making the most of the light and the coveted wall space.

A Sumptuously Textured Birmingham Abode
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When my friend Mandy sent me a link to B-Metro's feature on this lovely Alabama home, I knew I'd found the perfect antidote to today's gloomy bone-chilling weather. Filled with layers of cozy, earthy textures and breath-taking architectural features, the home is certainly a feast for the eyes and a lift to the (rain-drenched) spirit.

Inspiration: Gourd Centerpeices

With their quirky sculptural forms and amazing longevity, gourds make the perfect unfussy fall centerpiece. After spending a few years in the Midwest where grocery stores abounded all autumn with waxed gourds, I had all but written them off as mere festive fall kitsch, but these simple arrangements have definitely convinced me otherwise.

Mirror, Mirror On The…Mirror: The Art of Layering Mirrors

Mirrors, with all their space-expanding super powers and light-reflecting glory, can be a tough crowd to get right. Too spread out and they may look haphazard, too many and a room risks resembling a fun-house, too expansive and you may suffer headache inducing eighties flashbacks. Layering mirrors, however, well that's a whole different glam story.

Book Review: Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams' The Comfortable Home:
How to Invest In Your Nest And Live Well For Less

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Gold and Mr. Williams in their 14th St. store as they launched their new book,The Comfortable Home. Like Let's Get Comfortable, its predecessor, the book provides practical, beautiful solutions for everyday living, but their tips for small spaces seem particularly fitting for this month's focus on entertaining.

Naked Decor's Happy Hot Dog Clock

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Among the thousand reasons we enjoyed touring Supon's magnificent Kalorama townhouse, was seeing how he used his line of Naked Decor items throughout his home. While we loved them all, we became particularly enamored to this clock...

Supon's Vibrant Kalorama Oasis
House Tour

Name: Supon and pets: Taylor and Cricket the dogs, and Logo the cat
Location: Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, DC
Size: 3,400 square feet
Years lived in: 10 years

Nestled on a serene street between bustling Dupont Circle and regal Embassy Row, Supon's live/work townhouse is as bold and unexpected as it is restful and welcoming. As a graphic designer who has also made waves in the product design world, Supon sees his dwelling as both a homage to his native Thai roots and international travels, as well as a rotating gallery of ideas and inspiration — a balance suited to the house's dual function as his private residence and headquarters for his business, Supon Creative.