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Here's something uplifting for Tomorrow, and I'm sorry if you don't live in New York, but that really shouldn't stop...
During challenging economic times, escaping into a bit of fantasy is a fail safe coping mechanism. Many of us went all out last night; this morning, over at the LA Times Home & Garden section, the d...
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This past week our hottest posts included House Tours, Before and Afters, decorating ideas for renters, and, of course, Co...
This week, the top posts on AT:New York represented a healthy mix of cozy modern design (House Tour: Chad and Ed's Warm Neutrals and Close-Up: Embracing the Shade) and extravagant details (Mirrored ...
Zuzu Petal's entryway with much artwork and her hardest working piece of furniture: the red stool
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Title: New York, NY, 2004
Photographer: William Abranowicz
Gallery: Meter
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Name: Chris
Occupation: Program Manager for an Environmental Non-Profit
Location: Columbia Heights, Washington DC
Size: 625 sq.ft.
Chris took his time getting used to his space and spent over a year...
Nah, it doesn't look like one to us either. It's Paola and John's home, featured yesterday as our House Tour. BUT, appropriately enough for Halloween, this amazing loft-like converted 1920's AT&T swi...
SanDiegoAT is inspired by the Regency Style Laurel RestaurantAlright we're rounding out the end of Week 3! Give yourselves a pat on the back, you're almost halfway through to having homes that are he...
So step outside your house tomorrow morning and check if you find any of these markings made in front of your home. Like hobos of yesteryear (or the geeky looking for free wi-fi spots), the drawings a...
Much like the of-the-moment blue and black color combo, this pairing can feel moody or modern. Unlike blue and black, this pairing can lean in either a warm or cool direction, depending on the under...
We LOVE this photo from the 57th issue of Elle Decoration South Africa. Our favorite part? All of it! No, really... it's the fact that the frames are all hung on decorative ribbon (or are they?). ...
Autumn is in full swing here in Kansas City and throughout the rest of the Midwest. Growing up, taking a weekend drive each Sunday was tradition, but with high gas prices, it's become a thing of the...
Tiny but inviting!With the economic downturn, many people are cutting costs and downsizing. A smaller home can mean a smaller rent or mortgage, less of an incentive to accumulate and the possibility ...
Yesterday we stopped in at one of our favorite Peninsula shops, Janakos & Company. The Burlingame store first drew our attention when ...
Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat...or read, in the case of this Halloween inspired slinks list:
Delicious Looking Chocolate Lamp
Vintage Furniture of a Sort: Coffin Couc...
Cans painted white make a nice balance to the organized color of the pencils inside of them.
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An awesome view ofWig3000's papercut cat head, looking from the inside out and through the blinds.
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We always knew being organized left us a little more stress free than our unorganized friends. Lost checks, lost keys, lost sunglasses--searching for items leaves you frustrated and tired. Which app...
AT:SF, I'm trying to find a Bay Area decorator/interior designer who will help me with a single large living room in my house. I find the mix of modern and antique furniture in this house quite appeal...
This is NOT Debbie's CouchDebbie has a question for the crowd: Recently I bought a used couch and loveseat. When we finally moved them in and started using them, we realized they are not as comfortab...
We've seen several posts in the last few weeks on decorating for Halloween, and though it might be too late for your front door pumpkin, we had to add one more. What can we say? We're feeling festive,...
Here in Australia we tend to claim anything successful from New Zealand as our own. Take Russel Crowe, Crowded House and Australia's Greatest Racehorse Phar Lap for example, however, those New Zealand...
We're huge fans of Ashes & Milk, an online boutique that sells simple and beautiful products that use organic materials. Each piece is made by hand. Our favorite? These bamboo spoons....
When your home feels lackluster, it can be hard to know where to start or when to stop. We love using the weekends to get our home in shape, but we usually bite off more than we can chew. Below, we'...
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This is it. We're in the home stretch of AT's Donors Choose Challenge. AT is currently in 2nd place in our division with $4,140 total raised! We still want to raise $2,060 to fully...
We've been seeing a lot of Good Questions about upholstering lately. Boston AT readers have been asking for advice about vintage feed-sack fabric, recommendations for local upholsterers, and whethe...
Every time we entertain we're reminded how much we love a good trivet. Whether a simple felt circle or something fancier, trivets can often be the perfect blend of form and function - because who says...
At a friend's home the other day, we noticed these banners decorating their unused fireplaces. Turns out that they're Tibetan wall hangings......
Introducing CREATOR! Like most of you, we don't know how to create or operate crazy 3D designs and the equipment to produce them. So, when we found out about Shapeways and their newest product, CREAT...
If you liked some of the elements in Jennifer Perkins' house tour earlier today and want to try some design like that for your own space but don't know where to start, consider taking some pages out ...
My former boss, a gallery owner with excellent taste, introduced me to Luna Garcia's handcrafted pottery. For our wedding, she gave us this gorgeous serving bowl which has since become our favorite ...
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This is it. We're in the home stretch of AT's Donors Choose Challenge. AT is currently in 2nd place in our division with $4,140 total raised! We still want to raise $2,060 to fully...
What we wouldn't give for a Graham and Green store stateside. In all honesty, we probably couldn't afford much, but we'd love to go check out the fabulous furniture they offer in person. With stores o...
Every Halloween, our brownstone neighborhood has a huge turnout of trick-or-treaters. We get together on the stoop and pass out candy to cute little costumed children early in the evening. But we've...
A Pile of Suitcases Wardrobe by Maarten de Ceulaer
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Because last weekend we had a minor freakout at about 6pm on Sunday thinking maybe we were supposed to have changed our clocks, we wanted to remind everyone that this Sunday we fall back an hour. Thi...
We absolutely love these three console tables from Martha Stewart's Lily Pond collection, with the nickel table coming out on top (pictured here, on top). Stunning...and Stewart has a side table to ma...
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This is it. We're in the home stretch of AT's Donors Choose Challenge. AT is currently in 2nd place in our division with $4,140 total raised! We still want to raise $2,060 to fully...
We're going to say this upfront: we're skeptical. In searching for inexpensive ways to refinish, cover, or otherwise mask the terrible upholstery of our Craigslist sofa, we recently came across an i...
Since our early days in DC, we've admired Cyndie Widmer's oil paintings. Cyndie paints figures, horses, landscapes, and still lifes: almost everything is inspiring to her! We love her paintings' ex...
Being less than graceful most of the time, we're appreciative of design that celebrates the imperfect in such a way that is purposeful, modern, and sleek. Japanese design company Kyouei Design's liqui...
I have a round dining table (Room & Board Axis in walnut) and my toddler is DE-stroying the lovely wood. I don't want to cover it in glass because I'll lose the texture of the wood under the reflecti...
In honor of Halloween we thought we'd share some fun, festive items from Lekker: Unique Home Furnishings in Boston's South End. We're not usually big on buying holiday-specific decor but several of ...
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This week we have three great giveaways for you. Please don't forget that you have to go to each linked post in order to ...
Yesterday we ventured west of the 405 (a real trek for us folks living over in the 323) to visit the FLOR Showroom, a one-stop decor idea playland for those of us who like to see, feel, and play aroun...
It's been a month of beautiful color here on AT and as we begin to wrap it up, as a bit of a visual palate cleanser, we are looking at some great B&W wallpaper from designer Lisa Bengtsson. What do y...
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This is it. We're in the home stretch of AT's Donors Choose Challenge. AT is currently in 2nd place in our division with $4,140 total raised! We still want to raise $2,060 to fully...
Our readers have a love affair with creative stairs — whether it's an awe-inspiring bookcase, creative use of color or space-saving steps. We had to share these mirrored disco stairs that appe...
Greetings AT:SF, I live in Oakland and recently picked up an Eames lounge knock off in need of some TLC. I was wondering if anyone there could recommend a good upholsterer anywhere in the Bay Area. SF...
Earlier this week we saw Les Fourmis' Campaign Sign Reuse. They got creative in reusing all of that political signage that's posted during a campaign then generally goes to waste after an election's...
These could more aptly be called mobiles, since they don't provide a light source. But the make-it-yourself kit adds up to a project that is no less fancy, and fun as well....
Earlier this week Grace talked about shared laundry etiquette which led to some pretty amusing stories in the comments. It reminded me of an ongoing debate I have with my boyfriend about how often sh...
Perhaps most intriguing among Schumacher's latest wallcoverings is the Nest Collection. "Crafted entirely by hand using all natural feathers, these textured wallcoverings offer a sense of luxury and t...
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This is it. We're in the home stretch of AT's Donors Choose Challenge. AT is currently in 2nd place in our division with $4,140 total raised! We still want to raise $2,060 to fully...
We recently got a peek at some of the new designs from LightenUp Design. We've been huge fans of Lisa Goldberg's lighting designs since we saw her work at Brooklyn Designs in 2006. Her new collectio...
"Circle pillow" by enhabiten
Just in time for the kick-off of the holiday gift-giving season, Design Hive, a new weekly showcase of emerging and established designers, is opening THIS Saturday, Novemb...
Inviting is the word we'd most like our guests to use about our house. One of our fail-safe tricks to achieving this in the fall and winter is to fill the air with season-appropriate scents. No toxic ...
We recently spied this new item over at West Elm - the wall-mounted pendant lamp. We posed a question to you all a few weeks ago about options for the narrow space next to our couch and think this lig...
We are big fans of repurposing objects for other uses, which is why we love the creative thinking behind this super low coffee table. Click through the jump to see how it's done......
Heather would like some suggestions for a new quilt: I'm looking for a modern quilt that is similar to a moving blanket. Any ideas? Currently, we've one similar to this, but in diamonds. I've liked it...
Just in time to wrap up Color Month here at ATDC, we finally finished the "casual kitchen cure" we began this summer. We really appreciated all the helpful suggestions from AT readers, and tried to...
How do you bring a little bit of color to a space without spending anything? Group the things you already own by hue. Functional objects can also double as decor: a stack of red books on a coffee ta...
Say what you will about one of our favorite design moments of the 80s, the paint splatter (second only to "shapes" in it's neon brilliance); we're in love with artist Sterling Ruby's reimagining of ...
We can't remember the path we took to wind up at Susie MacMurray's art, but it most certainly involved the creative use of unusual materials. Can you tell what common party paraphernalia she used to c...
We spotted this picture on Flickr after searching for black rooms (we wanted a bit of Halloween inspiration for today). What we found was this amazing black powder room. We actually remember a famil...
Yesterday, Jesse's Tuned in Space, the entry voted by the readers as the best of the Midwest bracket faced off against the lead entry East. In an all-day head to head vote, he came out on top, keeping...
We just spotted this great idea on the Do It Yourself magazine website. Terrier Sid has a bed/nest/crate built into a lower kitchen cabinet. The door is made from a vintage floor grate, which allows...
Name: Jennifer Perkins, owner of the Naughty Secretary Club, and her husband Chris Boehk (also Ella the English Mastiff, Georgie the black cat and Lucy the older pup)
Location: Austin, Texas
Years...
Halloween seems like a good day to check out the most orange (PUMPKINS!) blog we know. Today, How About Orange has some festive desktop wallpapers featured, as well as a free Halloween card for downlo...
Happy Halloween! The Washington Post recommends decorating with the color orange all year to make your home brighter. The Post reports that paint company Sherwin-Williams is seeing a consumer shift...
This Vintage Desk and Darling Chair would certainly be lovely in the right space. Jump below for links to this and other good finds.
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Elsita's papercuts always leave us breathless, but this elegant take on a jack o' lantern has upped the ante for next year. Until then, her fruited papercut prints last all year.
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You may remember this Good Question where an AT Boston reader wanted help with her tiny floorplan after completing a lovely closet-office makeover. Well, it looks like that little closet overhaul in...
the talk of the day is of curtain makers and long, narrow console tables......
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This is it. We're in the home stretch of AT's Donors Choose Challenge. AT is currently in 2nd place in our division with $4,140 total raised! We still want to raise $2,060 to fully...
Welcome to the AT DC Open Thread — it's Colors Month! Have you voted today?
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Laure recently posted on the trials couples face living in separate spaces, which got us thinking about what happens when you decide to move in together. There are many challenges to co-habitation wit...
We love the wood veneer shade on this pendant lamp and think it would make an excellent addition over a dining room table. The visible grain of the Brazilian sandalwood glows when lit from within.....
Besides loving the color scheme of this room, the set of two framed birch tree prints is a warm decor choice (especially if birch in other forms doesn't suit you). And if mustard yellow walls don't ei...
Periodically, a conceptual furniture design comes along and blows our socks off. The Transformer Shelf from Dutch designer Martin Sämmer does just that...
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AT DC: I have this lamp from IKEA that works well in my bedroom. When moving, it ripped in a few places. Do you have any suggestions for repairing or salvaging the lamp? Would I need to replace th...
Justin and Dave of JD Foods think "everything should taste like bacon." They developed Bacon Salt last year, and now they've created Baconnaise - the "spreadable bacon". It's 100% vegetarian, and kosh...
Name: Paola and John Hoskins
Location: Waukegan, IL Historic District
Size: 8,100 sq. ft.
Years lived in: 6 months
Type: Converted 1920's AT&T Switch House
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We're getting close to wrapping this contest up! It's down to the final four of Fall Colors 2008. We have a finalist from each U.S. region — East, Midwest, Southwest & Northwest — and ...
French company Elitis specializes in uncommon wallpapers and fabrics: oversized prints, unexpected materials like strawcloth and metallic vinyl, and pixelated patterns. Their collection offers lots ...
Today, surfing through the ATLA Flickr pool, we happened on Amy Rice's fuzzy ball chair (a few months ago we blogged her stenciled shed). Our first thought was "wow!" and we shared it with a friend, ...
Want to take a short break from our Fall Colors Contest voting? Tired of looking at good looking interiors and want to refresh your eyes with design choices from the flipside of the spectrum? Well the...
If you are anything like me, you take in a great deal of information on any given day. You read decor blogs, maybe a cooking blog or two or three, a gadget blog, craft blogs, check in with friends o...
AT:Chicago did an excellent 'Best of Three' post on rectangular rugs from Thomas Paul. We thought we'd show you some of the circular rugs that he has to offer....
Every filing system we've ever come across has one of these mysteriously labeled miscellaneous files. When we get around to opening it, out pours magazine clippings, old receipts and duplicate photos...
Item: 3 Vintage Home Accessories
Designers: Various
Value: Priceless
Description: Millennium Decorative Arts has been featured on AT DC and is a favorite of readers and house tour folks. We've eve...
AT:SF, What chairs to go with this [Cherner] table? I'm purchasing this table soon and need some ideas for the best chairs (4). My initial thought is the white eames eiffel or fiberglass modernica cha...
The color alone was enough to catch our attention (oh, how we love teal), as were the sexy zippered sides, but what we found really cool about the pair of loveseats in Vitra's window were their extra-...
Lately, we’ve been finding a lot of inspiration in vintage interior design books and magazines. We like playing ‘this is so now’, picking out styles that would feel right at home today. And we l...
Twenty Past Four designed by Willie Tsang comes with this helpful quotation on the plate “Place you utensils in the dotted lines when finished”......
We saw this beautiful entryway over at Body+Soul, the now defunct "natural" living magazine from Martha Stewart. The credenza is wheatboard — a material made from straw waste and formaldehyde-fr...
Growing up, we always had a "rag bag" hanging on a hook in the kitchen pantry. A basic tote bag or laundry sack, the rag bag was the place where we kept rags for cleaning and dusting. Every now and ...
Do you save loose change? Not the most original idea, but one that works well for us, we use our vintage demijohn (which we found at the Melrose Trading Post during a trip to LA last year) as a sort o...
We have been looking into indoor gardening for once the frost sets in. We'd love to keep growing our own herbs, plus salad staples. Find out more about these indoor plant stands after the jump......
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Attention Color Lovers! It's down to the final four in the International Region! Help us decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash International #14: Kate's World Outside the...
Seattleites Jason and Ryan's bold, graphic sense of color rocketed their townhouse to the top of the Northwest entries and into the Fall Colors Final Four...
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We talk a lot about the subject of how to decorate studio apartments here on AT. Oftentimes, we give tips on how to make up for the fact that you are living in such a small space. But rather than vie...
My mom found this basic, comfy armchair on craigslist and gave it to my husband and me as a gift. It's become everyone's favorite spot in the apartment, especially our dog's. Placed in a sunny spot ...
Eye Star America, 2001, papers, stamps, maps, envelopes, string, ink, gouache, 35" diam..
Introducing Dodi Wexler. This week I was visiting friends in Chicago, and got to spend time with some of my f...
There's a fear in many city dwellers' hearts that starts to creep in sometime after you've gotten rid of your old futon. When you're starting to appreciate the finer things in life, like, say, a mattr...
We're loving Saídos da Concha's adorable kitchen, done up in her favorite color combination of red, white, and light blue/aqua. Her kitchen looks comfortable and charming, and we love some of the pr...
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Have you ever wanted to have original art in your home, but you weren't sure about approaching a gallery? Do you want something by...
We hadn't, and when we saw the name attached to this vintage pair, we wondered if they were so-named because actual moss was somehow growing on them. It turns out that the lamps have an interesting ...
The last time we moved, we had to put the apartment on a diet!Yesterday's post about spending half your time at someone else's house got us to thinking about how long it takes after you move to actual...
Heather Bailey's online store and blog offer some skillfully crafty, seriously colorful, and seasonally inspiration projects and materials. The sampling of fall textiles is just one place to focus. He...
"We value certain buildings for their ability to rebalance our misshapen natures and encourage emotions which our predominant commitments force us to sacrifice. Feelings of competitiveness, envy and...
We replaced our vinyl shower liner with a new curtain, but we felt bad about just chucking the old one in the trash. We decided to keep it to use around the house because it seemed like something that...
The other day, we were sorting through old photographs we have stored in a box. It then occurred to us that, except for our wedding album, we really don't have any photo albums in our home. Are phot...
Dear ATNY - I'm trying to figure out how I can track down this incredible chandelier from September's Metropolitan Home. I'm thinking it might be vintage, but not entirely sure. Any pointers?
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Part art, part function, total conversation piece. We love these functional tromp le'oil posters designed by Finn Magee. Not only would they be great for a tight space to provide both light and time...
We've never been to the Seattle Central Library, but we're constantly ogling at photos of its interiors. So colorful! But then again, what else would expect from an architect like Rem Koolhaas? Sinc...
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Miamilori sent us an email: I recently acquired 6 original tulip chairs that need to be refinished. Before I lay out the money to do so, I'm searching for a table that is not a tulip table to pair th...
Last Sunday, the Greenjeans Fall Furniture Festival wrapped up their month-long showcase of local furniture designers at the Brooklyn Flea. We'll miss seeing all the cool local furniture and just ho...
AT:SF, My boyfriend and I moved into a new place a year ago, and the only thing left to buy is a bed. This one struck our fancy -- it looks great and fits our decor wonderfully! But we have some reser...
We were ecstatic to learn of Rejuvenation's new mid-century modern offshoot, Satellite this summer. They offer mid-century style reproductions of lighting and shades and cabinet hardware.
At the tim...
In addition to serving awesome vegetarian and vegan food in Portland's Alberta Street district, we were inspired by the built-in dining furniture, green walls and street sign artwork....
The weather is finally supposed to start cooling down this weekend. And if you live in an older apartment, chances are you don't have central heat or very good insulation, especially around doors and...
This week's Time Out is the annual Home Decor issue. Front and center: the best interiors from t.v. Including I Love Lucy, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Sex & The City, How I Met Your Mother, Friends, Th...
Damien and Rachel have embraced bold, rich color in their Athens, Georgia home. Blue, purple, red and green are all present and helped push their Chromatic Casa to the top of the East Region entries...
We stumbled across this home decor boutique in the South End when we were visiting Restoration Resources, which is a couple doors down from Tour de France. Our color radar must have sucked us in; ...
We have a soft spot for anything related to the Northern California shore, so it's no surprise these barnacle tiles made our hearts go pitter patter. ...
[Simple and eye catching, Grace's vase of leaves is a pretty and resourceful accent.]
Last weekend, we enjoyed a long overdue few days of lounging around our apartment. Inbetween watching some good m...
We love the looks of this vintage tablescape. It comes to us from one of our AT Readers who is also a Midwest Fall Cure Participant. Click through the jump to see whose home this great space resides...
I have a studio so I'm always looking for ways to make my furniture multi-usage. I am in need of a desk that can also be purposed as a dining table and I'm in LOVE this desk that I saw at Crate and...
ATDC reader Jayne needs help selling a collection:
ATDC,
I've recently returned to DC after years overseas, and have come to realize that my collections of teak furniture (similar to that pictured ...
Attention Color Lovers! It's down to the final four of Fall Colors 2008.
We have a finalist from each U.S. region — East, Midwest, Southwest & Northwest — and today, you can decide w...
AT Reader Linda saw a lamp in a recent home tour she feel in love with:
Okay, aside from being my favorite house tour ever, Karen and James own the lamp I've been looking for, hanging over their dini...
Danny Seo's Simply Green line at JCPenney, which debuted last spring, includes a range of bedding and bath products made from renewable, organic, and recycled materials. Right now, the line is on sa...
Everyone loves a Before & After post; they're like the shopping montage of design blogging. Style Court recently reposted some of the guest blogs for Design Sponge last year, and we couldn't not...
And what did we find in our Flickr account today? Seattleite try ny ty's Torsby sideboard from IKEA -- tricked out with some Blik wall decals. ...
Last night, I was casting about for a great, classic design product to write about, when I ran across these pictures of toolboxes taken on our trip to Minneapolis last month... ...
Now that it's the time of year when we focus on heating our apartment we also pay more attention to our heater in general. After getting it serviced by the gas company and making sure it's in working...
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We brought you a great local Austin resource for fabrics and crafts supplies not too long ago with Fanny's Fabrics. Well, we've got another great Austin fabric resource, full of inspiration and just ...
Attention Color Lovers! It's down to the final four of Fall Colors 2008. We have a finalist from each U.S. region — East, Midwest, Southwest & Northwest — and today, you can decide whi...
This Austrian cafe has become a local favorite - both for its food and ambience. Everything we've sipped or eaten here has equaled perfection. Yesterday we posted about the cafe's tile (and that great...
Item: 5' x 8' Zebra Pattern 100% Wool Rug
Brand: Rugs USA
Value: $199
Description: Bring the jungle indoors with this black and ivory zebra print area rug from Rugs USA. Measuring 5' x 8' this rug...
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There's just something we like about this unique round vintage upholsered ottoman. Yes, it may need to be reupholstered, but what a great shape. Jump below for links to this and other good finds.
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Prefer fresh air to air fresheners? When it's not the time nor place for even the fanciest candle, the Fresh Wave odor-neutralizing product line clears the air. It neuters the musty from your front-lo...
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I have a laminate countertop in my kitchen that is cracked and ugly. I was told you can paint a laminate countertop — can anyone tell me what kind of paint I should use and any other tips/tricks...
Siiiigh. There's so much to love about this mid-century modern sofa: the tapered wood legs, the curvy arms, even the grey tweedy color. Priced at $700.
More good stuff after the jump...
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Ah, the Rubik's Cube. As a toy, it was one of our first (aggravating) lessons in color. As a table, you must be dying to know if those squares move... ...
We were trying to think of a goofy intro about magnetic attraction lighting up your world, but we’d just be delaying the surprise when you click below to see these two adorable lamps kiss and turn e...
...and a HUGE thanks to all of the midwest semi-finalists (especially Arno - it was a close one!) and entrants for sharing their colorful homes with all of us. The voters have spoken and Jesse and his...
Attention Color Lovers! It's down to the final four of Fall Colors 2008. We have a finalist from each U.S. region — East, Midwest, Southwest & Northwest — and today, you can decide whi...
I just learned that Howard Products, the great minds who brought us Feed 'N Wax and Restor-A-Finish, have a line of earth friendly furniture cleaning products......
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Attention Color Lovers! It's down to the final four in the International Region! Help us decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash International #9: Zee & John's Colour Combo...
Where do Parisians go when they need an Eames rocker, a Noguchi light or the latest creation from Tse & Tse? Galerie Sentou, which carries modern design classics and edits a line of its own furniture ...
AT reader Sunny is selling this discontinued Pottery Barn candle chandelier for $75 in the Apartment Therapy DC Furniture Classifieds. The chandelier has an approximately 4-foot long glass shelf that...
Halloween is tomorrow! Do you have any plans for Halloween treats, goodies, or dinner party food? Do you go for the ghoulish or stay in more tasteful territory? Is it all about the edible brains and f...
As they say on their website, "a modern home is not a spread in a design magazine" -- and we couldn't agree more. The shop feels like home, with comfy and stylish upholstered furniture from Mitchel...
The new issue of Domino reports on their favorite interiors blogs and visits with a few of the faces behind the scenes. Yes, Apartment Therapy is on the list (we heart you too, Domino!)....jump below ...
When you're not quite living together, you end up living about half your time at your place and half at your better half's place. Forget dividing chores, for us homebodies it can be unsettling to kee...
Found on Normal Room, this nook by the stairs was nice before, but it's even better after the addition of a lamp, a new side table, a comfy chair, and a rug. It goes to show how much lighting and ju...
This week, our Curees are learning about landing strips and discovering how they can make a huge impact on how well your home functions. But as well as being a filter for what comes into your home, t...
There are so many things to love about cathinca's hallway (we found it in our Flickr account this morning). To start with, there's the shelf over the doorways......
While walking down an alleyway today we came across this mid-century desk... minus the drawers. Always being one to stop and help out a poor abandoned furniture item, there are already plans for it....
Chair by David Choe
Early last year, Upper Playground released a line of furniture designed by artists like Jeremy Fish, Sam Flores, David Choe, and Tiffany Bozic. These custom-made, handcrafted furni...
A copy of The Experts' Guide To Doing Things Faster was sent to us for our Thursday Giveaway tomorrow and we couldn't resist asking them to send an extra copy (we wanted our own to enjoy). In this Ex...
Hi AT:SF, I really fell for the style of this sofa, but could never find a Restoration Hardware store that actually carried it. One of the misfortunes of RH is that they carry many styles, but don't ...
Congratulations NorahWoah who was chosen randomly out of the 177 entries for our Place Space Series by Todd Oldham Giveaway! She'll be receiving all four books (Bedrock City, Home Studio Home, John W...
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We're just hours away from knowing who will come out on top in the Midwest region - will it be Jesse or Arno? Take your pick: Midwest #11: Jesse's Tuned In Space vs. Midwest #24: Arno's Att...
It seems to happen all the time; we become infatuated with a decorating concept that there's absolutely no way we could pull off in a rental. So whenever there's an article on home decor geared toward...
We stumbled across this February 1976 issue of ‘Home Journal’ for just 40cents at our favourite op shop over the weekend and with and the feature article made us want to pull out our childhood mec...
Last month AT readers had the unique chance to weigh in on the neighborhood divisions of Ork Posters' Seattle edition, and the results are in! The Seattle poster is now available for purchase onli...
Have you ever fantasized about living in a converted warehouse or fire station? (Here in the Midwest, we're fascinated with barn conversions.) For all your conversion fantasies, check out the portfo...
A seller in Newburyport is parting with a West Elm sectional ottoman with a serving tray for $150. We also found a Black Wool Knoll Replica Sofa for sale in Beacon Hill for $800, two Vintage Mid-Ce...
Inspirational posters usually make us shudder, so when we first ran across this series from University College Falmouth in the UK we got pretty excited. ...
Spedie1 whose living room you commented on yesterday, has a galley kitchen she also needs help with:
I haven't been able to cook a decent meal in this kitchen, which is one of the main reasons I am ...
When At:Chi reader Lorien from Nebraska sent us photos of her new kitchen curtains we immediately fell in love with the great color it brought to the space. But can you guess what they are made from...
Launch Party for Taschen's Reprint of Arts & Architecture at DWR Soho
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Want to create you own 60’s power office? Entertainment Weekly has done some of the dirty work for you.....
We know it can difficult to find a CFL that's right for you. They can flicker, they can't be bright enough... we've heard (and experienced!) all the stories. So, when we found this roundup of the be...
That is the question, isn't it? With so many different faux finish options available today, to faking plaster, gold-leafing and even limed wood, making something look completely different is an option...
Flower power. In small doses, we love a little bit of vintage floral patterning. Too much, though, and the style leans towards hippie-dippie. Searching Etsy this morning, we found a few floral acces...
This is a category that I haven't revisited in a long time, but which has grown more exciting in the last few years. With the improvement of LED light, task lamp design has taken on a new life in t...
We're so impressed by the simple yet clever design of this lamp that we had to share. Think the matchstick is about to burn out, right? Not yet. Okay... how about.... now! Still no. ...
At some point or another, we've all had to deal with shared laundry facilities, be it at the dorms or in an apartment complex. And there is always a time (usually when the dirty laundry basket is ove...
When we spotted these colorful hardwood floors, we didn't think their vibrance could be topped. That was until we saw PG Model's S Collection of printed floorboards......
Matt left this question in yesterday's entryway roundup: What suggestions would you have for this space? I just moved in and am trying to get settled. I moved the tv stand about a foot further down t...
Founded by Mark and Nina Hannoun in 2005, this Lincoln Avenue Moroccan rug shop boasts a huge selection of textiles brought back and inspired by trips to Morocco. A bit about these types of rugs and ...
Name: Chad McPhail, Ed Droste
Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Size: 1 bedroom, 500SF + 150SF w/ roof garden
Years lived in: 2, rented
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Like the deer, the panda, and the wolf that have become the ubiquitous animals of indie rock band names, the owl has become the clichéd kitsch animal in hipster wares. But you know what? We still giv...
Perhaps we're partial to this lamp and shade because we had a couch in our childhood home which was festooned with peacocks. Whatever the case, we're totally feeling Anthropologie's Plumage lamp and ...
I don't know if you'd be willing to or can even help me, but I'm in the process of ordering a Zanotta Alfa sofa and have a concern about dipping of the sofa in the middle...I have seen ads on Craigs...
Midsummer Curtain in Wes' Family Farm Small Cool Entry 2008
Boston.com has a nice little interview with Dutch designer Tord Boontje celebrating the release of his Swarovski crystal chandeliers &mdash...
AT:SF, Do you have a source for the rug in Northwest #19: Catherine's Outside Inside?
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Jon Burgerman's Colour In Wallpaper
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Chris sent in a good question: I have some DIY bookshelf ideas planned, but I'm in need of several 10" to 12" long metal braces similar to those used on some Ikea furniture (like the Dalselv and Malm ...
French designer Lise Lefab lives in the Netherlands where she created a spin on the bear rug using recycled wool blankets. These traditional woven Dutch blankets are being replaced by modern comfor...
We're big fans of Matt and his design style. His apartment (past and present) is often blogged on AT. Recently he moved his office into a collective space, where he decided to showcase his toy colle...
The US elections will be over at this time next week: so what are we to do with all of those campaign posters the day after? We could follow the lead of the Quebec group, Les Fourmis (The Ants), who...
We've noticed the surge in popularity of sheepskin rugs in the nursery.
This week we also saw two more DIY play kitchens and a striped ceiling in the baby's room. See more below the jump.
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We wouldn't mind seeing this chippendale-bar-turned-landing-strip upon our return home, or before we embark on our day. Seattle's Antika provided the bar, while refinishing in bright orange paint p...
Yes, we know it's a little early to be thinking about presents, but this year we want to make a lot of gifts so we need to start early. And if it's going to be plants, then you have to give them some...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash International #7: Vanja's Croatian Color vs. International #16 Ana's Special Mood... ...
For those of you in the market for a built-in storage solution and you're considering companies like California Closets, you might want to check out the new eco kid on the block in the world of cust...
Pretty dishes are one of our favorite household accessories - we use them to hold keys, jewelery, makeup, pretty much anything small that needs to be corralled. The pieces in H for Hannah's Jewellery ...
Gibson
7350 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
www.garygibson.com
We had a chance to pop into the Gibson lifestyle showroom over the weekend and immediately was taken by the mix of materials and tex...
Normally we hit up Veer for all of our typography needs. But don't forget about them for home decor, accessories and more. Click through the jump to see the details on these great finds. ...
hello, i am wondering where you can purchase really thin floating shelves? and is there any way to assemble them to the all without those ugly triangle mounts? thanks! nicole
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The fifth annual Washington DC Green Festival is coming to the Convention Center November 8th & 9th. A joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, the Green Festival celebrates green effort...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who will represent the Northwest in the final four! Help us choose the most inspiring, colorful home — Northwest #15: Inger's Bright, Bold C...
Apple green plush or tweed linen? Each one gives a different lookFor most of us, a sofa is a major investment. But what if we get tired of it and want a change? Although most of realize that an uph...
Designed by Studio Gang Architecture, the Lavezzorio Community Center in SOS Children's Village on the South Side of Chicago was built, in part, from donated materials like the exterior concrete. Wo...
Back in August, we reposted a piece on director Roland Emmerich's London home; we were so taken with its designer John Teall that we thought we would ask him a few questions about his philosophy and...
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Architect Jerri Holan completely transformed the nine-foot-square kitchen in her 1930 Spanish Colonial Revival bungalow in Albany (California). It was originally dark, dreary, and cramped, but...
Secretary Desk in Living Room
We've been obsessed with our desk recently (or rather placement of where it goes in our bedroom). We would like to rearrange our room to better suit our needs but can't...
Here is a real estate sales incentive that we haven't heard of before...a designer with purchase!? As you may recall, Chicago designer Matt Lorenz won the first season of Top Design. Now, he is worki...
Marlon and Jace, of house tour fame, combined forces in Jace's spacious 1-bdrm apartment, making aggressive updates and adjustments along the way. One of their many innovative moves was to embrace t...
Name: Sandi
Location: Portland, Oregon
Type of Home: Small 60's ranch
>> Sandi's Happy Danish Modern Clown Colors
If you don't already know about our Fall Colors Contest, I want to peak your intere...
We've seen before how mirrors can be great tools of design for smaller spaces. Helping to expand rooms, bounce light and even fake windows, mirrors can make great additions to your tiny rooms! We fou...
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Wow, it has come down to these last two Southwest entries in our round 4 matchup! Today, you can decide who will move onto represent the Southwest in our next round of multi-regional showd...
What: Wall tiles in a cafe bathroom
Where: Julius Meinl, Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL
When: Photos taken Friday, October 10, 10:30 am
Why: These didn't fall into my typical tile preference category.....
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who will represent the East Region in the final four! Help us choose the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash East #2: Christine's Bright & Ch...
We've asked for your favorite interior color scheme, but what about the exterior of your home? We love this row of rainbow-colored houses on 16th Street NW. Do you have a dream color for your home'...
We're not sure how we feel about this Set of 8 Vintage Thonet Chairs - Upholstered. What do you think? Hot? Or not?Jump below for links to this and other good finds.
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AT reader, Stacy, needs your opinion on a big furniture purchase - a new bed for her first home.
"My husband and I are looking for a bed because we will be buying our first home soon. I came across ...
An salvaged bank of mailboxes, some leftover wood and a set of casters add up to a conversation piece that also happens to hold books, magazines and propped up feet.
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Hi, AT Boston! This time I am writing with a fabric sourcing dilemma. I love what the team at David Met Nicole has done using old feed sacks to reupholster that chair. I am in the middle of reuphols...
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, maybe you need to add some extra seating? Check out this Danish modern teak chair, reupholstered in brand new eco-friendly Knoll fabric that's grey with a b...
Cottage Living October 2008
D'Ette Cole is an artist, antique dealer, and entrepreneur and, if you think she's full of creativity, you should see her house! Jump down for more pics of this eclectically brilliant abode...
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Australian chef Donna Hay is a well-known name in every household around the country. With fresh, original recipes suited to the Australian lifestyle and amazing photographs, the Donna Hay magazines a...
In Pilsen, a seller has 4 Ash Herman Miller Eames LCW chairs for $400 each. If you buy all 4, the set is priced at $1400 and the condition is mint. Jump below for links:
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We love the clean lines and fabulous color of this settee, and its small profile makes it ideally suited for apartment living......
Pink Chaise from Laurel Crown Furniture
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Attention Color Lovers! We're narrowing the field in the International Region. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash International #13: Paulina & Marek's Shades o...
If you are fond of scouring the ground at the flea market looking for that rare treasure, this wool rug from Emilie Lecouturier and Céline Poncelet at Atelier Blink brings the flea market to your liv...
AT: It's starting to get chilly in North Carolina, and I'm trying to conserve energy and save money this winter. While I realize that not all AT readers have an attic, some of us do and it would be ...
Name: Tricia and Peter
Location: San Francisco (ashbury heights/mt. olympus)
Size: Approx. 600 sq. ft. (?)
Years lived in: Less than one (renting)
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Although Tricia and Peter ...
In this month's Home and Garden UK they ask a bunch of designers how to incorporate living room furniture into bedrooms a la a really fancy hotel room. And although we certainly don't have space like...
Warm, light hearted and evocative of the season - this grouping of orange, brown, green and gold accessories from Pier One feel a bit Brady Bunch seventies retro. Jump below for prices and links to t...
We searched for the right media stand for 4 months before finding just what we wanted: an industrial-style steel credenza at a local thrift shop. During our search, we realized that many shops offer...
Last week, as our Curees started working with their floor plans, they came up against some common challenges which we're presenting to you, our readers, to help us in solving. Spedie1's living room d...
Not exactly Fort Knox, but that's our proud Broguiere's milk bottle of coins we've been collecting for the last few months. When we used to work at an office job where, believe it or not, we had cowor...
It's easy to say, "Clear your spaces, get rid of your things and clear your clutter." it's another thing to actually do it. We are practicing what we preach here at At:Chicago and while packing to ...
Mad Men... you had us at hello. We watched the entire first season in just two days a few weeks back. And it was glorious. The design and colors and mood and Draper--don't get us started. We've co...
Dear AT:SF,
So my boyfriend's birthday is coming up and he is very into design, art, and architecture (HGTV is one of his favorite channels, Eero Saarinen is one of his favorite architects). Needle...
We're in love with this home in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Designed by the New York-based architecture firm Fernlund + Logan alongside the owners, the house is actually three separate buildings tied togeth...
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Project: Upholstered Laminate Tabletop
Time: 3 hours
Cost: $27.00
If you find yourself sifting through nondescript vintage furniture, be on the lookout for som...
Let's do this in the first person, okay? My new apartment has one of those great little phone nooks right inside the front door. I love it but wasn't sure if it would be big enough for a proper landin...
This renovation of a typical Australian 70’s flat with low ceilings, has successfully tackled a potentially crippling lack of room height. While most of us would love soaring high ceilings, we don...
The web-like pattern of these wire basket and votives strike us as a way to be in the Halloween spirit without actual spider, witch and pumpkin motifs. Not to mention the potential for use more that...
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We've recently finished redecorating a vacation home of our family's, and this bedroom was one of the most challenging spaces. We had some restrictions to work around - the room is dark, cold, ...
Earlier today, Rebecca suggested some ways to improve the natural light in your home. But if, as in our home, natural light's a challenge, consider turning to ZGallerie, a vendor we often overlook, t...
My husband and I are moving into a downtown loft in the heart of Kansas City. While hunting one space we admired was this loft and it's amazing floor to ceiling windows. It's a super great place, t...
Thank goodness for Gregory’s posts on Air Filters. We are the first to admit that we had neglected this essential part of our HVAC's maintenance...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, we move to Round 3. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home — Northwest #23: Barbara and Giorgia's Energetic, Welcoming Colors vs. #32: J...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #16: Luka & Gage Modern Ranch vs. Southwest #17: Chris & Kendra's Eyeball Tickler.....
Last week we brought you some sneaky storage solutions we found in the latest issue of Real Simple Magazine. And while we loved all the ideas featured in the article, what if what you're trying to hi...
We often think of recycled products as fairly colorless: browns, greens, and grays come to mind. Designers Nathan Wierink and Tineke Beunders of Ontwerpduo disprove that assumption, finding color in...
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Attention Color Lovers! Help us decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash East #56: Damien & Rachel's Chromatic Casa vs. East #71: Jamie's "Iced Cube Silver"... ...
We've been having the serious chills the past few days, as it seems mother nature has finally decided to put an end to SF's splotchy tail of summer. But oh, how these blankets could warm us up... or...
Reuse and recycle: "The craftsmanship is often better in older pieces," says Whitman. "For Jessica Alba's house we bought almost every piece used."In Style magazine recently featured actress Jessica ...
Here on AT, we see many examples of artwork arranged in clusters, and have tips for how to hang artwork in a grid. This North London house, however, takes wall hanging arrangement to the extreme, co...
We like to imagine throwing a party and seeing how long it takes people to notice the Pantheon Vinyl Wall Art encircling a ceiling light fixture... can't you just picture everyone standing around star...
Flowers bring life and a breath of fresh air to a home, that's part of why we buy flowers during for the Cure. But the colors in flowers and in bouquets are also natural color families. This means t...
Much to the confusion of some friends, family (and online strangers!), we are keeping the black and white floral vintage wallpaper in master bathroom. That is, we're keeping it until we hate it or unt...
Remember the Skew Bookcase from Swedish designers Smansk? More recently, Smansk created a custom bookcase design for Swedish travel magazine Vagabond's new bookstore in Stockholm. The design is a th...
Flipping through the latest Dwell magazine, we came across this stunning house in Georgian Bay, Ontario (Canada). The house is only accessible by boat or seaplane and is completely self-sufficient w...
After our recent post about Julie Almquist's rehabbed cottage, the requests came rolling in for more photos. Fortunately, Julie was happy to comply, sharing several "before and after" shots which s...
You enjoy decorating for the holidays, and you don't care who knows it. Just about every holiday deserves attention and quite frankly, you have fun doing it. And when it comes to Halloween, you defi...
I have the very affordable, very sturdy, but not very attractive Ikea LAVER dining set. The black chairs don't go AT ALL. I know that an easy option would be to chuck 'em and get new ones, but that's ...
If you haven't heard of Tara Donovan its time to go visit the ICA. Not only did she just receive the MacArthur "Genius" Grant, she's having her first major museum survey right here in Boston and the...
AT:SF,
I'm moving into a brand new condo in SF and am replacing the carpet with hardwood. Is there somewhere I can donate the carpet instead of throwing it out or recycling it? As a last resort I wi...
Ask us what our favourite local decor and design shop is and we'll quickly blurt out like that know-it-all in your AP History class, "Reform School!". Fronted by two local yokels, owners Billie and To...
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Today's second Midwest Round 3 matchup is a tough one - who gets your vote? Midwest #35: Ian & Monica's Colorful Vibe vs. Midwest #24: Arno's Attic Abode... ...
The animal trend in home decor is still pretty huge. It has moved well beyond the deer of a couple years ago. Now, you can pretty much find any animal represented in home decor, but we are seeing s...
Can't get enough of Fall Colors? We're looking for color everywhere as we wrap up Fall Colors Month, and here we found it in a pretty unsuspecting place: hardwood floors. PG Model Hardwood Floors in...
At first glance, you're probably thinking 'a white laptop constitutes a tech tour'? Au contraire mon ami. There's a lot more tastefully integrated tech in this Parisian space. Click over to unplggd t...
Card catalogs have been a coveted flea market find for a while now, but we never get tired of seeing how people use them in their homes. The multiple skinny drawers lend themselves quite well to mos...
This week in The Cure we're starting to filter out the outside world to keep it from invading our homes. One way we start this process is by adding an organized entryway or landing strip to our apart...
Janel's post on the Simple Joys of Working at Home was so positive, so inspiring, and true for myself as well (except I don't have a Beatrix!). While I love it and appreciate it, I find that all too o...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash International #11: Paola's Color Harmony vs. International #4: Sol's Italian Kaleidoscope of ...
This house tour is definitely a departure from the modern, hipster, or minimalist homes we often see on Apartment Therapy. We happened upon this irresistible Gloucester, MA cottage yesterday whi...
We have a soft spot for luxurious bedding, and these Libeco Vence Bed Linens are making our heart beat a little faster this morning. Their eco-friendly manufacturing along with their 150-year old Roya...
It's amazing how sunlight can change and enhance the look and feel of a room. We love notyourgoddess's photo of the afternoon sunlight. It's easy to see why she snapped it and uploaded it the ATLA Fl...
During the summer we garden, landscape and spend a great deal of effort maintaining our outdoor living spaces. But what happens when the leaves start to fall and the weather man starts to use the wo...
Any idea where I can find the lounge chair shown in this photo from Living Etc's gallery? Poltrona Frau has something similar but the base is completely different. Thanks! Andrea
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ATDC reader Kristen needs help dealing with ugly wallpaper:
Hi AT! We're renting an older house in DC that has some pretty bad wallpaper. The landlord doesn't care what we do because the house wi...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, we move to Round 3. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home — Northwest #:15 Inger's Bright, Bold Colors vs. #5: Square Harbor's Color Ob...
We love a collection that doesn't scream collection but whispers of its owners passions. At first glance, this could be a display of unusually shaped art. A second glance however......
We're in the midst of a big kitchen/pantry organization project, and one thing we've yet to tackle is spice storage. We once had an organized spice rack, but our collection over the past couple of y...
This sleek console design from Laura McCusker performs multiple functions and is suitable for nearly any room in the home — it features a small drawer and flip-top that hides additional storag...
Pet Design Month may have come and gone, but that doesn't mean that well-designed pet products escape our notice. We like the modern look of Square Cat Habitat's new Baobab climbing tree for cats. ...
Name: Julie and Yoffy
Location: Culver City
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You might recognize some of the artwork in this particular House Call. AT posted Yoffy's artwork a while back and recently we decided t...
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For today only, the voters decide between these two colorful homes. Which gets your vote? Midwest #31: Alison's Happiness at Home vs. Midwest #11: Jesse's Tuned In Space... ...
Saturday Morning peonies from Matt
I wanted to finally share with all of you the lists of small things that you sent in to me last week in response to this email, AT on: Little Things that Make a Di...
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We have landing strips on the mind. This morning we spotted Ana's: Her first version was made from brackets and an "As Is" cupboard door from IKEA......
Design magazines, while entertaining and inspiring, can sometimes be a burden for many design junkies when they begin to pile up in unattractive ways. We found one design junkie who’s found an inte...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #1: Benjamin and Elizabeth's "Citrus Harmony" vs. Southwest #22 Dave & Melanie's Cr...
Our two loves: entertaining with big, beautiful meals and great design. With a perfect tablecloth and classic table settings you can practically forego any other tabletop fuss. It's pretty hard to go ...
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Attention Color Lovers! We're down to the final four of the East Region. Today, you can help us decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash East #2: Christine's Bright & Cheerf...
Anna's Inspired Family Home vs. Ian & Monica's Colorful Vibe These two (fantastic!) entries went head to head yesterday, and ended up exactly even in the voting. We need to break this tie to move on t...
Hong Kong inventor Keikko Lee (shown in photo) designed a thin light that runs on solar power. Similar to a post-it note, the light sticks to the window during the day for solar charging and then ca...
The Midwest Region had a tie yesterday — and we need your help with a tie-breaking vote-off. Click here to help us break the tie and proceed with the voting. We're shutting down the tie breaking...
Comfortable, sturdy, stackable, easy to clean. Someone snap up the Heller Bellini Chair Set of 4 Design Within Reach DWR for sale in the Sunset. Jump below for links to this and other good finds.
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Gordon came through our wee mid-centuryish house like a stocking-footed tornado. Two days later, the floors are bare, the furniture shifted and the piano's sold on Craig’s List. Yet it feels 200-squ...
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I recently called Fine Paints of Europe to consult with Emmett on a couple of points and it occurred to me that more people should be made aware of this unique service. Yes...
Hi AT Boston, I'm looking for help with my entryway. I plan to develop the landing strip using the wall to the right of all the doors, but what should I do with the mass of doors? My friends sometim...
DIY project alert! Here's a dining table and six chairs that have huge potential but need some TLC. This table can expand to fit six people, or four without the additional leaf. The entire set is pr...
Manhattan Clean Line is a small, mysterious company that started building furniture as a solution for cramped New York apartments and a general lack of inventive furniture. See more pipe works after ...
In small space living double-duty furniture is the go. The more uses a piece has the better it is. We were thinking about this as we went to grab our Ikea Benjamin stool yet again to use as a side tab...
ATDC reader dcexplorer (who brought us the Creative Ceiling Light Makeover and the DIY Bohemian Art Panel) has another fun project to share; he turned a plain 99 cent glass plate from Ikea into mode...
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Attention Color Lovers! Help us decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash International #9: Zee & John's Colour Combos vs. International #10: Marita & Jens' Wild Colors... ...
Available in River North, this white king size bed frame from West Elm is for sale. Only one year old, you can use this frame with or without a box spring, and with or without feet.
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The light cage by Jocelyn Deris comes in two sizes and is available through La Corbeille. ...
AT Reader Corey is selling this Chinese Butterfly Cabinet/Armoire for $400 through the Apartment Therapy DC Furniture Classifieds. The piece has a distressed black finish and is lined with Chinese c...
Jam made out of pumpkin? How about jam made out of butternut squash and coconut? That's essentially what doce de abóbora, a Portugese sweet, is made out of. It's easy and delicious - see more of this...
This is New York.... Sometimes, before you settle on that ho-hum Crate & Barrel sofa, it's important to go somewhere just to drool -- somewhere where you hope the salesperson doesn't throw you out, ...
by Beth 10.27.08: Bear & Antique Tile
by Maxwell 10.27.08: It's not just a poster anymore!
by Jamie Goldberg, AKBD, CAPS 10.22.08: I'm a kitchen and bath designer and fell in love with this illumi...
Tamar cleaned out expired food from her kitchen!• Cure Clock: 6 weeks remaining
• Assignment: Read Chapter Six and start a landing strip
• Flicker Pool:Southwest Cure Pool. See how ever...
Spending a cozy afternoon working at home today (with our new puppy, Beatrix, on my lap) has made me think about how fortunate I am to get to spend so much time at our apartment, especially during the...
I (Danielle from AT:SF) tackled my entryway before the Cure officially started, and look to it for inspiration to finish the rest of my apartment!
• Cure Clock: 6 Weeks Remaining
• Assignment: Re...
Our new favorite site to check for inspiration isn't a design blog or an online magazine; it's a photo/styling agency based in London that offers some of the best interiors we've bookmarked so far. ...
SanDiegoAT, who you helped with her living room's floor plan during the Spring Cure, is working on fine tuning her decor this time around and has a question about what to do with the wall behind her c...
Dwell magazine always has great slideshows (that we constantly link to) showcasing interesting home projects. The latest one? A modern bookshelf. ...
Monday is coming to a close, but this thread is open for business....
raikenn keeps things bright and fresh with the addition of some autumnal finds.
Cure Clock: 41 days
Assignment: Read through Ch. 6 (Pages 100-128).
Flickr Pool: Midwest Fall Cure Pool
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Hi AT:SF! We have been living a beautiful flat for over 2 years and have yet to make sense of it. After all this time, we are ready to pull it together but have no idea wh...
A guilty pleasure is known as something one considers pleasurable despite feeling guilt for enjoying it [Wikipedia]. We have plenty of guilty pleasures; eggs and jam on toast, reading the Twilight s...
We absolutely love the simplicity and sustainability of STAACH products. The furniture company just released these new trays, just in time for the holiday season. Like most of their other products, ...
We got a request a few weeks ago to please, pretty please, do an On the Set feature of the 2005 drama/thriller Match Point by Woody Allen. With having that said, we've pulled together photos of Chris...
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For today only, the voters decide between these two colorful homes, one in Minnesota and one in Kentucky: Midwest #24: Arno's Attic Abode vs. Midwest #25: Angela and Adam's Mood Change... ...
Imagine this as a jumping off point. We love that there are endless possibilities for creating an origami art installation on your wall. It's an easy DIY project, where you'll just need some origami p...
During the Christmas sales last year we went on the search for the longest string of LED fairy lights we could find. We weren’t sure how we would use them but we knew that the first Summer in our ow...
Bedside tables require just a few essentials: usually a reading light, an alarm clock, and maybe some storage space. Within these requirements, there's a lot of room for individual expression in thi...
When you think of Boston home architecture, federal-style homes and saltboxes come to mind before modern ranch-style houses. But if you've ever driven through the back roads of Lexington you'll have...
"It doesn't necessarily follow that if everything in the room is beautiful you end up with a beautiful room. I think the best rooms are those that have a mix of things and an ugly lamp with a crooked...
We love this bedroom in our latest house tour. While it's clearly a kid's bedroom, there's an idea here that can be translated to grownup room that makes the stripes calming rather than jarring... ...
Many times when we walk through the doors of Harbor Freight we are on a mission. Typically to locate the one tool we need for the project at hand for the least expensive price. But this time we wen...
Eloise has a passion for color - bold, bright colors to be exact... ...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, the second round continues! Help us decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home — Northwest #10: Casacaudill's Mood-Changing Colorful Craftsman vs. #3...
We’ve all seen step bookcases be gorgeous aesthetic and storage additions to a room, but what if the things you need storing aren’t good-looking enough to see all the time? We found inspiration f...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #17: Chris & Kendra's Eyeball Tickler vs. Southwest #33 Ben's Inspired Mood...
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Online retailer Gaiam describes itself as "a lifestyle company." They carry a number of products related to green and healthy living, among them organic and sustainable housewares. Right now, they'r...
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Attention Color Lovers! Have you voted in all of today's matchups? Help us decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash East #71: Jamie's "Iced Cube Silver" vs. East #78: Diego'...
Hallway inspiration from JenDavid. This is from LivingEtc and - as always - the epitome of casual style.
This Week's Assignment: Now we tread deeper into the thick of it. I love the Landing Strip!
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If we had to label our personal style, we'd call it simple lines with a splash of color. So it's no surprise that we're head over heels for these pillows. The simple patterns in bold colors match our ...
Wallpaper panels
A friend recently recommended David Oliver's book, Paint & Paper: In Decoration when we were bemoaning our current state of color indecision for our bedroom. If you haven't checked ...
Last week, we shared some silhouette ideas for the home, including a fine example of papercut artwork. The intricacy of the delicate artform was like a dare: "Can you do it yourself?"...
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When it comes to old-fashioned lamps, Craigslist, Ebay and local flea markets are fertile hunting grounds that usually yield bright, interesting options. These are newly made, but they're so pretty ...
We got a chance to go to the Jonathan Adler showroom last week and realized that we didn't have a listing for it in the shopping guide. So even though many of you are probably very familiar with Jona...
There's been lots of AT love lately for pom pom blankets and throws - Maxwell's favorite Calypso cotton pom pom throw and Martha Stewart pom pom throws (on sale at Macy's). We found several pom pom st...
We had the pleasure of seeing Christina Clausen's inspiring The Universe of Keith Haring over the weekend. Sadly, Keith's Pop Shop (above), one of our favorite interiors, closed a few months before ...
The Washington Post reports on a trend that furniture makers are responding to: the demand for smaller furniture that fits smaller living spaces. Many small furniture pieces were on view at the Hig...
Our recycling is full of junk mail and election flyers. Hating to see all that colorful and heavy card stock paper just go to waste, we decided to create something from them. Here are the results of o...
Hey AT! My parents have a terrible old shower stall in their downstairs bathroom. It's a nasty '70s yellow that really needs to be brought up to date, but they do not want to deal with the cost of rep...
From the French "Coup de Coeur" loosely meaning, "a strike to the heart," Koo de Kir is located on the flat of Beacon Hill, just half a block off of Charles Street. Every time we step inside we take...
It's always interesting to see where different people draw inspiration from. Especially when it's advertising. When good pal Becky from Hatch (Design Public's blog) sent us this new photo from wallp...
Parting is such sweet sorrow...especially if you're parting with a mattress that you wished you could keep forever and ever. Such was the case a week ago when we bid our BoConcept review Fahrenheit Ma...
Longtime AT Reader Tequila Red sent us an email this morning about a good moving sale. We had already published today's Scavenger, so we decided to do another quick post to let you know about the deal...
We don't know about you, but what with the economy and the election we've been pretty focused on domestic issues. We love the Soho store and website, Kiosk for bringing up cool things from around th...
Hey AT:SF, I have a ton of pillows that I want to recover and use with our sofas, but I have no idea what color(s) to use. My boyfriend loves red, but I think it may clash with the wall color. Our wal...
Yesterday "wrapped up" the week-long Défi Sans Emballage 2008 effort in Quebec. For the second year, Défi organized in a campaign to markedly reduce the use of consumer packaging in Quebec for one...
Gas prices and environmental concerns have made working from home an increasingly attractive option for a lot of would-be commuters. But is it always green? We consider the question from a few differe...
The nesting side tables serving as a landing strip in this entryway caught our eye, and we were further charmed by the artwork and tile key holders above the set....
Cruising Target this weekend we almost came out empty handed (after all we're trying to live with less and be conscious of what we bring into our home) but at the last minute we remembered that we wan...
Rarechic's home accessories line is fairy slim, except for the huge selection of Flavor Papers. In addition to those, you'll find a few glitzy pillows with religious icons, some vases, glassware, and ...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash International #8: Katheryne's Bold and Whimsical vs. International #16 Ana's Special Mood... ...
Years ago, a friend of ours was downsizing her stuff and we scored this genuine World War II poster (above) in the process. The poster's sentiment is particularly relevant today, in light of our s...
OK, so maybe this is a little gimmicky, but these days we're big fans of home accessories that make us smile. Anything that reminds us of middle school science fairs definitely fits into that category...
Be sure to drop by over at Unplggd and check out Anthony's recent Tech Tour of a studio apartment near the Pompidou Center in Paris filled with tech-lust inducing amenities coupled with a decor savvy ...
As a native east coaster, we certainly miss the changing of the seasons, especially from Summer to Fall. So although it's still sunny and hot in Los Angeles, we keep true to the seasonal change by rot...
There is nothing more satisfying than stealing away in the middle of the work day to do something you normally don't have the chance to do. In our case it was a few quick games of bowling last week....
I love Pottery Barn's Stratton Bed, however, the price is too high for me at $1,599. This bed would be the perfect solution to my over cluttered bedroom. I have not been successful in my search for ...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, the second round continues! Help us decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home — Northwest #23: Barbara and Giorgia's Energetic, Welcoming Colors vs....
This week, we're away from home, living out of our suitcase. While we're not necessarily minimalist at home, we find that we're definitely minimal when we pack and when we travel......
The junk drawer is like a permanent waystation in the home: an in-between place where things go to wait until they're thrown out or recycled. To keep an organized junk drawer, get rid of the junk. I...
Following last week's Brigid Berlin post, we were excited to see New York Social Diary feature Brigid's apartment over the weekend.
As idiosyncratic as her art and life, Brigid's apartment is surp...
This San Francisco condo isn't our normal cup of tea, but today the elegance and dark colors are really appealing to us. The homeowner enlisted the help of designer Georgina Rice in creating a "tiny ...
We've always loved rotating our family photos throughout the house. While these select photos have never been the focal point of art on the wall we've always managed to mix them in as part of a wall ...
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For today only, the voters decide between these two colorful homes, one in Minnesota and one in Kentucky: Midwest #34: Anna's Inspired Family Home vs. Midwest #35: Ian & Monica's Colorful V...
Here is a color mashup. Last week, the NYTimes came out with their lead Home story for the week about Casa de Colores, Richard Schultz and Anado McLauchlin's home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. ...
Just the other day, we received an invite to an Oscar party. That's in FEBRUARY, folks. Despite feeling like it's way too early for all this, we suppose it's actually right about time to purchase a 20...
To creative types, a blank piece of paper is full of potential and excitement. We imagine that to creative homeowners, an unfinished piece of furniture can have a similar effect. Luckily for Austin r...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #25 Paige's Painter's Eye vs. Southwest #16: Luka & Gage Modern Ranch... ...
Whether you want the mug of your favorite candidate welcoming (or scaring?) trick-or-treaters, or prefer a more neutral bald eagle, statue of liberty, or vote message, political stencils for pumpkins ...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, we're voting on the second half of round 3 in the East Region. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash East #56: Damien & Rachel'...
The weather is finally getting cooler and it's time to consider running a humidifier at home.
We love the look and color options of these humidifiers by Middle Colors, a Japanese company.
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A Bensen Neo 3-Seater Sofa +'Metro' square ottoman (white fabric) would look fab in just about any space. Jump below for links to this and other good finds.
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These “fantastical facades that do not exist” have been created by the artist from architectural photos collected over her travels. Chroma-rich jumbles of places you almost remember from dreams, t...
Name: Ofer
Location: Gramercy Park
Size: 600 sqft
Favorite: the light and that the bed is not pushed against a wall.
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I live in a house with 5 other people. With ever-revolving roommates and so many tastes that have come and gone, it's hard to get everything to look cohesive — our living room is my next big p...
If you lean on the side of minimal luxury and own a king size bed and no nightstands, then this mid-century modern headboard might be something worth looking into. Aside from the sleek blond wood des...
Over the weekend, we finally hit up a brunch spot we've been meaning to try out for years. What thrilled us even more than the breakfast skillets was the fabric on the booth seats. The floral vinyl ...
Welcome to the AT DC Open Thread — it's Colors Month!
(Image: Flickr member Claire L. Evans licensed under Creative Commons) To All Washington DC Open Threads...
Over the weekend, we were sitting outside with a cup of tea and enjoying the good weather. Then we noticed a black stream of ants traveling towards our house. There is only one thing that makes our sp...
There is no price listed for this great looking Bianco chair, originally from Room and Board. If you like the style and color (as shown), it might be worth it to make an offer...Links to this and more...
Another reader recommendation from Savannah brought us to DC2 Design, the lush design showroom and retail store for LA based designers Dmitri Chami and Dean Caldarelli. There we were lucky enough t...
We've never been quite so struck by a coffee jar. Spotted at a friend's loft last week, this Italian air-tight container is part of the LaTina series by Angeletti Ruzza for Guzzini. Available in vibra...
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Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash International #7: Vanja's Croatian Color vs. International #15: Casquinha's Colors... ...
Modern nomads long ago discovered the airbed. But now when it's time to decamp, you can simply deflate this inflatable Chesterfield sofa designed by Jeroen van de Kant and pack it up into its speciall...
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I have this very comfy chocolate brown couch (actually my really old couch with a slipcover on it), this Pottery Barn rug which I love, and some silvery blueish silk curtains. I'd like to pai...
What's weird about this picture? Look closer! Little faces in the broccoli? What's going on? Someone's been playing with their food again.
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A Thai tree grows in MePa. Amid the gaggle of unique and super chic home stores, Establishment holds its own on Gansevoort Street. The store is the creation of Ungkun Chanasvangwonk, an interior d...
Sniffle, sneeze, cough...that's the bad news over here. The good news is all the great posts from the last week, including tips one how to save money painlessly in the home, how to unclog your drains ...
This week the top posts on AT:Chicago were the 44 amazing entries in our annual Color Contest, now in the semi finals. The most popular "regular" posts? 5 Things to Put Behind a Sofa, a house tour of...
Wow, big work going on here. While this is not technically Cure only, Chottomotto says, "Making the new bathroom more energy efficient with insulation is my lovely fiance who is more determined to fin...
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