Apartment Therapy - Archive for the week of 2008-12-07

Hot Posts: Bridget's Cottage & Hello! Lucky's Moyle Sisters
San Francisco

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LA Times Home & Garden Roundup 12.13.08
Los Angeles

Some of the most popular features on AT include our round-ups of items from chain stores. Today's LA Times Home & Garden section sets Phillippe Starck, Kelly Wearstler and MOCA curator Brooke Hodge l...

Hot Posts: Flea Markets & Papasans — 12.13.08
New York

Click to view these New York Hot Posts in bold below • Good Questions: Should We Paint the Kitchen Cabinets? • House Tour: Sara's Bronx Overhaul • Hot or Not? The Papasan Chair Reconsi...

Hot Posts: Arlington Bungalow & DIYs — 12.13.08
Boston

Click to view these Boston Hot Posts in bold below • House Tour: S and S's Live/Work Bungalow • Look! Toni's CraigsList Cabinet Transformation • How-To: Make Your Own String Pendant L...

Latest Giveaway: Win Martha Stewart Carpet Tiles!

Did you see yesterdays giveaway? It is for a Needlepoint Stripe 30 Tile 8x10 Rug from the Martha Stewart Floor Designs line for Flor. Neat, compact rows of tight loops in multiple colors give Needl...

12 Easy Holiday Design Details
Canadian House & Home

This year we're just not feeling the love for red and green over-the-top holiday decorations. So we felt very inspired when we saw this gallery of 12 simple holiday design details with a muted yet fe...

House Tour: Wendi's Pioneer Modern
Los Angeles

Name: Wendi Weger Location: Silver Lake Hills Size: 2032 sq. ft Years lived in: 5 months, rented >> Enter Slideshow When Wendi and I met, we were ditching the same interior design course. We chatte...

House Tour: Kelly's Craftsman Comfort
Los Angeles

Name: Kelly Van Patter Location: Mt. Washington, Los Angeles Size: 1500 sq. ft. Years lived in: 4 years >> Enter Slideshow Just a hop, skip and jump from the last house tour we photographed in the s...

Inspiration Board: Colorful Chinoiserie Studio Apartment

A dream project for an imaginary client: furnish a small studio apartment for a lover of chinoserie...and since this is just for fun, let's say price is no object. We'd go for the pieces shown above f...

Book Gift Guides

A good gift is something the recipient wouldn't necessarily get for themselves, but is a little luxury that they would no doubt love to have. For us, books fit the bill perfectly. We usually get ours ...

How To... Make a Shuttered Bulletin Board

Monica Ewing, I heart your DIY skills for this open and shut case of crafty goodness. Taking a couple shutters bestowed by a friend, the Craftynest creator transformed the doors into a hideaway space ...

10 Cheap Parties to Host this Winter

One of the best ways to beat the winter blahs is to fill your home with people. It's cold outside and you might not feel like hitting the bars, but even in the darkest months home parties offer warm...

Etsy Find: Origami Tumblers

Matching tumblers holds special appeal for us usually; our pre-Cure shelves were always fully of mismatched drinking vessels. Add line-drawings of origami animals and we're hooked....

Look! A Brussel Sprout Wreath
Plus 8 Other Unconventional Wreaths

We always like seeing unconventional uses for everyday objects. This brussel sprout wreath is a great way to bring some green into the holidays without spending a lot and without resorting to the cla...

Worthwhile Weekend Project: Clean Your Bedroom

In these days of go, go, go with too much to do and parties and gifts and cold weather and big meals why not step back, take a few hours off the December treadmill and do a good, meditative clean of t...

San Francisco Blogger Search: Help Wanted!

Yes, we are hiring. We are looking for a new blogger (or two) to help us cover San Francisco, the Bay Area and beyond in 2009. Do you love AT, interior design and all things home-related? Would you li...

Big Ideas From A Small Kitchen
Spotted In The Midwest Fall Cure

Fall Cure participant lilithslair is making the most out of her small kitchen with this giant mirror above the stove. We love the idea as it brings great light and depth to a space that could feel ...

Reader Survey: Are You Buying a Real Christmas Tree?

We grew up with an artificial Christmas tree. Every year, for about 18 years, Mom would say it was time for us to dig the old tanenbaum out of its home -- the oversized RCA television box in the garag...

Look! Wine Gift Box Transforms Into Lamp

Similar to the reuse of packaging we posted just a short while ago, Spanish waste management and consulting firm, Grupo Hera, sent out these bottles of cava as gifts (I'm a teetotaler, so I had to loo...

Best Plants to Give as Gifts

To make a good gift, we believe a plant has to be one or all of these things: 1) easy to care for, 2) useful, 3) beautiful. Almost all plants fit the "useful" bill, since they absorb carbon dioxide ...

Inspiration: Sherry And John's: This Young House

We were scouring the web (as we always do) and stumbled upon a website called This Young House. It's a platform that Sherry and John use to display amazing before and after pics of their old house br...

Wooden Stacking Beakers from Pedlars

Paired as shown here (turquoise and green; plum and white; plum and lilac), these Japanese maple stacking "beakers" are so, so pretty. Still unclear about their implied purpose, we'd happily go at it ...

Good Questions: Replacement for B&W Linoleum Tiles?

FYI: Just a beautiful B&W floor, not Richard's room Richard sent us an email: Wow, great site! Don't know if you'll have any guidance, but we've just moved into a beautiful old house with a black and ...

Trending: Incorporating Chinoiserie into the Home

For this weeks Trending post we're going to discuss the look of Chinoiserie and how to incorporate it in your own home. In case some of you are wondering what is the definition of Chinoiserie is its: ...

In My Bedroom: Brittany Goodro, Matt Schwartz & Natalie Young
submit your own

Title: a few of my favorite things Photographer: Brittany Goodro Description: summer morning, little freckles, carl, and my fake bow headband. - Click thumbnails for more -- Please join us by sub...

How to: Cat-Proof your Christmas Tree

Cats love trees. In fact, it must be incredibly exciting for them to see you gussying one up with shiny hanging things on it for them to play with indoors. So its important to consider how to catp...

Reader Tip: Another Gingerbread Before and After

Yesterday, we posted a special holiday-style before and after: a real home and its gingerbread replica. An AT reader saw it and kindly sent us in another. According to Cynthia, this home is located in...

What's Your Proudest Repurposed Object?

There is a lot of creative repurposing going on out there, like these Repurposed Truck Spring Kitchen Stools. So what's your favorite repurposed object in your home?... ...

Inspiration...John Murphy Illustrations

We saw John Murphy's colorful + fun artwork on The Today Show this morning and agree that any of these would be a fantastic gift for yourself or for someone special this holiday. With price points of ...

Togo Sofa & Seating by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset

Picture from House Tour: Josh and Laurie's OC Modern Designed in 1973, the Togo is a Ligne Roset classic. Made from multiple density foam with a quilted cover, the chair is synonymous with Ligne Ros...

Look! Old Car Headlights Stairway Lighting

Here's one for your automotive fans: a stairway lit by genuine old car headlights, connected to one another along and up a staircase, used to light up artwork on the facing side......

Roundup: Peace Wreaths

There really should be nothing controversial about the peace symbol (remember the Denver couple's holiday wreath versus their homeowner's association*??). Desiring peace, in whatever form is most impo...

Eastern Fall Cure: Graduation
Thanks Everyone & See You in the Spring!

One last flower arrangement from Hilarriet, with red berries to signify the holiday :-)... Quote of the Day: I'm going to keep going as of course, one is never completely done, but I am so happy wit...

Survey: You Leaving Town Early?

All of us at the office have noticed a real slowness today around email and blog traffic. A few of us also noticed people lugging lots of luggage around yesterday. Is the city emptying out early?...

Black and White & Holiday All Over
Seattle Homes and Lifestyles: December 2008

We have to admit that it's a relief whenever we see holiday decor that doesn't rely on the combination of red and green. Black and white — like stars in the sky, eyes on a snowman, etc. — can ...

Inspiration: Aaron Ruff's Brooklyn Studio

Aaron Ruff, Brooklynite and jewelry designer, recently took a few snapshots of the gorgeous studio where he creates the goods for his line Digby & Iona. Antique mirror, decorative cord and weathered...

Look!: Christmas Tree Made from 300 Water Bottles

Much as we adore kitsch around the holidays, this year for our own home we're thinking about decor made from found or recycled materials. This gorgeous Christmas tree, displayed in Montreal, is made...

39 Charlotte Perriand Objects at 1st Dibs

Browsing the offerings at 1st Dibs, we landed on the work of modernist Charlotte Parriand. See Maxwell's Paris design notes on Perriand for more on the woman behind the designs. And follow the jump ...

Good Questions: Revamping Dated Kitchen Cabinets?

Does anyone have any suggestions for revamping our tired and dated kitchen cupboards? We plan to redo our kitchen in 1 or 2 years, but I'm wondering about paint options, hardware, molding, etc. to sp...

5th Annual SoWa Holiday Market: This Weekend!

Still scratching your head over what to give those hard-to-buy-for friends and family? Take a trip down to the 5th Annual SoWa Holiday Market this weekend and find tons of local, creative, unique gi...

One Year Ago Today...
Popular San Francisco Posts And Then Some

A year ago today we covered an array of topics including the release of the San Francisco Ork poster, a wall made entirely out of scrap wood, life-size dogs for your walls and a great roundup of Etsy...

Flea Market Shopping with Eddie Ross

We ran into Eddie Ross from Top Design on the street a few months ago (don't you love New York!), and he invited us to tag along on one of his flea market shopping trips. Eddie has begun to offer ...

Rena Tom Kitchen Tour

You know that we love Rare Device, Rena Tom and Lisa Congdon's splendid little shop. So we were pretty excited to have a peek inside Rena's lovely kitchen. ...

Inspiration: Blue and Gray Rooms from Behr

Paint manufacturer Behr has a new online inspiration gallery that sorts rooms by color. If you're looking for paint ideas, it's a good resource. Although viewing colors online is a hit-or-miss appro...

The Guide: Sales & Events in New York
12.12.08

THIS WEEK • KleinReid Sample Sale • Project Alabama Sample Sale • Holiday Designer Trunk Sale • Brocade Home Holiday Shop • Establishment Sale • Brooklyn Flea and TONY's ...

Good Questions: Searching for Staxx

Red sent us an email:A few years ago, we purchased an 8-piece set of Crate and Barrel Staxx dishes thinking that their ubiquity would be an almost "open stock" plan (i.e.: replacement pieces readily a...

Martino Gamper's Thonet Chairs at The Conran Shop

Earlier this year, Jeanine from AT: Boston took a look at Martino Gamper's Experimental Chair Designs. On a recent visit to the Conran Shop, we noticed they are selling three of Gamper's designs man...

Using What You Have to Create Larger Storage "Unit"

This was one of those moments when we reminded ourselves to practice what we preach. The premise of our redesign business is to use what you already have to make your space work for you. When we r...

Good Questions: Gossip Girl Headboard?

AT reader Erika writes in with a sourcing question, hoping to emulate the bedroom adornments from a favourite television show: Where can I find the fabric from Serena's headboard on Gossip Girl? Or ...

A Reluctant Roundup: Gaming Chairs

With multiple systems and a game-loving family, gaming is simply a part of life at home. BUT...we definitely have never felt the need to purchase special seating for game time and honestly, don't plan...

Good Questions: Improving a Concrete Garden?

HI! My boyfriend and I love our little rented apartment, and we love the huge front yard but it is a wee bit ugly/uninspired. When we moved in 6 months ago we added the white planter, the window box...

Don't Miss: Mission Holiday Block Party

What: A celebratory evening of shopping, drinking and eating locally. Where: From 14th to 24th streets between Mission and Dolores. When: 6-10 p.m. Tonight! For those who still have some shoppi...

AT On: Hiding Christmas Presents

Many of us live in small apartments and are great at utilizing what little storage space we have. But what happens when an influx of Christmas presents need a place to hide? Since we don't put up a ...

Good Questions: Bedspread from Privileged?

Daisy sent in a question for the crowd: I was hoping the AT readers could help me identify the bedspread I saw on the tv show "Privileged". It was during a scene in the teen girls' room and features ...

Brocade Home Pop-Up Shop!

We just received an email that Brocade Home is opening a holiday pop-up shop in SoHo tomorrow... ...

Holiday Lights: All White or Multi-Colored?

Yesterday we were contemplating wreaths, and today we're on to the lights. Do you have a preference in the color of yours? We've always just used white in our house - it's classic and looks great with...

How To: Make an Accordion File from Envelopes

Accordion files are a good solution for small pieces of loose paper: receipts, business cards, handwritten notes. It's fairly easy to make your own accordion file with a set of envelopes and some gl...

Scavenger: Moooi Random Light for $275/BO
San Francisco

You've read about the Moooi Random Light, White, 19.7" diameter here on AT; here's your chance to get one at a discount. Jump below for links to this and other good finds. Apartment Therapy Furn...

6 DIY Holiday Decorating Ideas
from Living Etc.

If you're on a tight budget this holiday, don't spend it on decorations...especially when one of our favorite magazines, UK's Living Etc., offers a few fabulous DIY decorating ideas to celebrate the h...

Win Martha Stewart Carpet Tiles!
Holiday Giveaway 2008

Product: Needlepoint Stripe 30-tile 8x10 rug Source: FLOR Value: $389.70 Description: Neat, compact rows of tight loops in multiple colors give Needlepoint Stripe a clean look and a pleasant...

Expandable Christmas Stockings, State Shaped Gifts, Around the World in 30 Colors and Snow Ghosts
Los Angeles Slinks for 12.12.08

Supersize your holidays and your stocking, gift someone special with a state shaped keepsake, take a visual tour around the globe of colourful locales, and check out the appearance of snowy apparition...

Midwest Fall Cure: Graduation!

lilithslair shares her feelings on The Cure, "Everything is clean and organized, soup is warmed and I can sit and eat lunch in a home that feels really, really good." Cure Clock: Finished! Assig...

Green Ideas: Prism Stool by Brave Space Design

Brooklyn's Brave Space Design has just announced a new design from Gregory Buntain — the Prism Stool. Made from walnut scraps left over from the production of their popular Tetrad Mega Shelvin...

Leather Magazine Rack from Crate and Barrel

We love the form and function of this Crate and Barrel magazine rack; the fact that it comes in fun colors is just a bonus! Designed to hold nine periodicals, we think it would also make for great ...

Good Questions: Similar Queen Size Pottery Barn Bed?

Hi AT! I found this bed at Pottery Barn and love the color, height, and finial details (being fresh out of college, the sale price doesn't hurt, either!). So of course the queen bed is out of stock. ...

Open Thread 141
San Francisco

Design Chat...ready for the weekend? Check out Yesterdays Most Popular SF Post: At Home with Hello!Lucky's Moyle Sisters...

Roundup: Handy Wire Baskets!
Austin

We all need that small container to catch our odds and ends or keep our veggies in, don't we? Sure there are all types of containers out there, but none so dutifully straddle the line between modern ...

Scavenger: Pair of CB2 Joe Chairs for $100 each
Chicago

In Streeterville, a seller has two grey "Joe" chairs on offer for $100 each, along with some other CB2 goodies. Jump below for links to this and more good finds. Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifie...

Scavenger: Mid Century Modern Kent-Coffey Desk for $295
New York

Small scale desks seem to be in high demand, so this Mid Century Modern Kent-Coffey Desk fits the bill nicely. It's solid walnut, too (no laminate) and measures a cool 19" D x 32" H x 48" W. Cli...

Open Thread 140
Chicago

Questions, Answers and Conversation ...for Chicago and the Midwest Check out Yesterdays Most Popular AT:Chicago Post: 10 Stylish Living Rooms from Around the World ...

Just Scandinavian

We were drawn to this airy and light-filled shop in Tribeca by a chance encounter with their website. Featuring both furniture and accessories from Scandinavian countries, the store displays all of...

From The Kitchn: 10 Modern, Pretty Tea Towels

We've been noticing a lot of fresh, pretty tea towels by independent designers. They're an inexpensive and often colorful way to spruce up your kitchen. Here's a gallery of ten favorite tea towels for...

House Tour: Kelly & Brian's "Classically Eclectic" Bucktown Apartment

Name: Kelly Edwards & Brian Lahiere Profession: Designer/Co-Host for Design on a Dime, HGTV; Audio engineer and photographer Location: Chicago Size: 1,400 sq. ft. rented 1 bdr; 2 floors of an old b...

House Tour: Oliver's Moroccan Riad
Marrakech

Holiday Giveaway 2008: 6 New Gifts Today
12.11.08

Be sure to enter the 6 great giveaways that were posted today! All links are below......

Recycline: 10 Best Ways to Reuse an Empty Plastic Bottle

Recycline is a conceptual line of ten wonderful ideas concocted by Ryter Design, reusing the common polyethylene terephthalate bottle as the basis of all their designs. We guess if you're going to dri...

On Trend: Modern Metallics for the Holidays
Living Etc.

Living Etc. always does it up right for their Christmas coverage. Each year in the December issue, they showcase their signature gorgeous photos of inventive holiday decor. This year they went for all...

Living or Traditional Wreath?

Life after the holidays may be a bit glum, but the piles of dead trees and wreathes on the curb can make it downright depressing. We don't have a tree this year, but we did get a traditional wreath wi...

Open Thread #72
Los Angeles

Beautiful sunset this evening, gracing the Los Angeles sky. Here's hoping to a sunny Christmas, LA style! Remember to enter to win this Blossom Tree Wall Decal from ShaNickers! alongside plenty more ...

8 Simple, Modern Holiday Craft Projects

The holidays are a great time to introduce some handmade charm into the home, through DIY gifts, hand-crafted decor, and homemade snacks and sweets. We've rounded up 8 simple projects that would fit...

Large Octagon Curio Mirror at Lealand Eve

We couldn't pass up this Venetian-style mirror, simply because it's pretty. The real thing is incredibly refined and glamourous, but this take has its own colorful appeal via the scraps of textiles ...

How Much Do You Keep in Storage?

Living in a place that has no closets (the only closed storage are the kitchen cabinets) I've been much more aware of how much stuff I use everyday and how much stuff gets used here and there but take...

At Home: With A Master Woodworker
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The dining room set in the Schuelers’ Merton, WI home has more than 650 pieces of solid inlaid wood and eight or nine types of wood, including leopard from Australia and bubinga from Africa. Click...

How To: Luxe Faux Fur Throw

Luxe Faux Fur Throw 2 hours cutting, pinning and sewing Faux fur: 2 yards @ 12.99 per yard (50% off w/coupon at Joann) >>Enter Slideshow Adding a touch of luxe is #8 on Miles Redd's decorating ...

Before and After: Courtney's Chair

BeforeCourtney's chair project just goes to show that if a piece of furniture has good lines, you can always bring it back to life and turn it into a piece that you are proud to have in your home. She...

Crafty Wonderland's Super Colossal Holiday Sale
Portland

Last year's holiday sale of all things handmade (or hand-altered) reached capacity within 15 minutes of opening the doors. This year, the fine folks of Crafty Wonderland have moved on to the Conventio...

Good Questions: Organizing Online and Scanned Clippings?

I've always loved cutting out pictures from magazines that had design that inspired me (well before I knew about a "style tray"). And I've always planned on organizing them somehow so that I could fin...

Cozy Living Room from Perscentrum Wonen

More knitwear for the home, this time from Dutch firm Perscentrum Wonen. Their blue and gray living room incorporates handmade objects with an emphasis on cozy knitted and crocheted pieces. Click be...

Decorating With Miniature Animal Figurines

We're not sure the exact moment we first fell in love with miniatures (miniature cityscapes, animals, and dollhouses). Maybe it was the film Beetlejuice--remember the miniature town-scape in the movi...

Look! Inexpensive Workbench From Costco

When we moved into our new loft, we wanted counter space. Not just counterspace, but COUNTERSPACE! After pricing more expensive options (having someone make it for us) we turned to our friendly big...

Etsy Scavenger: Bright Pink

see these below the jump...

Hot or Not? Cube 6

Just like the hidden seating of Cube Style from Japan, Naho Matsuno's Cube 6 hide six stools within. ...

Before and After: Real House to Gingerbread House

Benita writes Chez Larsson, which is one of our regular blog stops. She just posted a great "before and after" of sorts - a photo of her real home (shown above) followed by her version of it done up i...

The Gallery: Kristen Thiele

Introducing Kristen Thiele and her luscious paintings of "Mad Men" era cocktailing to put you in the mood for the holiday party crush... ...

Yay! Free Dwell Subscription with Every Inhabit Purchase

Love the modern home goods at Inhabit? We do, which is why we've posted so much on them before. And just for the holidays, the folks at Inhabit have a special offer going on that rewards their custo...

Creative Gift Ideas for $25 & Under

We are loving the price point holiday guides that have been popping up on various store websites. It makes it easy to select a great gift for the amount of money you prefer to spend. One of our favori...

New + Notable Green Design
Blogging I.D. Magazine

We are huge fans of I.D. Magazine, so we were intrigued by their list of New + Notable Green products. From bamboo rugs, to efficiently burning grills, they've rounded up the best in green design......

BKM 'Beside' Reading Lamp

Do you know what we're most looking forward to this holiday season beyond the usual festivities and family meals together? Just finding some time to read. Not "read" as in "read one article in the tub...

Look! Hanging Stockings Without a Fireplace

You needn't feel deprived of one of the most recognizable Christmas traditions — hanging stockings over the fireplace — without the seemingly crucial detail of a fireplace! Livingetc shows us ...

Southwest Fall Cure: Graduation

Lisa has finished and is even decorated for the holidays! • Cure Clock: Finished • Assignment: Done • Flickr Pool: Southwest Fall Cure Pool • Flickr Discussion: AT Southwest Fal...

Pharmacy and Butterfly Wallpapers by Damien Hirst

Say what you will about Damien Hirst, but the man clearly understand the importance of merchandising. His venture Pharmacy, opened in 1997, was essentially a pill-themed bar and restaurant, serving ...

Survey: How Kitschy Are Your Holiday Home Decorations?

We love holiday home decorations, especially the over-the-top kitschy kind. At least once during the season, we drive through festive neighborhoods to check out the best outdoor decorations (especial...

Those Nest-like Lamps at Bergdorf Goodman

The first time we laid eyes on Kelly Wearstler's design of the Bergdorf Goodman Restaurant, we loved the bird references you pick up throughout. The bird-print DeGournay wallpaper and the nest-like ...

Good Questions: A Slipcover for DWR's Theater Sofa?

Does anybody know where I can get a slipcover for my leather DWR Theater Sofa? My cats are running across it and destroying the leather. I have googled slipcovers but can't find anything in this sha...

Vitra Panton Chair: The Perfect Desk Chair?

We spend a great deal of time at the computer — between two full time design jobs and our blogging gig here on AT, our behinds are glued to a desk chair for the majority of the day, everyday. ...

Look! Owltober Coffee Table Book

Animal fads come and go, but owls are here to stay. There's just something about an animal with an angry unibrow that will forever have a place in our hearts. Which is probably why we flipped when ...

Reader Survey: How Many Bags of Trash Do You Throw Out Weekly?

This morning we sprung out of bed early and made it a plan to get our home in order. Vacuuming, cleaning, and putting away things and placing them in their appropriate spots. We'd say we're about 60% ...

Gifted: Brooklyn Holiday Market

Last Sunday we trekked out to Fort Greene to check out the Brooklyn Flea's Holiday Market. It was freezing outside, so we were pleased that the Market was inside the historic Brooklyn Masonic Temple...

Jasper Morrison Interview at Vitra

Jasper Morrison is among a rare group of contemporary designers we'd describe as iconic—his products are rational, subtle, and intuitive. Vitra, the manufacturer of many of Morrison's chairs and o...

Behind the Scenes: Adrian Grenier's Green Digs
From Re-nest: Our site that covers abundant design for green homes

Take a peek at Adrian Grenier's Alter Eco headquarters. The place is LEED Platinum Certified and now, thanks to the help of Domino contributing editor Nathan Turner, it's decked out with all sorts of...

Good Questions: Advice for Chair Redo?

Melissia is thinking about a re-do: I just snagged this Shaw-Walker office chair for $50 on Craigslist. It's actually in really good shape, but the upholstery needs to be cleaned and re-padded, as th...

What Guests Can Teach You About Your Home

Most of the time, we're happy with our home. Oh sure, we're seriously contemplating a change (which will happen as soon as we find the right coffee table), but most of the time it works. And then, w...

Win this Kelp Pillow from Red Bridge Studio!
Holiday Giveaway 2008

To Main Giveaway Page Name: Kelp Pillow in Marine Shop: Red Bridge Studio Value: $84 Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Kelp Pillow from Red Bridge Studio. Inspired by the s...

Desk, Stool & Lamp with Integrated Charging Stations by Jarl Fernaeus

In addition to integrating a charging station for phones, cameras and MP3 players, this desk and stool combo from Swedish designer Jarl Fernaeus features an integrated lamp and storage compartments....

Rhode Island School of Design Holiday Art Sale: THIS Saturday!

The Museum School's holiday time art sale has come and gone. But you haven't missed your last chance to find handcrafted gifts and art this season. Head to Providence, Rhode Island this Saturday,...

Good Questions: Blocking Outside Ambient Lights at Night?

Hi! i have a floor to ceiling wall window in my bedroom with a curtain rod drilled to the ceiling as close as possible to the window with black out fabric sewn on the back of the curtain. I live on ...

The Painted Apartment: A Unique 80's Time Capsule

An unusual auction is on this week at Wright...individual pieces from a total apartment makeover project that was completed in 1983 are being sold. The photos of the pieces in the "Painted Apartment" ...

Good Questions: Creating a Reading Nook?

Help, AT! We have recently moved into our first condo. We'd like to make this corner, with its great windows, into a cozy reading/conversation nook and have just ordered a 6'7" round flokati for it....

How To: Choreograph Lively Dinner Conversation

Linda Stone, a former exec at Microsoft and Apple, has thrown dinner party after dinner party. She has let us in on her tricks of the trade when it comes to choreographing your next dinner party. A...

Look!: A Desk Drawer As Wall Storage

We love this idea of repurposing a desk drawer full of organized sections as craft storage on a wall. We spotted this neat idea on a blog called Hummmlan (check it out for more crafty inspiration). ...

Good Questions: Info on Bauhaus 2 Your House?

SLB wants to know: Bauhaus 2 Your House -- is this a reliable source producing or offering authentic models? I am interested in their Saarinnen coffee table. Anyone have any experience or notions on t...

New York State's Executive Mansion
The New York Times 12.11.08

Last year, The New York Times published a story of how Silda Wall Spitzer was giving the New York State Executive Mansion a green makeover. Now, after her husband's resignation, the state home in Al...

Best Modern Menorahs 2008

Nambe Menorah by Marilyn Davidson I was going to do a lighting roundup, when I realized that Hanukkah is right around the corner (sundown 12.21 this year) and menorahs are popping up everywhere in Ma...

Heirloom Tools
This Old House

If you have a DIY-er in your immediate circle, tools can make a great holiday gift. For something a little out of the ordinary that will last a lifetime, check out This Old House's list of heirloom ...

Scavenger: Ligne Roset Nomade Express Sofabed for $2800
San Francisco

While the seller's selling a Ligne Roset Nomade Express Sofabed (in chocolate microfiber) because it's too big for his guest bedroom, perhaps it's the right size for yours? Jump below for links to t...

Roundup: Alexander Girard Gift Ideas

Perhaps a more appropriate title to this post would be, "Alexander Girard wishlist." After all, some of these items are on the pricier side, and who's splurging this holiday season? (Not me.) But, i...

Win this Blossom Tree Wall Decal from ShaNickers!
Holiday Giveaway 2008

To Main Giveaway Page Name: Blossom Tree Wall Decal Shop: ShaNickers Value: $85 Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Blossom Tree Wall Decal from ShaNickers. ShaNickers wall ...

Sales & Events Calendar: 12.11.08
Los Angeles

December 13th, Abbot Kinney Holiday Festival, Rin Tanaka at Venice Beach favourite, Surfing Cowboys. from 5:00 to 7:00PM, author Rin Tanaka will be on hand rom 5:00 to 7:00PM to sign copies of his b...

New from IKEA: For December Decor & Entertaining

We won't be braving IKEA this month, but if you have it in you, some sweet, inexpensive ways to decorate are waiting there. Perhaps especially for those who are first-time holiday hosts or for those w...

Gift Wrapping Inspiration from Valerie Courtney
The New York Times 12.11.08

The New York Times asked Valerie Courtney, an associate product designer at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, for her tips to make practical everyday packaging special enough for holiday gifts... ...

Good Questions: Creating an Updated Space for Mom?

ATDC reader EM is hoping to revamp Mom's room and needs our help: "I need help with my parents' living room. As you can see, there is no overall "style." My mom buys whatever strikes her fancy; hen...

Scavenger: Pair of Room & Board Jake Chairs for $130
Chicago

In Logan Square, a pair of Jake chairs from Room & Board in Cherry for $130. Jump below for links to this and more good finds: Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in our...

Scavenger: Pair of Art Deco Club Chairs for $875
New York

Pair of Art Deco Club Chairs for $875 Click to view these in bold below ...

Inspiration: Juliette Arent’s Apartment
Sydney

The serene, sun drenched apartment of Sydneysider Juliette Arent, nearly had this Melbournian consider decamping to the sunny city. Juliette is an interior designer of Arent & Pyke, and her own apartm...

Bruno Marina Gallery

From The Kitchn: 11 Salads for Winter Eating

It's cold and chilly outside, and while we're eating copious quantities of soup, we're also craving greens and fresh vegetables. There are plenty of vegetables at their peak this time of year, and man...

Roomark: Brandyce's Front Hallway

> Front hallway This is our dog's favorite place in the house. They can't wait to greet old friends at the door. - Brandyce Origin: http://www.flickr.com/photos/20708507@N08/ >...

Roomark: Meg's Home "Canvas"

> Our home is the canvas on which we create the art of living. Our living room is where we spend most of our time. We like it keep it fresh, inspiring, colorful and filled with images, people, and...

At Home with Hello!Lucky's Moyle Sisters
San Francisco Chronicle: 12.10.08

Sisters Sabrina and Eunice Moyle, the forces behind Hello!Lucky, the San Francisco-based stationery company, are sometimes mistaken for twins. But although they do share similarities, and they both l...

Look! Holiday Spirit Is In the Air
...and at our Flickr Pool

We're loving the Christmas spirit we're starting to see show up at our Apartment Therapy LA Flickr Pool, most notably AT reader royaltygirl's white awash winter wonderland interior, which reveals an o...

10 Stylish Living Rooms from Around the World
Normal Room

Belgium, Family with Kids (and a Cat!) A while back we took a look at Apartment Bathrooms from Around the World which was fun to put together, but is was not necessarily a group of "style conscious" r...

Holiday Giveaway 2008: Did You Enter Today?
12.10.08

New gifts just hit the sites! Be sure to enter the 6 great giveaways that were posted today...all links are below......

Best of Three: Northwest Homes in November

Dan and Eszter's living room in Noe Valley, San Francisco. Here's a trio of hot houses from the Northwest USA. These were the MOST popular house tours on AT:SF last month. I seem to have been attract...

Lars Contzen's Resofloor

Lars Contzen's hard surface, high gloss floor-panels are wall graphics taken down to the ground level. We first saw his blueprint lined Linear Landscape klick panels and thought we had died and gone t...

Irish Country Style from Charles Newhaven

Charles Newhaven's wallpaper and fabric lines evoke the best of Irish country style: textured walls, cozy interiors, and classic patterns. Based in County Kildare, the designer set out to showcase "...

21 Tips for Downsizing
Oregon Home

During the holidays there is often so much going on that moving or making big changes at home is the last thing on our minds. But New Years, the bookend on the other side of the holidays from Thanks...

Look! Modern Cabin

With the nights getting chilly we're starting to dream about being tucked away in a cozy cabin on a snowy hillside. Later this week we'll be featuring some woodland inspired housetours but it's wedne...

Look! Fireplace-less Stocking Hanging

This year we are fireplace-less and needed a place for our stockings (hand made by Mom!). We turned to our windows as a stocking holder fit upon each one perfectly. It makes us happy each time we l...

Good Questions: Furniture Placement for Small Studio?

Katie sent in a good question for the crowd: Having newly migrated from NYC to SF, I was excited to move into a lovely studio of my own (or as I like to call it, The Sunshine Cupcake Palace). With my ...

Hot or Not? Italian Comic Furniture featuring "Valentina"

According to Yanko Design: Italian artist Guido Crepax is considered one of the fathers of the graphic pop art movement. His character “Valentina” was a massive comic success and it’s title cha...

Roundup: Mustache Design

Since we'll never be able to grow one ourselves, we admit we have a bit of mustache envy. We're keen on a good mustache, although we're more about the dapper mustachio of the '20s, rather than the bu...

Good Questions: Removing Paint Effectively Off Wood Floors

Here's a good question culled from our last open thread, included with a helpful answer from one of our other readers (we love the sense of community!): I finally asked my landlady if I could take out...

On Sale: Hardware at Restoration Hardware

The thing that Restoration Hardware does best is, of course, hardware. It's of high quality, but it can be a little pricey, so it's always nice when a sale comes up to bring things into the realm of...

How To: Make Your Ceiling Seem Higher
5 Tricks

White Lacquer ApartmentUnfortunately, not all of us are blessed with tall ceilings (or average ceilings for that matter). To help out with this small slight of space, we've come up with five tricks o...

$40 Screen Prints From Upper Playground

Upper Playground isn't a stranger to Apartment Therapy by any stretch, but we noticed we haven't highlighted some of the great prints they have in stock. Artwork is always a great investment, especi...

How To: Tie the Perfect Bow

Tying your shoelaces is something you learn as a child. Tying a great looking bow, however, is something that even most adults haven't mastered. Read on to find out how to tie a bow that manages to gi...

Michael Berman Limited Double Duty Furniture

Michael Berman Limited's Venice desk won us over with it's backside view [wolf whistle], offering an unexpected storage space for books or other decorative items. We also like the combed gesso “drif...

House Tour: Sara's Bronx Overhaul
New York

Name: Sara Location: Riverdale, The Bronx Size: 1550 sqft three-bdrm coop Lived in: 1.5 years >> Enter House Tour Gallery! Sara is an architect and interior designer. When she found a 3-bdrm coop...

Brit Design Stamps, Silver Pine and 10 Good Wall Clocks
Slinks for 12.10.08

Good stops on the web today: British design stamps (coming in 2009), silver pine decorations, a clock roundup and new stuff from Lena. Jump below for all the links:...

Workbay Task Chair by the Bouroullec Brothers

We've been obsessed with good quality task chairs lately — this is due to sitting on $40 $199 PATRIK chairs from IKEA all day. Our latest infatuation? The Workbay chair. A follow up to their W...

Weathered Wood in the Home

The weathered wood cabinets in the kitchen above make the room look storied and full of character. You look at the salvaged material and instantly imagine how it was found and what work went into it...

Personalize Your Space With Block Letters

We've been spotting letters recently and think they make a fun decor addition to a space. If you want to personalize a room or add a little bit of whimsy, consider placing your initials, name or a fav...

Living in a Former Argentinean Monastery
The New York Times 12.10.08

This renovated former Jesuit Monastery is located 62 miles from Buenos Aires in Lobos, Argentina. A brick building from the 17th century, the 2 bedroom and 2.5 bath home is listed in The New York Ti...

Holiday Ornaments by Michael Pfleghaar

Grand Rapids, MI artist Michael Pfleghaar got in touch with us about his terra cotta Christmas ornaments. Inspired by mid-century vintage ornaments, Michael sold all but three at his recent studio sal...

Seltzer Bottle Pendant Lamp at Sundance

We've seen just about anything turned into lighting these days, and the latest innovation from Sundance sees these tin-coated seltzer bottles from the 1930's turned into attractive pendant lamps....

Flickr Find: Lampshade of Suprises

Notice anything unusual about this lamp, or more specifically its shade? We happen to have the same lamp, but this one uploaded by flickr user hnxing contains a sweet little surprise. Jump below to ...

Hot or Not? The Papasan Chair Reconsidered

Pity the Papasan. The maligned chair had a moment, once. Really, over a decade-long stretch; yet now you can barely give one away (we see at least one on the street weekly). A quick perusal of Craig...

Etsy Scavenger: Obama Home Decor and Christmas Ornaments

We've been covering potential design changes to the White House and other places in DC because of the administration change. Today we've rounded up Obama-related home decor and design items for your...

Liset van der Scheer's Tuques Bonnet Pouffes

This winter, knitwear seems to be making its way into our home interiors. The Bonnet Pouffe Collection by Liset van der Scheer is certainly blurring the distinction between apparel and home decor......

Good Questions: Which Color Chalkboard Paint?

Hi AT, In my very small kitchen, I currently have cork covering the one wall. I like how I can change the display on a whim, and also take down/put up miscellaneous pictures, recipes, lists, etc. Howe...

Alternative Menorahs: Minimal or Digital?

We were cruising the MoMA store website with the intention of writing about a set of lovely glass ornaments we just received as a gift when this LED Menorah caught our attention. It reminded us of a...

Roundup: Gifts We Love Under $25 From MoMA

We love MoMA and all the fun things we find in their store. Here's a few of our top picks under the $25 price point. Click through for links!...

House Call: Jeff Andrews' Inspired By Nature
Los Angeles

Name: Inspired By Nature Highrise; Jeff Andrews Location: Los Angeles, CA >>>View Slideshow Earlier this year Jonathan highlighted some of the interior design work and personal abode of Los Angeles t...

Look! Feather Lamps at Bunny & Hole

We were walking down Grand Street in Williamsburg, when we spotted these gorgeous feather pendants in the window of the salon/jewelry/clothing store, Bunny & Hole. We loved the display so much t...

Family Portraits, Hello Kitty Hospital & Charley Harper
From Ohdeedoh: Our site that covers modern homelife with children

This week on Ohdeedoh, Carrie wrote: We've been thinking about making a family portrait for the holidays and while there's nothing wrong with the traditional studio portraits at places like JC Penney ...

(intension) Flat-Pack Table by Gregory Buntain

It seems we're late stumbling across Gregory Buntain. After finding his site through a series of clicks across the Internet that we can't even remember, we searched for more and came across a number...

Win this Chunky Knit Throw from Pottery Barn!
Holiday Giveaway 2008

To Main Giveaway Page Name: Chunky Knit Throw Shop: Pottery Barn Value: $129 Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Chunky Knit Throw from Pottery Barn. This bamboo-blend throw...

Palais Layadi: Renovating a Moroccan Palace
The New York Times 12.10.08

Here's some Marrakech eye-candy from The New York Times: The Palais Layadi in Marrakech, Morocco was once the home of a tribal lord — Caid Layadi. The eight buildings and 43,055 square feet of...

Handcrafted Lightboxes from Boston-Based Munstre

In yesterday's post about how to make a string lamp, we admitted our addiction to pendant lamps. The truth is we're obsessed with most things illuminated, particularly low-lit mood lighting. We lo...

Good Questions: Affordable Similar Sofa Options?

Dear Apartment Therapy, I really like Anthropologie's Ditte Sofa, but it's a bit out of my price range. Do you know who makes this sofa or one similar to it for a lower cost? Got a good question you...

New! Incandescent Shaped Energy Smart CFL Bulb

We got a press release from GE - this week they are introducing the new SmartBulb which features a profile that is virtually identical to a standard incandescent but houses all the electronics of a CF...

Good Questions: Blomus Freestanding Fireplace?

Hi AT, I know you have posted a few items about the freestanding Eco Smart alcohol fireplaces, which are super cute but super expensive at around $6,000 or so. Does anybody know how these much less ex...

12 Days Of Apartment Therapy In Links

Sometimes we forget that our Apartment Therapy archives contain as much information as they do. So in honor of our wealth of information we have paired the words to this traditional holiday song to...

If Mimosa Isn't For You, Try Sparkler

Good Questions: Holiday Card Display Ideas?

Katey is looking for some alternatives: Can anyone share ideas for inexpensive, creative holiday card holders/trees? I don't really want to spend the $50 or so you see from places like Pottery Barn, ...

How To: Turn an Ikea Lack Shelf into a Media Console

It's time for this to come full circle. We first saw this clever Ikea hack (the alteration of an Ikea Lack unit into a sliding-doored media cabinet) on a NY Flickr Find: the apartment tour of Portland...

Rooms with Soundtracks from the Pelican Hotel

Located in Miami Beach and owned by the Diesel company, the Pelican Hotel is filled with ultra-kitschy rooms inspired by different decades. Although the decor is pretty over-the-top, we were intrigu...

Scavenger: Kartell T Table Medium and Small for $110
San Francisco

Get thee to Burlingame to snap up Patricia Urquiola's Kartell T Table Medium & Small. Jump below for links to this and other good finds. Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for you...

Top 5 Essentials That A Guy Should Have
When He's Trying to Impress A Woman

"Why? Seriously. I mean, look at this place, man. You gotta see this through the eyes of a woman, you know? What is she going to think when she comes in here? Look. He's got a billion toys." - Cal fro...

Win this Asado Tray from Jayson Home & Garden!
Holiday Giveaway 2008

To Main Giveaway Page Name: Asado Tray Shop: Jayson Home & Garden Value: $298 Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Asado Tray from Jayson Home & Garden. This beautiful tray ...

Good Quotes: Passion for Design

“My passion for design follows the same methodology as the vinyl junkie's. Record collecting is about pastoral nostalgia — joining the Kinks in the craving of an unsullied village green, or the be...

eBay Reveals the Best & Worst Holiday Gifts

From Information Week ("Defining the Business Value of Technology"), a recent eBay survey says that neckties are the most dreaded gift, and that gift certificates and consumer electronics are most pre...

Hot or Not? Tea Time Tableware by Jorine Oosterhoff

Check out this whimsical tea set from Jorine Oosterhoff — with footed bases and oversized lids, the service items take on personalities of their own (we're fond of the the Three Mad Hatters!)....

MICA Art Market
Baltimore MD

Photo from Flickr courtesy of Lindsey Muir If you are still working on your holiday shopping, or are looking for the perfect piece to add to your newly Cured home, then be sure to drop by this weeken...

Good Questions: Source for Paperwhites and Fake Trees?

Hi AT! Where in the city can I find paperwhites and — in a completely opposite direction — a quality fake Christmas tree? I'd like a tree that's a few feet tall, none of those little table...

Look: Eco-friendly and Gorgeous Textile Resource!
Austin

Just in time for the holiday season, we've fallen in love with a gorgeous new textile company that specializes in heirloom-quality, all natural, eco-friendly fabrics. And they are beautiful! They loo...

Scavenger: Crate & Barrel Colette Chair for $150
Chicago

In the South Loop, a pair of "great condition" Crate & Barrel Colette side chairs for $150 each. Jump below for links to this and more good finds: Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for...

Scavenger: Rare Danish Modern Blanket Chest for $150
New York

Although today's weather certainly doesn't testify to this (65 degrees anyone?!), under normal circumstances blankets are a necessary and desired December staple. If you're anything like us, though...

Bangia Agostinho

You may remember reading about David Petersen's remarkable house in Brooklyn a while back -- a Moby Dick of a housing tale. One of the architects, Anshu Bangia, sent in more pictures of the house a...

From The Kitchn: 10 Holiday Uses for Wine Corks

Have you accumulated a supply of wine corks throughout the year? Possibly more rapidly now that holiday season is here? Here are ten festive – and green! – ways to reuse them. • Click here f...

House Tour: Bridget's Sacramento Cottage
San Francisco

Name: Bridget Location: Sacramento Size: 800 sq. ft. Years lived in: 2.5 years >> Enter Slideshow We first heard from Bridget when she wrote in to tell us about a wonderful store in Sacramento. We ...

Set of 5 Personal Valet Pouches at Wrapables

We often pay more attention to accommodating guests than being one. But if holiday travel is in your future, we found this set of valet pouches to pack and separate all the little things, organized ...

Recipe for Style: Bedroom Photographed by Ngoc Minh Ngo

We ran across Ngoc Minh Ngo's site today. A talented photographer, she has done work for Martha Stewart Living, Real Simple and Elle Decoration UK. We thought that this beautiful bedroom that she capt...

Holiday Giveaway 2008: 6 New GiftsToday!
12.09.08

Be sure to enter the 6 great giveaways that were posted today...all links are below......

Revisiting LA's Architecural Past via Julius Shulman

Did you know that's Pierre Koenig himself looking all suave and debonair, undoubtedly about to put something a bit more romantic on the hi-fi? I'm sure quite a few of you our knowledgeable readers do ...

Warm Up Your Home with Music

As winter settles in and we look for ways to feel more at home in our nests, it's the little things that count. Fresh flowers, good lighting, a new set of sheets. But there's one thing we sometimes ...

House Tour: S and S's Live/Work Bungalow

Name: "Istvan and Conchita" Location: Arlington, MA Size: 900 sq/ft Years lived in: Owned 8 years Enter Slideshow We love live/work spaces — the challenge of accommodating two totally differ...

The Bathroom: A Sacred Space During the Holidays

Obviously bathrooms are important all the time. But around the holidays they get an influx of use. People come over, there are overnight guests, there's a lot of getting ready and grooming before pa...

Best Board Games For Holiday Parties

We know that some of you still cater to your inner child and bust out the board games at a party now and then (it can't be all wine and cheese can it?). Board games are a great way for people to enj...

10 Easy Tips for a Well Organized and Clean Clothes Closet

It's not the most glamorous subject, but one that is worth thinking about from time to time, especially these days when it is dark and chilly in the mornings. It makes a HUGE difference to the start o...

Hot or Not? Brussels Sprouts Wreath

If you've already put together your Brussels sprouts Christmas tree, you might consider using any leftovers to whip up a wreath. Sure, you're not supposed to play with your food, but would you make an...

Good Questions: Removing "Old House" Smell?
Los Angeles

My boyfriend and I just moved into a beautiful old house with wood floors (no carpet) in LA about a month ago. I love it, but there is a distinct old-house smell. I've tried candles, Lysol, Meyer's pl...

Woven Rugs from World Market

Although it's not a look that everyone loves, we're fans of mixing modern furniture and Southwestern-style rugs. Real Navajo rugs are usually beyond our budget, but World Market offers some woven ru...

Organizing With Hooks
In The Bedroom

Because we work out of our home, our laptop travels from room to room but we always seem to end up working in our bedroom (there's nice lighting and we feel most comfortable there). Our bedroom is al...

Look! Vintage Ornament Display

Ever since I was little my favorite ornaments on my parents tree were those from my Great-Grandma. Most of their color had worn off, but they held that beautiful patina that seemed to tell a story o...

English Language Typography Poster

We know that we're not alone when we say we love typography, so we doubt we'll be alone when we say that we love this poster. ...

One Year Ago Today...
Popular Los Angeles Posts Way Back When

A year ago we had relaunched Apartment Therapy with a new site design, bigger images and a growing team of writers that covered an array of topics that included cleaning the throne with Tang, water co...

Swedish Home, Best Book Covers & Keep Calm Calendar
Slinks for 12.09.08

From the design blogs today: a lovely Swedish home, great book covers of 2008, LED holiday lights and a spoof-y "Keep Calm" calendar ...jump below for all the links:...

Patkau Architects' La Petite Maison du Weekend

This self-sustaining little house reminds us of a precious wooden jewelry box that unfolds, revealing all sorts of surprises within. Designed by Patkau Architects for the Fabrications Exhibition at ...

Host An "As Seen On TV" Gift Exchange This Holiday Season

If you've ever wondered if The Clapper works as great as the commercial is or if the ShamWow! really can clean up all of that water then consider hosting a White Elephant gift exchange holiday party t...

Wine Bottle Plant Nannies from Napa Style

We've published posts about preparing your home before you leave for the holidays and Best Self Watering Solutions for Container Gardens. These Wine Bottle Plant Nannies could be just the ticket to ...

Scavenger: Midcentury, Hollywood Regency, a Steal of an Offer of Steel Desks
Los Angeles

MidCentury coffee table and magazine holder available in West Hollywood for $225, with several more Craigslist finds below including free moving boxes, a retro patio set, Hollywood Regency pieces, an ...

Five Poster Designs Inspired by The Great Depression
Free Downloads from ReadyMade Magazine

SIMPLICITY IS THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL LIVING by Nick Dewar More from the Dec/Jan issue of ReadyMade: The magazine asked five designers to use The Great Depression's populist poster art as inspiration fo...

Emails We Love: From Mary, Who is 70 Years Young

"I'm writing to say I LOVE LOVE LOVE your site. Every day, I spend at least 30-45 min checking out everything. What a great way to start my day!!!!! Your site is so so interesting to me! I love...

Not Spaceaged: Home Appliances for Baby Boomers

Over at Unplggd, we just picked up a great story on the evolution of home appliance design: Baby Boomer Home Appliance Design - It was bound to happen. After the deluge of reading glasses, SUV's and...

Clocks that Distract Us From the Time at Uncommon Goods

For an item so imminently practical, the plain old wall clock gets eccentric treatment at Uncommon Goods. We've seen just about every item imaginable turned into a timepiece, but these still don't...

Look! Andrea Schroder's Guest House

Fans of this season's Top Design might already be following Eddie Ross's decorating antics over on his blog. But for those of you who might have missed it, he recently spent Thanksgiving out here in ...

Olivia Lee's "Stream Of Light" Sofa

Stream of Light is a conceptual sofa by Olivia Lee and Alienor de Chambrier made from four separate items of furniture wrapped and bound in silk, wool and horse hair. Created as a response to a chal...

Rug Rag

Rug Rag is a helpful online resource on oriental rugs. The website includes interactive features to help you pick your oriental rug style, remove rug stains (anything from fish slime to typewriter ...

The Room Vote

Have an opinion about the room pictured up top? It is one room among many featured on The Room Vote... ...

Good Questions: Original Function of this Cabinet?

I discovered Apartment Therapy last month and have been really impressed by how much everyone here knows about furniture so I was hoping you could help me ID this cabinet. I just moved into a new ap...

Look! Mystery Glass Pendants at Sofra

After photographing our friends' Arlington bungalow for AT, we headed over to Sofra Bakery and Cafe in Cambridge, for a delicious Middle Eastern brunch. While tucked snugly into the tiny banquets we...

Holiday Tips From The Dog Whisperer

During this crazy busy holiday season, it's important to keep your dog in mind. Click through the jump for some awesome holiday tips from the one and only, Cesar Milan. ...

Find Those Cold Drafts: Thermal Leak Detector

Brrr...it's been getting noticeably colder at night, so we've been inspecting our 1917-built studio apartment for drafts so we can insulate and weatherize before our wimpy temperate-acclimated bodies ...

Abode: Furniture and Accessories for the Modern Home

179 Grand Street Brooklyn, New York www.abode-newyork.com We blinked and Grand Street in Williamsburg became a shopping destination. Abode is just a few doors down from the newly opened Williamsb...

How To: Stay Calm in the Stressful City
Conscious Choice 12.2008

Although we love city living, it can be stressful. This year, Forbes magazine gave Chicago the honor of being the nation's most stressful city, edging out New York thanks to our rising unemploymen...

DIY/ Re(al)view: Flatwire 5.1 Surround Sound Wiring Install, Part 3ish
From Unplggd: Our site that untangles your wires

Let's see how that little project called gluing flat speakers to your walls and covering them up with drywall compound in order to make it look like they were never there to begin with is going shall ...

Good Questions: First Steps for this Loft Before & After?

BEFORE - The "After" is Below the Jump Scott has a great project plan and a good question: I'm a first time buyer in the Seattle area and I'm looking to make some changes to my place. As you can see ...

Things To Do Before Leaving For The Holidays

Are you staying around for the holidays? Many of us are leaving town -- visiting family, going skiing or to someplace tropical -- and taking advantage of the week long stretch before the New Year whe...

Win this Perch Pillow from Thomas Paul!
Holiday Giveaway 2008

Top image: Front side; Bottom image: Back sideTo Main Giveaway Page Name: Perch Pillow in Violet Shop: Thomas Paul Value: $100 Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Perch Pillo...

Custom Kitchen Cabinets from Design Within Reach

Design Within Reach is making the move into customized kitchen cabinets! The collection, by designer Nilus de Matran, includes various storage modules (155 designs!), organizational tools and free-...

How-To: Make Your Own String Pendant Lamp

We're pendant lamp zealots. And we're color addicts. Mix the two together and you can imagine how delighted we were to spot this string lamp how-to project in December's Readymade magazine......

Good Questions: Disguising Plastic Planting Pots?

Is there any way to make those 5-gallon black plastic plant pots look non-hideous? I don't have money to buy pots, especially not big ones, so I'm planning to wrap them in (affordable) fabric. Most l...

Trend Watch: Classic Chairs in Unusual Fabrics

When a photo of a womb chair dressed up in Proenza Schouler damask hit our inbox today it got us thinking about the other instances of classic chairs in unusual "outfits" that we've seen in the past y...

Good Questions: Who Makes This Glass Teapot?

Dear Apartment Therapy, I saw this glass teapot first featured on the Martha Stewart Body + Soul magazine "Warm Grapefruit Tea" recipe page. Both in the magazine and online. It's beautiful and I've b...

Look! Mid Century Furniture Legs
Ace Hardware

We stopped in our local Ace Harware this weekend to pick up a few things and spotted these babies on the back an endcap. Having passed on many a piece of Mid Century furniture due to some bad legs, ...

AT Survey: How Often Do You Move?

We were helping our boyfriend move over the weekend and he commented that the place he was moving out of was the longest he'd ever lived in an apartment in LA (only a year and a half). Then this mor...

Good Questions: French Polishing in Chicago?

Alex is looking for recommendations: I have an antique chest of drawers that has seen better days thanks to a hot cup of coffee that my friend set down upon it. I am looking for a Furniture Restorer ...

ColorTherapy: Purple Stripes

To All ColorTherapy Posts Every once in a while I report back from my forays into the field of decorative painting. This project in particular turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself. And colo...

Using a Runner to Define Space

This amazing home by Fernlund + Logan Architects uses striped runners in abundance, and we love the effect. Runners decorate the home's hallways and rooms, defining space without dividing it. To get...

Ron's Small Cool 2007, Enjoysthin.gs, Cute Sock Monkey & More...
NY Slinks

Each Friday lately, I've been emailing good bits and bobs of interest that I've found through the week. Here are my picks from last Friday......

Scavenger: Ferm Living Wallpaper - Fir Tree for $65
San Francisco

For the first time in a long time, almost all of today's Scavenger comes right from our AT classifieds -- including some beautiful Ferm Living Wallpaper - Fir Tree - new & unopened. Jump below for li...

Look! Corners of Art Over Wall Decals

"Human Nature" by Peter Holst Henckel We spotted these photos from two recent art installations over at Line Juhl Hansen's blog. Even though these mixed media pieces aren't in a home per se, we reall...

Win a pair of Cricket Chairs from Karkula!
Holiday Giveaway 2008

To Main Giveaway Page Name: A pair of Cricket Chairs by L'Abatte in Black Shop: Karkula Value: $560 Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present a set of two Cricket Chairs by L'Abatte in ...

A Million Dollar Fixer, Christmas Lights Gone Wild, Smartbolts and Styrofoam Dome Homes
Los Angeles Slinks for 12.09.08

A link below about an insane asking price for a serious fixer upper in Venice, a comprehensive list of crazy Christmas lights setups from around the globe, a bolt that's smart enough to tell you when ...

Gift Idea: The T-Shirt Deli

Going strong since 2003, we've used The T-Shirt Deli for many personalized gifts over the years. For the design-loving folks in your life, how about customizing an American Apparel tee (the only thing...

Hollywood & Dolce Vita Media Stands
Adjustable & Asymmetrical Flat-Screen TV Stands

We've looked at the idea of using Easels as TV stands and rounded-up a variety of High and Low-end Media Stands — this stainless steel, asymmetrical TV stand from Cattelan Italia is height adj...

Good Questions: Customizing an Ikea Table?

ATDC reader Jam would like some advice on painting an Ikea table: "I recently purchased an Ikea Melltorp table for my kitchen. To break up the monochromatic monotony of the room, I'd like to paint ...

Look: Australian Alternatives to Christmas Trees
Melbourne

Images from Desire to Inspire and The Red Thread While our friends in America are getting ready to roast chestnuts on an open fire, we in Australia are throwing some prawns on the BBQ. Lets embrace o...

Scavenger: Flos Jasper Morrison Hanging Glo-Ball for $440
Chicago

In Lakeview, an unused Flos Jasper Morrison Glo-Ball hanging light fixture for $440. Jump below for links to this and more good finds: Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your busine...

Scavenger: Venetian Dressing Table Mirror for $185
New York

Mirrors can be an incredibly versatile piece in a home, and today we're liking this Venetian Dressing Table Mirror for sale in our Classifieds. The beveled-edge design adds a nice bit of interest,...

Wallpaper LAB

Markus Linnenbrink For those who want to jump on the wallpaper wagon but don't want to hang the next Woods Wallpaper, we'd like to share Wallpaper LAB. Based in New York, Wallpaper LAB creates limite...

From The Kitchn: Store Grains in Vintage Jars

Last summer I bought these vintage blue canning jars for the flowers at my wedding. They made very pretty centerpieces, but I also had a more functional use for them in mind. • Click here for f...

Inspiration: Blackboard Cabinets

While the practical side of us says, "What the heck? Who wants chalkboard dust on their dishes?" the impractical side says, "Oo, don't you love the black backdrop?"...

Choosing the Right Pet: A Greyhound for Obama?

One of our own AT:Chicago bloggers, Sarah, adopted Otto, a retired racing greyhound, this year. Otto is part of the family and from what we hear, a lovely addition to the household. It seems that ther...

Holiday Giveaway 2008: 6 New GiftsToday!
12.08.08

A whole new week of giveaways starts today! Be sure to enter the 6 great giveaways that were posted today...all links are below......

Places I Have Never Been Calendar

It's no secret that we here at AT are big fans of Jennifer Hill's "Places I Have Never Been" print series. The patterns she's designed to capture the essence of a place (to which she's never been, we ...

Living in 1958...
...or at least how we imagined it!

Alright, all you Midcentury boo-birds, close your eyes and skip this post. But for all of you who love that special era of design that forever in our hearts and our homes, take a step into this wayb...

White Kitchens

Over the weekend, we caught a great article in the Trib about the comeback of white kitchens. Reporter Susan Diesenhouse interviewed a cross-section of Chicago area homeowners who have renovated the...

How To: Make a Holiday Wreath in 4 Steps
Sunset: 11.11.08

This clear and very easy to follow how-to from Sunset demystifies the wreath-making process, allowing us to save a little money by making our own. It's also a great starting point if you're inspired...

A Thank You Note With the Rent Check
And How To Say Thank You Over The Holidays

In the Cure, Maxwell suggests always including a Thank You note with your rent check. We've never thought to do this during the year, but around the holidays we like to include a special thank you fo...

Midwest Fall Cure: Keeping A Cured Home Healthy

heymomo vows to keep the flowers coming as often as possible. The Fall Cure is tough, but keeping the habits we've adopted during the process can be even tougher. Keeping our daily actions res...

Simple Smart Money Ideas from 4 Wiser (and Older) Ladies
Time Out Chicago

Juanita Kuyat is 86, lives in Rogers Park and thinks that growing pot might be a good way to go...not for her, but perhaps for modern day moonshiners hoping to wade through the current financial water...

America At Home: A Close Up Look At How We Live

Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt's book America at Home brings meaning back to the cliche "home is where the heart is." The book, which contains more than 250 beautiful photographs taken by both profe...

Good Questions: Unique Ways to Wrap Presents?

Vi writes in asking about alternative ways to wrap up holiday gifts: Any ideas on unique ways to wrap presents? The options in the stores are too boring! Got a good question you'd like answered? Send...

High and Low: Office Cabinet

Room & Board's Copenhagen Cabinet is a good option for those who want to fit an entire office into a small space. It's got room for a computer, keyboard, and files...and just about everything can be...

Roundup: Six Inspirational Wreaths To Make At Home

We found this image on popofatticus' flickr photostream and were reminded how much we love holiday wreaths. They don't require a ton of space and are a great symbol of the holiday cheer. We rounded ...

Look! Canine Organization

If you are a pet owner you know the tangles that can happen with all of your dog "stuff." There's leashes, poo bags and sweaters that all need a home. Having recently moved we were in dire need of ...

Photos & Instructions: Kevin's Tree Branch Chandelier

Last week, AT reader Kevin shared his great looking DIY tree branch chandelier. You all let him know how much you liked it, and nice guy that he is, he sent us in some more detailed photos and instruc...

Look! Our 2007 Fall Colors Contest Winner Moving?

Does this image above look familiar? It should if you've been a long time reader, as the residence belongs to our 2007 Fall Colors Winner, Dan and Amy's Chinatown Loft. CurbedLA reports that the histo...

Look! Toni's CraigsList Cabinet Transformation

We love seeing creative transformations of craigslist finds. AT reader Toni transformed a wood cabinet she scavenged into a cool bar cabinet birthday present for her husband, who is also a beer bre...

Roomark: Brocante Love!

> When I moved to France twenty years ago, I had nothing but a suitcase of stuff. Thankfully, my love for the BROCANTE (flea markets) created a fantastic way to setting up a home. Everything in the...

Roomark: Shannon's 1930's Bungalow

> the dining room of my recently purchased, 1930's bungalow. I had to paint over the ugly, navy wallpaper below the chair rail. It came out pretty well though! The bedrooms are small so there wasn...

Best Card Game Ever & Eames Ornaments
Slinks for 12.08.08

Seen on the web today: Our favorite card game, great photos by Alec Soth, Posy's decorations and hand stitched Eames ornaments...jump below for all the links:...

All White: Peter Wild's Vancouver Apartment
Living etc.

We do have to admit, all white interiors snag our attention more often than not. Sure, they can be severe and impractical. But that's not quite the case in this Vancouver apartment of designer Peter...

7 Helpful Tips To Manage A Smooth Move
More Moving Tips From Apartment Therapy

In preparing for our move last week, we realized that we've done this quite a few times in the last twelve years and seemed to have picked up a moving style, so to speak. We definitely follow some of ...

Using Art as a Starting Point for Color
blogging House Beautiful

In this House Beautiful article, designer Susan Ferrier used the painting of billowing clouds as her starting point for the entire home......

Weekend Getaway: Joshua Tree and Rosa Muerta
Los Angeles

Invited by architect Robert Stone to stay over at his desert luxe-camping shelter, Rosa Muerta, Emily and I spent a refreshing weekend out in the outlying area of Joshua Tree where sparse development ...

Best Bird-Inspired Holiday Decor

Maybe it's because everything is so cold, quiet and birdless in the Midwest now, but bird-inspired holiday decor works well and brings some life inside. These items don't scream "Holidays!" should you...

Close-Up: Tony and Katherine's Magnetic Staircase Landing Strip

There is so much to love about Tony and Katherine's Mission loft that even though this is the third time we've featured it, we're still finding cool new details to admire....

Southwest Fall Cure: 10 Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Home

mcbfly has an organized space that just needs to be maintainedIt's been a fast paced 8 weeks with lots of purging, refining and adding life to our spaces. Did you have a party over the weekend? Do y...

Shop Tour: The End of History

Long a favorite of some of New York's top prop stylists and editors, we were a little surprised to discover we had never given the West Village's The End of History a proper shop tour. EoH specializ...

Darryl Carter's Virginia House

DC designer Darryl Carter has shared his design tips with AT DC and we've blogged about his new furniture line. Now we get to see inside his Virginia house! The picture above shows Darryl Carter in...

Look! Window Displays for Holiday Decor Ideas
Montreal

A recent stroll down Montreal's main commercial street, Rue Sainte-Catherine, was full of holiday decor inspiration from all the shops' seasonal window displays. From big department stores like The ...

Good Questions: Similar Bottles & Decanters?

Hello! I don't know where this picture is from, but I kept it because I love the decanters in it, and the fruit-as-bottle-stopper idea. If anyone can tell me where to find decanters like this, that wo...

This Old House: Nail-Free Decorating Tools

Holiday decorating can be invasive — rearranging furniture to make room for a tree, gifts, candles and the like — but there's no reason to put new holes in your walls. Especially for ren...

All Wrapped Up: Papers From Paper Source

We were out shopping this weekend and spied all the fun papers at Paper Source and just had to share. They almost made us want to find more presents just so we could wrap them all (but then again w...

Look! Craighton Berman's Coil Lamp

Brilliant...simply hit-your-forehead brilliant idea of using something as common and ignored as the electrical cord as both the power source and the materials which shapes the lamp (looks like we have...

The Campana Brothers Design Peter and the Wolf
The New York Times 12.7.08

Through The New York Times T Style Magazine, we learned that the Campana Brothers have created the set for this year's production of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf at the Guggenheim Museum. Fernando...

Tips for Shopping Online During the Holidays

For those who hate to deal with holiday crowds, online shopping is an attractive alternative. From your computer, you can collect a lot of information in a short amount of time, compare prices, and ...

Good Questions: Displaying a Vintage Kimono?

Last week, the AT community tackled the problem of tastefully displaying wedding photos. Now, Marieke would like help displaying a kimono: I was given a beautiful antique silk Kimono by my mother-in...

Good Questions: Remove Contact Paper from Drywall?

Ayse sent in a good question: I have a question for you. My husband and I recently bought a house. We have been fixing a lot of things, but this one is a stumper! The owners decided to contact paper t...

Decorate Your Table With Rope Covered Bottles
via Glamour Magazine

Two years ago, around this time, Maxwell posted a solution to covering exposed pipes, especially steam pipes in the bathroom, with rope. It was an idea that we loved and we stored the technique in t...

Win this Eva Solo Bird Box from Sprout Home!
Holiday Giveaway 2008

To Main Giveaway Page Name: Eva Solo Bird Box Shop: Sprout Home Value: $88 Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Eva Solo Bird Box from Sprout Home. This Bird Box is made of w...

Hot or Not? Chester Tufted Lamps by Bert & Dennis

There's a lot of love for Chesterfield Tufted Sofas currently and Dutch design duo Bert & Dennis are ready to take full advantage of the trend. They've created the Chester Lamp for Belgian compa...

Art Swap:Would You Temporarily Trade Your Art?

Every day we help clients of our redesign business use what they already own to transform their spaces. Sometimes clients are simply tired of their current stuff but don't want to or can't afford ...

Good Questions: Identify These Mystery Chairs?

Marybel writes in with a simple furniture identification query: "Where are these chairs from?" Got a good question you'd like answered? Send your queries and a photo or two illustrating your question...

Good Questions: Good Personal Organizers in Chicago?

We got a good question by email: My sister lives in Chicago and a few of us in the family wanted to get together and help her out for Christmas with a few hours of a personal organizers time to help h...

Good Questions: Should We Paint the Kitchen Cabinets?

Hello! We have a 1930's bungalow home in an historic area of town. While we love most of our home, the kitchen to me is an eye sore. The person we bought it from remodeled the kitchen just before ...

Design Public Outlet: Sample Sales
40% Off And More!

There are some obvious benefits to living in San Francisco. Some people fall in love with the sights, some the weather, and some the shopping. In this case it's the latter as Design Public has some...

Inspiration: Our Favorite Designer Paper from Paper Mojo

Look: IKEA Decorative Scrap Paper Box Drawer We love the idea of taking a plain decorative item, like this IKEA wooden box above and decorating it with paper. Especially when we have a great place t...

A Gingerbread Farnsworth House
New York Times

It doesn't fit into our holiday decor budget, but rather than be bah humbug over a crazy pricetag ($4,320!) we thought this was a fitting gingerbread house to share with the modernist-loving AT crow...

Ponoko: Buy This Chandelier or Design Your Own

We are loving this chandelier from Ponoko. If you've never heard of Ponoko, it's a site that allows you to shop for designer crafted goods, request a designer to make something especially for you, o...

Look!: Ornament and Yarn Ball Wreath

We're usually a little too foggy eyed to notice much of anything in the morning, but when we saw this wreath on the door and in the store of our nearby coffee purveyor, we perked up immediately. The l...

Vintage Gifts

Looking for ways to go green this holiday? How about giving vintage gifts? Antiques are often timeless, well-crafted, and they're (sometimes) less expensive than new items. For places to find great gi...

Look! A Chalkboard Turned into a Headboard

I love this pic that I spotted last week in a post by Jeanine on how to make guests feel more welcome. Since I've been working on a headboard for our own bed (and not getting it quite right yet), I...

Scavenger: Design Within Reach Media Stand for $250
San Francisco

This Design Within Reach Media Stand is the best-looking we've ever seen. Jump below for links to this and other good finds. Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business i...

What's Your Favorite Holiday Movie Set?

When we first started compiling a list of holiday movies with great set decor, we struggled to rank some of our favorites: Love Actually, Elf, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story,...

Win this Quadrato Vanity Set from Z Gallerie!
Holiday Giveaway 2008

To Main Giveaway Page Name: Quadrato Vanity Set Shop: Z Gallerie Value: $100 Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Quadrato Vanity Set from Z Gallerie. This 5-piece set featur...

Hot or Not? ZiPP Light Shade

Arash and Kelly's ZiPP Light Shade ...

Roundup: Modern Salt & Pepper Shakers

We love seeing what interesting tabletop S & P duos are out there. If we ever decided to take up collecting, this could be the thing. Great for gifts, for everyday needs, and for visual interest at di...

Martha Clarke's Connecticut Farmhouse
The New York Times 12.7.08

Choreographer and director Martha Clarke has lived in a Sherman, Connecticut farmhouse since 1982. She often works there, too, and uses the light-filled room pictured above as her workspace (it was ...

Hot or Not: Safari Paper Lanterns

Only $12.99 for all three at World Market... Vote below the jump... ...

Good Questions: Recreating Restaurant Tilted Mirrors?

Hi AT! I adore the way the mirrors are hung — tilted down and backlit — at Union Restaurant. I want to try to recreate that at home in our dining room. The problem is that we don't have ...

Look: Affordable Art Resource!
Austin

In the off chance you haven't heard of this amazing website yet, we felt it prudent, especially in the height of gift-giving season, that we tell you about Wall Blank. Wall Blank is this amazing webs...

Scavenger: Vintage Fold-Out Teak Desk in Cabinet for $395
Chicago

In Andersonville, a vintage hidden office in a cabinet made from teak. The seller says it is "perfect for a small apartment or for anyone that wants to hide the clutter of a work station". Jump below ...

Scavenger: White Dining Table with Red Legs for $60
New York

It's IKEA reimagined. This White Dining Table with Red Legs is fun and festive. You can buy 1 for $60 or 5 for $250. Sounds like the seller used them once for a party and/or wedding. Certainly be...

Scholten Japanese Art

Utagawa Kunisada II, 1823-1880 If you are looking for Japanese prints, we've heard that Scholten Japanese Art is a great place to check out. Their intimate gallery space features gorgeous works that...

Hot Posts: Home Decor at H&M & House Tours — 12.7.08
Washington, DC

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Hot Posts: 12.07.08
Los Angeles

A December to remember, AT Los Angeles numbers were smokin' hot, thanks to a post about 70's rock musicians and their parents' homes that spread across the blogosphere. But here are the other ten post...

Hot Posts: 2009's Color, Craftsman Loft & Bookshelf Walls
Chicago

Click to view these Chicago Hot Posts in bold below (plus many more!)......