Apartment Therapy - Archive for the week of 2009-03-29

Small Cool 2009: Last Chance for Thumbs Up!

• William & William's Eclectic Graystone (232) • BlondeinBrooklyn's Southern Exposure (178) • tomisanc's Separate Spaces (28) • Amie's Life Reflection (15) • Sayf & Shruti's E...

Marine Paint & Coffee Filter Decor
Boston Hot Posts for 4.4.09

Click to view these Boston Hot Posts in bold below — and don't miss Small Cool 2009 • Hot or Not? Coffee Filter Wall Decor • Using Marine Paint for Wood Floors • Good Question: H...

From Colorful Homes to Earth Tones
San Francisco Hot Posts for 04.04.09

Click to view these SF Hot Posts in bold below — and don't miss Small Cool 2009 House Tour: Sam's Carriage House Meets Gypsy Caravan Historical Kitchen Tour Springtime Inspiration: Jonny Miller'...

LA Times Home & Garden Roundup 04.04.09
Los Angeles

Rethink, recycle and reuse are the themes of this week's Los Angeles Times Home & Garden section. From a home in Joshua Tree that rethinks a home's architecture while leaving the surrounding landscap...

A Brooklyn Home & a Compact Ladder
New York Hot Posts for 4.4.09

Click to view these New York Hot Posts in bold below — and don't miss Small Cool 2009 • Brooklyn House Tour: Nicole's Extravagant Monastic Parlor • FSBO: Park Slope 3 Bedroom Co-op ...

Small Cool 2009: Last Chance for Thumbs Up!

• EricMcFly's Constant Curating (301) • Bee's Crawl in Wardrobe (115) • colorTHEORY's Victorian Grandness (283) • Vernon's Left Brain Right Brain Design (125) • Nat Z '...

House Tour: Ashwiny's Riot of Colors
Mumbai

Name: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Location: Mumbai, India Size: 1150 sq. ft. Years lived in: 5 >> Enter Slideshow Like a Bollywood spectacle, today's house tour is an ode to all things colourful, a Mumbai ...

Look! Garden Ballroom on a Houseboat Roof

click thumbnails for larger picsHouseboat-dwellers can often provide helpful inspiration for those of us dealing with unusual design challenges. Landscape designer Maria Finn, who recently moved...

Small Cool 2009: Sayf & Shruti's Elegant Minimalism
International Division #08

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives There: Sayf & Shruti Location: Toronto, Ontario Size: 751 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? Our ...

How To: Make Your Own Magnetic Matchbooks

When the pilot light on our stove goes out, or we want to light a candle to help kill the fumes while chopping onions, we usually have to dig through our kitchen junk drawer to find some matches. We w...

Look! The Wild Things Movie

Holy Cow, this started to make me tear up.... And, OH, the decor possibilities... [via Ohdeedoh]...

Roundup: Keeping it Simple in the Bedroom
(Without Being Boring)

click thumbnails for larger picsThe bedroom is a sanctuary - a place where you can escape the noise of life (minus your alarm clock, unfortunately) and focus on your own relaxation in peace. You...

Inspiration: Black and White Striped Rugs

click thumbnails for larger pics If you're looking for a rug that will go with just about anything, black and white stripes are a good bet. They're basic but bold, easy to find, and they never s...

5 Affordable Ways To Spruce Up A Patio

Most of us apartment dwellers have pretty limited outdoor space so it's important to make the most of it. Whether you've got a porch, a balcony or a small patio or deck now is the time to spend a lit...

Before & After: Vintage Junk to Breuer Chic

We frequently check Canadian design blog, Style North, to stay apprised of the stylish antics of our friends to the north. We're suckers for any DIY, but this seemed particularly clever and it's no-...

Inspiration: A Beautiful Space
SANAA

click thumbnails for larger picsWe love plants, so seeing many of them in any house or an outdoor space is always a nice surprise. In this particular example the courtyard that appears to be the...

Good Questions: Extra Space in Awkwardly Shaped Room?

Darcie is looking for some ideas: Help us, AT!! We live in Chicago in a renovated 4-room duplex. The front room is split by a staircase leaving an awkward space on the side of the room. We've lived he...

Inspiration: Origami Vinyl
Echo Park

All record stores are not created equal--Origami Vinyl is visually less High Fidelity and more turn of the century design style. Neil (Origami's owner) has turned a bare, run-down store front into a ...

Household Products Start to Come Clean on Ingredients
The Wall Street Journal

Do you know what's in your household cleaners? We don't. We admit it. There are certain "green" brands that we trust, and we use their products even though we have no idea what chemical ingredients a...

Look! Kevin and Greg's Sugar Shack Yard Sale

click for more pics Some of you might remember Kevin's WeHo house tour, an eclectic blend of Southern charm with 1950's Tiki elements that all somehow worked altogether within his 1922 Spanish Co...

Flickr Finds: Out-Of-Scale Wall Clock

More artwork than clock, we loved this huge timepiece looming over the dining table in a house up for auction in Melbourne, Australia. Far from making us feel like we have to hurry up and finish eat...

Another Look At Mixing and Matching Styles

We often post on about mixing and matching of styles on Apartment Therapy. Creating a design that works for you in your home is most important and if, let's say, choosing a traditional piece to accomp...

Help Choose Which Futuristic Alarm Clock Design Is Manufactured

Love 'em or hate 'em, fashion forward retailer Tokyoflash definitely pushes the borders of traditional time keeping with their unique and unusual array of wristwatches. They're now sponsoring a compet...

Apartment Therapy Media Advertisers

Thank you to the new direct advertisers who joined us in March: American Express, ArtNet, Carlisle Wide Plank Floor, Dune, Ecover, Manhattan Mini Storage, Poppytalk Handmade, Remodeleze, Environment F...

Barnyard Modern?

click thumbnails for larger pics All of these great designs with a cow grazing on the lawn or a horse peering in the window are cracking us up. Something about the intermingling of modern homes ...

Roundup: Paint Drips in Home Decor

click thumbnails for larger pics Inspired by the raw formations of dripping paint, this trend makes a nod to street art. Whether deliberately designed or thrown haphazardly on the wall, drips i...

Great Source for Cheap Lampshades

If you're anything like me, you've got lots of great lamps that you've picked up at garage sales, via craigslist or out flea-marketing. They're great shapes, great colors and unlike anything you can ...

Good Questions: Replacing Steps to Terrace?

click thumbnails for larger pics Hello Apartment Therapy, This winter, I made it my personal mission to conquer the constant air leaks that were making our heating bills skyrocket. One day I no...

Good Questions: Ideas for Floating Staircase?

Shauna is looking for some ideas: We have a floating staircase in the home we just purchased. We actually like the open feeling it provides (a somewhat modern loft look in a dull mid-century home), bu...

Ode on a Swedish Locker: The Small Cool Cabinet?

click thumbnails for larger pics At the end of his famous Ode on a Grecian Urn, Keats leaves us with the quote, "Beauty is truth, truth beauty." We recently went clicking through Small Cool entr...

Funky Little Darlings Wallpaper Murals

UK-based Funky Little Darlings are like Wall Murals Gone Wild (lifts up shirt)!! Big, bold, comic book/manga-esque, the rooms above are real kids rooms that they've created full-scale murals for and,...

AT Offline: David Weeks of David Weeks Studio
New York City 4.1.09

April Guest: David Weeks Attendance: 115 AT Offline: The NY Design Meetup Thanks to everyone who came out Thursday night. We had our biggest crowd yet, as people filled Knoll's showroom to he...

Kitchen Inspiration: DIY Rental-Friendly Backsplash

If your landlord is flexible enough to let you hang pictures, then you can probably adapt this idea from Ikea Hacker. Dawn decided that her kitchen needed color, and instead of fretting over tile or...

CogDogBlog's House Sitting Wonderland

click thumbnails for larger pics We did a little house sitting ourselves recently, but nothing like this. The blog of geologist/ technology guru/ photographer, Alan Levine, documents his recent ...

Ah Yes! Rediscovering Our Love Of Wallpaper

We're seeing fewer homes with wallpaper. Perhaps it's a sign of the changing times (papering an entire room with some of the patterns we love is a pricey proposition and, with the push towards simpli...

Small Cool 2009: BlondeinBrooklyn's Southern Exposure
Tiny Division #05

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: BlondeinBrooklyn Location: Brooklyn, New York Size: 600 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? The ...

Flickr Finds: Allison the Valiant's Skinny Bookshelf

Living in small spaces, or even larger spaces with small areas such as this hallway, it is often easy to let space go un- or under-utilized. Allison the Valiant, over at Flickr, has an image of this g...

Look! The Slippery Slope Towards Collecting Dog Decor

We are concerned, very concerned, that IT is happening. That, as we prophesied in this earlier post about our first doggy statue, we're edging way too close to becoming "those people" who collect a...

Minakani Wallpaper

click thumbnails for larger picsParis-based design studio Minakani creates "candid vintage quirky optimistic poetic" wall designs that welcome a little restraint in the rest of the room. We not ...

Egg Decor All Year Round

We love painted eggs and Easter candy for sure, but the egg doesn't have to equal Peeps and chocolate bunnies. Unlike candy canes or jack-o-lanterns, the beautifully organic shape and natural variety...

Small Cool 2009: Amie's Life Reflection
Interntaional Division #07

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Amie Herring Location: Bondi, Australia Size: 1150 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? It's a re...

Interiors with Souls: Peek into a London Home

click thumbnails for larger pics Veronika lives with her husband and their 9 month-old daughter in a 3-bedroom London home. They purchased the house only 18 months ago and in-between chasing a n...

Roundup: Non-Annoying Easter DÃ©cor

click thumbnails for larger picsWe enjoy some of the traditions that go along with Easter: hunting eggs, decorating with spring flowers, eating Peeps. But unfortunately, like many holidays, East...

The Spring Cure: Landing Strip
Week 3- Show And Tell

sara.cali from our Flickr Pool has fantastic flowers on this beautiful Friday morning. Fresh flowers and a four legged friend to share them with make any day brighter! • Cure Clock: 5.25 week...

Inspiration: Using a Bookcase as a Room Divider

When we lived in a studio apartment, we used a curtain hanging from the ceiling as a room divider--not very pleasing to the eye but it got the job done. On the other hand, Meg uses a bookcase as a ro...

The Gallery: Antonio Adriano Puleo

When I was out in California last month, I visited with Katie Ryan, a young artist who lived in a house full of artists. While their digs were very modest and most of the furniture came from g...

Euphorbia in Bloom

The Spring green we love so much is showing up all over the place, but one of our favorite bearers of the color is euphorbia. The plant, with its little green "alien eye"-looking flowers, seems to be ...

Baroque Bookshelves

If you love certain books as much as we do — we have a collection of 1970's Jaws paperbacks, just because — here's a way to finally show them off. These baroque-style bookshelves can sh...

Small Cool 2009: William & William's Eclectic Graystone
Small Division #01

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives There: William, William and Schnauzer Buddy Location: Chicago, Illinois Size: 950 square feet What is your one favorite element in your sm...

Small Cool 2009: tomisanc's Separate Spaces
International Division #06

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: tomisanc Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Size: 440 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? My count...

On The Set: Chuck

If we had to pick a favorite TV show of 2009, NBC's Chuck would definitely be in the running--at the very least, it would make the top five. This action/comedy/drama not only has witty writing and a ...

The Hoover Platinum Collection™ Cordless Stick Vac
6 days left!
Thursday Giveaway

Item: The Hoover Platinum Collection™ Cordless Stick Vacuum Brand: Hoover® Total Value: $179.99 The Cordless Stick Vac from the Hoover Platinum Collection combines the convenience of cord...

Scavenger: Room & Board Cameron Sofa for $1000

click thumbnails for larger picsA six month-old chocolate brown Cameron sofa from Room & Board is available in SOMA for $1000... Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your busines...

5 Ways to Use Flat Files

click thumbnails for larger pics In a home, flat files can be the perfect storage piece for certain things: artwork, magazines, accessories, belts, or any small collection that needs to spread ...

Look: Vintage Needlework Pillows!
Austin

We came across some needlework pillows while exploring Uptown Modern the other day, and upon inquiry discovered that they were from a company that salvages vintage needlework and makes pillows and f...

The Weekend Guide: Sales & Events
Los Angeles 04.03.2009

THIS WEEK • Silver Lake Art/Craft & Vintage is Moving! • Madera Home Liquidation • Flores Designs Warehouse Sale • Sale and Free shipping at Pierre Deux • One Kings Lane Invit...

Scavenger: Danish Modern Chest of Drawers for $175
New York

Vintage 1960s MCM Danish Modern Chest of Drawers for a terrific price. A great little dresser if you have limited space. See more picks below the jump! More items and pics below the jump!...

Tim Gunn's Closet Tips and Energy-Efficient Washers
The Washington Post Home & Garden Roundup 4.2.09

This week The Washington Post Home & Garden section focuses on laundry and clothes: find energy-efficient washers, read Tim Gunn's advice on closet organization, and tour a redone laundry room. T...

Scavenger: Set of Vintage Aluminum Folding Chairs for $95
Chicago

click thumbnails for larger picsA set of four Vintage Red Aluminum Folding Chairs with shiny red seats is available for $95. Jump below for links to this and more good finds: Apartment Therapy F...

Good Question: Where Can I Find Similar Velour Pillows?

Hi AT! I love these dark, velour pillows from the Marblehead house tour! I've been looking for something similar but can't find stripes like these. Where should I be looking for these pillows or som...

What Companies Do You Recommend for Excellent Customer Service?

We covered the Brodwax T-5 fixture back in 2006 and shared them again when we used them at home. Well, our installation was three years ago and we just had our first bulb burn out. Or so we thought....

Small Space Checklist: Toolbox Basics

Living in a not-so-big space for a family, we pride ourselves on trying to not accumulate too much stuff. But some things have a place in every home, big or small, and tools that help you to get jobs ...

The Weekend Guide: Sales & Events
New York 4.3.09

THIS WEEK • MUJI Beds & Bedding Sale • Duneâ€™s Spring Clearance Sale • Shop Art's New Opening Reception • Alpha Workshops Yard Sale • MoMA Monday Nights • Suburban Sky -...

Flickr Finds: Unique Mirrors Add Architectural Interest

Pictures from Roxxana's photostream Looking through the pictures posted to our Flickr group, we were struck by Roxxana's use of mirrors throughout her home. The unusual shaped and ornate mirrors he...

Nanz Hardware
Updated Post

High end and beautifully made, Nanz deals in hinges, knobs, locks, levers, trim, cabinet and assorted hardware. Well known to the trade, their 59th Street store is open for retail customers to walk...

Kitchen Spotlight: Sudie's Pocket-Sized Renovation

Do you have a tiny kitchen? Do you despair of ever making it work for you? Well, let's take a look at a really tiny kitchen that got a major facelift. We love how Sudie took her existing kitchen &mdas...

House Tour: Flo's Cape Cod Retreat
Yzerfontein, South Africa

Name: Florence Masson Occupation: Retired from Interior Design . Now a past time artist painter. Location: Yzerfontein, West Coast, South Africa Type: Cape Cod Style House Size: 3,200 square feet Y...

Small Cool 2009: Last Chance for Thumbs Up!

For the first batch of Small Cool contestants, the 48 hours of Thumbs Up voting will come to an end sometime tomorrow — don't miss your chance to help propel your favorite homes to the next roun...

Kimberley Austin's Home: Local Design on Potrero Hill
*DesignSponge

We always look forward to the "sneak peeks" of designers' homes on Design*Sponge, but it's especially exciting when they feature San Franciscans. Recently, the blog showcased photographer Kimberley Au...

Warm-Toned Bedrooms

click thumbnails for larger pics Although many people prefer the calming nature of cool colors in the bedroom, we've always been drawn to warmer tones for this space. We're not talking bright re...

What to Do With Extra FLOR Tiles and Carpet Samples

click for more pics We've been big fans of FLOR carpet tiles for ages now...they've proven to be a renter's affordable solution for our small home office, our stairway and soon, our living room, ...

Home Workout: Master Cleanse, Power Walking & Body Monitors

Only the best from our friends at Social Workout: • April Body of Work Challenge: Toxic on Day 1 4.2.09 - Beaverton, OR. It's Master Cleanse time, baby. I've had enough of these weird, toxic, y...

Bryan Adams's Home
Elle Decor

Oh, man! We've had "Please Forgive Me" stuck in our head since we read this article. Our first thought on seeing this Paris home was, "Bryan Adams... really?", but it seems music aside, our taste migh...

Good Questions: Less Expensive Alternatives?

JP sent in a good question: Hi. It has been a year and a half since Chicago AT posted about various "anti-closet" options, including the Tom Dixon wire coat rack. I LOVE the coat rack, especially with...

Look! Small Space Tiered Planter

For small spaces it's important to go vertical and the same applies to small gardens. When space is at a minimum use vertical tiered planters to maximize a small balcony or patio and create a lush co...

Inspiration: Vanessa Dina's Home

click thumbnails for larger picsAwhile back we did a post about Alissa Hunsaker Photography. We received multiple questions about the orange window curtains featured in the main photo. We came a...

Small Cool 2009: Emily's Wonderful in White Studio
Teeny-tiny Division #02

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives There: Emily Location: Chicago, Illinois Size: 300 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? My dressing s...

Flickr Find: Restored Herman Miller Fiberglass Shell Chair

We'd like to think that if we spotted the faded Herman Miller chair on the left that we'd buy it with the plans to restore it. That's what Melissa and Adam did (scored the pair at a flea market for $...

Look! Cupcake Liner and Coffee Filter Storefront

Yesterday, we asked if coffee filter dÃ©cor was hot or not, and many people thought it probably looked better as a picture than in person. Well, look what we walked past later in the day — coffe...

Good Questions: How to Refresh Our Kitchen On a Budget?
Los Angeles

Dear AT, my husband and I are in the process of renovating our kitchen with some new countertops and cabinetry that will bring the room from the early 80's to a more modern look (bye-bye honey stained...

Look! Glass Jars for Laundry Supplies

Sad as it may seem, it is our dream to have a laundry room in our home. Right now we count ourselves among the denizens of the laundromat, but if one day we do have a dedicated room for laundry, it ...

How To: Add Texture In A Space

We've been renting for a long time and have picked up a few tips and tricks along the way for making a rental apartment a home. Since the real estate isn't technically ours, preserving the bones of th...

Flickr Finds: David's Beautiful Desk

Minimal mid century modern. I wish I could keep my desktop this clean all the time, but more importantly, I wish I had an Eames Aluminum Group management chair propping me up against an iMac and LED d...

FSBO: Park Slope 3 Bedroom Co-op
415 9th Street #23

click thumbnails for larger pics Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn NYC Size: 1,100 sq ft Type: Co-op Price: $569,000 CC/Maint: $850 Contact: Lori & Dan @ 718.499.8935 Website: 415 9th Street...

Transom Windows at Home

click thumbnails for larger pics Transom windows always make us think of the doors in the turn-of-the-century building where we attended primary school. But you'll spot the feature in homes of t...

Prefab Hybrid Home by Studio B Architecture
North Carolina News Observer

You've heard of hybrid vehicles; get ready for hybrid housing. This type of construction combines modular, prefabricated parts with a site-built home to save money and reduce waste. Via Prefabcosm, ...

Roundup: More Daffodil Bouquets

Daffodils are popping up everywhere and when Trader Joes has them for sale a a $1.99 a bunch you know we're gonna stock up. Faith even showed us some her favorite arrangements earlier this week. We ...

The Gallery: Jennifer Cecere

click thumbnails for larger pics Introducing a few bright contestants from Jennifer Cecere's mandala series; ornate thickets of lace, fabric and drawing. And unframed circles of canvas make a ni...

Small Cool 2009: Pamela's Little Toronto Home
International Division #05

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Name: Pamela Location: Toronto, Canada Size: 630 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? I love the solid corian c...

Overlooked Design: Felt Shade Lights by Tom Dixon

We here at AT are big Tom Dixon fans. If you search AT for Tom Dixon you can find several great pieces that have been blogged over the years — all displaying his industrial aesthetic which emb...

United States Bookshelf

Before you get too excited, this is only an art piece and not in production - but feel free to get excited about the design! We love maps so a 3-D representation really floats our boat. Curiously titl...

Vegetable Garden for Baltimore's City Hall

Maybe it's the poor economy. Or perhaps because it's trendy (we hope not). Whatever the reason, we're thrilled to hear that Baltimore's City Hall formal garden will be turned into a 2000 square fo...

Small Cool 2009: Nat Z 's Beachside View
International Division #04

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Nat Z. Location: Gold Coast, Australia Size: 800 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? One favorit...

The Hoover Platinum Collection™ Cordless Stick Vac
Thursday Giveaway

GA_googleFillSlot("at_hoover_springcure2009_giveaway09_1x1"); Item: The Hoover Platinum Collection™ Cordless Stick Vacuum Brand: Hoover® Total Value: $179.99 Description: The ...

Small Space Solution: Narrowest Shelf Ever

It's not a custom built piece, but neither is this a standard shelf width one can expect to find for books and curios. To utilize those narrow strips of wall between doors that seem to abound in old...

Hanging Up for a Year

This might seem a little drastic, but for one year my husband and I have ditched our cell phones and land line. Before moving to Montreal in August '08, we terminated both of our cell phone plans an...

House Call: Mark's Swinging Bachelor Pad

click for more picsOur friends Kelly Pryor and Milas Jones at interior design firm Snobby Productions recently completed a project for a client and sent us along the pictures. The objective was ...

Small Cool 2009: EricMcFly's Constant Curating
Tiny Division #04

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Name: EricMcFly + 1 Location: Brooklyn, New York Size: 500 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? Even though the s...

Laptop Workstation as Vanity

Living in a small space we have often taken creative license with uses for different pieces of furniture. Our entertainment center became a bedside table/bookshelf/record player stand/electronics stor...

Denyse Schmidt "Single Girl" Quilt from Pottery Barn

We've coveted Denyse Schmidt's quilts for a long, long time. She's an outstanding textile artist. So we were delightfully surprised to see her making a relatively less expensive piece for Pottery B...

Get Cosy by Bombdesign

How often are you curling up on the sofa with a pillow on your lap, a blanket covering your feet, and every inch of you just a little bit chilled? In chilly Chicago, it happens a lot, as we always try...

Roundup: Products for your Landing Strip

Yesterday as part of this week's Spring Cure, Laure and Abby gave you wonderful ideas for creating a functional and welcoming landing strip — the place where you unload when you walk in the d...

Small Cool 2009: Vernon's Left Brain Right Brain Design
Little Division #03

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Vernon Caldera Location: Houston, Texas Size: 730 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? I live in ...

Creative Reuse: Copper Ballcock Planter

click thumbnails for larger pics If you already knew what a ballcock is — you are much smarter than us! Crafter-extraordinaire Kelly Wilkinson, of Make Grow Gather, came up with this aweso...

Conquering a Concrete Garden
San Francisco Chronicle

Many Bay Area residents seem to encounter the same frustrating situation in their outdoor space: A concrete slab where a garden ought to be. Breaking up all the concrete, having it removed, and so on ...

Survey: Where Do You Keep Your Remote Controls?

We've been trying to thin out the clutter in our spaces with the Spring Cure and came across a dilemma tonight. We don't have a place to keep our remote controls. We haven't gone Universal yet, but...

Inspiration: Kim's Great Ideas for A Small Space

There's a definite art form to making a small space function and look effortless at the same time. Kim, from Happy Accidents, does a great job at both--marrying big ideas for small space living. Mor...

Look! World's Most Compact Ladder

What more can you say? This amazing ladder totally folds away so that you can slip it inside your closet without taking up any room! We found it at Kelly G's house and had to photograph it......

Spring Finds from Etsy

click thumbnails for larger picsIn case you haven't noticed, we're really in to Spring right now. Winter never seems all that bad (at least not in San Francisco) until the first blossoms start t...

5 New Products for Spring from IKEA

click thumbnails for larger picsA peek at what's new this season at IKEA hit our inbox this morning - from a sleeper sofa with built in storage to glossy white hard flooring (for only $2.25/sq f...

Small Cool 2009: Bee's Crawl in Wardrobe
International Division #03

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Bee Location: London, United Kingdom Size: 259 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? Since mine is...

Look! Reupholstering With Denim

We've seen all kinds of great office nooks lately, and this one here has just a little extra touch of personality amid the impeccable storage system and clean white work table: an office chair reuphol...

Converted Synagogue Penthouse in the East Village
The New York Times 4.2.09

Dominique Camacho and Gary Hirschkron transformed a developer's renovation of a former synagogue into an airy, modern triplex with the help of Manifold Architecture Studio of Brooklyn. The New York Ti...

Scavenger: Crate and Barrel Cannes Sofa for $500
San Francisco

click thumbnails for larger picsIn Emeryville, a "blueish-gray" Crate and Barrel Cannes sofa is available for $500 or best offer. See more good finds after the jump... Apartment Therapy Furnitur...

Patterned Shelves

click thumbnails for larger pics We've seen many different approaches to lining shelves with pattern and color: wallpapered bookcases, fabric-covered cabinets, and colorful plexiglass shelving a...

Small Cool 2009: colorTHEORY's Victorian Grandness
Little Division #02

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: 2 people & 4 awesome cats Location: Boston, Massachusetts Size: 819 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, coo...

Island Living
Australia

Image from Kate Hume A particular large Swedish flavored furniture company has just started a new advertising campaign in Australia. The campaign is centered around the notion that since Australianâ€™...

Scavenger: One-of-a-kind Distressed Metal Couch for $375
New York

Hmm...maybe today's Scavenger should have doubled as a "Hot or Not" post. We couldn't resist posting this mostly because of its salacious history. Although it's not confirmed, the story is th...

Coffee & the Works Inc.

Coffee & the Works is a small kitchen accessories store located North of Dupont Circle. The store is filled from top to bottom with kitchen wares, coffee, tea, and chocolate. Coffee & the Wor...

Scavenger: Danish Modern Coffee Table for $350
Chicago

click thumbnails for larger picsIn Wisconsin, a vintage Danish Modern Coffee Table in "very good condition" for $350. Jump below for links to this and more good finds: Apartment Therapy Furnitu...

Good Question: Painting Powder-Coated Chairs?

I bought this set of Marais A chairs on eBay and I was going to have the brown powder coat repainted white at an auto body shop but most places have been giving me the runaround. I would love to get...

A Four Room House in Belgium

click thumbnails for larger pics The Four Room House, home to Belgian architects Pieter Peelings and Silvia Mertens of Sculp(IT), is stacked on four different floors. That's right, one room per ...

The Weekend Guide: Sales and Events
Chicago 04.02.09

THIS WEEK • Haus • Urban Source • Macy's Flower Show • Two Fish Art Glass • Johnathon • Tabula Tua • Lanza Studio • Smart Home: Green + Wired...

The Weekend Guide: Sales & Events
Boston 4.2.09

THIS WEEK • Todd Farm Antiques & Flea Market • Pod Spring Trunk Show • Boston Design Center Sale Jump below for more information......

Good Questions: Inexpensive Modern Rug Resource?

I've been looking for a pretty and modern rug for my living room and I need HELP. I need to keep it simple and relatively inexpensive. I have two cats, so the rugs in my home tend to take a beating &m...

Good Questions: Refinishing Cabinets in Kitchen?

ATDC reader KS has a new home with a kitchen dilemma: Hi ATDC, I recently bought a home in the DC suburbs. The previous owner renovated the kitchen with solid oak cabinets and granite countertops, b...

Wyeth
Updated Post

Before Wyeth moved over to Spring Street, we used to ogle the super cool industrial chic objects, lighting, machinery and furniture that seemed custom ordered for a huge SoHo Rockstar loft. Prices w...

Tip: Creating Well-Edited Open Storage

We liked this simple tip from the owners of a beautiful home featured in Sunset. Their bright, eclectic kitchen is home-base to a crowd of three active little boys, and yet they still use open storage...

House Tour: Nicole's Extravagant Monastic Parlor
New York

Name: Nicole Location: Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Size: 800 sqft 1-bdrm in a turn of the century brownstone Years lived in: 4 years >> Enter Nicole's Gallery! "We like the monastic style," says Nicol...

A Dream Dinner Party for Spring From Tsé & Tsé

click thumbnails for larger picsIf you haven't spent time exploring the web site of French designers TsÃ© & TsÃ©, consider this your warning: it's addictive. The experience feels like wandering ...

Margaret Russell & Michael Smith's Favorite Home Shops
Chicago Tribune

Elle Decor Editor in Chief Margaret Russell and White House Interior Designer Michael Smith were recently in Chicago for a book signing event. Shaila Wunderlich of the Tribune found out their top shop...

Good Questions: Los Angeles Reclaimed Lumber Options?
Los Angeles

I am trying to locate a source for reclaimed lumber in the LA area. So far, my attempts have turned up nil. I would like to use reclaimed wood for a sofa table/office combo that my husband and I are b...

Color Chips: Spring Green

Aren't you just adoring the weather we've been having recently? Oh Spring, we love you. And we love your colors, too. Of course the bright, brilliant citron green that's been signaling new growth ever...

Small Space Laundry Solutions

click thumbnails for larger pics If you live in an apartment, chances are you don't have a laundry room. Maybe you keep your laundry supplies in a closet and haul your dirty clothes down to the ...

How To: Build A Habit

Sure, when things get messy and/or overflowing enough we can all stop what we're doing and go on a cleaning binge to finally get that closet/cupboard/landing strip sorted out, donated, recycled or put...

Cabinet of Curiosities of Bonnier de la Mosson

What first caught our attention in the pictures was the 18th-century cabinet. The amazing detail and the use of the serpents around the glass had us completely intrigued. But the incredible collection...

Small Cool 2009: Jenna and Scott's Multi-Function Room
Little Division #01

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Jenna and Scott Location: Kansas City, Missouri Size: 765 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? T...

Roundup: 4 Inspiring Ways to Decorate A Hallway

We're always fascinated with folks ability to decorate a hallway. Our small passage way to the bathroom and bedroom stands almost bare. Because we have new projects on the horizon we are considering...

Organic Textiles from Ortolan

Ortolan is the handiwork of sister designers Bethany and Jenna Mallet, former Ohio farm girls currently based out of Manhattan. Their line of organic textiles — including kitchen tea towels, clo...

Small Cool 2009: Kiki's Kitschy Downsize
Tiny Division #03

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Kiki, husband and a small baby Location: San Diego, California Size: 600 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small...

April Fools on Etsy

Etsy has put together another awesome gift guide, this one in honor of April Fools. Some of these made us laugh out loud, especially the crocheted toilet paper (it's a scarf). Luckily it's hanging t...

Stars of Design 2009
Westweek at the Pacific Design Center

We enjoyed our time last week at the Pacific Design Center's Westweek. Aside from the many speaker series we checked out, we also attended the Stars of Design 2009 ceremony that acknowledged Californi...

Home Theater Meets Mancave 2.0

We've seen our fair share of mancaves at Unplggd, from Steve's Australian haven to ingredients in creating one of your own, so it takes quite a bit of craftsmanship and wow-factor for a home theater t...

Small Cool 2009: FJ!!'s New Interior Vocabulary
International Division #02

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: FJ!! Location: London, United Kingdom Size: 380 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? There is thi...

Cordell Shipping Container Home's Bright Interiors

click thumbnails for larger pics The Cordell Shipping Container House, designed by Christopher Robertson, defies the dark, enclosed nature of shipping containers. In this home, the containers ha...

Apartment Inspiration from the Marmara Bodrum

click thumbnails for larger pics Designed by Christian Allart, the Marmara Hotel in Bodrum, Turkey blends a minimal color palette with warm materials. Natural wood, ceramic tile, ironwork, and w...

The Spring Cure: Landing Strip
Week 3 - Tips and Tricks

"I need to fix my life" - a comment left on yesterday's repair one thing post. Curing your home starts you in the right direction!• Cure Clock: 5.5 weeks remaining • Assignment: Read Chapte...

A Peek Into the Home of Julia Child — Not Just the Kitchen!
Architectural Digest, August 1976

click thumbnails for larger pics New York Public Library culinary librarian, Rebecca Federman, writes about all things food-related on her blog, Cooked Books. She frequently posts about the trea...

Small Cool 2009: Panda66's Creative Storage Solutions
Tiny Division #02

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Name: Panda66 Location: San Francisco, California Size: 550 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? The built in ce...

Roundup: Curtain Tiebacks, All Under $30

click thumbnails for larger pics Spring fever has definitely gotten inside our heads and, currently, it has us obsessing over curtains. We've been going crazy trying to find the perfect covering...

Kids' Room Tour: Maddie's Room

â€œI think the important thing is to keep it simple. I prefer kids' rooms (and adult rooms for that matter) to be free from distracting clutter. With that being said, teens like, and perhaps need, to ...

Ambient Art: Would You Buy Art From Your Gym?

My gym recently started a rotating art exhibit on its concrete block walls. While I like having something to divert my attention from the flat-screen TVs, it didnâ€™t seem to me like the optimal galle...

Good Quotes: Small Space Living
Los Angeles

"Small rooms or dwellings discipline the mind, large ones weaken it." â€“ Leonardo Da Vinci Be sure to enter this year's Smallest Coolest contest before the 13th and check out our daily entries to v...

Good Questions: Moving from Shabby Chic to Modern Beach House?

click thumbnails for larger pics Dear Apartment Therapy readers, I need help unifying our den. When we first moved in to our house we bought the sofa first and the two pieces of black furniture...

Look! Bedroom with Built-In Dog Bed

Never mind the gorgeous sleigh bed in this Moroccan-inspired bedroom, we were taken by how this couple used a small nook created by the angled fireplace and the closet â€” as a little elevated dog b...

10 Real Apartment Bathrooms
from Marie Claire Maison

click thumbnails for larger pics Okay, Kitchen and Bath month might be over here at AT, but we can't help but continue thinking of these two important spaces. In small apartments, both rooms req...

Small Cool 2009: jedigras's Hidden Luxuries
Teeny-tiny Division #01

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: jedigras, wife and two Dachshunds Location: Upper West Side, New York City Size: 240 square feet What is your one favorite element i...

Elle Deco International Design Awards: Get the Look!

Yesterday, we featured the winning designs from the Elle Deco International Design Awards. While the prices for each item were not listed, and often times are only available via quote from the supplie...

Good Questions: How To Hang Sink Curtain?

Martha sent us an email: "Dear Apartment Therapy, How did Kyle of this post hang her curtain under the sink? I'm interested in doing the same as I've just moved our recycling under the sink in our k...

Ghost Houses by Nigel Peake

click thumbnails for larger pics Today we discovered an unexpected book of art: this 6.75" x 8.25" soft cover book of "ghost house" drawings by Nigel Peake. Accompanying purchase of the signed b...

Dress Form Decor

There is something slightly creepy about vintage dress forms, but I'm always intrigued when I see them incorporated into home decor. They have a chameleon-like ability to fit into and play up the rei...

Small Cool 2009: Rajiv's's Amalgam of Styles
International Division #01

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Rajiv Majumdar Location: Bangalore, India Size: 500 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? The ward...

AT Offline: David Weeks Tonight!
New York Design Meetup

• What: AT's New York Design Meetup • April Guest: David Weeks of David Weeks Studio • Members: 888 and growing • RSVP's: Sign Up Here!! • When: 6:30-9pm, Wednesday, Ap...

Five Pet Products for a People-Friendly Home

click thumbnails for larger picsAs much as we adore the skinny fellow in the photo, it took us a while to get used to living with an animal. Not having grown up with pets, and beingâ€”well, ahem...

The Gallery: Affordable Photos From Abby Powell

We're suckers for beautiful photography. Often times it's an art form that can be lost in the average home, but a beautiful photo in just the right place can really set the tone for a space; ...

How To: Make Egg Carton Flower Lights

With the weather getting nicer and the days getting longer, we find ourselves on our front stoop, enjoying the end of the workday. So it's only natural for us to keep the stair area inviting. We spo...

How To: Make Shelving out of Boxes
Featuring the IKEA Bintje Boxes

Last month I visited Michelle McCormick and really loved what she had done with old wood boxes in her home. She'd stacked them in all different sizes and then clamped them together with old wood sho...

Roundup: Canisters Around the House

click thumbnails for larger picsWe hate to sound like a commercial for the Container Store, but must admit that a kitchen, bathroom, any room, looks much calmer and attractive when items are tak...

Small Cool 2009: bonline's Pushed Near Perfection
Tiny Division #01

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Name: bonline Location: Boston, Massachusetts Size: 509 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? I love the layout. I...

Good Questions: Similar Chiffonier for Less?

Christine writes: I love everything about this chiffonier from Pottery Barn Teen...3 big drawers, 3 small drawers, and 3 hidden sheves are an exact match for what I need to store. Everything is perfe...

Blogging...Steven Harrington Talks About Inspiration and Process

This April Fool's Day, we're trying to be really, really good (you may recall last year's prank when Gregory discovered that we had posted his beloved credenza as a Tuesday Giveaway; to put it mildly...

Scavenger: Vintage Dazor Floor Lamp for $120
San Francisco

click thumbnails for larger picsIn Ingleside, a vintage Dazor floor lamp is selling for $120. Click below for other good finds (including an orange fiberglass sofa)......

Outdoor Rugs for Indoor Rooms

click thumbnails for larger pics Outdoor rugs have a lot going for them: 1) they're durable, 2) they're easy to clean, and 3) they're generally cheaper than indoor rugs. They also have a few dra...

Uptown Modern!
Austin

While we thought about playing a joke on you with this post (it's only this date once a year, right?), we decided against it since our post today is absolutely not a joke. Though we claimed we had fo...

Scavenger: Charles Pollack Executive Chair for $150
New York

We have a feeling this one is going to go pretty quick. This Charles Pollack Executive Chair retails for $1500, but the owner only wants $150 for it. Has visible wear, but still in great shap...

Scavenger: Moroso Supernatural Chair for $149

Great furniture pieces are for sale in the Apartment Therapy DC Classifieds. Our favorites include: a Supernatural chair by Ross Lovegrove for Moroso ($149), Charles Ghost Stools by Philippe Starck ...

Scavenger: CB2 Runway Console Table for $100
Chicago

click thumbnails for larger picsIn Lincoln Park, a CB2 Runway Console Table, great for organizing a landing strip at only $100. Jump below for links to this and more good finds: Apartment Thera...

Good Question: Indoor Plant Stand Resource?

Image from Question Answered! Mary's Perfect Length Curtains Hey AT! I'm gearing up for spring and looking to add some serious plant life to fill the empty space behind my couch, in front of my curve...

AT On... It's Nice That

It's Nice That is a design blog that aims to document and inspire creative talent. We love their name and, when we dug around to see if we'd blogged them before, we found a "nice" surprise......

Small Space Solution: The Slat Rack by Wallter

A good solution for too-small-for-furniture entry areas is the Slatrack by Wallter. A wall-hung version of the "landing strip" it provides a place to hang stuff (jackets, bags, keys, helmet) and to st...

Good Questions: Integrating Dark Furniture in a Light Room?

Apartment Therapy — I'm inheriting this dark couch and I don't know what I can do to integrate it into a more brightly colored room. Help?! (Note: Include a pic of your problem and your quest...

Modern Eco-Friendly Bedding from Amenity

We've been on the hunt for new bedding, and fell in love with the organic option we found at Amenity. The modern prints and soothing colors would certainly help jumpstart our spring fever despite ...

Venfield
Updated Post

If you are looking for real mirrored furniture or things shiny and fabulous, Venfield is a must-stop store. In our search for mirrored furniture, we have found very few sources and none that stock ...

Dorm Living: How To Cook Eggs in the Microwave

Have you ever tried making scrambled eggs in the microwave? They won't win any awards over those cooked on the stove top (or over an open fire!), but these eggs will certainly do a in a pinch. Here's ...

Open Thread 12
Boston

Welcome to the AT:Boston Open Thread! April is all about Small Cool 2009. We've launched the contest page and are accepting entries through April 13th. Bostonians and New Englanders, join us in the co...

Open Thread 682
New York

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Open Thread 12
Washington, DC

Welcome to the AT:DC Open Thread! In April we're looking for the Smallest Coolest Home and are already accepting entries (through April 13th). Join us in the comments for discussion. For DC and the en...

House Tour: Sam's Carriage House Meets Gypsy Caravan
San Francisco

Name: Samantha Martin-Evans Location: San Francisco, CA Size: 950 sq. ft., 2-bedroom Edwardian carriage house Years lived in: 11, owned >> Enter Slideshow Photographer Samantha Martin-Evans doesnâ...

The Exterior Paint Files: Rusty Terracotta Reds

click thumbnails for larger picsOn a trip to Rome last year, my husband and I became obsessed with the rusty terracotta color of so many buildings there. As you can see, we took zillions of phot...

An Affordable Screen Partition: Spring Flower Curtain

What could you make with one hundred pieces of plastic connecting flower shapes? Partition, curtains, placemat, vases, and even a lampshade (just be sure to use a bulb less than 60 watts to be safe) a...

Color Combo: Powder Blue and Black

click thumbnails for larger picsPowder blue and black is a favorite color combination, especially for more traditional interiors. While it is a slightly softer version of the classic black and w...

Home Workout: April Challenge, Tango, Yoga & High Impact

Only the best from our friends at Social Workout: • April Body of Work Challenge: Day 0 Nearly 200 Brave souls have signed up. Some have shaved their heads in preparation, others remain in deni...

Coming Tomorrow ... The 5th Annual Small Cool

Tomorrow we begin the hunt for the smallest, coolest home in the world. Are you ready? Our contest page has all the info and gets much more interesting once we get rolling: The Contest Page. ...

Inspiration from Palmer Weiss Interior Design

click thumbnails for larger picsInterior Designer Palmer Weiss jumped onto our radar when she was included in Domino's list of 10 designers to watch. Her featured rooms ranged from serene and st...

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

One year go this same week in 2008, you our readers were enjoying posts about transforming your furniture with pain, a colourful Silver Lake example of indoor/outdoor living on an IKEA budget, how to ...

Log Boxes and Bowls

click thumbnails for larger pics This trend has been popular for so long that log boxes and bowls are popping up in mainstream retail stores. It began with the lovely Loyal Loot Log Bowls that i...

Inspiration: Monterey Bay Beautiful Kitchen
Sunset Magazine

Today is the last day of our Kitchen and Bath month and we wanted to share with you this beautiful kitchen. We have never seen a circular kitchen island before. It not only looks great, but it also pr...

10 Tips For Small Space Living

As we leave kitchen and bathroom month we'll be diving headfirst into our 5th Annual Smallest Coolest Contest and a month full of inspiration and tips for small spaces. Lots of people are choosing to...

Tip: Perfect Painting With Masking Tape

Using masking tape to aid in your painting endeavors isn't really a new trick. But Anna over at Door Sixteen has a great little tutorial on making your paint lines come out crisp and clean without a...

Two Dishes with the Drying Rack Built In

Okay, we're being a little facetious with this, but then so were the designers, in all probability. It does intrigue us, though, to think creatively about how such a common tool can be designed to m...

Good Questions: Affordable Modern Chaise Loungers?
Los Angeles

While searching around for MCM chaise/lounges, I noticed many are upholstered fabric chairs with an ottoman. I ended up falling in love with two that didn't didn't necessarily fit that mold -- the Uni...

High and Low: Globe Table Lamps

click thumbnails for larger pics IKEA's Fado Table Lamp is one of those rare finds - a simple but classic design that seems like it costs a lot more than it does. Although the design is a basic ...

Getting Projects Done: Build In Accountability

When we have a big project on the horizon or a DIY project at home to finish, we try to build in accountability. Otherwise, we find ourselves staying up late for three nights in a row and run the ris...

Weekend Project: Easy Concrete Outdoor Furniture

For those on a budget, outdoor furniture can often be a far off dream. They can range anywhere from $10 a chair all the way to $300 on up, which is why these great little diy pieces outside our loca...

Hotel Bathroom Porn 3: The Hazelton, Pool House & Residenza Napoleone III

Final bathroom pics from the folks who run Mr & Mrs Smith, a new boutique hotel booking service, with really wow-inducing hotel bathrooms for you to look at and tell us which you like best. Th...

Frugal Flowers: Daffodils In Season Now!

click thumbnails for larger picsWe look forward to this season all year! It's daffodil time, and there are yellow, buttery daffodils for sale in cheap bundles nearly everywhere right now. We've b...

Searching For: Neutral Dishes with Interest

It's the last day of Kitchen & Bath month here at Apartment Therapy, and I thought we'd talk about one of the finishing touches to any kitchen — dishes. I have searched high and low for th...

Furnishing a Stair Landing

click thumbnails for larger pics We live in an apartment and stairs are something found only in the building's common areas. But if you live in a small home with stairs of your own, you might fi...

10 Color Tips For Your Home via Farrow and Ball

We attended Westweek at the Pacific Design Center last week and had the pleasure of checking out a fabulous color consultation at the Dan Marty Design showroom for Farrow and Ball paint and wallpaper....

Alive Structures: Green Roofs & Planters
Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2009

click thumbnails for larger pics The team at Long Island City based Alive Structures is comprised of environmentalists with areas of expertise in gardening, architecture, landscape design, horti...

Scavenger: Signed Starck Ghost Chairs, Two Beautiful Credenzas, $1 Coffee Table, Steel Desks, Gothic Mirrors and More
Los Angeles Craigslist

click for more picsToday's Los Angeles Craigslist Scavenger includes some brand name finds from the likes of Design Within Reach and Philippe Starck, alongside some vintage finds like a couple of...

Mod Box Series by Kevin Irvin Studios

click thumbnails for larger picsThese custom, handmade wood boxes are meant for use as hanging storage and can be arranged in any number, in any order. Crafted from black dyed maple ply, cherry...

Recycled BIC Pen Vase

BIC pen's aren't something we see repurposed very often (besides the Bic Cutlery), but this ball point pen turned vase is rather impressive. This vase was made from an ordinary BIC pen heated to the ...

Weekend Outing: Historical Kitchen Tour
Portland, Oregon

click thumbnails for larger pics Just in time for the last day of kitchen month, tickets are now available for the Architectural Heritage Center's 11th Annual Kitchen Revival Tour. In past year...

Look! Sunset's Plant Finder Tool

If you're new to the gardening world or just want to find out about more plants that fit your climate zone, Sunset has launched their online Plant Finder Tool. The free service is essentially an onli...

Good Questions: Ideas to Pull this Room Together?

click thumbnails for larger pics Hi Apartment Therapy — I've spent some time and money acquiring nice furniture and artwork and now I need the help to bring the styles together to feel uni...

10 Real Apartment Kitchens
from Marie Claire Maison

click thumbnails for larger pics The Tous vos appart' section of the Marie Claire Maison website offers up a peek into lived-in apartments. From that collection, we've gathered ten real apartmen...

Inspiration: Putney House, Vermont
Wallpaper 03.26.09

Check out one of Wallpapers latest interactive floor plans, a rural Vermont family retreat by Boston-based architect, Kyu Sung Woo. The Putney house, located on 250 isolated acres, is completely off...

Elle Deco International Design Awards
Elle Decor April 2009

click thumbnails for larger picsThere are 24 international Elle Deco magazines, and each year all of the editors come together to name the best designer furnishings. This year there were some go...

Modern Furniture Casters

Since escaping the wall-to-wall carpeted suburban home we grew up in, we've always had a deep fondness for furniture on casters (as do our friends over at ATSF). Putting furniture on wheels offers the...

Miele B 890 E Rotary Iron: The Ultimate Laundry Tool
Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2009

click thumbnails for larger pics If you're anything like me, you never look forward to ironing. I imagine I could take great pleasure in the chore if I only had the resources (money and space) f...

Vintage Apple Canisters from Etsy

click thumbnails for larger pics OK, this post is admittedly a little silly, but ever since we spotted this apple canister from Urban Outfitters, we've been on the lookout for a vintage version....

Survey: Have You Suffered from Bed Bugs in Your Home?
Washington City Paper

The Washington City Paper recently featured a very disturbing article on the resurgence of bed bugs in DC. We read it, felt itchy and sorry for those with the pests, and then forgot about it — ...

AT Challenge: Fix One Thing That Isn't Working

We were catching up on our blog roll yesterday and came across an article by Alexandra Bandon on This Old House in which she talked about "tolerations", those little niggling things that you somehow n...

WhiteApple: A Vintage Victorian Fantasy

click thumbnails for larger pics It's not easy creating a cohesive look with vintage. So when we saw a couple of photos from etsy seller April of WhiteApple on the Storque, we had to find more. ...

Good Questions: Good Seating Match for This Table?
Los Angeles

My husband and I received a beautiful antique wood dining room table as a gift and while we love it we have no idea how to pick out chairs for it. We've tried to find chairs on numerous occasions with...

Good Questions: Bedding for a Egyptian Themed Room?

Emily is looking for some suggestions. She writes: I finally got the go ahead to redecorate my bedroom at my parents home and picked a modern Egyptian theme. I'm having the worst time trying to find ...

Hot or Not? Coffee Filter Wall Decor

Our redesign clients ask us all the time for inexpensive wall decoration ideas so we took notice of this use of coffee filters and unidentified tacks to create a flowing wall decoration over on Dann...

Flickr Find: Comfy Chair In The Kitchen

In a post earlier this month, we mentioned how, in our last apartment, we had a comfy chair tucked in the corner of our kitchen. While unconventional, we always loved sitting there, sipping wine, whi...

Best Small Toilets 2009

I rounded up some usual suspects for this list last year and not a lot has changed for 2009. Toto and Duravit still lead the pack. However, I got a lot of great comments to fill in during the past ...

Layered Rugs

Our Chicago site asked what you thought of layered rugs last month, and the responses were, well, mixed. We thought this grouping of rugs arranged by the ever stylish ones at Lost Art Salon might chan...

Breakfast Nooks

click thumbnails for larger pics As the door closes on Kitchen & Bath month, we wanted to sneak in one of our favorite parts of the kitchen. There's nothing we love more than a sunny breakfast n...

Roundup: Window Boxes

With the famous Washington DC cherry blossoms beginning to dot the streets, and daffodils in full bloom around the city, we're craving a little flower planting of our own. For those who don't have t...

Scavenger: Vintage Black Table Lamp for $70
San Francisco

In Ingleside a vintage super shiny black table lamp is available for $70. Jump below for links to this and other good finds. Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in our...

Sweet Tooth: Macarooms?

A soft violet and cream bedroom matched perfectly with these delicate violet and vanilla bean macarons from TarteletteMmmm...since we missed le Jour de Macaron (Macaron Day) last Friday, we made it ov...

ColorTherapy: A Moorish Treillage

To All ColorTherapy Posts Last week, I gave you a peek at this pattern — ColorTherapy: The Ocean Room. I think of this as a trellis pattern with indeterminate Mediterranean influences. The bas...

Hot or Not? The Ping-Pong Dining Table

The Ping-Pong Dining Table by Hunn Wai ...

"Top 5 April Fools' Day Pranks You Can Build"
Popular Mechanics

Fool Your Coworkers With the Refrigerator Handle Switch On this eve of April 1, we thought some office DIY inspiration might serve you well for tomorrow's day of pranks. If you're one of those jokest...

Good Question: Herb Garden Planter in Kitchen?

Hi everyone! We have recently moved to a new apartment. The landlord was eager to show us the 'herb garden planter' on top of the fridge when we first looked at the place. I have always wanted an in...

Color Clashing and Compromising
Melbourne

Image from Hecker Phelan Guthrie Interior DesignYellow. Ah, yellow. The above picture makes our heart sing and all we can think about is â€œhow can I create a similar but tinier look in our dining ar...

Scavenger: CB2 Booth Sofa for $450
Chicago

In Lakeview, a CB2 Booth sofa in "mint condition" for $450. Jump below for links to this and more good finds: Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in our Shopping Guide....

Scavenger: Grey Wool MCM Chair for $495
New York

Check out this Grey Wool/Stainless MCM Chair for sale in our Classifieds. See more picks below the jump! More items and pics below the jump!...

Hot or Not? Shaving Pedestal

Just ran across this on the last day of bathroom month - a special shaving pedestal/razor holder to install in the shower. The copy states, " The sculptured foot rest's angled design allows you to bal...

Cool Idea from a Brooklyn Bedside

Architect Bruno Kearney designed this Brooklyn apartment to unite a contemporary renovation with the building's pre-war aesthetic. Both worlds collide beautifully in this little bedside detail......

Good Questions: Refinishing a Sidewalk Find Chair?

Apartment Therapy DC reader Laura, who so graciously opened her home for a House Tour back in December, has a question about refinishing her latest sidewalk find: Hi AT! I picked up this chair for f...

Good Questions: At What Height Should a Pendant Hang Above a Table?

Hi There — My husband and I just bought a beautiful Nelson Saucer lamp for our dining room and I am wondering how high above the table it should hang? How many feet from the table-top to the bo...

Open Thread 11
Washington, DC

Welcome to the AT:DC Open Thread! In March we're concentrating on Bathrooms & Kitchens. We're 2 weeks into The Spring Cure and we recently launched our Small Cool contest page and are already acceptin...

Kraft Hardware
Updated Post

For high end decorative and plumbing hardware, stop into Kraft Hardware's showroom in the east 60's where you can see manufacturers like Jado, Lefroy Brooks, and Valli & Valli in person — just...

Open Thread 11
Boston

Welcome to the AT:Boston Open Thread! March is all about Kitchens & Bathrooms. Cure with us. We've just launched the contest page for Small Cool 2009 and are accepting entries! Bostonians and New Engl...

Open Thread 681
New York

Welcome to the AT:NY Open Thread! During March, we're looking at Kitchens & Bathrooms. The Spring Cure has begun and we're accepting entries for Small Cool 2009 through April, 13th. NYC & New ...

Spring Sweets: Very Pretty Spring and Easter Cookies

We have been noticing an explosion of color across the internet in the form of brilliantly colored sugar cookies. Glittering sugar, colored glazes, and pretty designs seem to be everywhere. Here are a...

The Spring Cure: The Landing Strip
Week 3 - Intro

"I have to say, Maxwell, your book brings me close to tears sometimes...." ~ Dory B. • Cure Clock: 6 weeks remaining • Assignment: Read Chapter 3: The Landing Strip &bu...

House Tour: Darrell's Quaker Quest
Philadelphia

Name: Darrell Tiller & James Earl Davis Location: Germantown, Philadelphia Size: 3000 square feet Years lived in:8 >> See Quaker Quest Gallery! The Tiller/Davis Quaker home is nestled in the b...

Earth Tones in the Kitchen

click thumbnails for larger picsThese days itâ€™s fairly common to see kitchens decked out in bright, cheery colors, or entirely in white and stainless steel for an airy, modern feel. But we als...

Under the Apple Tree Romantic Bed

This bed really stunned us with its over-the-top romanticism — treetops over your head! We found it on the Etsy-esque European crafts marketplace Dawanda. What do you think? Too pretty, or just ...

Unfinished Wood Cabinets

Our Kitchen and Bath month is coming to a close, but before it does we had to share these sumptuous kitchen cabinets from Sunset Magazine. Instead of using paint, veneer, or stain, the simple beauty o...

Simplehuman X-Frame Laundry Hamper

We're going to say on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best, we're about a 3.275 when it comes to the task of regularly doing our laundry. Mostly because we live in an apartment without a washer and drye...

8 Things to Recycle as you Declutter

Rather than spring cleaning, we usually embark on a couple weeks of spring decluttering. We round up any unwanted items that have been collecting over the last few months and send them on their way....

Inspiration: Casa no GerÃªs

click thumbnails for larger picsCasa no GerÃªs has been featured quite a bit on architectural sites and magazines. It has also received multiple awards in recognition of its innovative design by...

8 Best Home-Keeping Books

Like the copy of the Joy of Cooking that my gramma gave me when I was younger, there are certain books that are classics, eschewing fads and trends and focusing on timeless tips and wisdom. For the h...

Hardware: A Good Investment

Over the weekend we found two narrow hollow core doors at The Restore for $2.00 each. They are in the process of being transformed into tables to run along the back of our sectional couch (pictures ...

Inspiration: Notebook Paper in the Kitchen and Bathroom

Blue lines on a white ground with a single red rule crossing them â€”Â most of us would recognize this as notebook paper regardless of the context. This particular homage to schoolwork, above, is li...

Good Questions: Help Improve This "Sad Kitchen"?
Los Angeles

We somehow missed this question in our archives of reader questions sent in a few months ago, so apologies for the delay Valerie, but we're hoping some of you out there might have some good ideas for ...

One-Hour Bathroom Upgrades

Sometimes the simple things are the ones that make the biggest difference. To make a quick impact in the bathroom, take on a small project like installing towel hooks, replacing a switch plate cover...

Milk Magazine: Not Just for Kids

Here's a cool find that Jennifer Ward shared with me while photographing her house a few weeks back. Milk Magazine is a French lifestyle mag that is geared to parents and children, but has beautifu...

Small Space Tip: Move The Fridge

The U-shaped kitchen is one of the most popular work triangles (but often times, can leave little counter space because of it's small size). While the U-shaped kitchen saves steps, counter space is o...

The $5 Indoor Clothesline
And Why We Can't Live Without It

If you're anything like us (renters without a backyard), a clothesline has always seemed a bit out of reach. Well not anymore! We hit the hardware store and built our own indoor, $5, removabl...

Before and After: Interiors by Digs

BeforeOn our recent trip to Portland we fell in love with a little shop in the Alberta District called Digs. It was teeny-tiny, but filled with bright and beautiful accessories for both the home and o...

Look! Our Favorite 6 Modern Tea Towels

click for more pics The Kitchn has posted their 10 Favorite Tea Towels before, while AT Chicago noted some wonderful modern tea towels from a gallery show. We thought we'd choose our 6 six person...

Using Marine Paint for Wood Floors

We love the look of wood floors in a bathroom. We inherited a wood floor in ours — it was about the only thing we loved about the tiny, long and narrow space. One of the first things we did wa...

Decor Classic: Ceramic Garden Stools

click thumbnails for larger pics We've always liked ceramic garden stools, both indoors and out for their flexibility (use as table or chair), size (perfect for smaller spaces) and durability (t...

Kitchen and Bath in a Modern Split Level Renovation

Would you believe this kitchen is in what was once an out-of-date split level? Says the owners' designer, Jessica Helgerson: â€œThe house was such a dog,â€ [she] recalls with a guilty laugh. â€œIt ...

How Do Your Own Neighbors' Homes Inspire You?

You can gather tons of inspiration from your very own neighborhood and all around your own home or apartments. We park off an alley behind our apartment buildings and have been lucky to find a furnit...

Deluxa: Brooklyn Vintage

click thumbnails for larger pics Deluxa is a well-stocked vintage store in Brooklyn with everything: clothing, furniture, housewares, home accessories and vintage art. You can literally outfit yo...

Summer Inspiration: Vacationland Hooked Rugs

click thumbnails for larger picsThis past weekend's Chicago snowfall may not scream of an upcoming summer, but with endless patience, we know that warm weather days are ahead. These summer cotta...

A No-Hassle Garden: Square Foot Gardening

The words "square foot garden" have earned buzzworthy status. Lately, we've been hearing them everywhere, and are thinking of putting the idea into practice at our apartment. Square foot gardening, i...

Our Press: AT DC One of the Best Local Blogs!
The Washingtonian Magazine, April 2009

Apartment Therapy DC is proud to be included in The Washingtonian Magazine's April 2009 "Best Local Web Sites and Blogs." The magazine has long been a great resource for its "Best of" rankings: they...

Look! Kitchen Pantry with a Screen Door

This unique take on open kitchen shelving caught our eye, both for the ornate moulding and bright color as well as creative reuse of architectural salvage. The country-style door makes a nice frame ...

Look! Sprouting Seeds

A couple weeks ago we posted a how to for starting plants from seeds. And getting into the feel of Spring, we got ourselves started with some basil seeds and just a couple of weeks later they've tota...

How To: Make a Recycled Bath Mat

This is one of those great kill-two-birds-with-one-stone projects. Got lots of old towels kicking around that are too ratty to donate but you don't want to dump them in the landfill? Got a child (or...

Good Questions: Ideas for a Rental Bedroom?

click thumbnails for larger pics Hi Apartment Therapy, My boyfriend and I just moved into our new one-bedroom rental two weeks ago. Most of the boxes are now gone and we're ready to start making ...

Good Product: Fire Hydrant Showerhead

We have ridiculously low water pressure in our bathroom. Really, it's pathetic. And let's not even talk about running the water anywhere else in the house, let alone flushing the toilet. Just a trickl...

Look! Whimsical Half Bath in Brookline Kitchen

click thumbnails for larger pics Earlier this month we highlighted the primary bathroom from our very first house tour — Rita & Morgan's delightful sherbet colored space with big round...

Letterpress Love

click thumbnails for larger picsWe have a bit of an obsession with letterpress artwork. We've always had a penchant for print materials, and lately there have been many fantastic print artists c...

Look! Trompe L'Oeil Curtain Room Divider

We love the effect of Bauke Knottnerus' trompe l'oeil curtains, being both a room divider while also fooling the eye perceptually into believing a larger space exists, thanks to the print of a room wi...

Joseph Murphy: Custom Furniture Maker
Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2009

click thumbnails for larger pics Perusing the Architectural Digest Home Design Show, we were immediately drawn to the work of Annapolis-based Joseph Murphy — his designs on display were of...

Studio Tours at the Post Family

The Post Family's site has come a long way since we first blogged them almost 2 years ago. The Chicago printmakers now have a beautiful new space in the West Loop. They've recently collaborated on p...

White House Decor Update: The Obamas to Personally Pay for White House Renovations

Although incoming presidents are allotted $100,000 of government funds to re-decorate the White House residence and the Oval Office, the Obamas will "not [be] using public funds or accepting donati...

Good Questions: Ideas for Covering Tile "Bald Spot"?

Kanna writes: I have a question regarding the fireplace in my new apartment. It's a beautiful centerpiece for the livingroom, except that it's missing one tile! The tiles aren't like ordinary square t...

10 Ways To Make Vacuuming Fun (or least Fun-er)

We all have our dreaded household task. Our personal behemoth is vacuuming (followed closely by laundry and dish washing.) But as Mary Poppins pointed out, "In every job that must be done, there is ...

Cavallini Wrapping Paper as Inexpensive Artwork

click thumbnails for larger pics A recent Design Sponge sneak peek and this Apartment Therapy House Tour reminded us of a great source for artwork — wrapping paper from from Cavallini &...

Cork Fabric Pillows, 10 Water Saving Tips for the Home, How to Unmask Blocked Calls, and 30 Household Tricks That Make You Look Smart
Los Angeles Slinks for 03.30.2009

Ecotiques Natural Cork fabric Pillow: We wonder if we could use pushpins in these to post reminders to ourselves for after we awake from our afternoon naps? Top 10 Water Saving Tips for Your Home: "T...