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Spring means gardens and it also means the Milan Furniture Fair. This week's Los Angeles Times Home & Garden section takes a look at the Venice Home & Garden Tour (which is only open today), the LA G...
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Name:Anna Spiro
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Size: 220 square meters or 2370 square feet
Years lived in: 1 year, owned
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click thumbnails for larger picsStylist Chelsea Fuss' blog, Frolic!, is one of our favorite daily reads, and lately we've been raptly following the series of lovely tablescapes she's designed fo...
We really liked Brasserie Ruhlmann (RIP) and one of our favorite things about it was the great looking 70's era ex-office building that it was housed in. While eating there, we'd enviously wonder what...
Dear Apartment Therapy LA: I recently purchased this Fred Lowen chair and thinking of restoring it. I am of two minds: 1) either bring the chair back to its former glory by stripping back the wood and...
click thumbnails for larger picsOr Tiffany Blue, light blue, sky - whatever you prefer. By any name, we love how the vibrant hue always manages to brighten up a room. This recent post on the col...
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Lemon and lime. Light, bright, and bold, this color combo is perfect for spring. Although an entire room of yellow and green might not be for everyone, it's easy...
AT regulars will have noticed the recurring "Home Workout" posts. You may have enjoyed the links, ignored them, or thought, "Get your fitness junk out of my design blog?"
Ouch! And fair enough.
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We zipped down on the brown line to hear Martha's presentation this morning at the Merchandise Mart. She was there to kick off the International Antiques Fair and boy...does she ever know how to make ...
We're guessing that this magnifying glass chandelier is a safe bet since it's out of the sun's reach (otherwise your home might be in trouble). It's got a turn of the century vibe going on--and we di...
This past Tuesday, workers removed the last remaining incandescent bulbs in Grand Central and replaced them with compact fluorescent bulbs — thus officially completing the transition to "greener...
A place for everything, and everything in its place. It seems so simple, but it can be harder to achieve than it seems. This entryway inspires us with its practicality, and the amount of activities ...
When you have only one bathroom in your home, you have to be creative with it! Sometimes guest bathroom, sometimes storage space and all the time everyday life, your bathroom's style has many sides. C...
When Duncan Mowatt isn't bumpin' some rockin' jams on his KRK Rokit 6" Studio monitors hooked to a power amp under the desk, he's either gaming or Wacom'ing it up on his custom desk of his dreams, alm...
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Frank Gehry started it back in the 1960's (see photo 2). Now, we see cardboard popping up all over throughout the design world. We've gathered five of our favori...
If you're looking for a way to bring an immediate impact to a spot in your home, ceramic planters are a pretty sure bet. Buy a set in one hue (look for a range of shapes and sizes) and arrange them ...
When looking for affordable decorating solutions we normally start with cleaning and then rearranging. When that hasn't yeilded the desired effect, we consider changing just one thing in the room and...
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One easy way to create a spring/summer look in your home is to switch the pillows and textiles. These pillows from etsy seller Enhabiten just feel airy and sprin...
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The final Match-Up in the International Division has begun and will be open through the weekend. Help us decide who has THE most inspiring, small and cool home — International #01: R...
There has been many discussions here on Apartment Therapy regarding how to photograph your home and we've seen some of those pointers at work recently during the Small Cool contest. But since our "f...
EcoFaeBrick found a way to use waste matter to build homes in Indonesian regions where cow dung is abundant (and constantly being produced!). Using cow dung for bricks avoids the environmental damage...
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Danish Starburst Table Sculpture (North Hollywood)
Unique modern oval couch - $600 (Agoura Hills)
Small Art Deco Buffet - $375 (Torrance - Delivery Avail)
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In our travels over the past few months, we met a young woman who works for Ghislaine Viñas, who prompted us to go and check out her work. We did, and we really liked Viñas' mix ...
It's a beautiful day outside, and we're starting to uncurl from our winter hibernation. What better way than with some citrusy-bright beach bungalow inspiration? Sunset visits the (inland) home of R...
In a recession, even the un-craftiest of us all might begin showing signs of interest in getting crafty. If you find yourself thinking "I could do that myself for so much less" or "I could make some...
Like getting a new piece of clothing, getting a new something for your home, whether it's a big piece like a rug or a couch or a small piece like a vase or a some glassware, suddenly shifts your persp...
Hi Apartment Therapy, Can anyone tell me where I might find the coffee table pictured in this photo of FLOR's La Fonda del Sol tile rug? I've checked all the big box retailers I can possibly think o...
"When it comes to housework the one thing no book of household management can ever tell you is how to begin. Or maybe I mean why." ~Katharine Whitehorn, "Nought for Homework," Roundabout, 1962
Ever...
We spotted this delightful photo of a hanging bed, originally published in now defunct Cottage Living, over on Elements of Style. It looks kind of dreamy but we worry about motion sickness......
Last week we purchased some cork panels from McMaster-Carr. The task: after rearranging our freestanding IKEA kitchen cabinets, the sizing and originally-intended use and look of things needed some ad...
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This 8-piece dining room set includes a dining table, 6 chairs, a serving cart, and a buffet/breakfront. Get it for $250 in Silver Spring, Maryland.Apartment Th...
Maison Martin Margiela Door Rug (via Moco Loco's excellent Milan Design Week 2009 coverage)
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OK smarty pants, these are all antique or vintage woods from Hudson Valley's Antique & Vintage Woods of America (no peeking at the site!) It's a Friday pop-q...
click thumbnails for larger picsThere may be those among you who are just so over Ikat, but we're still pretty taken with it. At the outset of the trend, the objects of our Ikat lust were all at...
click for more picsWhat we wouldn't do to call this extremely organized office our own. Nancy truly gives meaning to the phrase, "a place for everything and everything in it's place."...
It got real hot here on the East Coast for a few days and now it's cool again, but it still got me thinking about ceiling fans. I've seen two in particular in the past few months that I really like....
click thumbnails for larger picsOn overcast days like today it can be hard to imagine that summer is just around the corner, but surprise! It's already May. Here are our picks for creating an ou...
K sent in a good question: We are in the process of renovating an Old Victorian home and would love to match the hardware throughout. Does anyone know anything about this Victorian doorknob? Who mad...
Check out all the details on this fantastic bedroom transformation after the jump!
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When Friday rolls around, the question most often asked around the office is, "So, what are you up to this weekend?" Right, well, whatever those plans may be; the fact of the matter is that half the ...
While clearing out a large pile of junk mail, we came upon a catalog with an unexpected selection of springtime bedding. Though not all of the selections made us swoon (brown and white zebra beddin...
click thumbnails for larger picsEver wanted your own tiny house? This one has a very sweet interior and is available now for just shy of $30k. See this and other finds after the jump...
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For space-saving ideas, hotels are a great resource. Most rooms incorporate multiple functions (sleeping area, breakfast nook, media center, bathroom) into a lim...
Our Division Winners have until noon today to collect votes — and the competition is CLOSE. If you haven't cast a vote, now is your chance!
Teeny Tiny: Kevin's Triple Threatvs.Little: colorTH...
We've all probably had that unfinished project lying around our home every now and then. Like a chair you bought off Craigslist that would be absolutely gorgeous if only you found the time/inspiratio...
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These hot mid-century chairs have great lines and would look great in all sorts of spaces. Check out the rest of our finds for your new furniture today!
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THIS WEEK
• Modern Economy
• 9th Annual 21 Grand Benefit Art Sale
• High Cotton Living
• Sanford Burroughs
• The Gardner
• Tree Show
• Creativity Explored
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In Lincoln Park, a Hawthorne Sofa from Room & Board in Taupe Veloura fabric for $800. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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Please, please, faithful AT readers, help with our master bedroom! As you can see, we’re so lucky that it’s HUGE, but we need some furniture to fill it with....
Welcome to the AT:Los Angeles Open Thread! Happy May Day everyone! Small Cool 2009 is concluding this weekend and we hope you take a bit of your time to help us crown the 2009 winner! Anything else on...
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When you pour yourself a tall, cold drink, do you ever use a cozy on the glass? If so, here are five cool cozies we've culled from the web...
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A great week for couches on Craigslist DC. This red Room & Board contemporary sofa is selling for $200. We found two more nice looking sofas on Craigslist ...
Milly is looking for some advice about her upcoming move to Chicagoland. She writes: Being a daily reader of Apartment Therapy I knew this was just the spot to go to for help. I currently live in the ...
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A seller in Somerville has a scruffy-looking vintage Paul McCobb sideboard, paired with a McCobb table (with leaves and a waterstain) for only $200. They'll eve...
THIS WEEK
• Knoll Sale
• Tivoli Home Store Closing Sale
• LES Art Crawl
• MoMa Monday Night
• Vessel Sale
• Affordable Art Fair
• Housing Works Design on a Dime
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• Embassy Open Houses
• Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore
• DC Design House
• Daniel Donnelly Sale
• Vessel Sale
• Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Sale
• Balti...
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May is Spring Cleaning Month on Apartment Therapy
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Your Kitchen Cure assignment this week is to clean up the kitchen and finish restocking, reorganizing, and doing whatever your kitchen needs to be ready to get cooking next week. Cleaning isn't the se...
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Is there a twelve-step program for addiction to throw pillows? Maybe we'll start one. It's gotten pretty bad. In fact, we've had to place a moratorium on them for the calendar year (here we come, 2010...
click for more picsAbby posted about the colourful parquet flooring inside the Humlegarden Apartment just shortly ago, a spacious apartment with a colourinf book character that dizzied some while...
We spotted this during a visit to a nearby neighbor and had to take a pic. A loving recreation of side 2 of the first disc of the White Album. More detail below the jump......
For anyone in the midst of the Cure, we pass along a few good quotes on the virtues of simplicity...
“Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.” - Plato
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If you live in a tiny city apartment, you might not even have a balcony, much less a backyard, but that doesn't mean you can't have a garden. For all the potential small space gardeners out there, w...
It's supposed to be a beautiful weekend here in LA and we're gonna be diving into outdoor month in June so we thought it was a good time to dust off this post on cleaning patio furniture to inspire yo...
Hey, take a look at this! It's President Obama's afternoon snack. What do we spot? Butterfly crackers, cheese, carrots, and is that a slice of pear? This photo is from a meeting with President Obama'...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe featured Lili's work previously on Apartment Therapy. Her amazing loft was featured in Domino magazine last year. Her new work is just as inspiring with great ...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! A showdown between the finalists has begun and will be open for 24 hours. These entries have already made it to the very top of their size divisions (and are tak...
It's no secret that we love inspirational office spaces and even better when they're putting our favorite colors to work--gray and orange. Follow us after the jump where we'll break down our favorit...
There's something very satisfying and enriching about growing your own herb garden. We've written about planting and caring for cooking herbs, like sage, sweet basil, and caraway thyme, and easy herbs...
Who says city living precludes kitchen gardening? This couple adapted their sizable (about 40 square feet) apartment balcony to grow herbs and tomatoes, and took pictures to prove it....
THIS WEEK
• Design Within Reach M+D+F Event - tonight!
• International Antiques Fair
• Art Chicago
• Artopolis
• Big Swap Bonanza
• Designer "Stash Sale
• Ron Gila...
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Within just an hour or two in any direction from Los Angeles you can end up in another city and environment. (Mountains? Beach? City? Island? Whatever you want, you can find.)...
It's all over the news, people are chatting and emailing about the worries of a pandemic, eyeing sniffling strangers suspiciously despite facts that this is not the Black Plague (calm your worries and...
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This large mirror is also a Corian sink and hidden storage — all wrapped up in a single, seemingly simple, design... ...
This little kitchen in a Portland, Oregon apartment uses a mirror over the sink to great effect. It's not unlike having a window over the sink, as the mirror reflects light and movement and adds a "...
This black, white, and yellow kitchen from Swedish paint company Colorama incorporates a lot of ideas that can be applied to small and large spaces alike. The designer made some bold moves with colo...
Frustrated by a lack of really simple, cool outdoor furniture, one of our favorite local landscape designers took it upon herself to design some. So a couple of years ago Judy Kameon and her husband ...
Congratulations Division Winners — each size division winner will receive a $2,000 Gift Card from Room & Board. The Final Four voting is now open for the next 24 hours to determine the two...
We own a lot of chairs — many more than our two behinds will ever use in a standard week. And although technically there's enough space to leave them all on the ground, we're contemplating hoi...
Today the Washington Post features the inspiring, creative work of local volunteers in Falls Church, Virginia, who call themselves "redesigners." These volunteer designers, members of Interior Redes...
THIS WEEK
• Unique Los Angeles Design & Gift Show
• Highbrowfurniture Liquidation Sale
• Mercado Mother's Day Sale
• 12 Homes Sherman Oaks Chandler Estates Sale
• Sanford Burr...
Dear Apartment Therapy, I have a question for all your handy and creative readers. I'm redecorating our master bedroom and trying to achieve a balanced mix of Asian and Scandinavian styles. In my que...
It may be difficult to imagine anything truly exciting in the world of budvases, but these do it for us. Ryan Takaba crafts these tiny porcelain vessels, but instead of sitting on a table, they stic...
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We visited the Biosphere last fall and were pleased to see the 2007 Montreal entry for the student Solar Decathlon competition has made its home there. The house...
Finally, it's here! After months of rumours and waiting, CB2 opens today, their first store in Southern California. Yesterday morning we got to take a sneak peek at the new store. The beautifully de...
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I fell instantly in love with this cute little cabinet from Polish designer Marek Gut — it combines a modern aesthetic with traditional handmade woodcraft....
San Francisco often conjures images of multicolored row houses, a la the Painted Ladies, in bright, cheery tones. Black isn't the color that usually comes to mind when painting the house, but we're re...
As we mentioned in our Jamaica Plain Gem House Tour this week, one of the recent changes we made to our kitchen was sewing a neutral colored sink skirt to break up the intense amount of saturated co...
click thumbnails for larger picsDoes anyone else have one of these? While recently visiting a friend who lives in a Philadelphia row house, I was more interested in this built-in paper towel hol...
The Baltimore Symphony Associates present their 33rd Annual Decorators' Show House fundraiser, featuring the work of Maryland's top interior designers. The house picked for the event is the "Arden H...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! We've progressed from hundreds of entries to only a handful of finalists. Today, we're voting on the size division winners. Help us decide who has the most inspi...
The Vogels are a New York City couple who took collecting to the next level. Herbert Vogel, a U.S. Postal Service employee, and his wife, Dorothy, a reference librarian at the Brooklyn Public Librar...
click thumbnails for larger picsTomorrow's May Day, which means only a few short weeks to summer! In most places, it's time to put sweaters in storage and crank up the A/C, but in San Francisco ...
One of the downfalls to living in an older building without on site maintenance is problems that can occur from normal wear and tear of the facility. The photo above was taken while we were stuck in...
Because we work from home we spend a lot of time in various spots around the house. Typing from the kitchen table, reading on the couch and working in the office--we've become pretty familiar with ou...
Here's a little tip for you to play with if it gets rainy in the next few weekends, and you're stuck inside.
The Rasterbator is an infamous website which allows you to blow your own picture up to...
Since it is right off of the entryway, our dining room is usually cluttered with shoes on the floor and projects, mail, and anything else to be considered at a later date occupying the table. Perhaps ...
THIS WEEK
• RISD Alumni Spring Art Sale
• Twist 2.0 Craft Fair
• Vessel Sale
• Todd Farm Antiques & Flea Market
• Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams sale
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• Cambr...
Negar has a good question: Anyone have any opinions on painting or staining exterior brick surfaces? We are looking to buy the pictured home; it is in a great neighborhood close to downtown Nashville,...
Name: Christo & Nikki Roos
Location: Craighall Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
Type: Farm House In the City
Size: 7,600 square feet
Years lived in: 1
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Before you check out these photos of this flat in Denmark, you might want to consider dimming your computer screen or donning on a pair of sunglasses. The colors in this home is...daring? Fearless? B...
click thumbnails for larger picsIn Danville, a Williams-Sonoma Home Beekman Chair is available for $400. See this and other finds after the jump...
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Armchairs are a staple in any apartment. They're great for reading, watching TV, or just relaxing. Like any upholstered item, their prices can run high, but ther...
Our Grandparent's generation can't go on holidays within Australia without coming home with a tourist tea towel from their destination. We’ve already confessed to loving Australian made tea towels, ...
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Here's a great media console from our classifieds that has a nice warm look that's also modern. Don't forget to check out the other great finds below, which come...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The newest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — SIZE #12: Bernard's ...
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Project: How To Use Upholstery Spray Paint
Time: 45 minutes (doesn't include drying time)
As I mentioned in a comment here, I was given a few cans of upholste...
Hello AT! My mom is looking for a replacement lampshade for this lamp, which belonged to her grandfather (don't know if you can see the tape on the current lampshade, but I'm thinking the lampshade ...
These vintage clip boards are arranged in a grouping and are used to display small art works. The idea is versatile enough for rotating a collection of small prints and the vintage boards make for a...
We're amazed that a family of four and their dog live in this tiny, all-white apartment. Located in the Marais district of Paris, the space measures 40 meters squared, or about 431 square feet. How d...
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In Niles, a French-style 2 Drawere Bombe Chest by Baker is available for $595. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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Apartment Therapy DC reader Megan needs advice on coping with laundry facilities in the kitchen:"My husband and I are currently looking for a house to rent in the Tri-City area of North Carolina. A...
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What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words "swine flu"? Pigs, right? Sick pigs. Sick pigs that might make you sick too. Well, swine flu really has very little to do with pigs, a...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! We've progressed from hundreds of entries to only a handful of finalists. Today, we're voting on the size division winners. Help us decide who has the most inspi...
We love a good small-space garden design challenge, especially when it involves finding new and creative ways to grow your own food. Suzanne Forsling of Juneau, Alaska, wanted to grow vegetables, but ...
We've made it to the top! There are just two entries left in each size division and your votes today decide who wins the division prizes from Room and Board and who goes head-to-head as the final four...
Dear AT, I have a glass round dining table top that my parents gave me a few years back when I was in college. When I moved back home, I stupidly threw away the base, thinking it would be easy to fi...
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At Apartment Therapy we believe that a calm, healthy home is a necessary foundation for happiness. That said, there are always aspects of home life that can just freak you out, you know?...
Inspiration is everywhere, but it's not always the accessible variety. We love looking at unbelievably gorgeous homes as much as the next person. It's part of our job, and we're happy to do it, but ...
For many of us, the beginning of the year is a time to plot our course, to visualize where we want the year to take us and what we'd like to accomplish. It normally helps that we're on vacation, with...
If you listen to Martha Stewart Living radio, you've undoubtedly heard of Dr. Brent Ridge, one-time host of the radio show "Ask Dr. Brent." We love his website/blog Beekman 1802, which is centered aro...
For $3,000,000 you can have the Russian Hill penthouse that belongs to San Francisco's major, Gavin Newsom. He purchased the 1,693 square foot condo in 2006 from Peter Getty for $2,350,000. Since then...
VOTE NOW!Attention Small Cool Fans! We've progressed from hundreds of entries to only a handful of finalists. Today, we're voting on the size division winners. Help us decide who has the most inspirin...
We're a big fan of repurposing items around the home (especially if they mix well with your established decor). Our style could be defined as eclectic meets vintage so giving glass bottles another li...
Once of pillar of southern SoHo, and certainly an early sign of gentrification in the area, it truly is the end of an era when Waterworks shuts it's flagship NY showroom that had expanded greatly over...
Many of us likely associate tree houses with childhood fantasies. Still others never gave up the dream. This tree house built by a team of builders and designers at The TreeHouse Workshop is a retre...
When we moved last year, we finally had some nice hardwood floors. We decided to go with a shaggy cream rug although the room it's in has the most foot traffic. It's definitely time for a little clean...
For many, visiting Etsy daily borders on a near obsession, such is the scope, range and quality in selection of handmade items that range from home crafting in quality to designers whose creations see...
While we live in an apartment (not a house) that's nowhere near the beach, we still appreciate beach house style - especially with summer right around the corner......
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Enjoying the things you own means keeping them in good condition over the years. Sometimes all you need to upgrade an old piece of furniture is a small investmen...
My friends Matt and Alex recently moved from a studio apartment to a (by contrast) luxurious 1 bedroom apartment with a balcony. Not only have I been impressed with how quickly they made their new sp...
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After moving into a new apartment, reader Jess was so alarmed at the amount of IKEA she owned that she turned some pictures of her new place into her own persona...
VOTE NOW!Attention Small Cool Fans! We've progressed from hundreds of entries to only a handful of finalists. Today, we're voting on the size division winners. Help us decide who has the most inspirin...
As everyone knows, we love landing strips here on Apartment Therapy and this one — composed of a $50 thrift table and standard office clipboards — was too cute to resist......
Instead of fighting against the constraints of small space living, embrace it. We love the idea of creating a sleeping nook, a room within a room, for children. It's cozy and safe and can work well wh...
Artwork in a home often has an incredibly interesting story. When Amy purchased her Mount Pleasant house, she found 28 paintings buried in dirt in the basement. About 5 or 6 were damaged beyond repa...
An irrelevant cube;
Absurdity
Sucked by gravity
Against immensity;
Walled by diversity;
Roofed by infinity.
-My House Is Small by May Williams Ward, from her collection of poetry, Seesaw (Atlan...
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Hi Apartment Therapy — I would like to restore this wonderful Fred Lowen Chair to its former glory, and I'd like suggestions from Apartment Therapy readers...
Something unexpected happened after we'd been through the Cure a couple of times: we became a lot less uptight about the little messes and piles that accumulate periodically around our home....
In a former ballroom, designer Anita Kealey designed her own Sioux Falls home. She salvaged everything she could and all new construction blends with the old to create an Arts and Crafts style loft....
The bedroom in Maxwell and Sara-Kate's old apartment proves that an oasis doesn't have to be large, just serene.
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Attention Small Cool Fans! We've progressed from hundreds of entries to only a handful of finalists. Today, we're voting on the size division winners Help us decide who has the most inspir...
While relocating into my new loft/attic space (I have decided to call it a loftic) I did what I usually do when I move into a new home---put up a fresh coat of paint and clean the dickens out of it! T...
We have vivid memories of a bird that repeatedly bumped into the kitchen window in our childhood home. It was genuinely heartbreaking and a hard memory to forget. We'd never heard of "bird deflec...
"A multitude of small delights constitutes happiness." - Charles Baudelaire
We want to know: What about your small space (or small table, small closet, small kitchen) constitutes happiness in your l...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The second round of International Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Inter...
Last weekend we cut some branches from a cherry tree and brought them back to the city. By yesterday they had already started bursting. This is one of our favorite times of the year. We love watch...
click thumbnails for larger picsArtist Rachel Denny, best known for her animal head trophies encased in cable knits, explores themes of domesticity throughout her work; several of her pieces are...
click thumbnails for larger pics Lucy Renshaw is inspired by junk. She works with recycled fabrics and reuses found materials to create everything from lamps to large furniture. She combines te...
No matter where we've managed to end up living in Los Angeles, we've always tried to put a positive spin on our neighborhood (and we've lived in some questionable areas). Having a place (or two) in y...
Name: Lance and Harry
Location: Murray Hill
Size: 350 square feet rent-controlled studio
Years lived in: 20 years
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One of the first things I asked was how many...
While perusing the wares at our local Anthropologie, we stumbled upon a large rack of oversize zinc letters meant for using as decorative accents around the home. A few years ago the look was a favori...
We've gotten used to seeing metal lockers repurposed for home use, school chairs, and even industrial trashcans, but here's a way to take simple schoolroom science lab furniture (such as this mobile...
The Straight Back Chair designed by George Nakashima is one of the top iconic chairs in design history. It's a great throw back to a decade when design was starting to take the forefront. I'm extre...
Like many of you, we've been keeping a tighter grip on our purse strings, from cutting back on ordering takeout to limiting our time on eBay. Last week, a friend of ours challenged us to do "Survivor ...
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Not too long ago, we asked whether you had permission to paint your space. There was a pretty even split between those who were allowed to paint and those who ha...
click thumbnails for larger picsSave about $40 plus tax and shipping on this new Design Within Reach Eames Hang It All, located in Santa Clara. See this and other finds after the jump...
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Last night, we attended the Chicago premier of Gary Hustwit's documentary about industrial design, Objectified. The director was there, along with Dan Formosa of Smart Design, to answer questions ab...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The second round of International Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Inter...
We first dubbed this color scheme "the ketchup/mustard effect" long before we ever actually experienced it in an interior space. After catching a glimpse of this house project by local interior desi...
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Check out this cute and modern Ginetta chandelier from SLAMP, yours for a discount....
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In Lakeview, 8 Vintage Bertoia Chairs are available for $250 each. Sold in sets of 4 for $1000, or the full set of 8 for $1700. Jump below for more:
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This is less a question than a suggestion for discussion but I imagine there are other folks out there who could use similar guidance. My boyfriend and I are taking advantage of the down market and ...
Kohler's Indio kitchen sink
Three recent introductions to the Kohler lineup are particular standouts to us. One's a kitchen sink, one's for utility, and one's designed especially for food prep...
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Entertain friends this summer with this Tiki Bar, which is selling for $99 in Arlington, Virginia. Click below to see 20 more Craigslist finds, including a barrister bookcase ($210), an antique rollt...
Alison is looking for some suggestions: My husband and I are interested in buying a second home on Lake Michigan. We found a great house but want a contemporary take on a log home. Any ideas?
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When Apartment Therapy DC reader Christine decided to get rid of her IKEA dressers in March, she found a buyer before she found a replacement. After scouring Craigslist, she found the perfect...
Are you starting a garden this spring? For the last several years, the only gardens we've been planting have been in containers. But growing food in containers shouldn't be a drawback; urban gardening...
Name: Kyle Freeman of Cloud 9 Organize & Redesign and blogger for Apartment Therapy Boston
Location: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Years lived in: Owned for 7 years
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The third round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Small #06: Kimmer's ...
Over at the fun blog Peacock Feathers, Elizabeth has posted some photos of her freshly decorated deck, and we just love what she's done with it. This is a fabulous example of how a few quirky, inexpen...
We've made it to "Round Three" - the entries that are vying for your votes today have already survived two rounds of competition and are hoping to make it to the very top of their size division. Click...
click for more picsOur friends over at KNQ Associates sent us this fun and colourful before and after update of a one-bedroom apartment in Singapore, a small space transformation of a blank canva...
click thumbnails for larger picsSome say a well-designed home flourishes when there's balance - a mix of old and new, warm and cool, and high and low pieces. Right now we get along perfectly fin...
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We've been seeing this look everywhere lately; sofas with wraparound or built-in shelving are hot right now. Besides combining two functions in one space, the gr...
When we first moved in we didn't have the wherewithal to get the bed frame out of storage and up 2 flights of stairs so we slept on a boxspring and mattress on the floor for a couple of months. We've...
Look at this simple headboard made some kind of fabric (felt?). The dark green provides dramatic contrast, while also allowing the two white lamps to pop playfully out of the center. (via Emmas Blogg...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The newest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — SIZE #33: Lucas' St...
We were at our favorite new restaurant (Gjelina) last week and spotted a decor choice we really liked--indoor lighting outdoors. Our table was right next to a floor lamp that was nestled between land...
Italian furniture designer Tumidei Spa has some unique interiors which maximize the use of space. Whether you're in the market for this type of furniture, or just want some inspiration, there are plen...
Perhaps we've seen more stylish ones before, but we're going to go out on a limb and call Scott A. Pope's Man Cave entertainment room the ultimate den of tech delights for the sheer scope of his optio...
Our windows are totally filthy, and we need to clean them. We don't even want to think about how many cycles of condensation and dust have caked a thin brown film over them, but the important thing ...
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Two great people who both have a superb sense of style have come together with an artwork installation that is a "don't miss" event for Bay Area art and design l...
We recently posted mixing and matching of chair fabric and table texture. We like to see classic pieces mixed with more eclectic styles. We love the look of this chair because.......
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London designer Kelly Hoppen's website includes a portfolio of her interior design work. Its format walks us through a few different project types, from The Loft...
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Designed by Swedish firm Input Interiör, the Tott Hotel Visby includes a variety of rooms, from tiny studio apartments to full bungalows. Minimalist style ties ...
Maybe it's because we saw a set of these exact same Mikasa mugs and pitcher at the Salvation Army a couple of weeks ago and didn't buy them, but when we ran across these planted succulents on Etsy we ...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The newest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Teeny-tiny #15: Kev...
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While we covered some of the basics in our previous post, yesterday we got the chance to spend a good deal of time climbing all over Puma City, closely examining...
A put together living space is a thing of beauty. To really appeal to the senses, designers often talk about creating a bit of tension in the room to keep things interesting. One way to create tension...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! We're getting close to the finals — the third round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small ...
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Chic Crystal Chandelier - $119 (Miracle Mile)
High-glam Sculptural 70's Brass Etagere - $749 (Miracle Mile)
OFFI Duoplane DVD/ Books Shelf Wall Storage Unit BRAND NEW DWR -...
Hello, Apartment Therapy. I am going to be upgrading the tragic bathroom of my prewar 1-bedroom, and I've fallen in love with the gorgeous carrera marble hexagon tiles that Anna of Door 16 used in h...
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First of all, it's kind of strange to look at vacation rentals in one's own city; a furnished apartment seems a bit more like playing house than a hotel does, a...
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We've long admired the work of Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. That's why we were pleased as punch to find he was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize this yea...
As the weather warms up, we're thinking more and more about sprucing up our outdoor space but this year, more than ever, we're trying to do it without burning a hole in our already stretched pockets. ...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! We're moving closer to establishing a winner! The third round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, sm...
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With springtime upon us, we always find ourselves gravitating towards bright, energized color. One of our favorite colors that infuses vibrancy and excitement i...
Last week we praised dumpster diving extraordinaire Diana (aka Fine Diving in Chicago) and some of her recent projects. Reader jessimarie33 linked us over to Make Mine Eclectic, where we found even mo...
Nature is hard to improve upon, but when it comes to displaying spring's smallest treasures, we love a good bud vase. Here's a few of our favorite picks that look equally fresh displayed individuall...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The third round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Little #12: Sonia & ...
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We have an entire clippings file of favorite country homes (just in case!), and this 900 square-foot Catskills schoolhouse charmer, from Country Living, would f...
click thumbnails for larger picsLately we're really loving the look of an upholstered bar stool in the kitchen. We would venture to say it's more common these days to find a sleek, contemporary ...
We only wish that was a skylight over our bed! Instead, today we have a whole slew of handymen and roofers in and out of our loft. The rains over the last few days have taken a toll on our roof (an...
If you're anything like us, reupholstering is something we'll usually leave to the professionals. But yesterday, we landed on a website called Queen of DIY where Sarah actually makes this crafty DIY ...
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It's that time again. With Small Cool Month coming to a big conclusion this week (and the final four of the Smallest Coolest Home conte...
We fell in love with Mark Giglio's new wallpaper patterns when Re-Nest (our sister site featuring green design for the home) first featured them a few months ago. Unfortunately they weren't available....
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The newest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Teeny-tiny #04: Ann...
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National Geographic Home showed off it's new line of furniture and furnishings at the High Point International Home Furnishings Market last Saturday — and ...
Ready to take a break? Pull yourself away from work for a moment and bask in the glory of this simple, small Swedish summer house (and then try to say that 5x fast, heh). This little slice of heaven...
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Name: Railings 31, Shaded White 201
Brand: Farrow & Ball
Alas, my Haus tour of the past few weeks must come to a close. This is the last wall in this decorative paint proj...
click thumbnails for larger picsIn Brisbane, a Mid-Century Modern couch with caned sides and vintage woven upholstery is available for $420. See this and more finds after the jump...
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Some of our most popular posts on Apartment Therapy are our "high and low" columns, where we seek out splurge-worthy and lower-budget versions of furniture in si...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The second round of International Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Inter...
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Name: Greg Natale
Location: Sydney, Australia
For a while now we've loved Greg Natale's work, using amazing patterns, products and colour, he produces some of A...
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From the Apartment Therapy New York Classifieds, a beautiful design for nearly half off More items and pics below the jump!...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The newest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Little #02: colorTH...
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In Chicago, a refinished Dorothy Draper-Style 9 Drawer Chest is available for $800. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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I'd love to break into design. Can anyone suggest a career track for beginners? Should I go to school first? Get a job as a flunky in a local shop and claw my way to the top? Local schools do have ...
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This bare bones apartment designed by Stephanie Goto is definitely a practice in restraint. The white walls, cool greys, and reduced furnishings make a minimali...
Living in DC, we often forget the amazing resources offered by the city's international community. Over 175 countries have embassies here. This Saturday, May 2nd is your chance to tour 30 of them f...
Dave sent in a question over the weekend: My wife and I have fought for 10 years about (her) stuff. She keeps ketchup packets from McDonald's, has an old 1968 Volvo in the garage that is far from runn...
This time of year we almost drink more tea than in winter — especially with the weather not being able to make up its mind. We have two vintage insulated French teapots we adore (one steel, o...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The second round of International Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Inter...
ATDC reader Jordan needs advice remaking a family heirloom: Hello. I am about to move into a new apartment in Charlottesville, Virginia, and I need help! I was recently given a chair that is a family...
Oh yes. All the cuteness of a cake pop, all the fun of an easy appetizer, and it's all wrapped up in bacon.
• Click here for post and recipe: Bacon Pops! Goat Cheese Pops with Herbs, Pecans &...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The first round of International Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Intern...
The Swedenborgian Church in San Francisco, built in 1895, is an example of the beginnings of the Arts and Crafts tradition.
This month, San Francisco is hosting the national convention of the America...
Today's matchups are the last ones of "Round Two" - starting tomorrow the competition gets even tighter as the homes that are battling it out against each other are the ones that have hung in from hun...
Hi there Apartment Therapy community,
I've just moved in to a new place in Melbourne, Australia which is definitely NOT an apartment. It's a timber-clad (weatherboard) house with a small front yard,...
click thumbnails for larger picsSkinny laMinx is one of our favorite Etsy sellers (remember the "I Wish We Had Ikea" pillow?), and her new line of fabric makes us love her store all the more. Ma...
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Spine bookcases are popular items that show up a lot in Apartment Therapy house tours. Their space-saving design stacks books horizontally in a tower, eating up ...
We're quickly running out of space on our own balcony; it's getting cramped with little pots that look almost like (egads!) clutter. Plus, in a freak sweeping accident over the weekend one of our pri...
click thumbnails for larger picsWhite walls can look too stark and clean - normally, we like the idea of painting at least one room in an apartment or even a single wall a different color but wh...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The latest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Little #48:
Vinh's...
While we don't expect to receive a hand written thank you card every time we give a gift, it sure is nice to get one delivered in the mail. And if you're like us, you really enjoy the art of writing ...
Outdoor showers aren't necessarily green by default, but it could be argued that it keeps the mess outside (reducing cleaning) and a low flow shower head is certainly more efficient than using your ga...
From the big windows to the low profile sofas to the ginormous foliage to the beautiful flat screen and speakers mounted on the wall, this room has everything. The photograph actually comes from Mark ...
We started keeping issues of our favorite magazines a few years ago and now have a bookshelf full of them. Easy to store (although super heavy once your collection gets going), magazines are a great s...
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The amazing weather this weekend made it a great time to take a walk over the Williamsburg Bridge and check out the new VOOS Furniture store on North Third. Just...
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On both interiors and exteriors, we're spotting a renewed use of shingles in contemporary architecture. The wood shingle comes in a relatively small and easily-...
We’ve written several times about our fantasy of a personal, full stocked laundry room. Although it remains a distant dream, our new apartment offers two small luxuries that are almost as good. Ou...
We have friends who recently picked up their outdoor furniture at Albertsons. The price was right and it took the hassle out of going all over town looking for the right furniture. But had they know...
This beautiful quilting pattern comes from Purl in SoHo. This wedding quilt was made in the wedding colors for a very lucky couple — this is so much more awesome than a toaster! We've wanted t...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The latest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Small #14: Dave & A...
On our last quick trip to Ikea Stoughton, we were walking though the bed section and noticed a large display advertising a variety of bed slat bases. We've bought a couple Ikea beds in our life and al...
You're so vain. You probably think this post is about you...Are vanities back in vogue? Apparently, they are as we are ogling Ducduc's new Cabana Vanity. It combines great lines with a dash of mid-cen...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The first round of Match-Ups has ended and the winners of those battles have moved on to the second round! New Match-Ups and will be open for 24 hours. Help us d...
Hi Apartment Therapy, These chairs were handed down to me from my grandmother and I'm in love with them. I'm trying to use them to create a small sitting area in our bedroom, but I am dying to find...
Usually the view goes the other way, but this enterprising person decided to turn the tables on that notion. This presumably DIY paper-cut of the Seattle skyline dresses up a uniform apartment windo...
This is home to an Italian ceramic artist. Enter the home's gallery-like living room and you'll see two colorful stacked spaces in the rear: a kitchen/dining room with a bedroom above. ...
We like to think of our house as clean. We vacuum once a week, we dust daily, we take off our shoes when we come in the door. But then we do a dry mop and there they are, living under the bed, the d...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The first round of Match-Ups has ended and the winners of those battles have moved on to the second round! New Match-Ups and will be open for 24 hours. Help us d...
Lately, we have become dissatisfied by the current landing pad in our entry. We have a great hook for our keys and jacket, and a go to place for our purse, but our mail always ends up tossed on the t...
We have a special place in our hearts for canopy beds which we attribute to growing up with one. For example, when we spotted this red canopy bed, designed by Charles Ramberg, in the April 2009 iss...
Last week we featured a colorful mosaic wall over at Ohdeedoh that was created with scrapbook paper. "Teeze" left a comment about another use for scrapbook paper -- and linked us to a great DIY decoup...
Mid-century modern's stronghold may reign over the design world for years to come, but there is always room for some good old fashioned nostalgic decor. Magnifying glasses are a favorite of late. Gro...
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Cafe Cartolina led us to these creative storage ides from Better Homes and Garden's DIY publication. In our small space, we're always looking for ways to create...
click thumbnails for larger picsTrudging towards the baggage claim at SFO around midnight on Saturday, grumpy from having endured a two-and-a-half-hour flight delay, we were cheered by the disco...
click thumbnails for larger pics Travis Pitts is an illustrator based out of Savannah, Ga who has been drawing on any available surface since he could wield a crayon. His work is found in nati...
Knocking down a wall is a pretty big deal but when Katie discovered her new kitchen had no drawers or countertops--it seems like an easy decision. Apparently, the previous owner's solution was to kee...
I often talk about new stuff, so today I wanted to go for vintage. The picture above is from a Gideon. It's from his home that he submitted three year's ago for Small Cool 2006. The chairs are real...
Despite the fact that this little nook came together last Fall, to our eyes it looks quintessentially Spring......
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The latest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Small #06: Kimmer's...
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Sometimes we fall in love with a home that needs a little extra security, and instead of depleting the beauty of our homes with jail-like window bars, some home ...
While there's a lot of evidence pointing to the fact that magazines are reaching its demise, we're hoping that some of the smaller, specialized ones will survive, like Canada's Uppercase magazine. Wh...
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Though it may not be practical, this Ramp House in Athens is definitely cool. Designed by the architecture firm Archivirus, Ramp House melds the ideas of living ...
click thumbnails for larger picsIn Ingleside, a set of four vintage cantilever chairs with gray tweed upholstery and chrome bases are available for $120. Find this and other deals after the jump...
A while ago, Regina wrote about living the mixed-use life in her Montreal neighborhood. That phrase stuck with us as very appropriate way to describe apartment living. “Mixed-use” is a term arch...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The first round of Match-Ups has ended and the winners of those battles have moved on to the second round! New Match-Ups and will be open for 24 hours. Help us d...
Austin has long been the home of a great tradition of taco carts and other types of food sold out of roadside trailers. While we've enjoyed a number of city favorites for some time now, recently ther...
From the Apartment Therapy New York Classifieds — a set of four Thonet molded plywood chairs is available in the West Village for $500.
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The latest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Teeny-tiny #04: Ann...
click thumbnails for larger picsIn Chicago, a pair of Saarinen Tulip Chairs by Knoll upholstered in Alexander Girard striped fabric for $750. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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Hey AT. I keep seeing homes with these great white HDTV’s. I have visited Best Buy, Ultimate Electronics and of course trolled the internet, but all I can ever find are the kitchen size ones. Also...
We first found out about Kara Weaves when looking for window sheers and 100% cotton for the home, and we fell hard. With pieces for the bed, kitchen and bath plus gold-tinged window treatments, the...
A little eye and brain candy to fuel your Monday morning: David Blazquez's photographs present humans as furniture. The photographs "explore[s] the concept of objects, nudity and the self-portrait." ...
Julienne sent us a good question: We're getting ready to close on our first place, a lovely rehabbed flat in an old building with fantastic views of the west side of Chicago. We love almost everything...
Want a gnome for your home? A seller in the South End has a Starck "Atttila" gnome for $110. We also found an Eames Case Study Storage Unit, an original Hans Wegner J16 rocking chair, window film f...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The first round of Match-Ups has ended and the winners of those battles have moved on to the second round! New Match-Ups and will be open for 24 hours. Help us d...
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We love these mosaic tiles and magnetic knife rack uploaded to Flickr by one of our favorite Baltimore bloggers, Corey. The green glass tiles add a bright...
The home Emily shares with husband and four kids (all under 9) is warm, thoroughly lived in, and clearly loved to the hilt. But the kitchen has an intriguing vastness. Where others might have installe...
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