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Modern Country Shed & Milk Paint
Boston Hot Posts

Click to view these Boston Hot Posts in bold below • Country Tractor Shed: With a Modern Twist • Bringing the Outdoors to Your Desktop: Free Wallpapers • Good Questions: Paint Color fo...

Wild Swimming Pool, Small Spaces & Outdoor Lounging
San Francisco Hot Posts

Click to view these San Francisco Hot Posts in bold belowWhat Do Your Color Choices Say About You? Gravity-Defying Swimming Pool 5 Coat Racks for Small Spaces Floor-to-Ceiling Bookshelves Small Home ...

LA Times Home & Garden Roundup 06.27.09
Los Angeles

What would it have been like to grow up in Case Study Home No. 22? What would it be like if your home had a big beautiful garden? What's the story behind that big sculpture in Echo Park? The Los An...

Extending the Life of Your Home & Belongings
New York Hot Posts

Click to view these New York Hot Posts in bold below • Well-Preserved Dated Decor • Green Money-Saving Tip: Make Things Last • The Best of House Beautiful: Beachy Homes • IKEA ...

House Call: The Lorna House
Phoenix

Name: The Lorna House Location: Phoenix, AZ Reader and home owner Traci Brandon sent us a few photos of her renovated 1950's Ralph Haver designed residence located in Phoenix, Arizona (Haver wa...

Innovative Outdoor Design From Green Cherry

Here's a new and gorgeous take on the vertical garden from Emmanuel Donval of the Bay Area-based Green Cherry Design, featured this week on Flora Grubb's blog. We love the playful way the plants ...

Before & After: 5 Great Outdoor Makeovers from Domino

Over the years, along with many fab interiors, Domino featured some sweet outside spaces. We especially liked the makeovers - nothing beats a good before and after to motivate and inspire! We ta...

Over at Unplggd: Distracting Tech and Waterless Washing

Here's what's happening over at our home technology site, Unplggd: • Does Tech Keep You Up? • PlayLab Inc.'s Small Space Office Ideas • An All-White Home Theater Roundup • Dodeca...

Weekend Sales Guide: 6.26.09
New York, Boston, DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Bay Area & Online

Here are all the sales across the country that are fit to print - painstakingly collected by our editorial team of over 70 bloggers across the country. This is only place on the web where they are ...

Mondrian-Inspired Homes

We usually shy away from primary color groupings when decorating, assuming the space might end up conjuring images of a kindergarten. However, we have to applaud these homeowners for incorporatin...

Color Combo: Dark Brown and Crisp White

In the right context, neutrals can be as rich as bright colors. Classic combinations like black and white stand the test of time thanks to their ability to adapt and evolve in relation to othe...

My Great Outdoors: A Maximized Relaxation Patio

Name: Maggie B Location: Silver Lake, CA Type of space: Patio Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: The house gets really hot in the summer so this is the defacto living room ...

My Great Outdoors: Robert & Sloane's 'Camp Freedonia'

Name: Robert & Sloane Cheatham Location: Smyrna, Georgia Type of space: Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Nestled among asphalt, the pride of 1950's America- str...

Inspiration: Dark Interiors

A room painted dark can be overwhelming. We tend to gravitate towards lighter color choices for our walls, but there is something incredibly appealing about the dark interiors beautifully photogr...

Take 5: Outdoor Chairs for Under $50

Having guests over during next weeks holiday weekend? Need to squeeze in a few more seats for the bbq? We found 5 outdoor seating options that come in under the $50 mark (and three are under $30...

Outdoor Inspiration: Evening Time

For us, My Great Outdoors month has been awesome! We got some great tips from our succulent stoop post and went straight over to our local garden center and picked up some pretty new containers. We ...

Airstream Penthouse Trailer Park

Unfortunately, this isn't a traditional trailer park exclusively for beautifully kept Airstreams, but it is the world's only collection of trailer park penthouse suites — a collection of seven b...

Look! Corrugated Steel Made Awesome for Outdoors

Not that we've had a bad word to say about corrugated steel in the past, but this use of it is more impressive than we ever expected of the material. Who knew? (Check out the before photo after the ...

Late Breaking Events: Orange Skin & Art Studio Sale
Chicago

Two good items that didn't make it into our Sales and Events calendar this week:...

Bad Habits To Break At Home

No joke, this is how the credenza was left after popping in a dvd for us to watch. A little blurry from laughing. Although it's been many years of living together, I still can't get over when Boy my ...

My Great Outdoors: Pete the Cat's Curtained Balcony

Name: Pete the Cat Location: Vancouver, BC Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: This is a south facing balcony on the top floor corner of a three stor...

DIY Idea: Wall of Buttons

Looking at Tracy Kendall's Buttons wallpaper the other day, we started thinking about how beautiful it would look in our home, and how it might not be too hard to create our own wall of real buttons...

When You Need To Retreat: Create A Cozy Spot

We loved Abby's recent post about using a friend's home to decompress (sometimes you just need to get away from it all). In addition, it's important to have a spot in your home (besides the living ...

Summer Lounger: Get Ready to Relax

While we might not have a sleeping porch, we sure wouldn't mind using this mat to catch some afternoon z's on the beach or in the park this summer. At nearly six feet long, there's plenty of space t...

Outdoor Tiles with Grass for Grout

We like the way A Tile Guide describes the paving in this photo as having "grass for grout". Twelve-by-twelve stone tiles are laid out in a grid, with grass in the joints instead of grout......

My Great Outdoors: Shared South End Sanctuary

Name: Brad & Kendra, our Small Cool 2009 Little Division Winners Location: South End, Boston Type of space: Common Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We moved ...

Alphabet Drawers by Kent and London

This vintage printing block inspired dresser may set you back a pretty penny, but, it's worth the asking price. Imagine this in your home and all of the lessons you can teach from it. I'm thinking D i...

Roundup: Homes with Surprising Interiors

You've been told to not judge a book by its cover, but what about a house? Our house tours show that you can't judge homes by their facades. We've been noticing interior decor that does not ma...

Hot or Not? The Band Aid Rug

The Band Aid Rug by Ricardo Garza Marcos ...

Good Questions: Dealing With Decorative Tile?

Hi Apartment Therapy, I just moved into my first home, with beautiful hard wood floors, an open airy floor plan and lovely white tile floors and backsplash. However, some previous resident incorpora...

My Great Outdoors: Rene's Therapy Garden

Name: Rene Location: San Francisco Type of space: Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I call this my therapy garden. I was raised gardening with both my mom and dad,...

Two New Takes on Birdbaths

When I was little, my grandmother's friend had a seashell-encrusted birdbath in her yard. As a child, I always thought it was such a magnificent sight and I pined for prying a shell off and holding ...

My Great Outdoors: Rachel's Entertaining Space

Name: Rachel Location: Silverlake, CA Type of space:: backyard and porch Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Whether in large groups or small, adults or kids, for barbeques...

Friday Fire Sale: Outdoor Furniture & Accessories 50% Off

In honor of Outdoor Month, today's Friday Fire Sale features outdoor furniture and outdoor accessories that are all available for at least 50% off their original price. Patio tables, outdoor sea...

Roundup: Poppies

Poppies are beautiful. They are the official flower of our fair state, and we wouldn't be opposed to the idea of making them the official flower of our home. The rich orange-red color and beauti...

Shelves in Front of Windows
Metropolitan Home

We are natural light fiends. We hate blocking even a smidgen of light from coming through windows. Yet, we're enchanted by this photo of window shelves from Metropolitan home......

Help! Our Past Tenants Smelled Too Good

We've written about new house smells, time and time again. We've been willing to give out our best advice on how to get rid of the past tenants pet, cigarette and food smells, but it's not so easy w...

Decor Debate: The Perfect Number of Pillows

We recently got in a heated debate with a pillow-hoarding friend as to whether there is such a thing as too many pillows. We all know that pillows are one of the easiest ways to punch up a bland bed,...

My Great Outdoors: Tim & Nicole's Surprise Balcony

Name: Tim & Nicole Location: Austin, Texas Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: This is our “surprise balcony.” We lived in this apartment complex ...

My Great Outdoors: Chris & Diana's Red Hook Rooftop

Name: Chris & Diana Location: Red Hook, Brooklyn Type of space: Roof Garden Interior designer Diana Richards is the owner of Red Hook Anthem, a vintage clothing and housewares store in Red ...

Rustic Cooking and Dining From Marie Claire Maison

Chances are we'll never have a real farmhouse kitchen, with high exposed beams and crumbling stone countertops and lovely golden provençal light streaming in through the windows. But a girl can ...

At Home With Karim Rashid
Nylon Magazine

Karim Rashid has been modernizing and putting color into the world for quite some time now, but what about in his own home? We featured his loft last year, but in a new video we spied even mor...

Dwell On Design and CA Boom: Who's Going?

As if there isn't anything already going on in the city of angels this weekend, two major design exhibitions will be taking place. Although they are on opposite ends of town (thank goodness) Dwell on...

Hot Tip: Colorful Garden Hoses

Sara Kate likes blue. I like red. If you're a design head like me, and you love to garden or simply be in one with someone else gardening, you will eventually find the plain old American green garden...

1970s-Inspired Library at Modern by Design

It seems that the 1970s are on a lot of people's minds right now, and we can't think of a room that encapsulates the good style points of that decade better than this library designed by Nicole ...

Sneakers as Art at the Achilles Project

We’ll admit to a mild (ok, ok, full-blown) shoe obsession and we’re firmly of the opinion that there are quite a few sneakers out there qualifying as art, so why not treat them that way? We’ve...

Good Questions: Want to Switch from Bradstreet Beige...

Bradstreet BeigeClarissa sent in a question for the Apartment Therapy color lovers. She writes: Hi AT, I need your help! I am trying to pick a new paint color for my studio apartment. I currently have...

Another Orange Door in the DC Area!

We were delighted to receive this picture of another fabulous orange door from DC residents Amy Beth, Alastair and Monty. We were equally delighted to hear that their color choice was in fact insp...

Musical House Tours: Apartment Therapy LA Salutes Michael Jackson

Over here at Apartment Therapy LA, music is a huge part of both our home and work lives. With one of us working in the music industry and another in a band, we're constantly checking out each other's...

Roundup: Updated Southwest & Western Style

On a recent weekend jaunt to Denver, I was exposed to some Southwest Style and took on the personal challenge of finding some up-to-date interpretations of a style trend that has waned in the r...

Scavenger: DWR Sliding Sofa - $1850
San Francisco

This sofa from Design Within Reach easily converts into a queen size bed for guests. It retails for around $3000, but there's one in Los Altos now for $1850. More finds after the jump... Apartme...

7 Ways to Use Utility Carts

Named for its utilitarianism, the multi-purpose utility cart has always been a flexible piece of furniture. It's not hard to find one at hardware, industrial, medical, and kitchen supply stores, and...

Inspiration: Wildseed Farms
Austin

With June's Outdoors month coming to a close here on Apartment Therapy, we'd like to share one last spot to gain inspiration from for your own outdoor spaces. Wildseed Farms isn't in Austin (it's loc...

Scavenger: Folk Art Style Tire Table - $250
New York

Today in the New York Scavenger we have a table made from old tire treads that is surprisingly beautiful. This piece could be used outside since it is made to withstand the elements, but would...

The Weekend Guide: Sales and Events
San Francisco 06.26.09

THIS WEEK • McGuire Furniture Sample Sale • Dallas Shaw at Stem SF • Knit One One • Lotus Bleu • Kartell Anniversary Sale • Magic Gardens • Lotus Bleu • Sunset ...

My Great Outdoors: The Farmers Daughter's Front Yard

Name: The Farmers Daughter Location: Hersey, Michigan Type of space: Front Yard Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We had a mudroom door that didn't have a path to get t...

Good Questions: Peeling Between Sealer, Help!

Whomever finished this ceiling, never sealed the sheet rock, but for the nail holes. There was a small "pre new roof" leak spot that I scraped, prior to a fresh coat of paint. Well, didn't the whole l...

Green Seal Product Certification

Right now we're eyeball-deep in studying for the LEED AP exam and have come across a ton of good sources for green living in the process. One such resource is the Green Seal standard, which certif...

Scavenger: Crate & Barrel Sleeper Sofa & Armchair - $750
Washington DC

These Crate & Barrel "Club" full sleeper sofa and armchair are selling for $750 (original price was $2200). The two pieces are comfortable and in very good condition. The same Alexandria Old T...

Scavenger: Bombe Chest by Baker for $595
Chicago

In Niles, a two-drawer French-style Bombe Chest by Baker Furniture Co. is available for $595. Jump below for links to this and more good finds: Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open...

Scavenger: Danish Modern Desk - $200
Boston

Today in Scavenger Boston, a solid Danish teak desk, Knoll chairs, and a nice set of chrome and leather chairs. Click through to see these and more. Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are...

The Weekend Guide: Sales & Events
New York 6.26.09

THIS WEEK • Conran Shop Summer Sale • MoMAStore Summer Sale • Gracious Home Sale • environment337 Closing Sale LAST DAY • Gus Modern Upholstery Sale • Emeco Sale •...

FOX News Anchor Bret Baier's DC House
The Washington Post

The Washington Post features the Northwest DC home of Bret Baier, his wife Amy, and their two-year-old son. The house is filled with furnishings from Ralph Lauren Home. Bret and Amy Baier have ...

The Weekend Guide: Sales & Events
Washington DC 6.26.09

THIS WEEK • Eastern Market Re-opens • Old Town Alexandria Summer Stroll • Emeco Sale • Thos. Moser Annex Sale • Ligne Roset DC Dining Sale • Room & Board Seating Sale &bu...

Win this Bombay Vanity Desk from HudsonGoods.com!
6 Days Left!
Thursday Giveaway

Item: Bombay Vanity Desk Store: HudsonGoods.com Total Value: $349 Description: The solid wood Bombay Vanity Desk is handmade with an antique white base and a natural stained top that goes well with ...

Campfire Cooking: Best Easy, Frugal Foods for Camping

When planning what to cook on your camping trip, there are a few basic considerations. First, assuming you are setting up your tent fireside rather than setting up folding chairs outside your RV, you...

House Tour: Heather's Tobacco Warehouse Dream Loft
Durham, North Carolina

Name: interior designer Heather Garrett Location: downtown Durham, North Carolina Size: 1250 square feet Type: a converted Liggett & Meyers tobacco warehouse, listed on the National Register of Hi...

My Great Outdoors: Maggie B's Slowly Designed Space

Name: Maggie B Location: Silver Lake, CA Type of space: Front porch Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: When I first moved in this was nothing more than a storage area and s...

Varian Designs Launches New Rustic-Modern Collection

At this weekend's Dwell on Design convention, San Francisco-based Varian Designs will be exhibiting pieces from their new collection of gorgeous rustic-modern furniture. Here as in past collections, d...

How To: Make a Mid Century Inspired Clock for $30

Project: Mid Century Inspired Clock Time: 3 hours total (not including drying time) Cost: Approximately $30.00 Modern clocks from the mid-century typically satisfy both a practical and art...

Good Questions: Chairs of the Custom Hotel LA

I'll be staying at the Custom Hotel in Los Angeles (I know there have been several posts about the place). Just wondering if anyone could ID these rocking chairs or the bike seat stools. Thanks, Laur...

Small Home Living in Washington
Sunset

This beautiful cabin located in Twisp, Washington had us from from the moment we saw the front deck. That the inside is equally stunning (and only 1200 square feet!) was simply icing on the cake.......

Minimalist Spanish Apartment

Browsing the European Real Estate Network, we came across this two-bedroom apartment in Valencia, Spain. At first, we thought it looked like a nice enough space, but on closer inspection we no...

The Weekend Guide: Sales & Events
Los Angeles 6.25.09

THIS WEEK • 4th Annual Dwell on Design Conference and Exhibition • CA Boom Design Show • Pier 1 Sale • Create:Fixate Presents "Build"
 • Hammer Lectures, Hitoshi Abe • ...

My Great Outdoors: Peacock Feathers' Patio

Name: Peacock Feathers Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type of space: Patio Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Our small city patio had the potential to be a depressin...

Porch Makeover On A Budget

The famous saying that one person's trash is another person's treasure is very much true especially in larger cities where just walking on a sidewalk can prove to be a wonderful way to find great item...

My Great Outdoors: A Window Box Vegetable Garden

Name: Mkonieczki Location: Chicago Type of space: Window Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Living in the city leaves little space to enjoy summer gardening and ho...

Use Post-its To Make Shopping List a Cinch

We picked up this helpful tip from fellow Professional Organizer, Donna Smallin. Author of a handful or organizing books, she's the go-to gal for organizing how-to in the home. All you'll need are s...

New Sustainable Designs at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum

The Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York currently has an exhibition running through January 2010 featuring ten leading designers that were commissioned to "develop new uses for sustainably grown and ha...

How To: Make Long-Lasting Mini Lanterns

Score! We love those tiny little glass jars of jam and honey we get in restaurants sometimes, and never tire of thinking of ways to reuse them. This idea for turning them into longer-lasting, bright...

Apartment Therapy Interview: Trina Turk Part 2

Yesterday we posted part 1 of our interview with the lovely Trina Turk, fashion and home designer. We have more in store for you today with Trina chatting about her best tips for creating an outdoor r...

The Best of House Beautiful: Beachy Homes
House Beautiful

For this week's look into the House Beautiful archives results we've pulled a diverse collection of beachy, summery home pics. Each one above is from a slide show below the jump, and we've eve...

My Great Outdoors: Leeann's Sophisticated Patio

Name: Leeann Lewis Location: Portland Type of space: Covered Patio Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We wanted a comfortable, practical and colorful space to sit outside...

60 DIYable Garden Ideas
Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart's website remains one of our favorite resources for DIY projects. We recently found a gallery of ideas from past issues that included 60 (as if we didn't have enough trouble finishing...

Roundup: Decorating With Plates

One of our favorite ways to decorate an empty wall is with plates. We find ours at thrift stores where they're very inexpensive (and the plate holders can usually be found for under $5). It's r...

Knotty Pine Norwegian Cabin
ArchDaily

This Norwegian cabin in the woods was designed by Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Architects MNAL and is primarily used in the winter as a base for cross-country skiing. Beatiful and bright — as long ...

Look! House Numbers in the Window

We love the variety and sometimes quirkiness of the house numbers on the buildings in our neighborhood. Many are hand-painted onto decorative tiles or cast into bronze plates. Others are printe...

Country Tractor Shed: With a Modern Twist

We've been seeing a proliferation of sheds on Apartment Therapy lately so we decided to share a little project we (Wes) did a few years ago. Originally conceived as a simple replacement to an u...

Embroidered Wrought-Iron Headboard

A wrought-iron headboard is a great look for a child's room, but it can be a bit hard on the young noggin. This embroidered headboard gives a great wrought-iron effect but is soft and comfortable.......

Best of Six: Southwestern Homes in April & May

Name: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Location: Mumbai, India Size: 1150 sq. ft. Pageviews: 17,073 37 Comments:  Using color in the way you did can't be easy. If I tried to do this I'd have a mess! I'm impres...

Good Questions: Pulling This Room Together?

Help! My living room stinks — not literally, it just needs some design help! I can't quite bring it on home. I was thinking a big rug to anchor the seating group better. We saved up for th...

My Great Outdoors: King Tender's Berkeley Garden

Name: King Tender Location: Berkeley Type of space: Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: For the last four years, I've been working on turning the weed patch that wa...

Five More Plate Covers for Outdoor Dining

We recently took a look at one style of plate cover for protecting your food when you're dining outdoors. But we heard it from you, Apartment Therapy readers, that we could have dug a little de...

Enjoying Your Own City Parks

We are loving all of the My Great Outdoor posts throughout the Apartment Therapy site and it's inspired us to walk around our neighborhood and see what our neighbors have been up to. As we check out o...

IKEA Song by Jonathan Coulton

Have you heard the IKEA Song by Jonathan Coulton? It gave us a chuckle in the office this morning: "I’m sorry I said Ikea sucks — I just bought a table for 60 bucks" A video after the jump...

Roundup: Geometry Lesson

Geometric designs get us every time. We love bold, colorful patterns and structures that employ intricate designs with great angles, repetition and shapes. Check out some of our favorite items i...

DIY Dyed Rug

In response to our recent post about Alexandra Wentworth's dyed rug profiled in Elle Decor, the mother of an Apartment Therapy reader was kind enough to send in her own step by step DIY version for ...

4 Month Stick On Fabric Softener?

There's been a few new laundry helpers hitting the market lately and what's most intriguing about them isn't just a new smell for an old favorite, they've been reinventing the way laundry is done. T...

Color Inspiration: Coastal Hues

There's a reason why beach houses feel so soothing and carefree, and it's not just the blissful fact that the ocean's within earshot. Coastal hues have a way of calming the senses and refreshing...

My Great Outdoors: Beth's Cottage Succulent Garden

Name: Beth Location: Fallbrook, CA Type of space: Front porch of our cottage Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We are currently renting a very small cottage in the midst o...

Farm in a Box : Eco-Efficient Gardening

We learned from our friends at Home Grown Evolution that Home Depot will soon be carrying Farm in a Box from Earth Systems. Farm in the Box is a combined fish tank/planter box with recirculati...

My Great Outdoors: Sara and Sean's Back Alley Gardens

Name: Sara and Sean Kiffe Location: Missoula, Montana Type of space: Side yard and alleyway veggie and flower garden (with chicken coop) Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it:...

Nail Houses: Stubborn Owners Refusing To Sell

By now a good portion of our readership has seen the Disney/Pixar film, UP. In the animated flick, 78 year-old Carl Fredricksen refuses to sell his plot of land and the house on it, as the ar...

Etsy Find: Outside Wares by Modern June

To us, there's something about oilcloth and the outdoors that goes hand in hand. The bright colors and easy clean-up not to mention the all-American patterns that pair so well with this style of...

Thursday Giveaway: My Record Collection I - Elvis Costello

Item: 13 Elvis Costello Albums from 1977-89 Value: Priceless This week I've finally decided to clean house and let go of my record collection (in true Cure fashion!). Dating primarily back to the ...

Etsy Find: Artwork by Sooooound

Reflection, 8.5" x 8.5" printThe mix of cool tones and misty layers in this archival print seems quite fitting to feature on an overcast San Francisco day like today......

Wall Paintings by Amy Wynne-Derry

We ran into painter Amy Wynne-Derry installing her large-scale panels in the downtown Providence Art Windows, and were excited to hear that she also does custom site-specific paintings for resi...

Win the Jasmine Sofa from Dania! 3 Weeks Left!
Thursday Giveaway

Item: Jasmine Sofa Store: Dania Total Value: $695 Description: The Jasmine Sofa has great style with a tightly tailored bench seat and floating back... >>Enter the Giveaway here!...

My Great Outdoors: Kristi & Pam's Charm City Garden

Name: Kristi & Pam Location: Baltimore, Maryland Type of space: Deck & Backyard How did you do it?: Our garden has been one of trial and error. Since we've been living here, we've slowly reali...

Help! Decorating a Fireplace Mantel

We're hosting a bridal shower at our house in less than two weeks, and one of our friends who is a party planner came over to finalize the schedule and go over our pre-party duties. Even though the pa...

Well-Preserved Dated Decor
The New York Times

If you like the Guess The Decade features on Apartment Therapy Chicago, you'll this story and slide show from The New York Times: homes that are caught in a decor time warp. This collection of h...

Win this Bombay Vanity Desk from HudsonGoods.com!
Thursday Giveaway

Item: Bombay Vanity Desk Store: HudsonGoods.com Total Value: $349 Description: The solid wood Bombay Vanity Desk is handmade with an antique white base and a natural stained top that goes well wit...

Scavenger: Pair of Tolix Dining Chairs - $300
San Francisco

Great for use indoors or out, this pair of powder-coated steel Tolix A chairs would make a nice addition to any home... Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in our ...

Lessons from Hotel Bedside Tables

When setting up a home, people sometimes overlook things for themselves that might seem like essentials for others. This is especially true in the bedroom, the most personal space in the home ...

Inspiration: Homemade TV Renovations
Sydney

Unfortunately for interior design loving TV watching Australians, locally made TV show Homemade has absolutely bombed in the ratings. Every week a group of up and coming interior designers fight it ou...

Scavenger: Retro Coffee & End Tables - $500
New York

Today in New York Scavenger we have a matching set of super kitschy end tables and coffee table. From the 60's or 70's these tables all have mosaic tile and Formica tops, and were recently appr...

REMINDER: Win the Oregon Chaise Sectional from Scandinavian Designs!
Thursday Giveaway

Item: Oregon Chaise Sectional Store: Scandinavian Designs Total Value: $695 Description: The Oregon Chaise Sectional has a low profile, clean lines and blend down cushions to create the ultimate in ...

Scavenger: Room & Board Dresser and Nightstand - $900
Chicago

From the Apartment Therapy Chicago classifieds, Kyle in Andersonville has a Room & Board Mondo dresser and nightstand set available for $900. Jump below for links: Apartment Therapy Furniture C...

Good Question: Oilcloth for Upholstery Project?

Hi Apartment Therapy! I'm trying to play up my love for the 1950s with furniture in my new condo. I've gotten my hands on a few gems through craigslist recently including these retro vinyl kitchen c...

Green Money-Saving Tip: Make Things Last

They don't make much like they used to but we can still do our part, through good maintenance measures, to extend the life of lots of stuff at home. Not only does it save money to use things longer,...

Scavenger: Teak Dresser & Mirror - $60
Washington DC

The teak dresser and matching mirror are in excellent condition and selling for $60 in Frederick, Maryland. The Danish modern dresser and mirror were used in a guest room. Apartment Therapy Fu...

The Weekend Guide: Sales and Events
Chicago 6.25.09

THIS WEEK • Neidermaier Sample Sale • Chicago Antique Market • Lucinda Scala Quinn & Emeril Lagasse • Paper Stories Grand Opening • Ikea Summer Sale • Chilewich • E...

Scavenger: Hand Carved Asian Trunk - $300
Boston

Today in Boston Scavenger we have a hand carved Asian trunk with brass hardware — perfect for storing linens or out of season sweaters. Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for...

Good Questions: Worms Resource for Compost?

Hi Apartment Therapy, After your recent roundup of various composters and compost tools, I am re-inspired to make my own compost even better — but I am having trouble finding worms! I have th...

Good Questions: Making an Old Couch Work in a New Rental?

Apartment Therapy DC reader Katy needs help designing her new rental:"Three questions: I just moved into a small condo in a historic building that I’m renting. Turns out that the color of m...

The Weekend Guide: Sales & Events
Boston 6.25.09

THIS WEEK • Diseño Sale • Kartell Anniversary Sale • BoConcept Cambridge Sale • Room & Board Seating Sale • Crate & Barrel Summer Sale • SOWA Market • Todd F...

You're Invited! Natuzzi Soho Trunk Show TONIGHT

Natuzzi Soho extends a special invitation to Apartment Therapy readers in the New York City area to “A Trunk Show of Moods and Expressions.” Experience the design moods that inspired the Spring 20...

Kitchen Tour: Harry and Taylor of Brooklyn Kitchen
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Kitchen is one of our all time favorite stores. From affordable vintage cast iron, to copper made in Brooklyn, not only do they have everything you'd need to stock your kitchen, but it's that...

Good Questions: Home Decor Gift Receiving Etiquette?

Dear Apartment Therapy, I was hoping the AT community could help me with this question I've been struggling with lately: what is the proper ettiquette when a loved one gives a home decor gift that's n...

Centerpiece Inspiration: Laura Normandin's Wedding

Laura Normandin, the talented artist behind Wren Handmade, used clusters of potted geraniums and herbs as centerpieces at her wedding, which is featured in this summer's Martha Stewart Weddings issue....

My Great Outdoors: Julia's Balcony Haven

Name: Julia Location: London, Ontario Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I moved here last year after many years of owning a house, and was concern...

5 Coat Racks for Small Spaces

When we first moved into our apartment we thought that, sadly, the entryway was too tiny for holding all of our accouterments. We had a dainty little nook (updated with a fresh coat of paint here...

High and Low: Light Wood Platform Beds

Ever wonder why furniture is more or less expensive? A lot of the time it has to do with what it's made of. Solid wood usually costs more than particleboard with a veneer finish. We've rounded...

Dealing with a Serious Infestation

Cough, cough! I'm currently recovering from accidentally inhaling a tiny bit of fumigation spray while trying to seal off the door to my front office. You see, the last couple of days the small front ...

My Great Outdoors: Eric & Christina's Atlanta Loft Balcony

Name: Eric & Christina Location: Atlanta, Georgia Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We live in an industrial manufactured loft, complete with an...

Hunter's Landscaping Project

Hunter from Concord California sent us links and photos highlighting his landscaping project. Concord which is located in the eastern part of the Bay Area can be very hot in the summers with temp...

New Dwell Homes by Joel Turkel & Marmol Radziner

Yesterday, Dwell announced the introduction of new prefab houses to their Dwell Homes Collection. According to the Dwell, they are dedicated to "bringing the best of modern pre-fab to life and s...

One Mega-Organized Kitchen

We're partial to organizing (and walls painted gray) so this kitchen caught our attention immediately. At first glance, the kitchen looks larger than it is because of its highly organized nature......

Bookhou

Toronto-based Bookhou was co-founded in 2003 by John Booth and Arounna Khounnoraj, and showcases their beautiful handiwork. All of their work emphasizes natural handmade materials on a small-scale pro...

Flickr Finds: Richard Winchell's Minimal Vancouver Patio

We've seen, and loved, plenty of verdant patios with lush, overflowing container gardens. But that's not the only game in town; this spare outdoor space can also be an oasis of calm, with only one o...

Apartment Therapy Interview: Trina Turk Part 1

The design influence between fashion and home design are well represented by fabulous designer, Trina Turk. Trina launched her colorful fashion brand in 1995, more recently launched Trina Turk Residen...

Look! Industrial Garage Lights in a Restaurant

Grabbing lunch in this restaurant on Lafayette street, Soho Park, we loved the decor which made reference to the fact that it used to be a parking garage/mechanic shop... ...

Inspiration: Tiffany Silverware

This silver is really quite special, with art nouveau patterns by Tiffany & Co. Now, we realize it's quite expensive, and this post isn't meant to advocate running out and purchasing these piec...

Small Space Kitchens from Little House on the Trailer

We've profiled tiny house company Little House on the Trailer before, but today we wanted to take a closer look at their kitchens, which are surprisingly spacious for homes that average under ...

Sandra's Layered Porch

When our goal is a cozy, inviting space, it's good to think about layering items. Sandra incorporates the layered look on her back patio which makes us feel right at home....

DIY Inspiration: Furniture Made With Kee Klamp Fittings

Jeanine has looked at Desks and Furniture Designed from Plumbing Pipes before on Apartment Therapy Boston and the folks at Kee Klamp Fittings sent over images of a shelf made by Robert Gutmann ...

My Great Outdoors: Becky's Perfect Portland Patio

Name: BeckyM Location: Portland Type of space: Patio Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: This room-sized patio has just enough space for us to have a potted herb garden, a...

Sustainable Fabrics Inspired by the Sea

We love it when locally-made, environmentally-conscious products find their way into our mailbox. Add a dose of New England inspiration into the aesthetic and it really makes us smile. Introducing t...

Gwyneth Paltrow: Nursery Decorator To The Stars?

Gwyneth Paltrow hit it out of the park when she designed her daughter, Apple's bedroom. Even if you think white carpet is completely out of the question, chances are you still think it's a great space...

My Great Outdoors: Artist Anita Walsh's Garden Studio

Name: Anita Walsh Location: Dupont Circle, Washington DC Type of space: Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Artist Anita Walsh rents her art studio space from Walter ...

Good Questions: Identify Sconces From Connaught Bar?

Hi Apartment Therapy, I have been trying to locate these wall sconces everywhere. They are at the Connaught Bar in London and I am absolutely in love with them. Does anyone know where I can find the...

Good Questions: Ideas for Updating Family Room/Kitchen

Megan sent us an email: We're moving to our first house and there are lots of spaces that need some redesign. The house could use some "updating" everywhere, but we were hoping to start with th...

Aerial Home Photography

Does anyone else remember aerial photographers selling bird's-eye-view paintings of people's homes door-to-door? It may just be a rural Midwest thing, but my parents bought one such painting of our ...

Good Questions: Exterior Paint Color for Stucco?

I would love to get some advice from Apartment Therapy readers about what color to paint my 1907 stucco house. Unfortunately, the trim was capped with black siding by the previous owners and is in t...

My Great Outdoors: Rich's Colorful Courtyard

Name: Rich Location: Hayes Valley, San Francisco Type of space: Backyard patio and garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Rich's patio is an absolute oasis from the c...

Host a Flower Arranging Class at Home!

We know a lot of people who have fantasies of becoming a florist, surrounded by unparalleled beauty and lovely aromas day in and out. Until that happens or in lieu of that dream, you can start...

Good Quote: On Worldly Posessions

Do you let your possessions run your house? Your life? Have you mastered the art of keeping things lively without being weighed down? Share your tips, tricks and thoughts after the jump... ...

Roundup: Unexpected Storage Solutions

When it comes to storage, we have yet to meet a family that has a perfect relationship with their home. Unorganized collections often find themselves relegated to a dusty box under the bed never...

My Great Outdoors: Tiara's Spacious and Airy Backyard

Name: Tiara Location: Tustin, CA Type of space: Backyard Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I am in love with this yard, especially the tree which is just beginning to bloo...

Scandinavian Style in Upstate New York
Metropolitan Home

The newest issue of Metropolitan Home features the upstate New York home of architect Douglas Larson and his wife, Torrie. Douglas renovated the mid-19th-century farmhouse to take advantage of ...

Look! Expertly Edited Flower Box

This unassuming little flower box is a highlight of our daily route to the dog park, and we always stop to gaze. The combination of textures and colors is just beautifully thought-out, especially agai...

ModKnobs: Cool Door Knobs In Cool Colors

Jeff and Mary set out to make a cool space, but when it came to their door hardware there wasn't anything on the market that was cool enough, or within their price range. So they did what any ...

Courtney's Shared Office Space

While working from home has its perks, it would be a nice change of pace to share an office space with an individual or two. In Courtney's home, her workspace is divvied up between her and her h...

Survey: Do You Sleep Outside In The Summer?

It still hasn't quite felt like summer here in New York, but come August we sure wouldn't mind a place to sleep outdoors. Sleeping porches are a southern tradition. Do you move the bedroom out...

Trina Turk Boutique Opens in Burlingame

Though Trina Turk is probably best known for her colorful women's clothing line, the designer has recently started branching out into home accessories to great effect. So we were pleased to hear that ...

How to Camouflage Your Shed

Yesterday Lindsey wrote about some Stylish Sheds, leading us to wonder what can be done — aside from the obvious coat of paint — to pretty up a shed of the low-budget Home Depot (i.e. no...

Good Questions: Chairs to Go With New Settee?

Lisa sent in a good question: I'm desperately in need of your help - I am purchasing this settee (loveseat esque) for my smallish 550 sq ft apartment. I love LOVE the style and fabric (yay eBay!) but ...

InOut Lamps: Indoor & Outdoor Lighting

This molded polyethylene lamp by designers Ramon Ubeda and Otto Canalda for Metalarte is a strong, bold design and I can't believe it's both an indoor and outdoor lamp! It'll certainly brighten up ...

Big Plants Indoors?

A couple years ago, in a fit of longing for greenery in my loft in San Francisco, I went out and bought a huge houseplant. Well, it was more like a tree (or at least that is what the bum who lived aro...

URBIA Furniture System from OBRA Architects

The URBIA Furniture System from New York Architecture firm OBRA Architects is a modular, interior system that can be customized to include furniture, room dividers, shelving, storage and even s...

Scavenger: Crate and Barrel Parsons Floor Mirror for $240
San Francisco

Create the illusion of a larger space with this large leaning mirror from Crate and Barrel. It retails for $450, but you can pick this one up in Corte Madera for $240. More finds after the jump.....

Do Your Clothes Match Your Home?

Interior designers often suggest looking in your closet for color scheme ideas. The assumption is that if you like a color enough to wear it, you'll like it on your walls as well. This isn't exactly...

House Call: Luciana and Alex's Tropical Minimalist Home
Austin

Name: Luciana Misi, of architecture firm Lamme + Misi Urban Studio and co-founder of MINIMIS and Alex Lorenz, principal and co-founder of MINIMIS Location: East Austin The husband and wife team...

Scavenger: Stylish Red IKEA TV Bench - $91
New York

Today in New York we have a nice little red locker style cabinet/tv stand with plenty of storage inside. Be sure to click through to find the antique Yale library card catalog, a funky blue cou...

NeoCon 2009: Retro Yellow & Turquoise Color Combo

In keeping with the 60s-ish op-art patterns we spotted a NeoCon last week, a return to a distinctly retro color combination. The Izzy+ showroom featured a palette......

Good Questions: Fabric Ideas for Complementary Bedskirt?

Dear Apartment Therapy, I generally hate bedskirts and would so much rather have a nice wood bed, but due to my desire to travel to far off places and participate in not-so-cheap activities I've reali...

Highlight One Original Detail

This isn't a home, its the office of a building materials manufacturer. The renovation of the rich-in-original-detail space could serve us well, though, when looking for ways to introduce modern sty...

Scavenger: Weber Grill - $125
Washington DC

This Weber "Silver 1000" series propane fired grill is in excellent shape and selling in Vienna, Virginia for $125 (sells new for $699). Other Craigslist finds include a Refurbished National 2...

Scavenger: Pair of Tall Shabby Chic Nightstands for $85
Chicago

In the West Loop, a matching pair of Tall Shabby Chic Nightstands from the Merchandise Mart for $85. Jump below for links to this and more good finds: Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds ar...

Scavenger: Original Arne Norell Sirocco Chairs - $2250
Boston

Today in Boston, comfortable campaign chairs designed by Arne Norrell. This pair of classic Norwegian chairs feature rosewood frames and black saddle leather upholstery. Apartment Therapy Furni...

Good Questions: Curtain Ideas for this Room?

Hi Apartment Therapy, I'm moving into this house next week and don't know the best way to hang curtains for the large window. Where should the curtain rod be hung? Higher than the window? Over the...

Cisca Urban Seat

We love this bench/planter combination designed by Argentinian Juan Pablo Sammartino. Though we wonder about the comfort level of the wooden spines, we do love the way the curvy lines offset the ri...

Win Two Digital Canvas Prints from md-canvas.com!
1 Day Left!
Thursday Giveaway

Item: Winner's choice of one Jumbo Canvas (58 x 43") and one Medium Canvas (46" x 34") Store: md-canvas.com Value: $658 >>Enter the Giveaway here!...

PlatyPreserve: On The Go Wine Storage

It's nice to bring a bottle of wine when you head out on your summer picnics and parties, but we don't always want to bring along the bottle. For starters, it can weigh your basket down and it also me...

House Call: Long Tall House
Tokyo

Name: Long Tall House/Space Space Location: Tokyo, Japan Type: 2 bedroom, 3 story residence Size: 102.69 meters squared Designed by Japanese architect firm, Space Space, the Long Tall House is ...

Five Fancy and Fun Outdoor Lounging Options

Sometimes it's fun to imagine what kind of crazy outdoor furniture we'd invest in if we had a fancy tricked-out backyard, complete with pool and hot tub and outdoor kitchen. But there's a lot of ...

Guess the Decade: Apartment Sitting Room - The Answer

How did the Apartment Therapy design minds do on the latest round of Guess the Decade? Jump below to find out... (Click here to guess first - then jump below for the answer)...

Look! A Beach House Bungalow

We've been keeping our eyes on Sweetwater Bungalows for some time now. Their cloth-walled, rustically chic structures are the perfect outdoor retreat for those who actually love the outdoors. So...

10 Modern Wall Pocket Systems

We've coveted Vitra's Uten Silo wall pocket organizer for a long time, but we've never been able to reconcile the high price tag ($350 - $500) with our home budget. For those who are in the sam...

Mobile Tech: The Mehrzeller Inhalt Trailer

Sort of like a Lux Pod on wheels, the Mehrzeller Inhalt trailer is a small footprint living space with big time tech inside of its mobile confines. Flat screen televisions, wall-to-ceiling LED lightin...

My Great Outdoors: Ly's 66 Square Feet in Philly

Name: Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Our balcony is quite small (6x11 feet) but I was determined to create a...

Boiler Shop Transformation

A 48 square meter boiler shop was completely transformed by an architect Nicolas Vignot into this amazing apartement. We love all the original elements that add industrial quality to otherwise ve...

My Great Outdoors: GColmer's Peaceful Balcony

Name: GColmer Location: Montreal Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I LOVE my balcony. Because I have large patio doors, my balcony is a extension ...

Sara's Efficient Hallway

Sara shows us that it doesn't take a ton of space to create an efficient landing strip. She sets up shop in her hallway and goes vertical on both sides......

Small Eco-Friendly Guesthouse in Wyoming
Metropolitan Home July/August 2009

This 1,100-square-foot eco-savvy guesthouse is located right outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Tall ceilings, a ton of natural light, space-saving designs, and access to the great outdoors make it feel m...

Etsy Find: Terrarium Herb Kit

As we have made no attempt to keep secret, terrariums are an inexhaustible delight to us. The mini landscapes provided delicious fodder for weekend daydreams when we were little, as we're sure they'...

5 Tips For Dividing Household Jobs

[Boy's job is setting up the charcoal in the BBQ because he enjoys it!] We've spent quite a few posts at Apartment Therapy talking about moving in together, living together, the pros and cons of it al...

Landscape Room: A Modern Indoor / Outdoor Addition

This modern addition by Ireland's LID Architecture opens up an Irish limestone cottage to light, air and views of the surrounding mountains of County Sligo in Northwest Ireland. Named the Lands...

Gravity-Defying Swimming Pool
Ensamble Studio

No. No way. This swimming pool at Hemeroscopium House, a Spain residence by Ensamble Studio, seems to defy all rules of gravity. The cantilevered lap pool on top of the house is actually one giant p...

Painted Rattan and Wicker Furniture

There's no shortage of wicker and rattan furniture in second-hand shops. At first glance, these pieces might seem like cast-offs from the set of the Golden Girls, but a coat of fresh paint and...

Organizing Tip: Use Large File Tabs

Organizing and filing paperwork can often be frustrating, difficult, boring, confusing, (did we mention frustrating?!). And while we'd love to say we're paperless, we're not quite there yet, so we've...

Mow Down Air Pollution: Trade-In for an Electric Lawn Mower

Almost missed this bit of news mentioned in last month's Westways magazine: the South Coast Air Quality Management District is sponsoring a program called "Mow Down Air Pollution", offering LA, Orang...

My Great Outdoors: Anna's Shady Escape

Name: Anna Location: Mogliano Veneto, Italy (inland from Venice) Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: When we saw this little balcony, it was love at f...

My Great Outdoors: Janis' Bungalow Garden

Name: Janis Diner Brinley Location: Victoria, BC Type of space: Patio Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Our house is a 1948 bungalow. Last summer we started the b...

Green & Authentic: Milk Paint

We are working on a project renovating an 1850's New England colonial home and while we are putting many modern amenities in the home, we are trying to do it in an environmentally responsible way. L...

Finally: Ikea Poäng Rocking Chair

On the one hand, it was inevitable. On the other hand, what took you so long, Ikea? They've finally added a rocking base option to the ubiquitous Poäng chair. Will this be the holy grail for parents ...

Vivi

Open for over 4 years in Bethesda Row, Vivi carries home accessories and furniture from modern lines like BluDot, Modern Twist, Chilewich, and Mud. The store also carries artwork by local and U.S.-b...

Scavenger: Petrie Sofa, Bottoni Sofa, Ragazzi Nursery Set and More
Los Angeles Craigslist

Today's Los Angeles Craigslist Scavenger consists of various finds from the likes of Crate and Barrel, DWR, Ragazzi, several antique and vintage pieces and even a framed world map to hang up in ...

Good Questions: Attractive Anti-Slip Porch Stairs?

Last November we did a renovation of our porch. We picked a T&G Mahogany Flooring that looks beautiful and blends great with the beige and brown colors of our house. However, when it rains or s...

Good Questions: How To Decorate Around Chair Rail?

Lex sent us a good question. He writes: I love my living room with all it's great molding, but it's posing a problem in decorating behind my sofa. There's a rail that's about 5.5' high, right w...

Front Yard Gardening Without a Front Yard

You know that expansive flower garden we found yesterday, the one that's shared between neighboring front yards? Well, we came across another, quite opposite, form of front yard gardening not far fr...

My Great Outdoors: Nina's Pocket Garden

Name: Nina Location: Los Angeles, CA Type of space: front patio Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I just moved in a few months ago and I'm still in the process of fixi...

Swedish Floating Gardens

We've never seen floating gardens before, but we stumbled upon the Landskrona, Sweden Garden Guild contest. Every August, contestants build little garden environments on a raft. And while you ...

Good Find: Antiqued Wooden Signs

Typography has always been an interest of ours, and we definitely love interesting vintage design and decor. On the exciting occasion that these two things converge, we cant help but smile. These anti...

Repurposed Objects Inspired by Makea

In response to our throwaway consumer culture, a collective called Makea sprouted in Spain in 2006. Makea's aim is to inform and inspire people to repurpose cast-offs instead of buying new stu...

DIY Project: Make An Inverted Bookshelf

We were raised in a family who more than love books. Often times when we see diy projects that utilize books in arts and crafts, the structure of the book can be harmed and it can feel a bit, well a...

Roundup: Wire Wares

We've noticed an influx of wire mesh products lately. They've long been a flea market staple, but now they seem to be everywhere and with good reason. Their humble stature and vintage vibe make ...

My Great Outdoors: The Tiny, Unique and Charming Patio

Name: mrsvioletleigh Location: Laguna Beach, CA Type of space: Backyard patio Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Our backyard space is tiny and odd, but also unique and cha...

Outdoor Shed Made From Windows

This DIY project from Sweden belongs in our earlier Stylish Shed Roundup — Heike’s Outdoor Hideaway was featured on Ohdeedoh (via DesignSponge) late last week and it's a great example of cre...

What Do Your Color Choices Say About You?
Paper Source Colorscope

Whenever I've got cards or invitations to send, I love to while away time at Paper Source, picking out stationery from their vast array of colors, but it's never occurred to me to wonder why, among al...

Chair Socks: Give Your Furniture Some Fashion

This morning we spotted these funny little socks... for your chairs. Some part of us is thinking how silly they are, while the other part is wondering, why we didn't think this up ourselves. There'...

Apartment Therapy LA On The Town: Tour Des Artistes

Last weekend, we made the short drive to Long Beach to visit with some friends and enjoy some live music at the Tour Des Artistes. We also got a taste of the local art scene in a show called "Yo...

Best Composters & Tools 2009

I've used composters inside and outside my house for many years, starting with a wooden one that I built myself and kept under the sink with red wriggler worms (vermicomposting). It was an experime...

From Sprawling Sidewalk to Neighborhood Garden
Dwell Magazine

Ever wish you could turn even just a smidgen of the wide expanse of concrete in front of your house into some green space? Local architect Jane Martin did, but instead of just wishing, she made it hap...

Furniture Design by Micaelan Davis

At her MFA thesis show a few weeks ago, RISD grad Micaelan Davis turned a couple of witty concepts into a beautifully executed lounge chair and dining table. The Foot Chair solves the age-old d...

Good Questions: What Color Should I Paint My House?

Vanessa writes: I am desperately in need of some help. My husband and I are having our french-country stucco home painted this summer. I have no idea what color to choose. Could you post this so...

Inspiration: Stylish Outdoor Sheds

A friend of ours, garden expert Debra Prinzing, visited more than one hundred outdoor sheds around the country with photographer William Wright a couple of years ago. In Stylish Sheds and Elega...

Set the Table: Inspirations from Rebecca Thuss

Even if you haven't heard of Rebecca Thuss, chances are you've seen her work. She's styled some of the most amazing sets, weddings, and parties for Martha Stewart's magazines (Living, Weddings, even ...

ColorTherapy: I Love Lucy

Paint Names: Ralph Lauren Loft Living UL41, Bardsley Grey RM30, Fine Paints of Europe H00750 A few months ago someone posted a comment on my Zig Zag column that it reminded her of the Lucy episode ...

Scavenger: Room & Board Jasper Sofa for $575
San Francisco

We've always loved the look of Room & Board's Mid-Century influenced Jasper sofa. This one comes with a red slipcover and is available in Bernal Heights for less than half of the retail price. Ch...

Hanging Spare Chairs from the Wall

The Shakers used to do it, and now we're seeing it more and more in small living spaces. If you need spare chairs when you have a dinner party, but you don't have the space to store them, cons...

My Great Outdoors: Marcus & Jenny’s Veggie Garden
Melbourne

Name: Marcus & Jenny Butler Location: Melbourne, Australia Type of space: Vegetable Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We’re in the middle of winter now so our ...

Scavenger: Mid Century Modern Dresser - $395
New York

Today in the Scavenger, a solid walnut dresser featuring rattan doors, dovetailed drawers, inset hardware and flower inlays. Made by American of Martinsville. Apartment Therapy Furniture Class...

My Great Outdoors: Deborah's Urban Garden

Name: DeborahMCP Location: Ottawa, Ontario Type of space: Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Small in size, but rich in detail. Our urban garden is long and narrow...

Good Questions: Paint Color for Bedroom?

I'd like some second opinions on a paint color for my bedroom. I want to keep it cool, calm and serene. The window sheers are a light blue and the hanging lantern ice blue, there are some pinks as w...

Garden Inspiration: Plant it Black

Among the colorful, you'll also find plenty of black, white, and neutral interiors here on Apartment Therapy. But when it comes to the garden, our plants and flowers are almost always colorful....

Scavenger: Kitchen Table & 4 Chairs - $40
Washington DC

Purchased new just 3 months ago, this table and 4 chair set is selling for $40 in Capitol Hill. The set is in excellent condition and has beautiful, oak grain wood. Apartment Therapy Furniture ...

Scavenger: DWR Twilight Sleep Sofa for $1000
Chicago

In Lincoln Park, a Design Within Reach Twilight Sleep Sofa is available for $1000. Jump below for links to this and more good finds. Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your bu...

Scavenger: Swedish Nyborg Cabinet - $2899
Boston

This Swedish Nyborg cabinet has a really lovely tone on tone blue paintjob, and has plenty of room to store dishes, silverware, and any other tchotchke that needs a home. Apartment Therapy Furn...

Good Questions: Advice for Transforming this Table?

Hi Everyone, We bought this oak table off of Craigslist for Thanksgiving. Neither my husband nor I truly like the color and the wood, but 2 days before having guests over for Thanksgiving dinner, w...

Good Questions: Fixing a Not-So-Friendly Family Room?

Apartment Therapy DC reader Jackie needs help rescuing her family room: "I live in a 120 year old Victorian house in Philadelphia with a second floor parlor that functions as the family room wh...

Bright Color on the Lower East Side
The New York Times

Inspired by visits to Mexican cities (like Oaxaca and Xalapa), Boris Fishman used bold color to transform his Lower East Side co-op into what he calls his “hacienda in the sky.” In the late...

Why Being "Paper Towel Free" Is Overrated

Back in our post about saving your butter wrappers, we mentioned offhand that we're trying to be paper towel free. Well... that isn't exactly correct. We figured it was better to be honest about our e...

Good Questions: Balance Arm Lamps Like These?
Los Angeles

Dear Apartment Therapy, I love these bedside balance arm lamps with their globe shades and have been looking for them all over. Can anyone tell me who sells/manufacturers these lamps or something simi...

Fun Outdoor Party Idea: Market Stall Stations

Last year, for my husband's company holiday party, we came up with an idea I've been dying to replicate now that it's not freezing outside. We wanted to do an outdoor Peking duck station (vegetarians,...

Guess The Decade: Apartment Sitting Room

Today's round of Guess the Decade features a sitting room in an urban apartment. Take a good look at the decor and design details and then make your best guess below the jump:...

Do You Need Tech to Get You Through a Workout?

Taryn at Unplggd writes: I've left my humble digs and driven 7 and a half minutes to my local gym. Just as I pull into the parking spot, I realize that although I've got my workout clothes, a towel an...

Inspired by Polaroid

A collective gasp was heard throughout the blogosphere when Poloroid announced last year that they'd no longer be selling their iconic instant film. Not only is the instantly recognizable white-...

DIY Garden Shed Organization Project from Lowe's

Every once in a while, we find a really helpful how-to on the Lowe's website, like this garden shed organization project. For each how-to on their site, they provide a source list as well as p...

Outdoor Inspiration: Froggy's In Topanga Canyon

Last night was one of those awesome LA evenings when we found ourselves at a place we'd never been before (even though we have lived in So Cal for almost a decade). Despite our happiness at disco...

My Great Outdoors: jen64's Suburban Oasis

Name: jen64 Location: Timonium, Maryland Type of space: Garden, Deck & Pond Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Six years ago, my husband and I purchased our home. Th...

Hea: New Furniture Line from BG Norge

We love the new line of furniture from BG Norge, a Norwegian furniture company that has been around for more than 50 years. Hea is inspired by designs from 1960s and it is available in a few diff...

Good Questions: Should I Replace the Curved Wall?

Savannah sent in a good question: I own a 2 bedroom unit which has a curved wall separating the living from the master bedroom and I find it a nuisance and worry about resale. We had some water damag...

Inspiration: Suzy's Succulent Start

Suzy's first-ever succulent garden bowl attempt turned out to be a success. A mixture of our favorite plant types, she's got varied texture and color which will ultimately translate nicely in her gar...

Furniture from Old Airplane Parts

We've posted about Desks from Old Airplane Wings before, but one company has taken that idea and expanded it to recycle >>Read the full post here!...

Look! Shower and Container Garden in One

It doesn't take a huge stretch of the imagination to consider that rooms designed to get humans clean can be mutually beneficial to plants — the right plants in a steamy, well-lit bathroom do very...

Curio Shelf Full Of Memories

While we were searching through Flickr this morning we came across a great little curio shelf that was created by a mother for her son starting at 4 years old. Built into this shelf are the names of ...

My Great Outdoors: Rebecca's Small City Backyard

Name: Rebecca Orlov Location: Los Angeles, CA Type of space: Small city backyard behind our quad-plex. Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: When we moved into our new apartme...

10 Summer Throws

We found 10 summer throws to get you through cooler nights or over-air conditioned offices. Which one is your favorite?...

Save The Date! Natuzzi Soho Trunk Show

You're Invited! Save the Date! Natuzzi Soho extends a special invitation to Apartment Therapy readers in the New York City area to “A Trunk Show of Moods and Expressions.” Experience the design m...

Outdoor Style Daybeds

These daybed designs aren't necessarily made for use outdoors, but their materials and style lend them a breezy outdoor style......

Look! An Apartment That Doubles an Art Gallery

Over the weekend, we went to an art show in an unlikely place: a one-bedroom apartment. Bill Gross is the mind behind 65 Grand, a West Town living space that features rotating shows. When he h...

Aging Clay Plant Pots

We're a big fan of clay pots but they often look too new to us. We love how they look when they've gotten some age on them but although we scour flea markets and beg them from friends, it can be a ch...

Plus-Sized Furniture from BrylaneHome

While we know that Small is Cool, nearly a third of American adults are obese and don't have that option. According to an article from AOL Home, furniture companies are looking at this potenti...

Good Questions: Tips for Turning a Bedroom Into a Closet?

Aubrey in Alaska sent in a good question: She writes: My roommate and I have a 2 bedroom apartment, but the problem is we hardly have any closet space, so she moved into my room and we are planning to...

Bringing the Outdoors to Your Desktop: Free Wallpapers

The vast majority of our day is spent staring at a computer screen and, although there is a window next to the computer, the slightly sad rooftop / neighboring building vista is less than inspi...

Women Who Rent Weigh Less
Canwest News Service

Perhaps another reason to rent rather than own — women who own their home weigh 12 pounds more on average than women who rent. A study at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School compar...

My Great Outdoors: MVW's Sunday Morning Balcony

Name: MVW Location: Los Angeles, CA Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We have a narrow, long balcony space facing the street. It's sunny and perfect...

Good Questions: Suggestions For A Micro Studio?

Hi Apartment Therapy! So I finally got my hands on a loveseat that fits my micro approximately 380 square feet apartment for $200 at Frayed Ends in Hoboken. The loveseat is great for viewing th...

A Small Shed/Studio in Petaluma by Joseph Sandy

Ever dream of adding just a little more room onto your living space? Joseph just sent us photos of a wonderful combination studio/shed that he designed and built. About the project, he writes, ...

Look! A Multi-Yard Flower Garden
Montreal

This is one reason we love going for strolls around new (to us) parts of the city. We often stumble upon these mesmerizing little pockets of neighborhoods we otherwise would never have discover...

The Gladiator Claw: Bicycle Storage

So with the spring weather, you've started riding a bike. It's healthy, it's good for the environment and you love the freedom of the wind in your hair. Problem is, last year, when you left your bik...

Coolest Pools from Oobject

Okay, so most of us don't have the option of putting a pool in. But this list of the coolest pools from Oobject helps beat the heat and provides us with tons of great design ideas. So, check it out ...

Boeing 727 Hotel Suite in Costa Rica

For those of you who were intrigued by our last post about vacationing in a refurbished plane, here's one more option, this time in Costa Rica!......

Roundup:Non-Toxic Natural Bug Sprays

With summer in full swing, the bugs seems to be as well. Click through the jump to get the low down on these natural bug sprays. They will keep your home, pets and kids creepy-crawly and bug free ...

The Vacation Checklist for Your Home

We just returned from a weekend at a friend's farm on the Eastern Shore. It was bliss, but the smell that greeted us upon returning home was not. I will spare you the gory details, but let it suffic...

Hot or Not? Redesigned Ideaco Kamui Magazine Rack

Ideaco Kamui Magazine Rack, an update of the previous 2004 Good Design Award in Tokyo version. What do you think of the subtle, but notable, redesign? ...

My Great Outdoors: Catherine & Larry's Blooming Balcony

Name: Catherine & Larry Location: Park Avenue South Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: The balcony is our little green oasis in the middle of the...

Inspiration: Floor-to-Ceiling Bookshelves

Living in earthquake country, we've always been a little afraid of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, but the truth is, when the Big One comes, we'll have a lot more to worry about than a few falling ...

Are Pets A Factor In Furniture Arrangement?

We came across this lovely photo in our Apartment Therapy Chicago Flickr pool and it got us thinking... do we rearrange our furniture for our pets? We didn't have to think long to come up with an an...

Look! A Garden In The Driveway

Scrolling through our Google reader recently, we landed on our chosen blog for our daily dose of local happenings, The Eastsider LA. The image above caught our attention (but was piqued further after...

Brooklyn Beekeeper Amy
The New York Times

The Apartment Therapy team was thrilled to see our own Amy Azzarito featured in The New York Times that showcased her (illegal) beekeeping endeavors in Brooklyn... ...

Egg Crate Storage for Around the House

We're always on the look out for little dishes to corral the many bits and pieces that can easily end up cluttering our house. Paradoxically though, enough of those little dishes in a space can end up...

Look! Vintage Staircase

It’s fascinating to imagine the history of spaces that seem virtually untouched by time, like this stairwell in a downtown Providence office building. Yes, the railing could use a little TLC,...

Inspired Visuals: Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

All over the web today and we couldn't resist taking a closer look: Disney just released the first photos from next years film adapatation of Alice in Wonderland......

Marketplace Design Center: DuPont Corian Design Studio
Philadelphia

Philadelphia's headquarters for interior design, the Marketplace Design Center has a modern addition to the building. DuPont Corian Design Studio is designed to be an art gallery showcasing al...

Color Combo: Yellow and White

Happy Monday! Hope you had a lovely, restful weekend. But just in case you didn't or maybe you're suffering from a case of the Mondays, maybe this color combo will perk you up. We admit, we've never...

How to: Make a Candle Lantern

Last week, we gave you 10 New Uses for Old Jars. One of our favorite suggestions of the bunch was the candle lanterns — lighting can make any outdoor space seem more special and candles h...

Fresh Summer Solutions from Kmart

It's summer! It's been a long, hard winter and we can think of nothing better than throwing open the windows, letting the breeze in, and getting our house ready for the summer activities. So w...

Scavenger: CB2 Chet Sofa for $500
San Francisco

This Chet Sofa from CB2 is less than a year old and available now in Palo Alto for $500. See this and more finds (including a free offer!) after the jump... Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifie...

Roundup: Simple Medicine Cabinets

It can be difficult to find a simple medicine cabinet without a bunch of extras. We've written about the search before on Apartment Therapy, and there are a few sources that have come up again...

Your Favorite Outdoor Memories
Austin

For many of us, the outdoors has been a place of excitement, adventure and refuge for most of our lives. While we've all grown up in different places around the world, with different climates and dif...

Scavenger: Robsjohn Gibbings Burled Walnut Coffee Table - $399
New York

Possibly designed by Robsjohn Gibbings, this solid walnut coffee table with a burled walnut veneer and marble insert is a gorgeous piece at a seemingly fair price. Apartment Therapy Furniture C...

NeoCon 2009 Trend Spotting: Op Art Inspired Patterns

We attended the big show at the Mart last week called Neo-Con - it is a multi-floor extravaganza of furnishings and finishes aimed at the contract market. We always attend to get an eyeful of w...

Good Questions: Creating a Chrome Look on Ceramic?

Inspired by a post about a chrome silver lamp, I went out and purchased a $5 ceramic lamp on craigslist, but I would really love for it to have that chrome look. I know there are shiny silver spray pa...

Outdoor Pillows

We love it when outdoor spaces are decorated just as much as their indoor counterparts. Are you interested in adding some coziness to your balcony, garden, or patio? Check out this roundup of o...

Scavenger: Modern Knoll Chair & Loveseat - $375
Washington DC

These Knoll Modern Chair & Loveseat are from the 1972 aluminum innovation series. Selling for $375 in McLean, Virginia, the chair and sofa are very low to the floor. Other great finds incl...

Scavenger: Room & Board Hawthorne Sofa for $650
Chicago

In Lincoln Park, a Room & Board Hawthorne Sofa in Taupe Veloura for $650. Sized between a full size sofa and a loveseat, the seller says its perfect for apartments. Jump below for links to this ...

Scavenger: 1952 Stilnovo Tripod Desk Lamp - $650
Boston

Today in the scavenger we have quite a few unusual finds, starting with a very handsome 1952 desk lamp with an eye catching "biomorphic" shape and a gorgeous cherry red shade. Also be sure to ...

Good Questions: Identify This Upholstered Chair?

Hi Apartment Therapy, I was hoping you could help me identify this upholstered chair? Many thanks! Iris (Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and...

Flickr Finds: OrangeDoor's Fabulous Front Porch

The moment we saw this porch posted to the Apartment Therapy DC group on Flickr, we fell in love and we were thrilled to see it as part of My Great Outdoors — carma358's Front Porch from Balt...

Win Two Digital Canvas Prints from md-canvas.com!
3 Days Left!
Thursday Giveaway

Item: Winner's choice of one Jumbo Canvas (58 x 43") and one Medium Canvas (46" x 34") Store: md-canvas.com Value: $658 >>Enter the Giveaway here!...

The Well-Stocked Kitchen: Our Essential Serving Dishes

We received a question from a reader asking about the most useful and essential serving pieces. Carrie said that she just inherited a set of fine china, but the set (as well as her everyday Fiestaware...

Tiny Cottage, Wraparound Bookcases & Wall Flat How-To
Chicago

Click to view these Chicago Hot Posts in bold belowA Teeny Tiny Lakeside Cottage Conversational Living Rooms Wraparound Bookcases, Five Ways Before & After: Nicole's Winning Front Porch Design Color ...

Displays, Collections & IKEA's 2010 Collection
Washington DC Hot Posts for 6.21.09

Click to view these DC Hot Posts in bold below • Roundup: Stylish Ideas for Displaying Family Photos • Don't Throw Out That Jar! New Uses for Old Jars • Inspiration: Unique Collection ...

The Cave Home, Renter's Tips, DIY Bathroom Vanity, Stinky Flower and More
Los Angeles Hot Posts for 6.22.09

Below are this past week's most popular posts, including No, Really: A Cave Dwelling, 10 Good Tips For Renters To Feel At Home, Oops, No Rent! 7 Things To Do If You're Short, Matt's DIY Master Bath Va...

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