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Accomplished Brooklyn-based designer Anne Chessin has just launched her new website, featuring even more detail from the beautiful projects pictured in this post. Before your loved ones start gathering around an empty table, she's been kind enough to share her last-minute tablescape ideas with Apartment Therapy.

While having a large instrument in an urban home can be a huge sacrifice in square-footage, for some talented folks, the benefits outweigh the cost. This equation becomes exponentially more real when there are many people around to enjoy the sounds.

A very close ladyfriend of mine is going through a breakup. A few days after the final curtain dropped on her relationship, she gave him back all his crap and put fresh sheets on the bed. She also deleted archived communications and lost the phone number of he-who-shall-not-be-named. Great work!

I'm writing to you from Chicago, where I attended a wedding last night. The bride and groom are deeply religious, and they did things according to ancient Jewish custom - like separate dancing for men and women. The tables on the women's side were decorated with pink flower arrangements, but there were none to be found for the men.

We came across these beautiful, sculptural forms and were inspired by their multiple functions. The limited-edition Stumped collection is composed of side tables with built-in lighting circuits, and their wood is taken only from fallen sycamore.

Here on Apartment Therapy, we're always looking for new sources of decorative artwork. A particularly playful one comes in Art Wall, a new website with a unique display strategy.

One of our favorite people has composed a list of helpful hints for entertaining as part of Williams-Sonoma Home's Designer Series. Thomas O'Brien is known for his eclectic, masculine, and comfortable blend of vintage and contemporary. Have a read about how he makes his house a home for the holidays.

Name: Jessica Hische (and her cats Olive and Billy)
Location: Bushwick, Brooklyn NYC
Size: 770 square feet
Years lived in: 1

e on Apartment Therapy have checked in with illustrator and typographer Jessica Hische from time to time, showcasing her Delightful Hand-Crafted Initial Caps (used to the left) and Letterpress Alphabet Posters. It comes as no surprise that her home is as finely tailored as her work.

Concrete is an extremely versatile building material that is natural, sturdy, and in some people's eyes, beautiful. Here's a roundup of some objects that will hopefully inform the skeptics of its many virtues.

I have frequent dreams about the places where I've visited and lived, with vast secret rooms to be found behind the familiar walls. I could probably use a long stay on a psychoanalyst's couch, but instead I've looked to the dictionary at Dream Moods for the answers to my subconscious home-related questions. What's going on in your head?

TIME has compiled a fascinating list of the best inventions made this year. We have covered a couple of them on Apartment Therapy before, and want to share the other relevant advancements with you now. Prepare to be inspired.

Today on Apartment Therapy we're celebrating a different sort of holiday. It occurs on the date which approximates the texture of a cotton fabric with vertical wales. That's right, it's National Corduroy Appreciation Day.

What's cuter than your cute sofa? Your cute sofa beneath a cute puppy!

You can likely furnish a room for holiday company using what you already have around the house. For example, if you think a guest would like a private place to sit and apply her face (while freeing up the bathroom for everyone else), make one for her. Try improvising with a table surface, mirror, and a seat of some sort.