When we toured artist Jen French’s house a couple of months ago, we were in awe of her wonderful wall paintings, and here’s another sample of her handiwork. Though she liked the color of the oli...
Thankfully, it's been a very, very long time since I shared a dorm room. But I still remember my heart dropping when I saw the absurdly tiny room I had to share my freshman year (we were stuck wit...
Artist Jen French, whose incredible gothic bungalow we toured a few weeks ago, came up with this super simple, yet fantastic-looking idea for an entryway coat rack by screwing some vintage hooks int...
We always imagined t-shirt quilts were something sweat-stained and tie-dyed, but this project by Michelle Kempner is actually quite stylish and could be totally at home in a modern living room. ...
A year ago we moved across the country, an endeavor that required A LOT of bubble wrap. We kept it and used it recently for a smaller move within the same city, but now we’re done moving for awhil...
A while ago we pined for a colorful kitchen island — but didn't want to spend a ton of money. So we decided to stack two IKEA LACK side tables to create our own kitchen island....
After taking a big hit to the security deposit at our last apartment because of all of the holes we left in the wall (and knowing we would only be in our current apartment for a year), we set out to...
New England weather being as unpredictable as it is, keeping a tablecloth affixed atop a picnic table can be challenging at best. We noticed this ingenious DIY idea for keeping a cloth in place and ...
It's shocking that we keep glasses of liquid anywhere near our computers. It's an expensive computer-ruining disaster waiting to happen. A recent glass spillage on our desktop fortunately didn't ...
Silhouettes are everywhere these days and we’ve seen silhouette pillows aplenty before, but we thought these personalized shams were a fun and less-preppy alternative to the standard monogram pill...
Many small space dwellers are short on closet space. We spotted this simple, clever solution for beefing up your hanging storage space on the Instructables blog. It's a variation on another chain ...
Apartment Therapy has posted before about converting an old ironing board cupboard into a spice rack. But we were drawn to the concept of the "stay bars" used for this particular example, from a ho...
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 ...
click thumbnails for larger pics After design school, I (Kayla) took up a hobby in ceramics. The only part I was ever any good at was glazing and, at the end of 3 years, I had an extensive collection...
It can be really tough to find curtain panels that reflect your style AND your budget. In that case, making your own simple panels can lead to a much happier ending. We spotted these DIY instructi...
One of our favorite assignments for our redesign business is to help someone redo a photo wall. For this particular job, we also tackled the bookshelf below the artwork......
We've worked with hundreds of clients for our organizing and redesign business. And from that experience, we've learned that the most common thing people do to decrease their chances of an effectiv...
We all know wallpaper has made a comeback. Thankfully, some of the newer wallpapers allow you to apply paste directly to the wall instead of to the back of the paper. We just discovered a hip, fun...
For those of you who spend a lot of time standing in your kitchen, a cushioned floor mat is a nice treat. We spotted this how-to project on Martha Stewart's website. Essentially, you layer 4 to 7 ...
We're fans of window coverings that are configurable in multiple ways. Sometimes we open only the lower half when its really bright out, other times we like to leave the bottom covered so that neig...
To Jumpstart Page Info and All Entries Title: Revamp a laminate sideboard Name: Celeste Time: 5 hours (not incl drying time) Cost: $135 AUD (already had the Restor A Finish) Check out this lami...
Bigger than a pillow, simpler than full-on reupholstery — bench cushion covers are a great place to inject a large dose of color and pattern into your space. Our coworker just recovered this w...
During a recent House Tour (we'll be showing you the full tour tomorrow!) we spotted this simple method of making a vintage photograph — or any wall hanging for that matter — really stan...
To Jumpstart Page Info and All Entries Title: The mirror that wanted to be a fireplace Name: Patricia Gon Time: A weekend Cost: $100 Does your home lack architectural details and character? Patric...
To Jumpstart Page Info and All Entries Title: Brand New Bedding! Name: Nicole Marie Time: A weekend Cost: $200 Nicole Marie's instructions for making your own bedding are very detailed and descrip...
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