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Look! Antique Stove Base Table

On our search to find a Nantucket whale to take home with us, we stumbled upon this shop where the owner was displaying reclaimed wood trunks he builds on top of makeshift antique stove bases. We th...

Look! Vintage Toolboxes to Organize Makeup

We've never had enough sink real-estate in the bathroom to store makeup. While we look wistfully in magazines at spacious double sinks with room for extra towels and lotions, the reality is that we...

Roomba Art!

Move over Mary Poppins, you're not the only one who knows how to make cleaning fun. There's a whole community of folks that make art by dimming the lights, opening the exposure on their camera and ...

Look! Stained Glass in JP Entryway
House Tour Sneak Peek

This lovely stained glass window comes from next week's Jamaica Plain house tour. We love these preserved gems in older homes, the little trinkets that make a space unique. With everyone moving like...

Look! Industrial Kitchen Cabinet Handles

We just moved and love everything about our new kitchen. The previous owner was a chef and we're not kidding, if you ever renovate a kitchen, see if you can invite a chef over to help you plan the ...

Jim Lambie's Wall Installation
The Museum of Fine Arts

Jim Lambie works with colored electrical tape in playful patterns and designs — Apartment Therapy has featured his inspiring tape floor projects and the artist currently has a show at The Muse...

A Peacock Blue Accent Wall at Liberty of London
London, UK

Bright blue walls have been on our minds ever since we saw pictures of Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye, and when we saw this particular peacock blue accent wall at Liberty of London on a recent trip t...

Leaving Secret Messages

Half-bath's don't have much room to make a design statement, so we humor ourselves by writing secret messages to each other in our tiny one. The messages on the back chalkboard wall can only be dec...

Look! Spindle as Sink Leg

We spotted this sweet little detail in the bathroom of friend of ours who lives with a rented bathroom that's awaiting a facelift sometime down the road. We actually like this idea of using a stai...

Look! DIY Doormat Using Flor Carpet Samples

Our dog, Bacon, likes to "island hop" around the apartment — scurrying from one Flor rug to the next. But he's also consumed by a steamy love affair with our neighbor's Rottweiler (that's righ...

Look! Fun Accent Color Placement

We're revving up to paint the outside of our house so we're on the lookout for interesting accent and/or trim color placement. This house in Jamaica Plain caught our eye with its fresh and fun yello...

Designing High & Low... & Lower!
Boston Home's Entryway for Under $600 via AT Boston Reader!

Due to both overwhelming response and one particularly astute reader, we decided to have another go at this High & Low Entryway from Boston Home's summer issue. No one is disputing that $15,000 ...

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, but ...

Look! Softening a Landing Strip with Fake Flowers

While visiting family last week we were enlisted to help complete a lengthy living room makeover. First step: softening up a lonely landing strip. The dark table, toy baskets and mirror needed a str...

Look! Mystery Metal Pendants at Audubon Circle

We have a habit of looking up when we eat out because — in well designed spaces like Audubon Circle near Fenway — we often discover a lovely light fixture we've never seen before. We sna...

Look! Black & White Inspired Bath

click thumbnails for larger pics\ Reader Emily was inspired by Jeanine's post on black toilet lids from back in April and decided to share her own black & white bath (and matching cat!) with us h...

Puma City, Part Two: Racing Boat Tour

click thumbnails for larger pics While we know this isn't standard Apartment Therapy fare, we couldn't help but share the minimal living arrangements inside one of the Puma racing team's practice boa...

Look! Antique Glass Ripples

This photo is from our building's foyer, built circa 1920. The light coming through the front door windows refracts in the old glass panes, creating beautiful, ripple-like patterns. Our living room ...

Boston Marathon: Living on the Course

click thumbnails for larger pics Today, 26,331 people are running by our house. And that's just the official registered number of people in this year's Boston Marathon — the world's oldest annu...

Look! Puma City Prefab Under Construction in Boston

We snapped these photos the other day of Puma City under construction at Fan Pier, near the ICA. The large canti-levers mimic the museum's and together they create quite a statement along the waterf...

Look! Art on the Floor

This might be a luxury for the child-free (and dog-free, come to think about it), but we love the look of art on the floor. This example comes from Katin & Brandon's Marblehead house tour and wo...

Look! The Slippery Slope Towards Collecting Dog Decor

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

Look! Whimsical Half Bath in Brookline Kitchen

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

Look! Creative Shoe Storage Using Ladders

Norwegian-based photographer Trine Thorsen photographed a creative shoe storage solution that would work in our home near the back door, especially during mud-season. It's made using a vintage ladd...

Look! Wine Rack as Magazine Storage

We recently found what we think is a wine rack at our local thrift shop, Boomerangs. But we're not big drinkers so no need for the wine storage. We decided to employ it as magazine storage —...