10 Serene Spaces
While I’m usually not a minimalist, the gloomy weather and the looming holiday frenzy have made me long for calm, light-filled spaces like the incredible black bathroom I photographed this week fo...
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Dealing with Flocked Wallpaper in a Bathroom?
Good Questions
Q: I'm in the process of potentially buying a new place. It'll take a lot of work, but most of the tune-ups I have figured out. What's most confounding, though, is the flocking in a bathroom. I apprec...
Stripes in the Bathroom
We spotted the striped bathroom in the first image while photographing a Massachusetts home for an upcoming house tour and were impressed by how some subdued stripes can make a small space feel like...
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...
Painting Bathroom Ceiling Same Color as Walls
We'd been curious about the idea of painting a ceiling — not just a tint of the wall color but the actual wall color for a while. And the bathroom seemed like a safe, small space to experimen...
Mr. Cold Soap Dispenser by Massimo Giacon for Alessi
You think you have it bad when you have a cold — this little guy looks about as stuffed up as we feel this time of year. But he's so adorable in the bathroom that you'll never forget to wash y...
Hanging Mirrors in Front of Windows
Metropolitan Home
We are obsessed with mirrors — and we're obsessed with windows. So imagine our delight when we spotted this clever mirror/window hybrid design in the pages of Metropolitan Home....
High Wire Act: DIY Shower Curtain Rod
While researching replacement shower rods for our clawfoot bathtub we spotted this peculiar shower curtain system. It doesn't exactly appeal to us but there is something intriguing nonetheless......
Find a Certified Green Plumber!
It was only a matter of time before an eco plumbing association cropped up and that time is now. Within the past year 3,000 plumbers have become certified under the auspices of GreenPlumbers USA....
Glass-Filled Towel Rods by Designer Rods
Honestly, we're not entirely sure how we feel about these towel rods, but we're fascinated by the idea. And if we had to pick one, it would definitely be the multi-colored marble filled one. We thi...
How Do You Use the Awkward Spaces in Your Home?
The fun (and sometimes infuriating) part of setting up a new home is figuring out how to utilize the unique nooks and crannies of your space — in our case the greatest puzzle is this narrow 1-...
Oak Bluffs Cottage Renovation by Hutker Architects
Years ago I was invited to a summer barbecue at a friend of a friend’s Cape Cod cottage located on the tip of a sandy peninsula that could only be reached by boat. Everything about the place was w...
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...
Bamboo Tension Rod from Umbra
Sometimes we get weary of shiny things like chrome, craving a natural, grounding element instead. So for us, this bamboo veneer tension rod is a novel and refreshing departure from the typical showe...
Using Curtain Wire for Magazines!
This may be more than you need to know, but we're big fans of reading in the loo. So we're always interested to see new ways that people corral their reading material, in the bathroom and otherwis...
Tiny Yellow Bathroom Goes High-Pattern Black & White!
Before & After
This adorable yellow bathroom appeared here as a Good Question back in March. Its a rental so heavy duty reno was out of the question and Kiddo Katsu was looking for tips on a rental-friendly faceli...
The Towel Debate: Soft or Scratchy?
This past weekend was our first beach trip of the season and while packing up to leave we discovered that most of our beach towels had been appropriated for everyday use by members of our household ...
Sunken Bathtub!
Metropolitan Home
Many months ago we blogged about a secret dining table stored under floorboards, which created quite an unexpected stir. Granted, this sunken bathtub may not be quite so controversial but it remin...
Hot or Not? Global Bath Tub by Hidrobox
Even though we certainly don't have the room for one, the Global Bath Tub from Hidrobox certainly is a looker...or is it? ...
Chrome Shower Basket Storage
We've finally had it with those bathroom storage shelves with suction cups that just don't stay up! Ok, so yes we do put some heavy things in them, but after re-suctioning our lilting corner wire b...
Black Toilet Lids
Who says toilets need to be all-white? We see so many white toilets that its easy to forget there are are colored seat options. You can even purchase a separate lid afterward if you want to inject a...
Green Warrior Shower Curtains
Do you wish you were more disciplined about limiting the length of your showers? Well, in honor of Earth Day 2009, we decided to show you a couple of eco-oddities that would aid you in your struggle...
Office Bathroom Makeover
click thumbnails for larger pics Here at Apartment Therapy we believe that any space can be made more beautiful, organized, and healthy with a little effort, without spending a ton of money — e...
Slab-Lab Concrete Studio: Countertops, Sinks and more
If you're renovating and love the modern, industrial look of concrete countertops it's best to stick with a shop that specializes in concrete. Boston AT readers are in luck — Slab-Lab Concret...
Using Marine Paint for Wood Floors
We love the look of wood floors in a bathroom. We inherited a wood floor in ours — it was about the only thing we loved about the tiny, long and narrow space. One of the first things we did wa...
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