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Paint Color For Our Cool and Warm Bedroom?
Good Questions

Q: My boyfriend and I have been hoping to get some ideas on what color to paint our new bedroom. Usually I'm all over the paint chips and have too many ideas, but I'm stumped on this one. My issue i...

Decorating Around Dormers in Our Attic Bedroom?
Good Questions

Q: My husband and I are redecorating our bedroom but are stumped: what do we do with our two dormers? Here you can see the new paint and curtains, but hopefully you can also see that the space is h...

Paint Color Suggestions for My Bedroom?
Good Questions

Q: I want to paint my bedroom! I attempted to paint the wall behind my bed, but it doesn't look right and it's too dark. I think I have to paint the walls and ceiling the same color. My living r...

Upholstered Headboards by Holley & Gill

Holley & Gill is a Canadian design group that does one thing really, really well. From design to silk-screening and upholstery, their simple yet elegant headboards are crafted by hand entirely i...

How To Put Your Clothes Away Each Day

Overall, I'm a ridiculously tidy person. So much so that I have a business dedicated to helping other people get organized. But to confess, putting clothes away properly at the end of a long, tiri...

Restful Rooms by Erin Martin

If I had a house in Napa Valley (or the South of France or the New Zealand coast), I'd hire Interior Designer Erin Martin to decorate it. But since my humble cottage — and even humbler budget ...

Good Morning Sir /Madam Alarm Clock by Voco

"Excuse me, sir. I'm so sorry to disturb you, but it appears to be morning. Very inconvenient, I agree. I believe it is the rotation of the earth that is to blame." I don't know about the rest of yo...

Closet Door Couture

This month, we're sharing some of our best tips for improving the inside of your closet, but what about the outside? Here are some ideas for dressing up those simple sliders or basic bi-folds....

Three Fab Folding Screens

Nothing adds a touch of Hollywood glamour to a bedroom like a decorative folding screen. You may not actually use it a dressing area, but it's a great way to introduce a new color or pattern into yo...

Art in the New England Bedroom
Roundup

Last January, Wes & Kayla pulled together an excellent Roundup: Bedroom Art Over Head of artwork featured in bedrooms of Apartment Therapy Boston House Tours — a year later we have a lot o...

Look! Trash Find Treasure

Most us have one or two of them. The crown jewels of our curbside trash finds. We can't take full credit for this treasure. ...

Hospital to Condo Conversion
Dornob

Anyone who has ever lived in a studio apartment is acquainted with the virtues of loft beds. But while their space-saving design allows for more efficient use of household real estate, they often re...

Open-Plan Bedrooms

There's something luxurious — and a little bit naughty — about a tub in the bedroom. Like the open-air showers at tropical resorts, the idea of bathing out in the open can be both libera...

Bookcase Bed

As a blogger sometimes you know your post will get the crap kicked out of it, but you still feel compelled to share an idea. There's a good chance this will be one of those posts. ...

My Bedroom: A Work in Progress
Before & After During

Since we're focusing on cozying up in our bedrooms this month on Apartment Therapy, I thought it would be fitting to share the transition of my bedroom. This renovation, along with the rest of the h...

Bedroom Chairs: Cozy Retreat or Clutter Magnet?

Who doesn't love the idea of a big, comfy chair nestled in the corner of the bedroom? A cozy place to lounge after a long day or curl up under a warm blanket with a book and a pot of tea....

How To: Sleep with a Streetlamp Outside Your Bedroom Window

Here's a dilemma that many folks living in apartments share. If you like to wake up to a bright bedroom with sunlight streaming in, but your bedroom window has a streetlamp just outside, what do yo...

Flannel Bedding Tips & Picks

Flannel is a good alternative to silk if you don’t want to spend the money on silk and still want to stay very warm. But not everyone enjoys sleeping on sheets festooned with snowmen, penguins, an...

Color Ideas That Works With Blue Bedding?
Good Questions

Q: I'm moving into an apartment where I'm going to be able to paint for the first time. It's an open, loft-like studio layout, so I'm looking to definitely incorporate an accent wall or two. The pro...

10 Cozy Spots For Curling Up

Part of us loves the holiday frenzy and can't wait to shop, party and eat until we collapse, but the other part of us just wants to pull the covers over our heads and stay in bed until January 2 rol...

How Do You Organize & Display Your Jewelry?

While taking photos for an upcoming house tour yesterday, we spotted this clever, no-cost idea for jewelry storage....

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...

Ship Shape: Modern Nautical Bunk Room
Coastal Living

We're no strangers to modern bunk beds, but this nautical-inspired design featured in Coastal Living's 2009 Idea House is especially see-worthy. ...

Where's the Bed in This Kitchen?
Better Homes & Gardens

I'm a sucker for unusual solutions to space challenges. And this one made a shortcut to the top of my list of successful outside-the-box space ideas: a guest bed in the kitchen....

Sleek & Modern Bed Recommendations
Good Questions

Q: I'm buying my first home this month and I'm in need of a bed. All of the headboards I find are too gaudy and don't fit my requirements for something clean, modern, and simple. I've always loved Mi...