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DIY Kitchen Wallpaper: Vintage Recipe Cards

This wall treatment using vintage recipe cards in the kitchen of a Providence art space reminds us of Depression-Era interiors where newspapers were often used as wallpaper. While the results might ...

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....

Beer-Cycle Bottle Opener by Raphael Betillon

Combining two of our favorite things (bikes & beer!), French architect Raphael Betillon takes forks from old bicycles found in junkyards or bike cemeteries, cuts them in half and repurposes the ...

Repurposing: From Tabletop to Countertop

I'm always looking for ways to reuse what someone already has instead of buying new things - it's the crux of my alternative design business. So when a client needed a little eating space in his ti...

Ashley's 'Lemon Zest' & 'Eternal Light' Kitchen
Room for Color - East #28

To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Ashley Location: Providence, Rhode Island Type of Home: rental apartment Color Inspiration: There isn't any direct sunlight and only one tin...

A New Kitchen for an Old Modern Home
New Canaan, CT

Ask and you shall receive! Earlier this week we wrote about the Survey of Modern Homes in New Canaan, CT and waxed poetic about how nice it would be to see the interiors. Then designer Lauren Fister...

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 ...

DIY: Using IKEA Cabinets for a Kitchen Storage Bench

No matter how hard I try, I don't like to cook. So, in hopes of luring myself into the kitchen, I've created the atmosphere to feel more like an extension of my living space than a kitchen. In that...

How To: Make a Kitchen Island with IKEA LACK Tables

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....

Good Question: Affordable, Temporary 'Fix' For Kitchen?

I have recently purchased my first home, a 1950's brick ranch that hasn't been updated since the '80's. We are spending what little money we have left on restoring the hardwoods to their former glor...

Using Ironing Board Cupboard for Spice Rack

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...

Shelves in Front of Windows
Metropolitan Home

We are natural light fiends. We hate blocking even a smidgen of light from coming through windows. Yet, we're enchanted by this photo of window shelves from Metropolitan home......

Green & Authentic: Milk Paint

We are working on a project renovating an 1850's New England colonial home and while we are putting many modern amenities in the home, we are trying to do it in an environmentally responsible way. L...

Survey: Do You Use Your Oven for Storage?

Our grandparents used to store Cheerios and Raisin Bran in their oven. Rational or not, when we were little it always made us nervous, worrying that the boxes would ignite in the middle of the nigh...

Two-Timing Kitchen Counter: Indoor & Outdoor

The current issue of Better Homes and Gardens features the delightful home of the Curci family. We were particularly intrigued by their idea to extend the kitchen counter through a window to be usa...

Cafe Collection from Ballard Designs

This time of year outdoor furniture starts cropping up everywhere. We're always thinking about using outdoor furniture, like these fun cafe tables and chairs from Ballard Designs, indoors too......

Using Science Lab Furniture in the Kitchen

We've gotten used to seeing metal lockers repurposed for home use, school chairs, and even industrial trashcans, but here's a way to take simple schoolroom science lab furniture (such as this mobile...

Good Question: Help Me Plan My Kitchen Renovation?
Providence, Rhode Island

click thumbnails for larger pics I just bought my first home (1200 sq ft Cape) & desperately need some advice on what to do with my 1950's yellow & black kitchen! I find the tile work to be quite cha...

Chalkboard Wine Rack
Readymade

We spotted this clever idea in the February/March issue of Readymade. The project was submitted by an Italian DIY reader and here's what she used to make it......

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...

Good Questions: How To Hang Sink Curtain?

Martha sent us an email: "Dear Apartment Therapy, How did Kyle of this post hang her curtain under the sink? I'm interested in doing the same as I've just moved our recycling under the sink in our k...

French Inspiration: Rustic Kitchen & Bathroom
Harmonie Interieure, France

click thumbnails for larger pics Long time followers of what we consider to be the best curated graphic design blog out there — Graphic-ExchanGE — we're thrilled to get a peak into the fa...

How To: Make a Felt Kitchen Mat

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 ...

Survey: What Goes Best in a Kitchen Island?

Do you have an island in your kitchen? If you do, it's probably true that everyone likes to gather around it. So how do you use it? We've been bookmarking interesting islands with sinks, others wi...

Look! Secret Kitchen Cabinet Storage

Spotted on This Old House's website, we like how this homeowner took a too-deep kitchen shelf space and turned it into a secret spot for hiding something behind......

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