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"Scala" Painted Stairs by Horst Gläsker

Last year we posted about a couple who penned excerpts of their grandparents love letters on their stairs. Inside your own home is one thing but Horst Gläsker raises the bar by combining emot...

Secret Roof Spots?

Lest the safety police come out in full force, we are NOT condoning sitting on your roof. It's very unsafe and you shouldn't do it. We don't do it, but we sure wish we could because we've got our ...

Wellfleet Waters: Indoor / Outdoor Fabric Made in New England

Yesterday we posted about Quilt Home, a great online source for fabrics you can use all over the inside of your house. Today we bring you Wellfleet Waters, a source for fabrics you can use inside a...

New Documentary: Drying for Freedom, A Film About Clotheslines

We recently posted about a wall-mount clothes drying rack. The comments circled back to where the clothesline discussion often comes back to: the debate between the right to hang clothes outside and...

Survey: Lawn Sculptures?

On a recent road trip to Michigan, we spotted two lawn sculptures: an orange tree and a pair of carved hands. Would we ever have a lawn sculpture? we wondered. Would you? If so, what's creative and ...

Kente Outdoor Furnishings by Philippe Bestenheider

Swiss designer Philippe Bestenheider's work is recognizable by it's vivid colors and funky shapes — the Kente collection of outdoor furniture produced by Varaschin is rich with color! ...

How to Spruce Up a Picnic Table

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 ...

Before & After: House Painting Transformation

I bought my house three years ago because it had a lot of potential (and back then I had a lot more energy). Since it needed so much work on the inside, I concentrated on that and hoped the neighbo...

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...

Sculptural Fence by Mikyoung Kim
Dwell

This could possibly be the most interesting/unusual fence we've seen — located in Lincoln, Massachusetts at the home of Bob Davoli and Eileen McDonagh, the fence was designed by landscape arch...

Rope Benches & Stools by Madshome

We loved to waterski when we were younger, which might explain our fascination with these colorful wood benches which are made with the same poly-rope typically used for waterskiing ropes! Handmad...

Wall Mount Folding Drying Rack

We must be going through a wall mount phase. Earlier this week we blogged about wall mount cabinets from CB2. Now this - a wall mount drying rack that folds down when not in use. The environmenta...

A Suburban Hedge Maze
Rhode Island

We have a thing for topiary so we just had to share this amazing hedge maze that’s an escape hidden in plain sight in the side yard of a typical suburban home. The maze is invisible to anyone walk...

Big Blue Bins: New Addition to Boston's Visual Landscape

For months, we knew they were coming. But when the big blue recycling bins landed in Jamaica Plain recently we were amazed by how LARGE they are. Due to their size people are having a hard time f...

Etsy Find: Beer Bottom Mobile by Western Art Glass

Now that the sun has finally decided to grace the east coast with its presence for more than a few hours, we’re on the lookout for porch décor in honor of some outdoor parties we hope to be havin...

Modern Escape: Round Pool at The Glass House

Oh, to have a swimming pool... The beach is a great escape but there is something so decadent about having a private pool — a tiny escape, always available, right in your own yard. Sadly, most...

Tour De Boston: Best Bicycle-Related Posts

We've been consumed watching the first week of the Tour De France — wishing we were in Europe, watching it in person — and wanted to do a little roundup of bicycle-related posts from Apa...

Hot or Not? Superarchimoon Outdoor Floor Lamp

This giant outdoor floor lamp made us giggle. We love the crazy scale and its referral to interior lighting design......

Modern Picnic Tables by Cassecroute

Belgian company Cassecroute was formed by Wim Segers and Ronald Matelle — both have experience in the garden furniture industry. Embracing the idea of a "local Belgian furniture maker," the fu...

Shoe Pocket Garden!

We LOVE shoe pockets. We recommend them to our organizing clients constantly. Granted, most of the time that we recommend them, it's for purposes other than storing shoes. But we never imagined ...

Hot or Not? Dedon Dress Code Outdoor Furniture

A day too late for Outdoors Month but still worth sharing, the Dedon Special Edition D.D.C. (Dedon Dress Code) reinterprets classic patterns in fashion applied to the Slim Line outdoor furniture lin...

My Great Outdoors: Chloe's Revamped Balcony

Name: Chloe C Location: North Attleboro, Massachusetts Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: My balcony is really another room, only outside. I like to h...

Walpole Woodworkers: Custom Outdoor Decor

Controlling the entire woodworking process from forest to finish, Walpole is a New England based company that specializes in custom outdoor decor. They have a 75 year history of making quality, hand...

My Great Outdoors: Shared South End Sanctuary

Name: Brad & Kendra, our Small Cool 2009 Little Division Winners Location: South End, Boston Type of space: Common Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We moved into ...

Country Tractor Shed: With a Modern Twist

We've been seeing a proliferation of sheds on Apartment Therapy lately so we decided to share a little project we (Wes) did a few years ago. Originally conceived as a simple replacement to an unsigh...

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