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Before & After: Heather's Basement Workspace

It clearly took some serious elbow grease for Heather and her husband to transform the raw basement space of their Rhode Island home into a functional (and comfortable) office and studio where Heath...

Making a Desk Out of Something Uncommon

Lately we've been obsessed with unusual desks. People who put boards on sawhorses, paint bright shiny colors on plywood or use antique doors on file cabinets. One of our favorites was put together...

Inspiration: A Vintage Sewing Room
Mystic, Connecticut

Maybe it’s because we see so many great spaces filled with vintage and thrifted treasures, but (aside from a few obvious details) we almost feel like this adorable sewing room could exist in the ...

Sub-Ground Level Office in the Woods

We are beyond enchanted with the design studio of Selgascano, an architecture firm in Madrid. An eight-person office, the incredibly energy efficient tubular studio is positioned four feet below g...

How To: Remove Desktop Wood Stain?

It's shocking that we keep glasses of liquid anywhere near our computers. It's an expensive computer-ruining disaster waiting to happen. A recent glass spillage on our desktop fortunately didn't ...

Lining Shelf Edge with Clothespins for Desktop Papers
Better Homes & Gardens

We spotted this photo in the June issue of Better Homes and Gardens. It was the opening image for an article about using numbers and letters to decorate your space. But we're drawn to the brillian...

Before & After: Wood Shop Turned Home Office

Our good friends, Laura & Keith, recently bought a 2+ bedroom condo in South Boston and are three months into a major remodel. This narrow non-bedroom was acting as wood shop / organizational ce...

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...

Bringing the Outdoors to Your Desktop: Free Wallpapers

The vast majority of our day is spent staring at a computer screen and, although there is a window next to the computer, the slightly sad rooftop / neighboring building vista is less than inspiring....

Livingston Taylor's Teeny-Tiny Cabin
The New York Times

Check out this 300-square-foot home on Martha's Vineyard. It's the retreat of singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor (brother to James) and sits on four acres with a freshwater pond. The New York Times...

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...

Something From Nothing: A Cardboard Office!

click thumbnails for larger pics Made almost entirely out of cardboard, Nothing is a commercial creative agency in Amsterdam. Designers Joost van Bleiswijk and Alrik Koudenburg took the idea behind t...

Using What You Have to Create Larger Storage "Unit"

This was one of those moments when we reminded ourselves to practice what we preach. The premise of our redesign business is to use what you already have to make your space work for you. When we r...

From Readers: Christine's Sewing Corner Makeover

East Coast Fall Colors finalist Christine recently posted some photos of her craft corner makeover on her blog, Lavender and Limes. As many of our at-home decorating projects involve fair amounts of...

Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer Used Walls for Notetaking

In general we're not big fans of the ubiquitous word decals that people sometimes use to decorate their walls. But the image above is a completely different story. We spotted this photo in the cur...

Look! Desks and Furniture Designed from Plumbing Pipes

A friend of ours told recently us about the furniture that the folks at the graphic design studio, Oat, made for their studio in Somerville. We loved the idea, and when we went to check it out we h...