Let's face it. For some of us, Thanksgiving dinner is less like a Norman Rockwell painting than a tableau vivant of domestic dysfunction. Wouldn't it be great if we could avoid all that awkwardness?...
There's nothing like a large candelabra to add a sense of drama and intimacy to a dining table. From the popular Loop Candelabra to the more expensive but just as dramatic rod iron Spin Candelabra b...
Monochromatic table settings are easy on the eyes and let the food you've worked so hard to prepare take center stage. The key is to layer on the textures, incorporate different tones of the same hu...
We almost always try and take a copy of the menu when we eat out at fancy restaurants — it's a perfect memento of an evening that can be a bit hazy if there was more than one glass of wine inv...
We think photographer Paul Massey's peaceful, Victorian home is just about perfect to begin with. But wait until you see the difference that a few simple touches here and there (and some rumpled st...
Whether you have an existing non-functioning fireplace that needs some help or are looking to add a focal point and cozy atmosphere to your living space — check out these ideas for faux firepl...
Some packages are just too pretty to part with. That's how we felt when we saw Integrity Spirits' Lovejoy Vodka bottles. If the name alone doesn't put you in a festive mood, the chic graphic label w...
Fred & Friends (which happens to be based right here in Rhode Island) has made an art of creating well-designed products that don’t take themselves too seriously. Here are 10 of our favorite F...
This isn't one of the sexiest design products you'll see on Apartment Therapy today but it could be one of the handiest, particularly as you make plans to entertain over the holidays....
Our post last week about the grand dining rooms of the Newport mansions got an interesting response both from readers who like the idea (if only the idea) of ornate dining room décor and those who ...
Entertaining at Newport’s turn-of-the-century seaside “cottages” (read: “humongous mansions”) was clearly not a casual affair. But after last year’s austere holiday party season, we must...
I'll admit that when it comes to hostess gifts, I lack a certain amount of creativity. I usually opt for the standard bottle of wine. But nothing says afterthought like a crumpled brown paper bag. H...
Printing napkins, coasters, or glassware with custom graphics or text isn’t as expensive as you might think and doesn't necessarily even require graphic design expertise. We love the idea of sendi...
Thanksgiving is fast approaching. And given that it's also Entertaining Month on Apartment Therapy, it seemed an appropriate time to see how you feel about assigned seating for dinner parties or h...
People are always asking us where to buy affordable art. Well, maybe it's time to try your hand at making your own masterpiece. And wouldn't that be much more fun in the company of friends and wi...
Actually, that's fine with us. Especially if any new incarnations are as subtle (read: not coral-color red!) and classy as the new pressed vinyl designs from Chilewich....
In the September issue of Martha Stewart Living, the entertaining feature takes us to the Provincetown retreat of New York store owner and expert in all that is découpage John Derian. Built i...
We know that a beautiful flower arrangement can really add some pretty right where your home needs it, but sometimes it’s easier said than done. For the aspiring floral designer, RISD Continuing E...
Two years ago, former Food Network producer and cookbook author Anne de Ravel packed up her life in New York and moved to her family home on a vineyard in the South of France where she now hosts Ate...
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...
We read about Lucy and Jorge Orta’s project, 70 x 7 The Meal, in the latest issue of Print and were immediately obsessed. The Paris-based contemporary artists have staged communal meals in cities ...
We know a lot of people who have fantasies of becoming a florist, surrounded by unparalleled beauty and lovely aromas day in and out. Until that happens or in lieu of that dream, you can start smal...
Like many urban dwellers we live in a densely packed neighborhood where our three family home is right on top of our neighbors' homes. We're having a party tonight which always brings up the issue ...
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