Now that the night temperatures have dropped to around the freezing mark, all of the container plants from our front steps and deck have moved in. We've got pots on the floor next to the sofa, on o...
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 ...
A Venetian palazzo right near the Back Bay Fens, The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a beautiful and inspiring place. Built in Boston out of new materials, the palazzo incorporates architectural ...
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...
The Gardenwall System from Australian designer Gordon Tait is composed of a single modular unit that can function individually as a planter, light box or sculptural object. When multiple Gardenwall ...
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 ...
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...
The fantasy: there we are, pedaling home from an early morning trip to the farmer’s market on our sweet cruiser, hair blowing in the breeze, basket overflowing with a perfectly arranged bunch of f...
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...
Yesterday Lindsey wrote about some Stylish Sheds, leading us to wonder what can be done — aside from the obvious coat of paint — to pretty up a shed of the low-budget Home Depot (i.e. no...
Name: Jacob Location: Marblehead, Massachusetts Type of space: Lawn & Deck Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: My wife Erin and I bought a 1951 ranch from the original owner/arch...
We've been seeing so many wonderful garden spaces here on Apartment Therapy lately but where we live we only have a small shared outdoor space so an outdoor garden is really out of the picture. Wha...
(Welcome Sarah! Our newest New England blogger posting from Providence, Rhode Island!) While topiary sculpture may not be the hippest idea in landscape design — especially when it comes in the...
Name: Jen & Jeremy Location: Waltham, Massachusetts Type of space: Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: When we purchased our small ranch a few years ago, the front yar...
We're interested in making the jump to composting because it would really cut down our kitchen waste that just doesn't belong in the trash can. We've read the reviews here on Apartment Therapy about...
© 2009 Apartment Therapy
