This weekend we'll round up our American Style theme, and put it away until next year. It's been a fabulous month. My hat is off to all of our writers who came up with deep, rich and interesting posts every day this month, and to Ethan Allen for underwriting the whole thing. While bloggers often skate across the surface of subjects, I hope that you all appreciated us getting a bit more in depth, and to make sure you didn't miss anything, I wanted to shout out six of my favorite posts from the month - and then see which you liked best. :-) Jump below for more and Enjoy! More

Whether nature lovers are drawn to the Pacific Northwest or the environment inspires builders to open homes up to the elements, we've noticed an organic theme in our house tours from this region. The appreciation and integration of nature is abundantly clear in these eight house tours: More

Tis The Gift To Be Simple. Down to the last detail, Shaker rooms and furnishings are known for their timeless simplicity and practicality. While only a handful of Shakers themselves remain today, their handiwork has become a standard of American furniture style and craftsmanship. More

I love vintage pottery, but the prices? Not so much. You can imagine my excitement when I found out that the L.A.-based Bauer Pottery is not only manufacturing "Bauer 2000," styled after Bauer pottery from the '30s and '40s, they’re also reproducing Russel Wright’s iconic American Modern dinnerware. More

Every block in New York displays a wild jumble of styles, a melding of past and present

Alistair Cooke once described New York City as "the biggest collection of villages in the world." There are so many New Yorks contained within this one metropolis — millions of points of view and places of origin. But most New Yorkers are united by the same common elements that bind most Apartment Therapy readers: small spaces, street-smarts, and a passion for being ahead of the curve. More

Living in a small home is synonymous with New York, which means that its residents become savvy space planners. You have to be — having good style in a typically sized NYC apartment comes down to the elusive combination of having a great eye for design balanced with admirable restraint. It can be tricky living in a place where the best of the best is available right at your fingertips, but if you bring it home, you have to really work to find room for it! Here are ten examples from our archives of small spaces, done up with NYC style:

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When it comes to the height of style in 1920's America, F. Scott Fitzgerald was the man. His writing, his relationships, his dress, and his lifestyle were all at the forefront of what the Jazz Age had to offer. Both observer and participant in the roaring days of the 1920's, Fitzgerald literally defined the times: More

If you read design blogs, then you might be aware of the High Point Market, a biannual home furnishings trade show held in High Point, North Carolina. Of all trade shows and furniture industry events, High Point is one of the most beloved and respected. Here's the history behind North Carolina's furniture industry and the rise of this iconic event. More