When you see artwork in a gallery setting it can be hard to imagine it in your own home, incorporated into your real life. On the occasion of Rise and Shine: New Paintings by Brooklyn-based artist Patrick Brennan at Georgetown's Heiner Contemporary, a group of art world pros to placed Brennan's artwork within their own homes to see how it would work in real-life interiors.

More

Artwork has the power to evoke emotion, as do the spaces in which we live. Your home is your own blank canvas for design and an opportunity to play with form, shape and color to produce a feeling. 

More

Architects Tania Garbe and Ida Polzer want to mix good design with good stewardship. Their new webshop, Design With Benefits, offers unique, high design accessories that are socially and environmentally conscious. We're talking radios from an Indonesian plant that teaches former farmers craftsmanship skills and jewelry made from a salvaged historic Frank Lloyd Wright roof. Fun stuff!

More

More

Shift Register by Scott Campbell

Previous On the Wall print

More

Spring at last! It's officially here, though I might have unofficially declared Spring a week ago when I realized I was hearing birdsong everywhere — such a sweet farewell to winter!

More

I think laser-cut wood is so cool, I just can't get enough of it! For accessories for me or for my home. Modern shapes with the natural softness of wood - how can you go wrong? Here are a few of my favorite laser-cut wooden mobiles, for the kids' room and beyond: More

The folks behind Modern Art Etc. want to bring artists who have had critical and commercial success abroad to an American audience. Based in LA but operating as a web-only gallery, Modern Art Etc. is ideal for the burgeoning collector who has a few hundred bucks to drop on a rising name in the art world. 

More

This isn't the first time Rebecca Peragine's work has appeared on Apartment Therapy. This artist and social entrepreneur brought us Children Inspire Design, modern wall prints and posters featuring inspirational messages for the little ones. This time around, she's created something just as beautiful geared towards adults as well as the kiddos, while still keeping her product aligned with her social mission. More

Cassette tapes have gone the way of eight tracks, obsolete with the march of time, but I feel nostalgia every time I see one. As a throwback to old technology, here are five fun objects-of-desire inspired by cassette tapes. May they rest in peace! More