Some of us still love collecting action figures, anime, manga, movie characters...aka toys. Some have even gone so far as to lovingly decorate their homes and offices with passionately curated and staged collections as the centerpiece of their homes. Here are 10 of my favorites that take a hobby well into the realm of a lifestyle.

More

With Spring right around the corner, luxury furniture retailer, Grange, recently introduced their colorful and refreshing 2013 collection featuring collaborations with interior designers Kathryn M. Ireland and Steve McKenzie. We were happy to attend this event in NYC where we met both designers and had a preview of their latest furniture and textile creations.
More

It seems like the hardcore video game collectors are coming out of the woodworks lately. First it was the half a million dollar, 30 year old collection and now it's this equally impressive (and more thoughtfully presented) gaming room dedicated to all that is Nintendo... More

Now this is a collection! 6,850 video game titles, 330 gaming consoles, 220 controllers, 185 accessories, and countless amounts of promotional posters, action figures, soundtracks, and strategy guides (I spy a few titles I designed back in the early 2000's!). It can all be yours for just a few (tens of) thousands of dollars...give or take a half a million. More

Lately I've been on a bit of a kick with all things vintage. I love odd little pieces with a serious sense of history but sometimes I have trouble reimagining them for my home. More

Today's One Minute Tip is brought to you by Krystle Desantos, Media Campaign Manager for Apartment Therapy. (Many thanks to Martha Stewart and Canadian House & Home for inspiring the original idea!) More

Wouldn't it be sweet to eat breakfast under a cloud of warm holiday wishes? And wouldn't it be fun to see the streams of cards grow over the years, with lovely new cards added each winter? And wouldn't it be great to have gloriously high ceilings like this in the first place? More

In this video, Rebecca Robertson introduces us to her favorite thing, part of a 10 year collection which is still growing. More

Q: My fiance and I have an extensive collection of political campaign buttons. Because they are all personal — given to us by family or from campaigns that we worked on or supported (we don't "antique" for buttons or anything) — we really want to make them a part of our living space without being too cheesy or "collection-y". More

Our very first My Favorite Thing is from Vincenzo Amato, from his art studio in the renovated bathroom of an abandoned elementary school on the Lower East Side.
More