Dear AT, I am in love with this cabinet from Sundance, but the price ($995) and the shipping ($350!) are prohibitive. Any tips on how I might procure something similar for less? It has to be fully enclosed, glass and metal. Thanks in advance! - Bridget

We personally own two tall Xavier Pauchard metal cabinets that we use to store shoes and sweaters, so we instantly understood the appeal of these remarkably similar Metal Shoe Cabinet from The Container Store that reader Monica sent in: I live in a little house with no foyer and no coat closet (actually, hardly any closets, period!), so I'm always in search of storage ideas... More

Welcome your guests with a custom made Carbon Fiber door! This baby weighs in at 99 pounds and uses a fingerprint-based biometric scanner for entry. Created by Choate Carbon for a Brazilian apartment, this custom door cost about $15,000...

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During ICFF, MIO Culture launched their new series of modular cabinetry, Naked Line. Named for its "naked and honest approach to affordable furniture", Naked Line embraces the simple beauty of it's formaldehyde-free particleboard made from 100% pre-consumer waste wood. The modular units are now available...

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The SOLAR Beech cabinet doors we fell in love with at IKEA's 2009 catalog preview event have finally made it on to the IKEA website with pricing information. The warm tones of the beech option of SOLAR fall in the mid-to-high range of IKEA's cabinet options... More

We only feature International Real Estate listings from The New York Times when they truly blow us away...this penthouse apartment in Montreal fits the bill. Located in the Paper Mill District, the windows alone are worthy of a post...
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Eric would love some help sourcing unique architectural elements: Hi AT,

I want to add some architectural elements to my windows by installing some mouldings/trim around them. The problem is I cant seem to find any nice looking products online, just plain middle America styles. Can anyone help?

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Eric... More

One of our favorite items from the IKEA Catalog Press Preview Party was the new line of beech cabinet fronts in the SOLAR collection. The warm-toned beech cabinets featured integrated handles and when paired with the quiet, self-closing drawers from the AKURUM base cabinet line, were truly impressive... More

We spent a long weekend in Portland, Oregon and spied these giant flip-up windows at a restaurant in the Pearl District... More

The work of Williamsburg-based designer Takeshi Miyakawa bridges that area between functional furniture and furniture-as-artwork. His Fractal 23 cabinet was recently a web-sensation and seeing it in person was a treat. In addition to his various cabinets that explore geometry and mathematical relationships, Takeshi Miyakawa displayed scale models of his designs... More