Last week, I had a luck-of-a-lifetime stay in a 16th-Century villa in Tuscany. I'd love to show you all my photos, but this plate wall seemed particularly Apartment Therapy-esque. We've discussed countless ways to make hanging plates look modern: our favorite plate cluster walls, the best plate hangers, spray-painted plates, and my very own winter plate wall. This old-world display makes no attempts to be modern, and is all the better for it... More

It's no secret: here at Apartment Therapy, we love the shell chair. It's beautiful, it's comfortable, it's (relatively) affordable (new ones cost around $250, and vintage chairs can be found on Ebay for less than that). More

In The Graduate, Mr. McGuire tells Benjamin, "I just want to say one word to you. Just one word ... Plastics." Ahh, plastics: those synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable, sturdy and easy to clean — three qualities that come in mighty handy when it comes to dining chairs. More

We have all seen the eclectic look of rustic farmhouse tables with modern chairs. But what about a more polished and formal dining tables? How would such a table look with chairs from a different era?

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Stainless steel dominates the metal market in home furnishings. But zinc is worth a look too, especially for countertops and tables. Zinc lends an industrial look to a dining room but it is also softer than stainless steel, which gives zinc a warmer look.
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For those of us with small kitchens, galley or otherwise, it's always tempting to knock down a wall and open up the space. I have explored this option for my own home in Merging a Modern Kitchen With a Traditional Dining Room, and the advice I received from Apartment Therapy readers, while varied, was very helpful. If you find yourself in a similar situation, here are a few examples of townhouses where the kitchen has been opened up with lovely results. More