I love the combination of grays, warm woods and soft fluffy whites. Something about them together makes me want to fall into bed and sleep the day away. Wait a minute: isn't that exactly what every parent wants in a nursery? More

If you gave me 40,000 dowels, all you'd get would be a very long game of pick-up sticks. In the hands of a Massachusetts architectural firm, those dowels met pegboard and created a one-of-a-kind undulating feature. More

One of the most interesting things about interviewing makers is learning how the folks who create some of our favorite products got started. Take Andy Johnson, the man behind Ample and today's featured maker. Although he studied mechanical engineering at Princeton, he's a self taught furniture designer and woodworker who is inspired by functional problems around the home. More

Forged out of a fascination for urban life, designers Chauntelle Trinh and Eckard Buscher have created a series of paper-cut cityscapes capturing the distinct intricacies that make urban landscapes so unique. More

You may recognize the piece shown above. It's called The Butler and it has appeared here on Apartment Therapy many times over the years, as we are fans of its modern design and organic aesthetic. The Butler's designer, Curtis Micklish, recently sat down to chat about his history, inspirations and advice in our Meet the Maker series.

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Today we had one of those days when you rearrange an entire room several times, finally realizing that the only satisfactory furniture setup is the original. There were a lot of "well if only we had something there" or "we can't put our couch there, there's no table near it" and "what, are guests supposed to put their drinks on the floor?" Yes, it was one of those — and it made me realize: we need a side table. More

IKEA may be the brand most associated with Sweden but of course there's more to the country than flat pack furniture from the big blue box. As a Swede living in Canada, Annika Ek wanted to bring products from small to medium sized Scandinavian companies to North America. Her shop, Truly Swedish Design, has the cosy minimalism of Swedish design sans big box. More

When the makers behind Cheme Designs went to find a water table for their own boys in 2003, they just couldn't find anything they liked. An idea was planted, and a table of their own creation was born — and then eight years later, their own line of kids' furniture (that happens to be both environmentally and style friendly!) followed. More

Sometimes you have to leave your home to really appreciate it. Such was the case for Namie, co-owner, along with her husband, Michael, of webshop Monosquare. Namie came to the US from Japan in 2000 and on her frequent trips back she gained an great appreciation for the beauty and artistry of products coming from local craftsmen and designers. In 2012 she and Michael launched Monosquare to bring the best of modern Japanese design to the States. More

Location: Brooklyn, NY and online
Specialty: Sustainable and eco-friendly furnishings
Price Range: ($$) Mid-Range


UrbanGreen Furniture has green credentials tenfold. Not only do they specialize in eco-friendly, sustainable real wood furniture but they also finish each piece with low VOC finishes – and they do it all from their 20,000 square foot factory in Brooklyn. If their green credentials aren't enough, customers can choose from an array of finish colors as well as work with the designers to customize furniture. More