DIY Batik Floral Wall Hanging

Once a month, friends Nicole and Kelli hang out, get their creative groove on, and collaborate on a DIY project together. The past fruits of their labor include beautiful handmade watercolor paper flowers, seen here. This April, they created an equally gorgeous fabric wall hanging using an age-old batik dyeing technique.

Two Minutes to a More Organized Desk Apartment Therapy Video Roundup

If you're like me, your desk is a mess. Jumbles of paper above, jumbles of cords below. You may not even notice until you take a break, really look at your desk, and realize all that clutter is stressing you the hell out. Apartment Therapy to the rescue! From our video archives, here are two one-minute tips for a serene and stress-free workspace.

Do you remember building stilts out of cans or wood? That has to be in one of my top happy memories. So when I saw my kids finding out how to do this, it made me smile really wide.

Ever year I make a point of finding a couple of interesting plants, shrubs, or trees to incorporate into my garden. I look forward to shopping around and choosing the plant, and I also look froward to the following gardening season and seeing how my new baby is establishing itself in its new environment. By choosing just a few plants, I have time to study up on the history and care for each plant, making me a more knowledgable gardener in the long run. Cyperus Papyrus is one that I took home this spring. More

Embracing Magenta Gardens The Gardenist

I read this morning on one of my favorite garden blogs (Black Walnut Dispatch) that it was once a very common thing for gardeners to avoid the color magenta because people associated it with poison — arsenic was once commonly used in pesticides, giving crops that had been dusted with it a magenta color.

9 Clever Uses for the Space Under the Stairs

If you live in a two-story house, stairs are inevitable. But they sure do take up a lot of space — and what to do with that wedge-shaped no-man's-land underneath? A lot of houses have closets in this area, but if you want to go for something a little more creative, Apartment Therapy has some ideas.

Balcony Gardening Q&A with Isabelle Palmer

If you don't know of Isabelle Palmer already, you will soon enough. Isabelle Palmer is the talented founder of the online shop The Balcony Gardener and author of The Balcony Gardener. With the spring and summer seasons upon us, it feels even more important to make a small green space in the city. Isabelle was kind enough to answer a few questions to help urban gardeners create green spaces to call their own.

One of the tricks of living in small homes and apartments is making good use of your vertical space — maximizing wall potential and increasing storage. Good 'ol pegboard is a go-to for every room in the house.

How to Build Your Own Hobbit Hole Studio G

You know you can order your own hobbit hole from places like Wooden Wonders. And, if you have an extra 1,500 hours on your hands, you could build an elaborate one like this. But for those of us who are carpentry-challenged or who don't have that much time, Studio G can show you how to make a small child's hobbit hole in about 8 hours for less than $250.

It's easy to call for flower delivery, but I know my mom would argue for more. Mothers! Always so demanding and thoughtless. Give in to their unreasonable requirements by doing a little bit more this May. Here are ten ideas that should put a measly bouquet to shame, and earn you a short reprieve from your mom's excessive need for attention.