If you've been reading Apartment Therapy for a while, you know we're big advocates of keeping fresh flowers in your home. Here are a few more tips for making them last, whether they're freshly picked or a favorite flower that you buy all the time. 

For anyone who works in a loud environment, whether it be due to gabby coworkers or surrounding ambient sounds, a pair of headphones is a godsend. But the tradeoff is you might miss the sound of an important phone call, the doorbell, or your friend signaling for lunch. So what happens is many of us keep only one earbud or headphone cup on, keeping an ear out. If this is a common habit, you'll want to make this small, but helpful change...

I rank Velcro right up there with duct tape, butterfly paper clamps, and rubber bands in the hall of fame of useful household accessories. Velcro has proven useful in countless ways and a hacker-customizer's best friend since its invention in 1948. Example: a $10 box of velcro is all Jesse Rosten needed to secure and use his trusty iPad all around the house and even inside his car...

Moving is stressful enough without arriving at your new home with shards of china where your dishes used to be. So today I'd like to share a packing tip — courtesy of my wise grandma — that's never let me down.

There’s nothing like getting engaged to send a normally efficient and organized person down a rabbit hole of Pinterest, Tumblr, and blog browsing. You start out browsing floral arrangements incorporating succulents, and end up three hours later obsessively stalking the blog of a photographer in Portland, trying to determine the designer of one particular gown featured in a photo.

Back in my IT days, I used to carry around disinfecting wipes whenever I had to work on another person's keyboard computer. Some of those keyboards and mice didn't look like they had been cleaned in ages. Needless to say, I'm much happier working from home where I can keep hardware clean and pristine. I wanted to share a few of the techniques I practice to keep everything looking and working well...

Did you know you can text message Google (466453) from your phone for information when a data connection isn't reliable? They'll actually text you back results within seconds, nearly as quick as a search query online! I just tested the feature this morning, inquiring "What's the weather forecast for Los Angeles?" and I was immediately texted the weekend forecast above.

Molding, trim and paneling used to be standard finishing touches featured in any home, but these days it's often eschewed for clean lines and minimal detailing. When designed well this style can be successful, but the flip-side can be bland and lacking in character. Fortunately, adding detail is always possible and there's a bevy of options.