Name: Randolph
Location: Salt Lake City
Type of space: Backyard Garden
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My backyard garden is the result of a multi-year project to bring ...
You know those days when you just feel gross? You're having a bad hair day, your clothes don't seem to fit right, so instead of exercising or working on your attitude you go out and buy some new clo...
Scott is looking for color suggestions from the Apartment Therapy community. He writes: I would love ideas/suggestions for exterior colors (historic and otherwise) for my 110+ year old brick hous...
While recently perusing the Kartell Web site, we noticed a great little press release posted not too long ago. The interior of the Kartell flagship store, in Milan, was transformed into living quarter...
The humble storage bench is one of the most versatile pieces of furniture you can find. Growing up, we always had a few in our house: a Shaker-style bench that doubled as a coffee table, a more slen...
Yum. A pizza shop goes through a lot of these big tomato tins. One Toronto resident reused such cans from a local pizzeria and put them to re-use, creating a garden on an urban brick wall......
click thumbnails for larger picsAs a family of movers, I had a few different childhood homes. But the one we lived in the longest sat on a hill in Boonville, Missouri near a water tower. Since m...
Could you live in 77sqft? If you could touch both sides of your space at the same time, could you weasel in a mini-kitchen, spacious office and a bedroom? Sergio Santos downsized his housing when t...
Amanda is looking for some info: I want to stencil a large wall in my bedroom, which is currently white. My idea is to stencil out huge broad leaves in the current white paint and to paint the surroun...
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First impressions count. These five homes all greet you with a welcoming, tidy front door, and you can guess from the entrance that the inside is probably pretty...
We've always loved the look of round, colorful lanterns hung in a garden - so festive! This modern version is absolutely perfect for a summer dinner party outdoors, because they can be hung anywhere w...
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In Chicago, a classic in "perfect condition" - a Louis Phillippe Queen Bed by Grange for $1800. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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Name: Lydia
Location: Evanston, Illinois
Type of space: Backyard
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We started working on our outdoor space five years ago. Our problem wa...
It seems counter-intuitive, but containers are actually one of the most common types of clutter. According to Karen Kingston, author of Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui, "empty box energy" will dra...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe saw a tweet from gochrisgo of Our Brooklyn Roof Garden, declaring that these custom garden markers made from vintage silverware are stunning. And we agree......
Last week we congratulated Nicole on the arrival of her sweet Eleanor and today we're oohing and aahing at her beautiful room. Like many of our favorite nurseries, it's small which means Nicole made s...
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Parisian architect/designer Joseph Dirand has a knack for updating classic color palettes and mid-century furnishings for the 21st century. You can see his signa...
The do-it-all shelving in this bedroom, well, it does it all. It acts as a deep frame in some areas, a bookshelf in others, and an attractive television stand. We're partial to the way it blends the...
Over at Design Sponge is a great tour featuring Caroline Lubbers' Chicago condo (rehabbed 10 years ago in a 1915 building). A few of our favorite things include:...
We've talked about passive aggressive notes before (are your neighbors having loud sex?) and each one seems to appeal to our (not so) inner snarky-ness. We found a fun site that's full of notes ...
Tayo send in a good question: I am new to AT and have what is probably a really basic question, but what the heck. I live in a nicely upgraded condo, that has been dismally under-furnished for months ...
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Do you have an alcove in your home? Although they're often oddly shaped, alcoves offer lots of possibilities for built-in storage. British designers Couture Furn...
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In River North, a "gently used" Room & Board Dublin Sofa in Oatmeal for $350. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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We just got the new July issue of House Beautiful - it is the "Small Spaces" issue which we always enjoy and it has quite a few good features (including a home with an amazing pink entryway) but one a...
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Stone walls are one of the oldest forms of architecture, and they remain a great building material for homes and gardens. Unlike wood, stone doesn't rot or need ...
Name: Keith
Location: Chesterville, Ontario
Type of space: Front Porch
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: The porch swing is the perfect spot to have a coffee in the morn...
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Found on Shedworking, these garden structures come from British builder, the Garden House. Their gallery of tiny cottages is great inspiration for anyone looking...
Inspired by all the nursery tours on Ohdeedoh, Rick sent us an e-mail hoping to return the favor, "My wife and I just finished adding a nursery in our Master Bedroom. I hope the pictures will be helpf...
This house connects to its site in an unusual way. It floats on it. That's right, this Ontario house by NYC architects MOS is built on a tiny island in Lake Huron. The house itself actually floats o...
Okay, we know (and love) that Athens is admired for its preserved monuments, mythology, art and historic architectural systems. What we don't know is too much about Greek design happening now. Gearing...
We thought a great way to enjoy our outdoor spaces this month was to take a few minutes to write a quick note to close friends and family members. If your mail box is anything like ours, all that g...
Lexi has a good question. She says, I'm curious as to who Ikea's Knappa pendant light is a knock off of? I recently purchased a very similar pendant light off of Craig's List. I've attached the pictur...
We love the classic look of a dark library full of oil paintings spotlighted with picture lamps. These wall-mounted artwork display lights can be hard to find, so we've rounded up a few sources in c...
On the Country Living site, we ran across photos of an unusual library set up - one in which the shelving catches your eye before its contents, thanks to a coat of a very......
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In Oak Park, a Suede Armchair from Room and Board is available for $350. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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Name: Leen
Location: Milwaukee
Type of space: Balcony
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: In Milwaukee you only get a small window of opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and ...
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We first spotted these shelves in Amy's Rogers Park condo and liked their versatility and horizontal layout. A little research led us to Jesper, a Denmark-based ...
We got an email this morning about a recent DIY project. Chris writes: I thought you might enjoy this before and after I just completed. I found this dresser on someone's curb in a trash heap. I gav...
Ohdeedoh reader Amanda loved the bones of her old kitchen table, but she wasn't such a fan of the table's finish. When its age started to really show, and the cracks and peeling finish got to be too m...
The other day we posted some inspiring clean homes from our house tour archives, and a few commenters wondered how one keeps a home in such good shape. A recent post from zenhabits.net offers one po...
We have plain old vertical bars on our stair rails. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we often see highly ornamental, even "Baroque", wrought iron rails. But what about a decorative rail with a c...
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Kevin Toukoumidis is the LEED architect behind sustainability-focused dSPACE studio, comprised of three parts design: architecture (including full renovation), i...
Even though The Spring Cure has come to an end, that doesn't mean we're not still snooping around the Flickr pool and watching for a few late entries! We happened upon RobnSarah's transformation of ...
Name: Kara
Location: Des Moines
Type of space: Patio
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I live in a townhome complex - where everything is exactly the same. I wanted to b...
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Milan's Bulgari Hotel seems like it could be the setting of a Fellini movie. Designed by Antonio Citterio with B&B Italia, the interiors are restrained and moder...
Meredith sent us a good question: I have a built-in plant shelf that's giving me fits, and I'd love to hear readers' suggestions for outfitting the space. Cheaper is better. The shelf is about 9 feet ...
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In Niles, a 35x23 Vintage Wall Mirror circa 1930s with Gilt Details. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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Ah, June...the month that gardens bloom, school lets out, weddings get underway and mattresses go on sale. Ok, well maybe that last one not the most poetic thing about June, but if the time is right f...
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We love a good coffee mug—the way it warms your hand, the weight of a well-made ceramic cup, the way they look stacked on a shelf. Whether they're a coordinate...
Colleen sent us an email: I've got a question that came up this weekend when I stopped by my parents house. After raising 5 kids in one big old house, their attic has accumulated a TON of junk. Much...
Found on global home site Normal Room, this courtyard garden in Sydney was beautiful before its renovation, but it's even better now......
So your kids have always wanted their name in lights? Will they settle for just their initial? We love the old-timey quality of these large (around 2' tall), metal lights reminiscent of Vaudeville, Br...
A giant leafy oak tree stood right outside of our first apartment. It framed every view to the outdoors through the studio's only two windows for three fun-filled years. While living there, we made ...
We've been holding off getting an outdoor dining set, not because we don't eat outside, but because we'd probably have to give up our beloved casual seating. Without room for both, we don't really wan...
For those of you who missed the great finds in Friday's post on the Kansas City store, Good Ju Ju, have no fear, we've rounded up a few design ideas that made a big impact in their store and cou...
Name: Lisa
Location: Chicago
Type of space: Balcony
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We just finished remodeling our condo balcony, although nothing was done to it befo...
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Nothing makes a graphic statement on the wall like a big, black and white clock. We especially love the look of the old Seth Thomas clocks from the 60s and 70s, ...
Simply Green is the name of the line that Danny Seo works on with JCPenney and, as of today, it is also the name of a new blog they are collaborating on. It is a place where "you'll find lots of easy ...
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In Lincoln Park, a 4x6 Facets Rug from Crate & Barrel in shades of pale blue, green and tan for $75. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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