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Studio 804's Off-the-Grid Modern
House Tour

Name: 3716 Springfield by Studio 804 Location: Kansas City, Kansas Size: 2,600 square feet Year built: 2009 The latest project of Studio 804 - a design/build program at the University of Kansas' Sc...

Maxwell's Email: Hot Summertime House Tour Roundup

In a recent email, Maxwell wrote: Miss our top House Tours? Front page move too quickly? During August we actually made some significant changes - cutting down our post frequency and leaving our two ...

Pairings: 10 Overhead Lamps & Dining Tables

If you're thinking of hanging a pendant lamp, we recommend trying one over the dining table. It's a great way to anchor your space and, if you add a dimmer, it will provide the romantic light y...

Karim Rashid's The Touch Of Light Appliance Line

Karim Rashid has always remained a divisive figure in design, bringing out extreme words of praise or dislike in almost equal amounts. We've loved and hated his designs in equal amounts throughout the...

How To Arrange My New BIG Livingroom?
Good Questions

Q: My boyfriend and I are moving into a new house that has a huge, awesome living room. But there’s so much space that we don’t know how to fill it. We were thinking of making two seating areas he...

The 6 Most Comfortable Office Chairs

On a recent Spirit Airlines flight, it felt fitting, as I was squirmy and somewhat cramped, to read about the most comfortable seats in the airline's magazine. Not airplane seats, but office ch...

How To: Transform Your Closet into a "Dressing Room"

Most of us don't have the space for a real, old-school dressing room, but that doesn't mean we can't treat our closets with the same care that goes into designing a grand walk-in. For tips on t...

Gallery: Nathan Baker's Rupture Series

These photographs are as much like my life (okay, more like my life) as any of the ship-shape homes we aspire to here on Apartment Therapy. Sometimes, these things just happen. Chicago photogra...

Midwest Scavenger: 30 Finds From No Coast States

The Midwest scavenger is packed full of retro inspired goodness this week with a side of modern sophistication. There are some truly beautiful pieces piling up on Craigslist and there's far mo...

Trend Watch: Glam Lamps in Natural Materials

Looking to nature for some style can conjure up visions of ho-hum earthy tones and rough finishes - but not in the case of the current trend toward glammed-up accessories for the home made from n...

Mix and Match Style from Hotel Duo

Renowned hotel designer Jean-Philippe Nuel says that he likes to approach his hospitality projects "as one might write a book or make a film. The opening scenes or sequences are constructed to ...

Argentine Mid-Century Biomorphic Table - $600
Chicago Scavenger

Betty in Lincoln Square listed this Argentine Mid-Century Biomorphic Table in our Apartment Therapy classifieds for $600. Jump below for links to this and more:...

Guess The Decade: Candy Striped Kitchen - The Answer

We have to admit that we were afraid that this round might be too easy for the decor-savvy Apartment Therapy readers and for most, it was a slam dunk... (Click here to guess first - then jump below fo...

Roundup: Conversation Pits and Loungy Living Rooms

Yesterday, when we posted a modern Indiana home, there were a lot of oohs and aahs over the conversation pit designed by Alexander Girard. As commenters noted, conversation pits, although cool,...

The Augmented Reality Future

Here's a video showcasing some of the future technologies dreamt up by telecommunications giant, Nokia, including gaze tracking home computing eyewear (makes reading Apartment Therapy while washing th...

Design Ideas for My Classroom?
Good Questions

Q: Let me start off by saying that I am thrilled beyond belief to a) have landed a new job in this economic climate and b) to be doing what I love. That being said I desperately need help making ...

Renegade Roundup

With Chicago's Renegade Craft Fair upon us this coming weekend (Sept. 12-13, 11am-7pm), we searched through our past coverage on Apartment Therapy to remind fans of the fair and to inspire thos...

8 Ways to Label Your Bookshelves

My mom is in the middle of a big project: organizing her bookshelves. She wants to label the shelves with general sections (poetry, fiction, reference), but she doesn't want to use a basic label-mak...

Late Summer Room Palettes

The late summer flora right now is overflowing with golden yellows (we're looking at you, goldenrod and wild sunflowers). The sky's a hazy blue giving way to gray evening storms. Here are some ...

Beautiful Bomb Shelters — Wait What?
Good Magazine

The man pictured above, sitting comfortably in his odd yet, homey living room is Charlie Hull. He, along with many others in the US have fully functional and prepared bomb shelters—wait ...

Milo Baughman
Designer Dossier

Designer: Milo Baughman, 1923 - 2003 From: United States - Born in Kansas, Moved to Long Beach, California as a baby Milo Baughman is one of our favorite 20th century furniture designers. His wo...

High & Low: Laser-Cut Side Tables

Elaborate cutwork can be really beautiful, but it can be overwhelming when you overdo it. That's why we love these side tables—they pack a lot of detail into a small accent piece. For options...

Vintage Green Armchair - $60
Chicago Scavenger

In Chicago, a good condition Vintage Green "Leatherette" Armchair is available for $60. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:...

The Weekend Guide: Sales and Events
Chicago 9.10.09

THIS WEEK • Ligne Roset • Renegade Craft Fair • Room Service • Jayson Home & Garden • Design Within Reach • Chicago Art Department • Thos. Moser Showroom • I.D....

Guess The Decade: Candy Striped Kitchen

"Guess the Decade" goes bold and bright with a red and white kitchen. There are lots of design details in the room for you to use your deductive skills on - check it all out then jump below to make y...

Decal Decoration from Harmonie Interieure

Harmonie-intérieure is run by a French married couple that designs and produces decals. They say that they "want to use decorative stickers differently, we want to give them spirit." Their own...

Energy Aware Clock Displays Home Energy Usage

There are a bunch of ways of getting the skinny on what your energy consumption is. The trouble is that most of the time, these figures are displayed in numbers, or if you're lucky graphs. We think th...

Were Can I Find a Simple Flatscreen TV Stand?
Good Questions

Q: Where to find a decent looking - not too expensive - Flat TV Stand in chrome and glass - simple! This is something that should be so standard but impossible to find. Everything that I have found is...

Typewriter Prints

For typewriter lovers who want to steer clear of "dust collectors" at any cost, consider hanging a typewriter print (or series of prints) on the wall rather than displaying a three-dimensional ...

A Modern Masterpiece in Indiana
Art Babble

In the 1950s, Joseph Irwin Miller assembled a dream team to design his residence in the Midwestern town of Columbus, Indiana. Eero Saarinen would be the architect, Alexander Girard would craft the i...

Functional Art by George Denninger

At first I just wanted to show you these one-of-a-kind doors by St. Louis' George Denninger (first two photos). But then I came across his pianos... and quilts... and windows......

Flickr Find: Repurposed Drawer Shelving

Last week Apartment Therapy San Francisco gave us a quick look into the office makeover from Jason Loper. After taking a stroll through his Flickr we also noticed a great repurposing project t...

Confirmed: First West Elm Location in Chicago

Back in February (brrrr - we don't even want to think about last winter!), we put together a post, based on an email from a reader about the possible locations for the first West Elm in the city. Acco...

Offices That Feel Like Homes

There's usually a large divide between the way that workplaces are designed and the way we want to live at home, but we've found several examples that break from that pattern. The offices shown...

Platner Dining Table and 4 Armchairs - $5500
Chicago Scavenger

In Hinsdale, a collection of 4 Platner Armchairs and 54" Round Table made by Knoll for $5500. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:...

Kristie's Thirties-Style Vintage Home
House Call

Name: Kristie Location: Nashville, Tennessee Kristie sent us photos of her lovely vintage home in Nashville. She writes: My style is a kind of Enchanted Vintage. Our home is a 1939 stone cape...

Printable Checklists from MarthaStewart.com

Browsing the Martha Stewart website today, we noticed a new (or at least new to us) feature: the "Checklist Center." For those who love to-do lists, this might be your dream come true......

Welcome to the Offices of Pride & Glory Interactive

We're always in the mood for a mini-home office tour. Well, actually this is a historic tenement home turned office located in the heart of Kraków. The design agency, Pride & Glory Interactive, wante...

Color Suggestions to Save Us from Our White Walls?
Good Questions

Q: Help! After many heated discussions and many trips to Home Depot the boyfriend and I are no closer to choosing paint colors for our new apartment. He likes darker, warm colors (brick reds, bro...

Typewriters as Decor

Many of Apartment Therapy's tours, highlights, and vintage loves focus on the typewriter. Typically used as decor while the owner reads blogs on his/her computer, we gathered some examples (a f...

Choosing a Rug Size: Five Approaches

Rug sizes usually inspire passionate comments from the Apartment Therapy community. There are those who believe that a rug should surround an entire seating arrangement, those who think it's OK...

Typeset Drawer Displays

These old drawers, once used for storing typeset, are still found today being put to use in the home. Is it their dada-esque appeal, their reminder of a now-antiquated process, or their careful...

From Milk Carton To Faux Bois Bookends

Jenn Draper over at 10th Muse Studios has been hard at work, making fabulous bookends, with the help of a few household items. Designer bookends can often break triple digits when it comes to price,...

5 Things That Are Always on Sale in September

Today is the first day of school here in Chicago and it's also the start of the post-Labor Day clearance sales. For retailers, it is time to start making room for the cold weather items and holiday go...

Pairings: 8 Great Side Table & Lamp Combos

We really don't follow any hard and fast rules when choosing a lamp to go with a side table. So much of it depends on your personal taste and the way you'll be using the space. We usually find ...

Twilight Sofa from Design Within Reach - $1000
Chicago Scavenger

In the Loop, a Twilight Sleeper Sofa from DWR in "perfect condition" is available for $1000 ($880 less than retail). Jump below for links to this and more good finds:...

5 Colorful Chicago Homes
Best of the 2008 Color Contest

Chicago is a colorful place and consistently, it is reflected in the entries that hail from our neck of the woods in the annual Apartment Therapy color contest. In the past few years, we've had p...

Toronto Tour, 20 Great Posts & Displaying Books
Chicago Hot Posts

Click to view these Chicago Hot Posts in bold belowHouse Tour: Richard Takes Downtown 20 Posts We Keep Coming Back To Brilliant Beds 10 Dining Rooms from Our Midwestern House Tours Displaying Book, Mo...

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