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Reader's Room: Andrew's Two Chicago Built-In Units

Answering our call for built-ins, AT reader Andrew sent in a few photos and thoughts: Finally, I have a chance to showcase my beautiful built-ins. That's right, I have TWO fantastic built-in units in ...

Reader's Rooms: Jen's Chicago Built-In

Yesterday we couldn't stop thinking about the built-ins we no longer have. The smallest apartments and the largest homes can all benefit from these features - organizational treasures, really. Plus, t...

IKEA Hacks in Justin's Map Room

Following last weeks good question about the IKEA stainless table, we heard from Justin about two IKEA hacks he's completed, one using the same table legs... ...

Guess Whose Garage This Is?

For those who have been reading the comments lately, you might have seen the garage above pictured in one of our readers links. Click through the jump to see who this fabulous space belongs to......

Magnaverde's Small Space in O at Home

From Small Cool to A Big Shelter Mag is how we titled a post about Bart (known as Magnaverde on AT)'s announcement at our Design Meetup back in April that he was going to be included in an upcoming is...

Mansi's Detroit Apartment

Today we heard from a devoted Detroit reader, Mansi: Apartment Therapy has been a great inspiration for me to decorate my apartment...here are some images of my apartment living room. So, thank you fo...

Reader's Rooms: Framed Charles Harper Prints

Rob just got in touch with AT: We just had our collection of Charley Harper prints hung last night by Martin from April Sevens (custom framing). They did such an amazing job we wanted to share! We wh...

Displaying Musical Instruments at Home: AT Reader AJ

Yet another AT reader/musician, AJ in Little Rock, wrote us about how she incorporates musical instruments into home decor. AJ, apologizing for the quality of camera phone shot, says: When I moved in...

Displaying Musical Instruments at Home: Sarah in Toronto

AT reader Sarah shared photos and words with us detailing her home's musical slant (after we asked): Here are some pictures of my loft and basement that show how my musician boyfriend and I have dis...

How To: Tony's Salvaged Wood Coat Rack

Wowza - a gorgeous (and green!) reader project arrived in our inbox this morning. Tony sent us photos of this coat rack/picture rail project made from salvaged wood and old doorknobs. Jump below for t...

Jacqueline's Tiny Hyde Park Studio

We got a quick email from AT:Chicago reader Jacqueline, without much text but filled with inspirational photos of her small space - one of our favorite things to find in the inbox. She told us: Here i...

Before & After: Kiel's Foyer

You may remember Kiel's water closet featured during bathroom month. His latest project included revamping his foyer. We loved it so much we had to show the "after" first and foremost. Click below for...

Before and After: Swanygirl74's Chair Re-do

One of our favorite things to find in our inbox is a reader project, especially one that turns out as well as this one. Jump below for the "after" from Swanygirl:...

Reader's Rooms: Jess's Jewelry Studio

Jess sent us an email, sharing photos and info on her first place in Chicago, a 450 sq. ft. studio in Lakeview. Jump below for more from Jess:...

Reader's Rooms: Carol's "Blue Heaven" Bath

Carol sent us an email with photos of her bathroom renovation. She says, "We live in a small old house in a small town outside of Ann Arbor, MI. Our bathroom is a work in progress. We started out wi...

Reader's Bathroom: Kiel's Black & White Water Closet

Taking cue from our black and white bathroom (the one where the too-short patterned curtains drove you all crazy, but you loved the silhouettes on the wall), Kiel sent in some pics of his b&w water cl...

Good Question Revisited: Laura II's Emergency Renovation

You may remember this Good Question from about six weeks ago - Laura wrote in saying "Help!" when an emergency bathroom re-do suddenly was in her future. AT readers rallied round with ideas, sources,...

Mindy & Mike's Chair Rescue...Where to Put Them Now?

This post is a bit of a Flickr Finds meets Before and After meets Good Questions...a little bit of everything! Longtime AT reader Mindy sent us an email with the details and photos of a recent (very ...

Roundup: Small Space Bedrooms from AT:Chicago

We took a peek back at our Small Cool entries to put together this roundup of bedrooms in smaller apartments ...the square footage is less, but with no sacrifice on style......

Flickr Finds: Kathryn's New Bedroom

Very well timed for Bedroom month, friend of AT Kathryn has uploaded photos of her new bedroom to Flickr. She's gone with a whole new look - much more minimal, modern and sleek than when we shot her H...

An Evolving Living Room

January 2008All rooms evolve over time. Changing tastes in decor and design, varying needs and the act of just LIVING in a space keeps things from remaining static. But some rooms evolve more quickly ...

Reader's Artwork Clusters

In response to our post last week on How to Hang Artwork in Clusters (and our follow-up post, Clustered Artwork Revisted), two kind readers sent us photos of their own take on this hanging style. Sara...

Need a Small Cool Fix?: Links to Lots of Readers Homes

Nathan's Clean Slate - Midwest Semi-Finalist 2007Ha! Our readers are great. This just hit our inbox: "I'd love to see entries from the past 2 smallest coolest contests - is it possible to view those s...

Flickr Finds: Edgewater Two Flat Update

During our year-end reviews, we took another look at a Chicago two-flat renovation. The owner tagged the photos with "apartmenttherapychicago" last January and we were happy to share them with you the...

Before and After: Dining Room

Maggie recently purchased her first home in Denver. This WAS the dining room...now, granted it's not the best photo, but the design minuses are clear to see. It's dark, oddly too formal and just gene...