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Semi-Circular Banquettes

This look falls somewhere between a hip restaurant booth and a homey, conversation-centered dining room. Along the same lines as adding a sofa at the dining table, the semicircular banquette is an a...

Quick Tip: Use Striped Bedding to Define a Daybed

We used to have a guest room/office that included a twin mattress, which we styled as a "daybed" with bolster pillows. We always had trouble making it look like a sofa until we stumbled across a sec...

Classic Tony Duquette Design: Works from 1949-1972

I've been intrigued by the work of Tony Duquette since getting the (very lucky!) opportunity to visit his home in Los Angeles in the late 1990s. Last year, Baker, Knapp & Tubbs came out with a line of...

Chairs Made from Clothing

This is the flip-side of our earlier post on bikinis, dresses and socks for chairs. Whereas those pieces were made to (literally) dress up furniture, these designs are upcycled from old jeans, belts...

High and Low: Bergere Chairs

A little while ago we wrote about ways to incorporate Bergere chairs into more modern decor. For those of you looking for your own version of these curvaceous stuffed seats, we've rounded up some hi...

Decorating with Bergere Chairs

Bergere chairs go back a ways. (Marie Antionette used them in her country home, Petit Trianon.) Antique versions show up a lot in traditional decor, but that doesn't mean they don't work in more mod...

Tips for Finding a Decent Sofa on a Small Budget

The sofa issue can be a huge elephant in the room when you're setting up a new apartment with next to nothing. The truth is that sofas are expensive and real treasures are hard to find (unless you'r...

New Clark Sofa/Sleeper From West Elm

We're always on the lookout for small space options, and sleeper sofas of all shapes and sizes are at the top of our list. Here is a new one from West Elm, called the......

Kinetic Opens to the Public
Montreal

Kinetic Living Concept is a Montreal-based company providing reproduction and original design furnishings for the home. Up until now, they were distributors of contemporary furnishings to retailers ...

Test Lab: BoConcept Sleeper Sofa

Product: Sofa Bed Designer: BoConcept Price: $949 Rating: Recommend* We're always on the lookout for good sleeper sofas to recommend to apartment dwellers, so when we had the chance last week to sp...

Chair Socks: Give Your Furniture Some Fashion

This morning we spotted these funny little socks... for your chairs. Some part of us is thinking how silly they are, while the other part is wondering, why we didn't think this up ourselves. There'...

Roundup: Chunky Wooden Chairs

Solid wood is one of our favorite materials. Its warm, sturdy, and natural. To bring some earthy grounding to a room, nothing beats a substantial wooden chair. For a few of our current favorites, c...

Weigh In: Which Color "Confluences" Would You Choose?

click thumbnails for larger picsConfluences is the brand new line from Ligne Roset designed by Phillipe Nigro (the Apartment Therapy interview with the designer is right here). It feels like an "impo...

Lounge Seating on a Budget

click thumbnails for larger pics The other day, we posted a roundup of 60s and 70s style lounge seating, from Hans Hopfer's Mah Jong Sofa to Verner Panton's Amoebe Chair. Although inspiring, many of ...

Inspiration: 60s and 70s Style Lounge Seating

click thumbnails for larger pics Hans Hopfer's Mah Jong Sofa, designed in the 1970s, seems like the epitome of psychedelic style to us. Designed low to the ground and decorated in colorful patterns, ...

Sofas with Shelving

click thumbnails for larger pics We've been seeing this look everywhere lately; sofas with wraparound or built-in shelving are hot right now. Besides combining two functions in one space, the great t...

Inspiration: Rooms with Floral Armchairs

click thumbnails for larger pics In the past few years, it seems like floral fabrics have evolved a lot. Whether you're looking for a bold, graphic pattern or a more traditional print, there's someth...

AK-LH: Circulatory System Arm Chairs

click thumbnails for larger pics While some people might pass on the opportunity to sit in one of these anatomically inspired armchairs, we love our design and decor with a certain quirkiness. Name...

Dramatic Seating by Old Hickory Tannery

click thumbnails for larger picsMaybe you're not feeling the square lines of contemporary sofas? Finding yourself clicking over to Brocade Home to see some glitzier furniture? We recently looked at a...

Desire To Inspire: Kim's Amazing DIY Couch!

click thumbnails to see how it turned out We have always had a thing for people who fall into the category of, "Go big or go home." And coming off the February Jumpstart Project it's been great to s...

Upholstered Chairs in the Bathroom
House Beautiful

click thumbnails for larger picsUpholstered seating in the bathroom is not the most common thing to see - it is a rarity to have enough space to accommodate furniture in one of the smaller, more util...

New Pieces from Frederique Morrel

Click on the Thumbnails to View all PhotosAt Maison et Objets, Frederique Morrel presented some new additions to their signature tapestry furnishings line. A sofa and some sculptural pieces including ...

10 Best Easy Chairs by Swedese

Click on the Thumbnails to View all 10 Chairs Yesterday we took a look at some favorites from the mass market side of Swedish furniture, Ikea. Today, we move on to some great looking higher end seatin...

Roundup: Patterned Upholstered Chairs from Target

Click on the Thumbnails to View All 10 Chairs Target currently has a really big selection of patterned chairs available from florals to abstracts. They come in lots of colors and in multiple styles, ...

Sofas Under $1,500 at Room & Board

In our continual search for quality, affordable sofas, we're always on the lookout for good sales. Room & Board has some very good sofas on clearance right now, and we've rounded up twelve of them: ...

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