When chilly weather hits, our excitement for afternoons at the museums hits, too. Inevitably a day looking at art leads us to the museum shop - usually just to look. But for those in shopping and home...
Looking for a good, green multipurpose hook for use all around the house? Salendro Design makes the JivJiv out of aluminum. They're shaped efficiently to reduce waste and they can be recycled at the...
German furniture manufacturer Schönbuch specializes in what they describe as "entrance programmes." These systems help minimalists sort the mess of everyday life at the door, retaining a clean-line...
We have our fingers crossed for a Chicago outpost of Muji to open soon - while on vacation this summer, we hit several European outlets of the Japanese chain. The pared down aesthetic is infectious -...
Most of our favorite homes include built-ins: dining hutches, bookshelves surrounding a fireplace, hallway shelves with glass doors, 1920s closets with built-in drawers...we want to see yours! ...
When we saw this image of a reading nook from IKEA's site, we thought, "Huh. That's pretty cool...and it looks like a few photos we've seen before." This room picks up on several trends including di...
Structube is sort of like a West Elm of Canada. A step above IKEA, with so-so-quality, so-so-price, you-assemble furnishings. One of their new offerings, the Sumatra sideboard, is made for dining ro...
We got a tip from reader Miss Anthropology. She writes, I was recently looking around the Home Decorator's Collection website and came across a new line of furniture. This line, called Audra, is very...
Apologies for the janky phone photos, but we saw this 5 shelf Thomas O'Brien unit at Target, and have been wondering about our judgment ever since. We desperately need a bookshelf in our home office -...
Measuring just 13.5 inches wide, these narrow shelves by L.L. Bean are perfect for small spaces. If your apartment lacks a laundry area or utility closet, these can fit in between doors or in a tigh...
London-based Studiomama created this amazing custom bookshelf from self-supporting oak planks. We love the sub-divided storage spaces, designed to house everything from books to shoes to speakers. T...
We put up our first Lack Shelf last weekend in our entryway. It's one of those basic pieces that shows up everywhere: bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, and landing strips. We can't believe we never...
A couple of weeks ago, we shared with you the way-too-deep baseboard in our rented Montreal apartment. We decided to install a low, linear shelf along the wall the bed is on....
The Container Store is one of those supply shops where they might not have the most cutting-edge solutions, but they're a good place to go for basics and they have a lot of good small-space options....
Imagine our surprise to see celeb fashion bloggers - Heather and Jessica of Go Fug Yourself fame - featured in the October issue of Dwell (yes, we realize it's not even September yet but ours came ear...
This antique spice cabinet in Canadian House & Home reminded us of how much we've always wanted something similar in our own home. Something about all of those little individual compartments is very...
Last week, AT offered up 5 uses for vintage suitcases. Vintage suitcases are fairly easy to come by, inexpensive, and visually appealing. Last night, we spotted them put to use again, this time as s...
Wow, those baseboards stick out really far, we thought when we looked at our apartment for the fist time. Our century-old building was recently renovated and electrical wiring couldn't be added in t...
Danny sent us an email about some sleek and simple shelving. He says,Thought I'd pass along this book shelf I stumbled upon while lurking the web... I can't read what the site says and don't know who ...
Known for its collection of eclectic wares, SkyMall Magazine can always be counted on to alleviate in-flight jitters. As we flipped through its pages, however, we realized that some items aren't pure...
As Janel mentioned, the best time of the year to get good deals on furniture is upon us. We're already seeing a ton of items marked down at West Elm. In addition to the outdoor furniture that's goin...
One of the most elegant lines featured at NeoCon was Christian Liaigre for Holly Hunt. Very luxe materials, with colors and lines reminiscent of the earlier part of the 20th century, it has a flavor o...
Like many AT readers, we have a big collection of CDs. My husband is an audiophile and he wants to keep them rather than store our music on the computer, so we've been looking for a good storage sol...
There are certain things about school that make us all nostalgic. The smell of the library, industrial bathrooms and the way chalk floats in the air when an eraser is slapped against the board. C...
Whether you love or hate his work, Mondrian's presence is still felt in many places -- particularly in the world of design. The straight line, the use of primary color; here are a few pieces which ac...
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