We first fell in love with mirrored sconces during a trip to George Washington's birthplace in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Functional and flashy, the concave disco ball-like fixtures were fir...
We love the quirkiness of this Italian sofa, though we do wonder whether or not it is actually comfortable to sit on for long periods of time. We are especially intrigued that the chair backs curve...
Once a year The Studio Theatre on 14th Street holds a Garage Sale to sell all props and costumes from the season. The annual sale has been going on for 25 years and this year we stopped by to se...
Name: Caryn Grossman
Location: Poncey-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia
My home is 2,300 square feet in a converted telephone factory warehouse built in 1936 and listed on the National...
Worryingly this credenza is described by its current owner as "indestructible". Not sure what that means, but despite its history it still appears to be in very nice condition especially consi...
Name: Jayne Howell
Location: Dupont Circle, Washington DC
Size: 580 square feet
Years lived in: 1
When Jayne returned to DC after years overseas in Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, she was determined to l...
A friend who's preparing to move from an airy loft to a low ceiling-ed basement apartment recently lamented that she'd need to sell a favorite large scale painting. "I don't have the space, it'l...
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I planned out this collection of photos / art / vinyl records on paper before committing it to my newly painted living room wall, but unfortunately started...
The DCist reports that yesterday Simon Doonan was in the White House discussing the drapes with staffers and taking notes. Married to designer Jonathan Adler, Simon Doonan is Barney's New York c...
Someday, I see myself taking some time off and exploring the country in an RV. My boyfriend has a similar dream of his own, but his involves a bike and panniers. Artist Kevin Cyr, might have ...
Featured previously on San Francisco, the Williams Sonoma Chang Tu coffee table is finally available for an affordable price in DC....
Setting up a new home rarely equals instant gratification. And all that cleaning, unpacking, and rearranging — often with no end in sight — can lead to one particularly hazardous form of ...
We love this shoji lantern not only because it is serene and beautiful, but also because it is eco-friendly. This lantern features handcrafted mulberry paper with pressed orchid tree leaves stretch...
Alex let us tag along on his shopping excursion, where he showed us how to bring granny style to the home. We loved his granny chic style as seen in House Tour: Alex's Granny Chic and he showe...
Writing this while I'm sitting in a hotel on the beach doesn't necessarily make me wish I was someplace far, far away such as Poland. However, comparing white wicker furniture to designer gues...
Please don't ever say the Scavenger didn't find you something good, because this set of furniture is jaw droppingly only $100 for a china cabinet, 4 chairs and a table with a leaf. Crazy!...
THIS WEEK
• Room & Board Summer Clearance
• Thos. Moser Annex Sale
• Smith & Hawken Liquidation Sale
• James Wilhoit Antiques Closing Sale
• The Community Forklift Free Friday...
Name: Yassir & Sheba (8-year old retired racing greyhound)
Location: U Street corridor, Washington, DC
Size: 1,080 square feet
Yassir's condo has stunning floor to ceiling windows, which he wanted ...
While it's all well and good having a "signature look," we personally prefer a bit of variety, and that's why we love Lori Graham. The DC-based lawyer-turned-designer whips up a delicious assort...
Q: I just moved from NYC to Nashville and hope to be able to move into our new condo next week. I want to paint the place soon, before I start work. However, I'm a little stymied about how to address ...
Timothy Paul Bedding + Home opened about a year ago on 14th Street. The store is beautifully laid out and carries bedding, linens, and pillows with some furniture, mirrors, and other home access...
We posted last Friday about blue and neutral rooms, including a list of great posts on Apartment Therapy concerning our love of blue. Now, we hunt down some of the most fun, new accessories for...
Why oh why do room dividers always seem to be both ugly and expensive? Well these nifty contemporary room dividers by Mio are neither at only $50. Although the owner has chosen a photo of the...
Schoolhouse style has been a growing obsession. It's an eclectic mash of vintage and industrial with a bit of geek chic that is easy to incorporate into a home with inhabitants of any age. Until...
We love this time of year because so many retailers offer a wide array of colorful home accessories aimed at kids heading off to college. Though most of the stuff we've seen is either unnecessary o...
We recently visited Ikea in College Park, Maryland and saw the new store changes. Our favorite new features: the room layouts showing how to live in a specific square footage (for example, 278 s...
Wood is certainly a regular household item — it can be used for pretty much everything found in the home. But it's not normally used for a bicycle....
Simple lines and unfussy detailing make this solid wood Scandinavian china cabinet worth a look or maybe even two....
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