We've talked about inspirational Entertaining Serving Pieces for really informal dinner parties; where seating doesn't seem too relevant. However, seating is a whole different story when it comes to formal dinner parties and that's where place cards come in.
November is the start of the party season and that makes us both excited and a tad bit nervous. We love throwing dinner parties (and attending them too!) so this year we wanted to make sure our parties were ones to remember.
As a resident of Pennsylvania, the news of this Northampton home receiving top honors for design is so exciting! It's refreshing to know that just an hour outside of the city (a place typically known for coal and concrete) there's a home that looks like it has been transported from the city of Philadelphia.
We've said it before, and we'll say it again — Philadelphia is a great walking city. With walking comes sitting and Philadelphia is certainly prepared for that. Due to the popularity of benches in the city, a bench invention sprung up and designers jumped at the opportunity to use a new material in a new way.
Pieter de Leeuw is a new designer and fresh out of college. He's created a shelf made out of wooden letters and arranged them in his own unique way. The letters also function as seating when they aren't holding your books for you.
Maybe it's because the cold weather has swooped in so suddenly and unexpectedly; we're craving change in our home to prepare to hunker down. These dramatic dark decor ideas are sitting nicely with us right now.
One of the quickest and easiest ways to change the look and feel of a room to is to change the art. We tend to like a little humor in our home (can't take ourselves too seriously!) and text art seems to be a great way to accomplish that.
There are so many ways to bring color into each room of your home. You never really know where you can find that next amazing purchase, and you certainly don't know what kind of prices to expect.
We're all looking for ways to get more organized, whether it's at home or in the office. A great way to help stay organized is by utilizing color. The task of organizing by color isn't as daunting or OCD as we may first think.
We all are noticing the amazing Color Contest 2009 submissions we're receiving here at Apartment Therapy. We love color and have pops of color all throughout our home. We never shy away from it and wonder if other people are the same.
We've seen quite a bit of AphroChic on Apartment Therapy; we were lucky enough to take an amazing glimpse inside her home. So it's really no surprise that she is now proud to introduce her new eco-friendly Dreamland Pillow Collection.
Approaching the fifth year of DesignPhiladelphia, we can't help but be pretty excited about it. With over 125 exhibitions spread out over a week, people coming from all around, and some of the most innovative and influential young designers showcasing their art - what's not to be excited about?
This weekend we decided to tackle our office (even though we've been living in this home for a year). Due to the length of time that we've been living together I knew that my boyfriend was borderline OCD about keeping every possession that held even a shred of sentiment.
We've always wanted a craft room in our home, but just never got around to actually making it happen. We craft more than the average person, so why not? Here are some of our favorite craft rooms that have been featured on Apartment Therapy to help all of us get motivated.
Most people who reside in West Philadelphia have fallen madly in love with it. An old school graffiti artist has come back to his old stomping ground to help residents continue to fall in love with West Philly with each train ride.
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