Apartment Therapy: Virginia

Architecture as Design Inspiration
Roundup

Yes, the architecture of a home inspires the interior design of the home, but in our age of modern and postmodern cleverness, architecture as a motif also inspires product designers... ...

Elephantine Inspiration

Let's recapture child-inspired décor for the adult home &mdash if it brought you joy when you were young, shouldn't it bring you joy now? First, we reconsidered mobiles. Now, we love elephant...

Decorative Mobiles for Ceiling Art

Once thought to be found only in the rooms of babies and children, mobiles have been given a new spin by designers over the years. After the one featured on Apartment Therapy yesterday, and the one ...

Look! Pretty Ribbon-Hung Art

Hanging art from picture rails with ribbon has been suggested by many an Apartment Therapy reader, and after seeing the way the art is hung at The Hour in Alexandria, we would suggest it too. In fac...

Pope-Leighey House by Frank Lloyd Wright

click thumbnails for larger pics Commissioned in 1939 by journalist Loren Pope, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Pope-Leighey House in Alexandria, Virginia using four natural materials: wood, brick, ...

Inspiration: Reclaimed Exhibition at the Torpedo Factory Art Center
Alexandria, Virginia

Need a little inspiration for turning your junk into treasure? Check out the new exhibition "Reclaimed" at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Old Town Alexandria. The exhibition features artwork mad...

The Old Lucketts Store and Design House
Vintage Hip

Nothing short of a goldmine, this is the best kept secret in the DC area. In fact, I almost did keep it a secret, but then I remembered AT is all about sharing the design wealth. In this case, you w...

Urban Retreat: Chic Furnishings at Warehouse Prices

Not wanting to settle for something we found only remotely appealing, but not being able to justify the big bucks on a custom couch, we went sofa-less for months before finding falling in love with ...

Saah Unfinished Furniture

Saah Unfinished Furniture carries good-quality, basic hardwood furniture and a wide variety of stains and finishes (some are shown below the jump). Saah has been in the DC-area for 57 years. We have...