Practically speaking, Los Angeles shouldn't even exist. Naturally a desert, water has to be piped in, homes are cantilevered on shaky hills, earthquakes and wildfires constantly threaten to bring it ...
Name: Megan and Peter
Location: Echo Park, Elysian Heights
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Megan and Peter's Echo Park abode is notable for a couple of things. First, the home was designed by none other than Silve...
We know how we feel when our house is dirty and there's tons of laundry to do and a pile of dishes in the sink. Bummed. Depressed even. But a clean house that smells fresh? Somehow our mood change...
ATLA reader Moira of Dog Art Today sent us this nify example of a one-of-a-kind DIY dog house constructed from leftover lumber, cedar siding, salvage paned windows and a BUMP traffic sign, all put tog...
We absolutely love this idea for a wall treatment in an apartment. Not only is hanging fabric one of the easiest options to change a room drastically if you aren't allowed to paint your apartment--it...
Usually, we leave the kitchen and the cooking stuff to the fine folks at TheKitchn, but we really couldn't help ourselves when we spotted this wonderful kitchen on Katisworld's Flickr. It's completel...
The weekend is so close and all this Spring weather we’re having in Australia is making us feel alive again after shivering through Winter. Di over at The Cut Cloth has added to our motivation to st...
Ryan's Affordable Luxury Redo
We like to think it's the small things in life that add up to a great quality of life. And while we can't exactly solve the economic issues that have a lot of people sca...
Last night, we flipped between the Ugly Betty / Grey's Anatomy season premieres and CNN, watching for updates on our bank's failure and how and if it would affect us. Luckily, there was a last minute...
We loved Emilie's post about wall murals earlier today. It got us thinking about rooms that go a little beyond just a wall mural and into the realm of themed rooms. Here in Austin, we're no strangers...
Dear Resourceful AT Community,
So I've got this ugly-as-all-get-out heater in my living room. It's the only source of heat in my apartment, so I can't get rid of it. And I use it, so it must remain f...
October Sales...
The Green Life
Bed and Bath Linens Sale
Through Sunday
Santa Monica
Harmonie Boutique
Patio Sale
Saturday September 28th
Venice
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Do you get the kitchn emails? (Sign up here if you'd like to subscribe.) Recently, Sara-Kate posted about the only tools you really need in your kitchen; it boiled down to three. Maybe it's because...
"Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wises...
When money gets tight we have a friend that's brilliant at making ends meet through craigslist. Somehow he just has a knack for selling off garage sale finds and making that extra cash needed to pay ...
One of our favorite monthly reads is House Beautiful's Instant Room. Each month a different designer provides a 1-2-3 step look for pulling a room together with different colors and fabrics. The desig...
Like many of you, when we furnished our apartment, it was a combination of Ikea, thrift stores, hand me downs, significant purchases and craigslist. Like Grace, who brings you the best of craigslist ...
We are continually on a quest for amazing shoe storage options. While new products promise to store all 25 + pairs of our shoes, they always seem out of touch with our decor--until now......
For small apartments and homes, space is ultimately what we all try to maximize. With see-through furniture, you have not only an item that won't seem to take up much visual space, but will also be s...
Lately we have been talking about mixing it up, trying new things and, as always, going with design and style that's right for you in your home. We spotted this store display and like how the differen...
These may look like the Eames aluminum task chair, but it's actually a knockoff--correction: it's actually two knockoffs. These 2 Lider office chairs are in matching white leather and chrome and appe...
Today was a beautiful 26°C in Melbourne (that’s 78°F), so apologies to those in the Northern Hemisphere looking forward to the cool season, but we’ve got some more summer interior inspiration fo...
Anna Thomas's bent maple creation is so simple, and yet possibly the first shaped clothes hook/hanger design we absolutely, completely adore. The Monsieur Dress Up is available as a tailored collar, c...
Art & Design Events...September is Pet Design Month at Apartment Therapy
Little Bird Gallery
Off Register: A Traveling Group Show of Experimental Printmaking
Saturday, Septemb...
We've been messaging Flickr user and AT reader O!Rachew! because of the amazingly inspiring photos of her home she's posted on out Apartment Therapy LA Group Pool (unfortunately she's moved, but she'l...
The beginning of fall usually marks the start of the season for entertaining. We love being generous with our home, good food and good cheer. But we hate cleaning. And it's all too easy to get su...
Collections are one of the most personal things one can have in one's home and they tell you a lot about someone: that they have a sense of humour and history (Gregory and Emily's collection of vinta...
Living with your significant other can be rough going sometimes--all the quirks that you love about the person might end up being the things you hate living with. Take, for example, our friends who w...
We love going to K9 Loft (which fortunately for us, is in the neighborhood). Not only does our pooch, Mayor, love running around the ginormous space, it's fun for us too. We spend our time watching ...
We’ll use our Irish roots as justification for this coverage of Vaugh Shannon, a young design company started by two cheeky Irish lads. At first we thought the Happy Lamp, above, was cute because it...
We've long been fans of Textile Arts, the online store that features designs from Marimekko and Ljungbergs and offers sheers, cotton, and even upholstery weight fabrics in mid-century-modern and conte...
We always like the idea of things being tucked away. Whether it's a home in a garbage truck, with everything from a teapot to a cutting board concealed in a drawer or, as we noted yesterday, a nook f...
With the Austin City Limits music festival less than twenty-four hours away, Austin residents are either preparing to listen to their favorite music this weekend or stocking up on supplies to avoid t...
I've known Mark Hunter aka the Cobra Snake since his high school years--he was an intern at a design agency that I used to work at--and trust me when I tell you this: he is exactly the same now as he ...
A while back our friends at AT: San Francisco put together their list of Top 5 wall hooks. We'd like to add another one to the list...
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Perhaps we've lived in Los Angeles for too long but when we hear that Mercury's in retrograde we sit up and take notice. An event that happens three or four times a year, it can be three weeks of fru...
As everyone already knows, the economy has limited how far many of us are willing to open our wallets these days for both everyday necessities and those good life luxuries. With people prioritizing th...
Sanford Burrows' Streamline CollectionItem: Sanford Burrows Sham Set
Retail Price: $148 retail
Description: Start with luxurious Italian bed linens and then add modern, elegant...embroidery? LA-based ...
We often receive questions from you AT readers and this time, we are posing a "we need your help, AT community!" question for our own apartment.
"We are in the market for new lighting next to our co...
Earlier this week, we blogged our favorite sounds of fall. But fall's also about smell as well, warm comforting smells that underline our ties to friends and family and home. Our list, after the ju...
On Tuesday, we left you with a few simple steps on how to start organizing. So now what? It's time to start categorizing and giving your items a home, sweet, home. ...
We see a lot of homes of all sizes and ages here on AT. And while the character and personality of an old home can be what first attracts us to a specific house, these aging structures come with thei...
While some of us don’t really think about the look of books and objects on a bookshelf, many of us do. Especially when living in a smaller space and almost everything is within view all of the time....
Avid Scavenger readers might have seen this mid-century etagère buried in the links a few days ago, but we really couldn't help giving it some much-needed attention. It's done in a Chinois Chippenda...
[ Images from Queensland Art Gallery]
It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for summer in Melbourne. The weather keeps teasing us, but it does finally feel like the sun is on it’s way. So it...
We've often promoted transitioning from traditional chemical-laden home cleaners to more eco-friendly (and often DIY) formulas as a no-brainer. But what if you have hired help? Of course, a simple sol...
Vintageweave Interiors carries antiques, vintage items, and accessories from France, England and throughout the US, and it's definitely one of our favorite thrift stores......
One of our pet peeves (sorry, we couldn't resist!) is tripping over pet bowls. How many times have you stepped into your pet's water bowl or kicked it, splashing water all over your floor? Here's on...
Our neighbor invited us over to dinner last night and his new roommate works at For Your Art, a guide to contemporary art and culture in Los Angeles. Find out all they offer after the jump....
We're in the middle of designing curtains for our dining room right now--it faces directly into our neighbor's living room across our driveway, sort of (there's a big hydrangea bush partially conceali...
We’re a big fan of our local Fabric Exchange. Not only do they have an amazing range of vintage and rare fabrics but you can also earn some extra money for any excess fabric you have lying around. Y...
In the past we've posted about cleaning sponges by nuking them in the microwave. However, one ATLA reader had a good question:
How do you get the stinky sponge smell out of the microwave?...
Earlier today we blogged Villa Planchart, the modernist home designed by Gio Ponti. What struck us most about the home was the ceiling. Unlike most homes, old and new, which neglect the ceiling, in ...
While checking out the neat retro bathroom in the latest issue of Better Homes and Gardens, we noticed a small, very subtle television inset into one of the walls. We certainly know the technology fo...
Much has been said about glossy white or black floors--but how about using a bright color? This orange is almost retina-searing; but for this loft space, it seems to fit. As a friend observed recently...
Perusing through the Better Homes and Gardens' website we came across a section on inspiration and DIY projects for headboard ideas. We turned one of the ideas into a project of our own......
Villa Planchart, perched a hilltop in El Cerrito in Caracas, Venezuela, and built in 1956 by Gio Ponti, is one of the classics of the modernist movement. Here Ponti designed not only the house, but m...
Your eyes aren't playing a trick on you, nor is the sink some imaginary Photoshopped conceptual solution. The floating metal sink above can go sans traditional plumbing thanks to a horizontal drainage...
When we spotted the Aran Cable Knitware vase by Brooklyn-based potter Alyssa Ettinger, we immediately thought of that crazy knitted lamp post that Adrienne posted about awhile back. Alyssa's Etsy sho...
We love the solid rich colors and curve of these bubble lamps. In fact, we recently bought a pair of these genie-inspired lamps in black. No genie has arrived yet but we are getting our wishes ready i...
AT reader Jen writes in with this closet organization question we're hoping someone out there might have experience with:
"Where can I find inexpensive 14" hangers? I'm running out of hangers in my ...
Ah, lifestyle gurus. First there was Martha or, more accurately, Martha Stuart Living Omnimedia. Then came Oprah with her Harpo Productions. Now comes Gwyneth... ...
Our friend emailed us yesterday about this cool new office product he's using. He even sent us a lovely description on how it works. Read more after the jump....
If you’ve been thinking about switching to all organic home décor but didn’t want to sacrifice style or color, then you’re going to want to check out the great local store Wildflower Organics....
Yesterday, Emilie posted about how current Chrissie Jefferey's fabulous apartment is even though it was featured in an old issue of Australian Vogue Living (9/2005). And we couldn't agree more! The ...
You know when you hear a song the first time, and it doesn't really blow your mind the first time...but then the more you listen to it, you grow to like it and then maybe even love it? That's kind of ...
We’re trying to convince one of our friends that he needs to do something similar to this. Living in a small studio apartment he’s after all the storage he can get!! While we would be hesitant to ...
Sometimes someone's bad news is another person's good news. We're sure some of you have been wondering about the Rowenta Steamer giveaway from a couple weeks back. To clarify, we picked a winner the f...
We spotted this photo courtesy of Needled's Flickr: All the homes in the village of Pyrgi on the Greek island of Chios are decorated with traditional Greek patterns. Wonder what the entire neighborho...
One of the first steps to organizing your belongings is to plan. Have a goal and set a finite date or time you will accomplish your goal (we suggest starting out small with goal setting)--but then wh...
When we find old interior magazines we like to play a game of ‘what still looks good’. Beyond amusement it helps in getting an idea of what are classic elements and what are trends that you will t...
Art Deco Style: you either love it or hate it. Done correctly, it's the ultimate style of elegance and timelessness. Done wrong, it's way over the top and gaudy. If you've wanted to incorporate hints...
SpyDaddy and Sydney Bristow marvel at how nicely the Arco lamp goes with the green sectional plot to save the world from some Da Vinci poser.Confession: We spent a good part of this summer rotting our...
Often we forget, when decorating, that an appealing space is not only one which appeals to your visual sense but to your other four senses as well. The senses of touch, smell, sound and even taste, a...
Apartment Therapy and CB2 are excited to announce that we are now taking submissions for our fourth annual Fall Colors Contest. Starting today, readers interested in entering their colorful homes in t...
I have been SEARCHING for something similar to the shelves/boxes on the wall in this photo, only deeper as to accomodate a small lamp and a book, in order to turn it into a nightstand. I have consider...
We've been traveling around France for the last week and have finally made it to Paris where we stopped in at one of our favorite big home stores, Habitat. We got inspired by the color palettes that ...
We're moving into a house with wood floors that are very scuffed. Are there any non-toxic refinishing methods? And if so, how can I find someone in Los Angeles who provides that service? Thanks....
We spotted this pretty vase within a table at Cisco Home the other day. We really love the clean lines and the mix of the teak wood and glass textures. If you have wood tables and a creative open mind...
In the cooler weather, we seem to spend more time in our bathroom: blow drying our hair, taking baths, lotioning up. While we live in a rental and can't renovate, we can still up the indulgence facto...
This past weekend we caught up on our Tivo'd Top Design episodes. We are super happy that Todd Oldham is back for season two and find his presence quite comforting knowing that the judges harsh criti...
The latest issue of Real Simple magazine featured home décor and organization tips from real readers, and we loved the tips that stressed keeping the items you need organized and accessible. In othe...
We've covered different ways to change the look and feel of your current space. From Abby's post on how lighting can enhance the look of your space, Grace's post on changing up the chairs in her space...
We get a few requests every now and then about affordable art, so here's something for those of you looking for wall decor on the cheap: A set of three Alexander Calder prints, already framed in gall...
We first noticed Gregory Bonasera’s work at the Melbourne Design:Made:Trade exhibit back in July. We were quite taken with his ceramics but only really noticed the lighting after revisiting his webs...
Daniel Milchtein's multipurpose seating design caught our eyes first because of their flat pack storage form, but then wowed us with it's third structural configuration as a privacy screen. Check out ...
We know when we we're invited to visit someone's home that that we're seeing it at its best; their home doesn't always look like this. They've cleaned it and arranged it. There are probably not alwa...
AT reader Stephanie writes: "We just got a small stackable washer dryer for our little cottage. The only place it fits is outside on our patio, which is covered by the overhang. We live in Venice Beac...
Over the weekend, we ducked into Hennessey + Ingalls Bookstore off the Santa Monica Promenade and found this fantastic book written by Daisann McLane and edited by Angelika Taschen called Living in Ch...
Don't judge a book by it's cover--just because it's made out of wood doesn't mean it can't be interesting... at least that's what we're saying about these wood books we saw at Moss last week. More af...
We love this heat sensitive wallpaper but it would never work at our place. However, the Yala Sofa by Elliat Rich would suit us perfectly as our couches are the central place in our home. The fabric o...
This year's Venice Architectural Biennale showcased some of the most exciting new ideas in architecture. We had our eye on something pretty simple and only vaguely architectural. It's the kind of id...
Although our equinox egg balance didn't work and it's still hot enough in LA to wear our summer dresses, we're still excited for the first day of fall and looking forward to slightly cooler weather an...
We spotted these futuristic aquariums while shopping at the 2nd Street District's Lofty Dog store and thought they were perfect for homeowners looking for the therapeutic benefits of pet fish without...
Gregory's mythical Black AMEX: It's real, and it's fabulous! (Just kidding).MSN Money posted an interesting article over the weekend reflecting on our current economic crisis and how its affecting Am...
Kana (you might remember her from her amazing house tour) wants to make sure that AT readers get first dibs on the big sale starting today at her store Bahay. Their Annual Floor Sample Sale boasts 50...
In our apartment, closet space is limited. Last year, when we cleaned out our linen closet, we realized that we had four sets of sheets and pillowcases sitting on the shelf. Since we only have one b...
We were doing the usual weekly rounds at the Hollywood Farmer's Market when we stopped at the walnut and walnut oil stand to admire the handiwork of some wee hands that planted these adorable walnut s...
It's no secret that designer Orla Kiely tops our list of favorites. Well she's expanded her line of home products from just lamps and wallpaper to mid-century tinged sofas, chairs, rugs and things to...
In the last few years, well-known fashion designers, like Armani and Missoni, have extended their fashion brand name to home decor and accessories. Here's a roundup of three of our favorite fashion de...
Are you entering your home in the Fall Color Contest? We hope so! (ATSF recently posted some pointers on photographing your home)Seeing how other people live and discovering how they've solved their...
Have you seen Cottage Living's 2008 Los Angeles Idea Home? It's full of ideas, and we're featuring our favorite four ideas that could be DIY projects for your home. Check out our list after the jump....
Wow. This isn't your grandmother's good silver. This is silverware the way Studio Job does silverware--in ginormous proportions but still coming across as flirty and leaving the onlooker wondering, ...
We remember seeing these futuristic housing units in Sydney posted by Emilie a few weeks ago, and the amazing curved rooftops reminded us of something we’ve seen around Austin. Though, our version...
[The inspiration...a photo from Urban Outfitters.]
We posted Steve's California Bungalow and Garden Retreat house tour on Friday and today, we want to point out his custom made TV unit simply inspire...
One of our favorite bloggers, Coco+Kelley, is trekking up north to Seattle and needs to get rid of some much-loved furniture. Up for grabs is this custom sofa from Empiric that is a mere 4 months old!...
Catherine Martin, movie director, production designer, costume designer and wife of Baz Luhrmann, has released a range of wallpapers, paints and rugs through Porters Paints and Designer Rugs. We’ve ...
Looking back at this past week's most popular posts, we've got cleaning tips, a Melbourne house tour, a post about what your home says about you, 8 uses for a blow dryer, simple and affordable shelvin...
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