In a time of uncertainty and flux, where the stock market has hit record lows this week, staying home, enjoying our homes, becomes important. Here on AT, we've started the fall session of our bi-year...
Name: Stephanie & Bob Walker
Location: Silver Lake, CA
Size: 1435 sq. ft. (with downstair bonus room it’s close to 1,600 sq. ft.)
Years lived in: 2
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Name: Vanessa McLean & Boo Radley
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Size: 1300 sq/ft
Years lived in: Owned for 3 years
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Surrounded by lush palm tress and organic plants, Vanessa's sun...
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Name: Luka & Gage
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Type of Home: 1965 Ranch home
What inspired you to use color? Both my husband and I gravitate towards neutrals an...
We were first introduced to Thom Filicia on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and fell in love. Currently, you can find Thom on Dress My Nest where he's a genius at re-creating spaces that continue to...
Renovating can be exciting and scary at the same time. The thrill of using your space exactly how you want to, but the terrifying thought of how much that might cost you! While renovations might not b...
We've seen it done in magazines, online and in real life: there's a beautiful room decked out in neutral whites, creams or grays. Except for that one vase of bright pink flowers. Or that one red pill...
The complaint that we've heard the most from LA outsiders is that our city feels like a patchwork of suburban neighborhoods that just extends from the beach to the mountains. "There's no central CITY,...
More and more we find ourselves doing our furniture shopping online, or at least our window shopping. And with so many great online vintage furniture and accessories stores around, we decided that a ...
KimG924's got this great Photoshop rendering of her plans for her after; check out her before, after the jump...
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We all want our homes to have great bones, but of course a place with great bones (i.e. hardwood floors, crown moldings and great old windows) isn't always in our price range. So if you've always wan...
Mid-century? Hollywood Regency? Modern Farm? Shabby Chic? Bohemian? Industrial Chic? If you can't decide your style, here's a test to determine what speaks to your soul. On your mark, get set, ...
Apartment Therapy reader, Lisa writes in with few great questions about repurposing her spare bedroom as a home office. Let's help her our with space suggestions as well as recommending a storage fur...
With small spaces, you don't always have the option of hanging huge, dramatic pieces of art. Even if you're not into art with bold colors or patterns you can still do something show-stopping with you...
[ATLA reader, M, is looking for a bed like Room & Board's Perspective bed.]
One of our Apartment Therapy readers sent us a question about where to find an affordable platform bed on the Westside of L...
If you've got accident-prone kids, messy dogs, or even clumsy friends, this couch may just ease your worried mind: this modern sleeper sofa bed has been reupholstered in a chic black-and-white striped...
We’ve found some more great examples of using indoor plants as an oversized feature in a room - and this time we have names and types. This impressive centrepiece is a Dieffenbachia, of the arum fa...
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Name: David & Ali
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Type of Home: 1950 Ranch home
What inspired you to use color? After years of white walls and beige carpets, we wa...
Whew. You're on the home stretch and have sorted, purged and decided where all your items will finally land. What's next is the easy part--storing and stowing. We took some pictures of containers w...
If this residence entered our Falls Colors Contest, we'd guess that it would do pretty well! This home, decorated by m. design interiors, is all retro modern chic that uses bold colors in wide diagon...
Who would have though you could find design inspiration in a doll’s house? With floors measured in centimetres not meters, these must be among the smallest living spaces featured on AT. Simply put, ...
Every year the LA Weekly publishes it's Best Of LA edition. It lists best coffee place, best restaurants, best parks, etc. We don't always agree, but we get a little curious to see if we can learn a...
Although we love mid-century furniture, visiting a home where we can name every piece can be a little...well, boring. Frankly, we prefer a home with a little bit of this, a little bit of that. But s...
We’re all used to seeing welcome mats on the front door steps of homes we visit. With their catchy graphics and witty phrases, a welcome mat can oftentimes set the tone of a person’s house (or at...
We're still on our adventure in the Bay Area and spotted this great solution at our friend Evan's new apartment. What used to be a narrow niche near the entryway (probably for a small table and mirror...
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Most of us decorate our home without a plan. We've always wanted that couch, this chair's from our first apartment, we inherited that lamp from our grandmother. Then we put them all together and won...
Product: DIY Cube Clock, Gama Throw Pillows, Gummy Light, and Grobal Self-Watering Flower Pot
Value: $232.97
Description: This week's Thursday giveaway might be one of the most fun offerings we've had...
Looking for color inspiration? Check out this cool sitting area featured in a 1965 book called Interior Decoration A to Z: Done up in rich, warm jewel tones of red, orange, magenta, and saffron and pa...
Yes I've had issues with all the stuff I inherited and had nowhere to put. But I also really love and appreciate the furniture I was given when my grandmother passed away. They're some of the most w...
We have more than a sneaking suspicion if we were left to our own devices with an unlimited bank account and a blank slate for a residential design, we'd find ourselves with many of the same interior ...
[Tip #4: Float Your Furniture]
We always feel inspired when we check out open houses and model homes. The decor (although not always our own personal style) is perfectly in place as if it was born to ...
We had a guy friend in college that used to check out books from the library to impress his dates. He'd check out super pretentious authors and titles and lay them around his apartment and his unsusp...
Around for awhile but picking up steam in recent years, the newer and better look of engineered stone products are making waves in the countertop world. Many designers and homeowners are saying out wi...
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Name: Jayne Blume
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Type of Home: 1954 house
What inspired you to use color? 1940s Technicolor musicals. Punchy pop fabric prints of t...
We love living in Los Angeles and feel a big sense of pride for our adopted city! The beautiful and interesting architecture, people and culture of our west coast home has definitely influenced the de...
In a pinch for some dining room chairs? Check out this set for four canary yellow 1950s chairs that are reminiscent of those booths you might see at a diner. So retro! This set if priced at $300.
Mo...
The many great posts on AT regarding how to hang artwork and what to frame made us realise it was high time we gave our own walls some love. However we were disappointed with the lack of nice budget c...
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Name: Maurissa
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Type of Home: House
What inspired you to use color? I wanted all who entered the house to feel joyful and comfy. The...
Whether you're joining us for the Home Cure or just feel a little all over the place in the decorating process, taking the Apartment Therapy quiz, on pages 42-44 of our book, Apartment Therapy: The Ei...
We recently read an article which pointed out that because of the recent economy, more of the middle class is now shopping at thrift stores. Previously, they note, the local Goodwill was frequented by...
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This is the second time I have a good question... you might remember me from this post. After reading through all the great options provided by the AT community, we decided to stick it out, dea...
Milk crates as storage has been done to death. We were sure that we were sick of it until we saw what Laura over at Paint in My Hair had masterminded. Jump below to see what she did to their plastic b...
Remember about a month ago when we spent an afternoon together obsessing about how great orange can be? Well now we're getting into the Fall, into October and all we want is more and more orange. Luc...
We're a sucker for a good bit of tiling, from stairs to floors, even a faux window. So, it's no surprise that ...
This post could also be titled: "What's the one piece of furniture you just can't live without?" Maybe it's that oversized, comfy reading chair. Perhaps it's your substantial dining table you fit your...
I love this bed frame for your Sanford Burrows competition and found it at Room Service. Perhaps your reader might know where I can get it or something similar for a better price?
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Grand Reopening of Abbot Kinney Store and Showing of classic Bert Miripolsky paintings....
Despite what you might think, we bloggers have challenges in our homes as well. Grace has shared her dilemmas over refacing her fireplace and painting her house. The answers have always been so help...
We know how precious space is these days, and you readers have come up with some of the best solutions for small space living--just flipping through last year's Smallest Coolest contest is evidence en...
We've been having a problem with our rental house in Pasadena. We keep getting rats in the house, and our landlord does the least amount possible to solve the problem (brings over traps, pretends to ...
Congratulations to AT reader, Sarahbstyling, who was randomly chosen as the winner of two Nate Williams Pillows from over three hundred entries from last week's Apartment Therapy LA Thursday Giveaway....
We often post design tips for maximizing a small space to its fullest form + function + design. In this case, we wanted to highlight some pitfalls or small mistakes often made so you can avoid them wh...
Gottta say, we're always impressed by a DIY that doesn't look like a DIY. Maybe it's a fall thing but it feels to us like there's DIY in the air. First, there was Alex's AC unit cover-up. Then, yes...
We've been on a major succulent kick for the past two weeks. It seems that every house we've visited lately has an amazing collection of these California staples. Our neighbor told us about the Calif...
Let's face it, no matter how hard we try, there are still places in the home that get stinky. Whether it's the kitchen trash, the laundry room or where Fido likes to hang out these areas aren't going...
Although we are a few months shy of the New Year, we couldn't resist highlighting Delphine's 2009 pretty and compact calendar. Designed by Erika Firm, the 12 calendar cards are printed on 100% cotton...
Something old, something new. We could see this transparent acrylic trunk in an eclectic home that balances both the modern and traditional styles. It can be used as a coffee table (with a neat dior...
[images from Jason Loucas & Greg Natale]
While we’ve planned our bathroom renovation and are about to start doing, we have got caught up in some amazing Australian bathrooms. From white to bright, e...
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Name: Lois
Location: Austin, Texas
Type of Home: Updated 60's Ranch House
What inspired you to use color? Color has it's own vibration and energy. It is impo...
Aldo of Mexico City sent us a few photos of his Condesa District apartment, and what we liked the best was his celestially inspired ceiling decoration. The various sized and coloured globes give his c...
Growing up, our grandparents had a stone birdbath as an accessory in their backyard. We say accessory because the birdbath never had water in it. It always did a really good job of reminding us that...
The Sunset Silver Lake 4111 Condos : sign of the gentrifying times.
One of our favorite neighborhoods to visit up in San Francisco is the Mission: back in the day, we used to work at 17th and Shotwel...
With summer just around the corner, we’ve started thinking about how to ‘lighten’ the mood of our home. We’re drawn to the breezy feeling of nautical and beach inspired additions. Incorporatin...
In a place like Palm Springs (and days like today in LA) the outdoors are already so saturated with sun and color that the last thing you want is more of the same inside. So we really appreciate this...
We love the feature in Domino whereby an outfit is translated into a room. Putting together a style tray (something that our Curees will be doing as they start to work on their homes), we look for in...
We came across an article in the Austin American-Statesman dubbing a residence here in East Austin as the “weirdest duplex in Austin”. We loved all the neat energy-saving ideas implemented in th...
It really does tell a funny story, despite our crap camera phone pic.We've been spending this past weekend up in the Bay Area, and have had the pleasure of visiting the homes of some good friends who ...
I just had this gorgeous tufted velvet sofa custom designed for my home studio but the sofa was supposed to have white feet, and white trim around the base, instead of just black feet. The company ha...
We love how the Los Angeles Times has stepped up their home and garden coverage as well as revised their Sunday magazine section. This Sunday's magazine included a spread on the restored John Lautner...
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Name: Megan Bedell
Location: Tarzana, CA
Type of Home: 700 sq.ft one bedroom rental
What inspired you to use color? Color has a direct effect on your mood an...
We had an overwhelming response to our Sanford Burrows Giveaway (over 600 entries!), and we are happy to announce that our randomly selected winner is ModernGuy who won himself a set of Sanford Burrow...
We read a post the other day on Real Simple's blog about saving money at home. They had some simple strategies and got us to thinking...We'll share our favorite ways to save money with you and ask yo...
With the arrival of Fall and cooler temperatures, AT reader Jaime sent us a question about finding a stylish fireplace for her home.
"Is there a such thing as a good looking, modern electric firepla...
throw pillows, colorful accessories and painting the door jamb are easy ways of bringing color into your home. If you're looking at the entries for the Fall Colors contest, and thinking, "Yeah, they ...
We're taking Abby's advice and taking a look around our apartment. Our hallway has never had much of a wow factor. We've always loved the idea of framing vintage records to hang but never found enou...
We just love looking at gorgeous photos of interior spaces for inspiration and ideas. Austin's very own Michael Hsu Design Office creates some of the most unique and bold designs for both commericial...
Like Abby, we also spent some time relaxing at home this weekend. If you enjoy spending time at home or simply want to create a sanctuary in your space, check out these 10 tips to help relaxing at hom...
Time to go back to the basics. Sure, this vintage mid-century modern coffee table/bench/media TV table may not have any designer name attached to it, but it's a solid piece of furniture that can fit ...
Metallic surfaces add an instant touch of glamour. If you’ve ever wanted to try a little DIY glam, we found these step by step instructions on how to gild in the latest issue of Notebook. We’ve al...
This weekend, partially because of the drizzly weather, we spent a lot of time at home: napping, baking, reading, prepping a project we meant to get to all summer. Now that we've cured our home, we f...
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Name: Allison P.Bedell
Location: Altadena, CA
Type of Home: 2 bedroom house
What inspired you to use color? I truly believe that color is the spice of life! ...
We imagine Josh Groban loves Los Angeles most of the time. A Lincoln Town Car toting you off to the Hollywood Bowl to perform for thousands has its advantages. But for those of you who sometimes hav...
With it being spring here in Australia, all our vegetables are starting to sprout in our vegie-patch. However, insects are starting to nibble on these little growths! We don't want to use harsh chemic...
Sure we see all kinds of glossy, perfect DIY projects in magazines, but how often does the project actually turn out like that when you do it yourself? For us, it's rare. Maybe it's impatience, a re...
We're having so much fun with the Fall Colors contest, finding inspiration in the vivid homes of our readers. We love a colorful home. But, often, how much color you can use in your home is only par...
We had a friend over the weekend experience the loss of her refrigerator and her roof, at the same time! It's sobering when you realize the things you invest money in on your home don't always last fo...
ATSF recently blogged this pink powder room by Jay Jeffers and it instantly reminded us of another pink powder room that we fell in love with a while back. Designed by some pretty hip LA designers, t...
Rachel's room has great bones and her red accessories and artwork are very eye catching
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Name: Alicia Murphy
Location: Austin, TX
Type of Home: Ranch style Single Family
What inspired you to use color? I love how color can completely change the l...
House Tour: Bold and Colorful Austin Home
We're rolling deep into Fall Colors month and have seen some great examples for how to use bold colors. We even rounded up some inspiration if you're conside...
We spotted this neat Before & After of a standard secretary over at ferm LIVING's Clever Spaces blog. Check out how to make the most out of an old piece of furniture after the jump. Keep in mind that ...
The Fall 08 Home Cure starts today and one of the things that we'll ask you to do is create a style tray, a tray (or a book or a file, whether real or virtual) where you keep all of those magazine cli...
Our medicine cabinet is pretty simple. It holds three shelves and the door doesn't close all the way. Don't get us wrong, we love that we have a medicine cabinet that stores all of our toiletries. ...
With the Fall weather taking a firm hold on our part of Texas, many Austin residents have been spending more time and energy updating their outdoor spaces. We're bringing you today a local Austin res...
Whenever we are in The Container Store, we feel a sense of calm within the aisles of products, items and more products. Maybe it's because the stores are so organized? Or maybe it's the hope that afte...
While useful, ceiling fans are generally ugly and the ones with a light attached can be even worse. When we stumbled across Fanaway we were surprised that we hadn’t seen this concept before. Fanaway...
Cool weather, hot posts here at AT Los Angeles. Below the jump are our top viewed posts of the last week, including advice about landing the perfect apartment, an eye-catching Echo Park abode, an aspi...
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