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LA Times Home & Garden Roundup 10.25.08
Los Angeles

With only a few days left til Halloween, The Los Angeles Times Home & Garden section goes into full "Trick or Treat" mode. On the treat part, this week's feature story regales us with a look at a cou...

House Tour: Karen and James Colour Commitment
Los Angeles

Name: Karen Kimmel & James Bond Location: Los Feliz, CA Size: 2800 sq. ft. Years lived in: 8 years >>Enter Slideshow Former ATLA contributor Jonathan Lo has returned for a moment to grace us with o...

Simple Key To Clearing Clutter

About five years ago I took a one day seminar on clearing out clutter. It was something that interested me at the time even though I didn't have a lot of clutter and I was really surprised by one of ...

Top 25 Decorating Mistakes
Via HGTV

Clockwise from top left, mistakes 7, 5 10, 25. See after the jump for details! Our attitude, in decorating as in life, is that rules are made to be broken. One person's disaster is another person's ...

Flickr Find: Using Black In The Entryway

We love this before and after for a couple of reasons. First of all, it shows us how great black looks if you use it as an accent wall to highlight a zone. In this case, it's the entryway zone. We ...

This Bud's For You: On Sibling Style...

AT reader Kelley shares a photo of her older brother's apartment.If you have siblings, do you ever hear, "Wow, you and your brother/sister look EXACTLY alike!"? I do. All the time, although I will ca...

Look: David Met Nicole
Sydney

While browsing through David Met Nicole's website, we realised almost everything we saw– we wanted. With amazing one off furniture like the Wingback Chesterfield with vintage English bus roll as see...

Southwest Fall Cure: Making Room
The Weekend

TV's Jessica flowers echo the colours in her warm kitchen Tough week, huh? But it feels good, clearing out stuff, doesn't it? And, it's nice to have a kitchen that feels full of the possibility of f...

Vote Now! Fall Colors 2008 Showdown!
Southwest Region #21 vs #22

VOTE NOW! Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #21 Lori's Latin Lair vs. Southwest #22 Dave & Melanie's Craftsman Color... ...

Look: No Glue, Nails or Screws!
Austin

We've brought you some great highlights from Austin's Maker Faire this week, like furniture made out of old bike parts, knitted guitars and quilted mosaics. Well we'd like to end the week with one la...

Blogging...Mayfly's DIY Slipcover

We get this question a lot: "Where can I find a slipcover to fit my sofa?" And while we've all weighed in at some point, nothing beats a custom job. We recently discovered Mayfly, a blog by artist/m...

Good Questions: Has Anyone Tried This Leather Chesterfield Couch?
Los Angeles

AT reader, Ginger, wrote us about this lovely leather couch from Distinctive Chesterfields and needs your opinion on the comfort level. "Dear AT, I'm wondering if anyone has had experiences with 'Di...

Your Home's Flow: Observe Your Actions First

This week, our Fall Curees have been working with floor plans and deciding what activities will go on in each room. Often we make these decisions without really giving them a lot of deep thought. We...

5 Things That Keep Us At Home
Even When Our Friends Beg Us To Come Out

We've all been there. An evite, invite or phone call last minute asking us to go out for drinks, dinner or a party. We would say, 99% of the time we go out and enjoy ourselves. We often feel like w...

Vote Now! Fall Colors 2008 Showdown!
Southwest Region #1 vs #9

VOTE NOW! Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #1: Benjamin and Elizabeth's "Citrus Harmony" vs. Southwest #9: Alicia's Austin Aur...

Look: Eye Catching Mosaic Technique!
Austin

We've seen the mosaic technique used on walls, floors and furniture before. We've seen tiles in a range of colors and featured in a variety of rooms. When we came across mosaic tile used in this inte...

Scavenger: Stunning Hollywood Regency credenza for $480
Los Angeles

If you're needing a touch of glamour in your home, consider this Hollywood Regency credenza in a cream antique finish. Details include curvilinear panel doors with antique cabinet pulls. Perfect as ...

Green: Cool your home in summer
Melbourne

To build on from Bethz’s easy sustainable living tips, we have a post for all the southern hemisphere readers. With summer nearly here, its time to think about how you are going to keep cool at hom...

Simple Home Office Supplies

Paring down and getting in touch with the basics seems to be the order of the day (that and cool wood stuff) so we couldn't help but highlight these home office basics that are as simple as building b...

The Language of Flowers

We've been on a bit of a wedding bender these past few months, attending everything from a breezy beachfront wedding to charmingly rustic nuptials on a farm in Asheville. And while we may suffer from ...

6 Tips For Sustainable Living
That Are Easy To Do

Last weekend we had a sustainable living coach stop by our house. We've always recycled in our apartment and used scratch paper for printing but it never really went beyond that. Toying with compost...

Flat Pack Love: Flat Jack
Melbourne

There is something very appealing about the idea of flat pack furniture. Maybe because it brings out the latent puzzle enthusiast in us or it could be that it allows us to pretend we actually ‘made...

Flickr Find: Shazzbazz's Revamped Dresser Drawer

AT reader Shazzbazz draws the Line! posted this eye-catching collage of images of her eye-catching DIY transformation of a dresser drawer she's had since first purchasing it back in 1991 on our ATLA F...

Vote Now! Fall Colors 2008 Showdown!
Southwest Region #18 vs #33

VOTE NOW! Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #18: Sarah and Matt's Sweet Tarts vs. Southwest #33 Ben's Inspired Mood... ...

Survey: How Much Wood in a Space is Too Much?
Austin

Wood is certainly a favorite material used in homes, whether the home be traditional, modern, new or old. More and more frequently, it's used to set the neutral tones of a room. Warm-toned, rough or ...

Tips on Selling Your Furniture on Craigslist

Anyone need a couch? With the economic situation being what it is, more and more people are turning to Craigslist to unload a few unnecessary items to put some money in their pockets. And if you're th...

Events Calendar: 10.23.08
Los Angeles

Art & Design Events...October is Fall Colors and The Cure at Apartment Therapy Jonathan Adler Showroom Designers Networking Group Meet Up Tonight! 7pm (get 10% off tonight on...

Thursday Giveaway: Place Space series by Todd Oldham
Los Angeles

Product: Place Space series by Todd Oldham: John Waters, Home Studio Home, Camp Nest, and Bedrock City, published by AMMO books. Value: approx. $80 Description: If you love Todd Oldham and his quirky...

Look! Small Apartment, Huge Amounts of Storage

Parasite Studio's appropriately named White Studio apartment is as crisp and clean as brand new linen sheets, with elements of neoplasticism's philosophy of reduction of both form and colour to the es...

Good Question: Where Can I Find This Sofa?
Los Angeles

Does anyone recognize what brand/style of sofa this is? It's not listed in the Dwell credits. Great question, we think we know.......

ColorTherapy: Destination Web Surfing

Since October plays host to the Fall Colors contest, we thought we'd share another inspiring way to gather color inspiration if you are stuck in a rut. Why not try checking out luxury hotel websites? ...

Good Questions: How Can I Rearrange My Space To Support My Goals?

A friend of ours has been wanting to change her space around ever since she redesigned her office. It has been part of a reworking of her entire space (moving her desk into the smaller library to mak...

Look: Well-landscaped Guest Housing!
Austin

We've admired this homeowner's detailing to its parked Airstream trailer for awhile now. Instead of letting it sit forgotten and disused in a corner of their lot, they've given it the star treatment ...

Vote Now! Fall Colors 2008 Showdown!
Southwest Region #17 vs #29

VOTE NOW! Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #17: Chris & Kendra's Eyeball Tickler vs. Southwest #29 Julie and Mark's Artist Hea...

Scavenger: Vintage Midcentury Modern Teak Chair for $150
Los Angeles

Sometimes, a traditional armchair just seems too bulky especially in a smaller space. A good compromise is to find a chair that is not only comfortable and functional but also gives the illusion of ...

Look: Kitchen Stairs
Melbourne

Last year SF AT showed you the huge tree graphics on the outside of this quirky house renovation in Melbourne. We recently came across the house via the IDEA 08 awards and were immediately drawn to th...

Determine Your Style
Choose Your Path

Gennine's Modern Mexican AbodeWhen we do housetours, one of the first questions we ask is: What's your style? In the Cure this week, we're learning that it helps to define the look or mood that you'r...

Good Quote: On All Being In This Together

"When there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there wil...

Good Questions: Can You Give Me Advice on Using Plants Instead of Curtains?

Liz writes to us with a question after seeing an idea in Dwell Magazine: The November issue of Dwell has an interesting article on a supportive-housing development in Chicago designed by Helmut Jahn ...

Etsy Find: Kindling

We were inspired by Bethz's wood-themed post yesterday that we had to add this great Etsy find to the mix. Kindling celebrates the the beauty of wood grain and texture with a few of great pieces, lik...

Look! Maxwell and Team ATLA

Look who's back here in LA, working from my apartment again. But it's even more fun this time because Maxwell and I have been joined by Laure and Beth. We're all here busily working on posts and AT bu...

How to: Create an Eye Catching Cabbage
Melbourne

What do you get when you cross a cabbage, metal pole, pill bottle, rose petals, knife, ribbon, roses, vintage knife and fork, mallet, plate and a pin? Click below to find out…...

Renter's Removable Solutions: SlideOnBracket.com

Oh the challenges of a rental! Especially one in a modern building of the sort that seem to be replacing the classic old Spanish-style buildings in our neighborhood. Beige carpeting, skimpy rooms an...

Simple Solution: How to Organize Paint Chips!
Austin

With the invention of such modern marvels as digital photography and websites like Flickr, it seems physical photo albums (you know, the ones your parents would pull out to embarrass you in front of ...

Vote Now! Fall Colors 2008 Showdown!
Southwest Region #16 vs #26

VOTE NOW! Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #16: Luka & Gage Modern Ranch vs. Southwest #26 Graham & David's Modern Escape... ...

Creating Depth With a Dark Back Wall

We spotted this creative kitchen in the latest issue of Sköna Hem. This home was once a two-bedroom flat, but after the owners opened up the attic, it expanded vertically into a four bedroom apartme...

Sales Calendar: 10.22.08
Los Angeles

October Sales...French 50's and 60's Big Sale at Every Location Through Monday Le Depot on Jefferson, French 50's and 60's on Abbot Kinney, and Galerie Sommerlath in Culver ...

Flickr Finds: Floating Furniture

[We're loving spin LP's neutral color scheme and open floor plan with floating furniture.] We've posted before about tips for making your home feel bigger and one of the best small space tips is float...

Look: The Stylish Home and Pup of Sharon Montrose

AT reader Moira of Dog Art Today sent us a great link that appeals to both our decor aesthetic and pet-loving sides in equal measure. The images above are the works of (obviously) talented LA photogra...

Look! Neutral Palettes
Where Less is More

We've been immersed in bold colors for the Fall Colors Contest and wanted to highlight some of the more subtle color palettes that can be every bit as interesting. Maybe you're not ready to paint the...

Survey: Do You Decorate For Halloween?

Yesterday, Laure offered some great ideas for decorating for Halloween. Apparently, apart from Christmas, according to the Los Angeles Times, Halloween is the biggest decorating holiday of the year. ...

Good Questions: Can An Apartment Look Good With Beige Carpet?
Los Angeles

AT reader, beitz, has a question about the look of beige carpet in an apartment. "How can you make your apartment look cool if you have carpet that you are not allowed (or don't want to) remove? Alm...

ATLA On The Town: The Container Store and Dwell

Always up for a trip to The Container Store, we were super excited to walk the red carpet at a special evening hosted by Dwell with The Container Store. The format was a discussion by KCRW host and p...

Look: Knitted Guitars!
Austin

Yesterday we brought you a crafty furniture business built out of the used parts of an activity Austin residents enjoy that we saw at the Maker Faire. Also spotted at the Maker Faire was the crafty e...

Vote Now! Fall Colors 2008 Showdown!
Southwest Region #14 vs #25

VOTE NOW! Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #14: Jayne's Technicolor Playhouse vs. Southwest #25 Paige's Painter's Eye... ...

Scavenger: Mid Century Modern Gateleg/Drop Leaf Table for $600
Los Angeles

Small space but love to entertain? Then this dining room table could be perfect for you: Fully open, this table is about 5 ft wide and can fit six guests comfortably. When not in use, it folds up t...

Look: Jenny Kee for Target Australia
Australia

The latest range of ‘Designers for Target’ features homewares by Jenny Kee. With two ranges, Opal OZ based on the striking colours of Australian Opals and Mali Oz based on the simple strength of c...

How Having Less is Having More

Oftentimes when we think about decluttering and getting rid of things we might get scared that a) we might need that thing one day or b) our home will be an empty joyless place without all this stuff ...

Hot or Not? ‘Pleasurecraft’

Yeah, we know the Pleasurecraft isn't exactly a home decor item, but it's certainly a most inviting and comfy looking creation we'd imagine would make for maximum canoodlin' and relaxation opportuniti...

Taking Things a Little Too Far: The Inadvertent Home Improvement Project

One of things that has always bugged me since moving into the apartment we've called home for the last few years has been the bath tub. It's a great vintage cast iron claw foot that is probably a litt...

Look!: Wood Slice Tray

You're probably wondering what fellow AT blogger, Abby, is doing holding a wood slice while wearing a fancy dress. We were oohing and ahhing at all the items we liked at the Domino Bazaar last week a...

A Family Retreat: Combining Childhood Memories with Modern Taste

"In this house,” she says simply, “we’re able to live in the moment and in the midst of all of the things that are so wonderful about our family.”We just returned from a weekend in Asheville, ...

Sneak Peek: ‘Australia’ Interiors
Melbourne

The latest issue of Australian Vogue Living has a feature on the home interior created for the up coming Baz Luhrmann film, ‘Australia’. We haven’t checked out the magazine yet, but will definit...

Look! Egg Carton Lamp
Via Addicted2Decorating

Yesterday, we posted about paper lanterns with a link to a DIY over on ATSF that suggested how to make one yourself. Today, while surfing, we noticed this lamp over at Addicted2Decorating. While at ...

Look: 3 Sneaky Storage Solutions!
Austin

We came across a great article in the latest issue of Real Simple magazine giving readers great ideas on how to maximize storage space in unexpecting ways. Considering our love of double-duty furnitu...

Vote Now! Fall Colors 2008 Showdown!
Southwest Region #11 vs #22

VOTE NOW! Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #11: Mellow Modern Megan vs. Southwest #22 Dave & Melanie's Craftsman Color... ...

Look! Home Office in An Open Space

One of the biggest pros about living in a loft is the sheer amount of space. But incorporating a home office in a room that pulls triple duty (living room, dining room, play room) can be a bit of a ch...

Look! The Great Grey Pumpkin
And 5 Other Modern Halloween Decor Ideas

Inspired by this incredible Fall centerpiece, reader The Felt Mouse went out and found a gray pumpkin for their own arrangement and mixed it with orange mums and sweet mini white pumpkins for a monoch...

Neighborhood Paint Store: Naylor's Paint and Wallpaper
Los Angeles

Naylor's has been a staple on the westside since 1962 (that's over 45 years!) and it's our go-to for paint and painting supplies. Not only is it the closest to where we live (and across from Whole Fo...

Roundup: 8 Dining Areas To Gather Inspiration

Whether you live in a big house or a studio, the dining area is a special place to break bread, entertain guests or enjoy a family dinner. Creating a place to dine that's both functional and stylish f...

MyPerfectColor.com: If You Need Some Color Help

This is what we went through when we were picking paint colors for our homeHave you cast your vote for Fall Colors yet? We've been impressed by the entries and all the different ways that color can b...

Look!: Organizing With Boxes
Plus 4 Additional Ways To Organize With Boxes

The cardboard box is a great tool to help you get organized. Not only is it perfect for containing items that need a lid, they are also the perfect size for storing hanging files. We also love the f...

Vote Now! Fall Colors 2008 Showdown!
Southwest Region #10 vs #21

VOTE NOW! Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #10: Allison's Crayons vs. Southwest #21 Lori's Latin Lair... ...

Look: Recycled Bicycle Furniture!
Austin

This weekend at Austin's popular Maker Faire craft festival we had the pleasure of observing all sorts of wonderful handmade items, but there was one creative crafter that caught our attention with t...

Scavenger: Danish Modern Bench Credenza for $360
Los Angeles

In the market for a low bench? Or is it a credenza? It's both: this stylish Danish modern piece can be used to display a television and can hold DVDs in its three drawers. Want to use it as a bench? ...

Cheap Repurpose: Small Things Storage
Melbourne

There has been some obsessive re-purposing of vintage kitchen ware into small storage containers in our home this year - see earlier efforts. However, the boyfriend recently complained of being overwh...

Good Quotes: On Putting Energy Into Our Homes

Saturday we got a chance to see Maxwell at the Domino Bazaar. His topic was color, but really he talked about all the ideas behind Apartment Therapy and how our homes affect every part of our lives. ...

Open Thread #63
Los Angeles

What's on your mind, LA? Maybe some Fall Colors voting? Any favourites or predictions?...

2 Ways To Repurpose Materials At Home
Top Design

Top Design is getting good. We think it has something to do with the fact that there's less designers which means more time for an individual to show us what they're all about. We caught up last nig...

Good Questions: How Do I Clean a George Nelson Bubble Lamp?
Los Angeles

Michelle writes in: I just purchased this George Nelson bubble lamp on ebay for not a lot of money. The problem is, it's seems to be filthy. Does anyone know of a way to clean it up or if there is ...

Inspiration: Clair Wayman
Melbourne

Having just broken a tooth, we’re feeling awful and teary. Thankfully there has been a bright light in this dreary day. These images from Melbourne based stylist Clair Wayman lifted our mood and got...

Look: Good-looking and Affordable Window Shades!
Austin

We came across some blinds at a friend's house the other day, and were delighted that they weren't of the metal or plastic variety. Even more surprising to us was the price it cost to outfit the room...

Vote Now! Fall Colors 2008 Showdown!
Southwest Region #9 vs #20

VOTE NOW! Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #9: Alicia's Austin Aura vs. Southwest #20 RachelRachel's Neutral Color Flow... ...

Good Question: Can This Quilt be Saved?
Los Angeles

Even if the days are pretty warm in LA, the nights are certainly getting chilly. So when Nita had her Anthropologie quilt dry cleaned, as it said on the care instructions on the label, she was pretty...

Southwest Fall Cure: Making Room
Week Two

TV's Jessica has done some great work. Love the sofa, the contrast of the white metal table and the punch of that blue lamp. Cure Clock: 7 weeks remaining Assignment: Read Chapter Five and figure ...

Look: Carpet Rake

Growing up with plush carpet, we used to take an unusual joy in vacuuming the carpet as a kid (yeah, it perplexed our mom to find herself with a son who actually liked to vacuum), especially because t...

New Store: Big Red Sun
Los Angeles

Big Red Sun has officially opened their Venice location on Rose. We had been eying their progress for a while: installing flying saucer planters, check. Painting the building bright blue, check. Pa...

Flickr Finds: miluzeira's Living Room
5 Small Space Solutions Working In Real Life

Apartment Therapy has provided tons of small space solutions. Whether it is going vertical or simply using space savers, maximizing the space and creating the illusion of a bigger room is key. When we...

Low Cost, High Impact: Paper Lanterns

Here, strings of small paper lanterns are festiveWe don't know why but we've been noticing a lot of paper lanterns lately. Sometimes white, sometimes brightly coloured, they're inexpensive and fun. ...

How To: Use Symmetry Effectively
At the 3rd Annual Domino Bazaar

Our name was lucky enough to land on the guest list this year at the 3rd Annual Domino Bazaar where Domino's new book was the highlight of the evening. The entire space was set up like a huge house w...

Vote Now! Fall Colors 2008 Showdown!
Southwest Region #1 vs #19

VOTE NOW! Attention Color Lovers! Today, you can decide who has the most inspiring, colorful home &mdash Southwest #1: Benjamin and Elizabeth's "Citrus Harmony" vs. Southwest #19: Cassell's Frederic...

Store: Copenhagen Imports
Austin

Anyone familiar with modern furniture knows designs coming out of the Scandinavian region are gorgeous, unique and highly-desirable. Austin residents will find a huge showroom of all things Scandina...

How To: Care For Silver

When we last visited our family, we were gifted our grandmother's beautiful silver tea set. We want to keep this pretty heirloom in perfect shape so we researched some tips on how to best care for sil...

Australian Home Beautiful - Product of the Year
Australia

This months edition of Australian Home Beautiful showcases the magazines favourite products from the past year. The major prize, The Product of the Year, was awarded to Ikea’s Ange Chair. But we hav...

Hot Posts: 10.19.08
Los Angeles

We hope you had a last great week of checking out all the outstanding entries for the Fall Colors Contest. The first round of showcasing the entries ended Friday, and Monday will be the start of the f...