This year, with the recent wildfires in Los Angeles robbing so many of their houses, we're especially thankful to have a home. Like many of you, we've found ourselves filled with the impulse to decor...
We enjoy checking out the wonderful photos posted from the Apartment Therapy community in the LA Flickr group. The pool is full of design, small space solutions, color and function. In particular, we ...
Despite the faux rivalry between LA and NYC, we've noted that the New York Times oftem reveals a fondness for Southern California lifestyle and residences in their Home & Garden section (we know quite...
Help!! I don't know what color to paint the rest of my dining room to go with the blood red bar and the neutral kitchen. I can also see the dining room from my yellow living room. I stare at the dini...
In our food coma stupor all we can think about is the next big feast we want to host and the myriad parties and shin digs we'll be attending through the holidays. These call for supplies and for that...
We hope you enjoyed a festive Thanksgiving yesterday, like we did. We had a wonderful time with our aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews at our cousin's lovely modest sized Palos Verdes home ove...
A waterfall? In Los Angeles? Within minutes of the Grove? Really? Here's a place you can sneak away to while everyone else is battling the crowds at the mall today and work off a little bit of yes...
House Tour: Sharon and Spencer's Danish & Dogs DomicileOn our travels this week, we've spent a few moments in new bathrooms (airports, fancy restaurants, our boyfriends' families home). We've noticed...
Product: Constellation Rug (5’6” x 8’6”) from Martha Stewart Rugs
Source: Safavieh
Value: $1,590
Description: The Constellation Rug is a beautiful, hand-knotted wool, silk, and linen r...
Sure, bicycling is a fun and earth-friendly way to get around. But if you have to store your bike inside your apartment for one reason another, they can begin to take over your place if your home is...
Everyone here at the network of Apartment Therapy sites wish you, your family and friends the warmest of holiday wishes. We're joining you today to take time to remember all the essential things that ...
Whether you think he's an icon of modern design or a preposterous one-trick PR pony (we think the truth is somewhere inbetween like all commercialized personalities), it's hard to not at least take a ...
Yeah, we recognize these are a bit cheezy, but we'll fess up that we still like them under the premise of using them to serve...yes, cheese and other treats from all over Europe. The plates represent ...
Paperwhites have long been a staple of our winters adding a bit of life and brightness in the darkest time of the year. Given as gifts, or planted for ourselves, paperwhites or narcissus have a soft ...
Rachel writes:
I've never really developed 'my style' in the place I'm living. Living arrangements, financial constraints, and a total lack of patience have been major hindrances, but now I've got th...
Most of our clients hold onto paperwork they think they'll need someday. Usually those pieces of paper come in the form of owner's manuals stuffed into filing cabinets. We didn't realize that pretty...
Name: Megan
Location: DeKalb, U.S.A.
Collection: Vintage etched mirrors circa 1920's
Description: Properly displaying a collection is almost just as important as the collection itself, and we think mo...
We really enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday - spending time with family, making the Thanksgiving meal together, my sister-in-law's amazing pecan pie. The only not so fun thing about the big day is the bi...
With economic times getting tougher for a lot of us, retailers are trying hard to get us to spend our hard earned dollars by enticing us to their doors with discounts and freebies. A lot of us might f...
It seems too good to be true, but we just discovered a new company that custom prints anything you design onto premium cotton or upholstery fabric. So you can start you own line of quilts, curtains, ...
We were having a discussion with a couple of friends when an unexpected topic popped up (as they always do amongst friends). One friend mentioned how excited they were about installing a new clear gla...
When we found Antonio's flickr set labeled, "My Small Apartment...I Like," we had to check it out. This tiny apartment in Madrid which he shares with his partner Benjamin and their cat, is full of id...
Hello AT. We just bought this as a family vacation house in New Braunfels Texas, which is between Austin and San Antonio; it has great influences of casual, outdoorsy, artistic surroundings. It's in ...
We've been looking over our friend's collection of old Domino magazines and ran across this inspirational picture. Rebecca posted previously about using books as side tables but our attention was dra...
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Name: Your choice of 3 Hybrid Home and Paper Cloud Pillows
Shop: Design Public
Value: $210
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present your choice of 3 pillows from ...
You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you'll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless.
- Caroline Myss via K. ...
So this is a house that's a bit larger than most of us live in. But, just look at this carefully planned exterior boasting traditional and modern elements. The lessons contained in this home's walls ...
We're ending today with our favourite image currently in our Apartment Therapy LA Group Pool, posted by O!Rachew!. What a wonderful idea...photos could be changed out each month/ season, reminding us ...
Name: J-Loft remodel by PLYSTUDIO.
Location: Sing Joo Walk, Singapore
Location: 1,200 sq. ft.
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Love this loft conversion project from Singapore where the architects utilized custom w...
We love magazines and style books with pictures, but for long flights and for getting really cozy at home over a long weekend or a long afternoon, we like to plunge into a book that steals all of our ...
Haley sent us a few photos of his new West Hollywood studio apartment with a few questions, most notably about a place to "sit and eat":
As you can see, I am in the process of moving into a tiny studi...
Inspiration: This Aint No Disco It's Where We Work
We loved seeing the cool desks Gregory posted about yesterday in Look!: Carte Blanche Love Table. The open office space reminded us of a workshop we...
One year ago today AT Los Angeles' most popular posts including a trip to the 99 Cent Only store, a report about Oprah's favourite things, a Mt. Washington Hilltop Dome House, Thanksgiving host gifts,...
LIBER Series - Night Stand: Part Jenga, part furniture...Farzan Nemat's collection of furniture was specifically designed around the simple aesthetic ideas of 'golden' proportions, sacred geometry, an...
Got a hound, big or small, that makes a mess while eating? We're not talking about your boyfriend or husband, but your tailed, four-legged friend who pushes their bowl around the floor each mealtime (...
Vignettes -- small groupings of objects -- are not only a pleasing option for decorating your home and for showing off the small collections of art or trinkets you've amassed over the years, they can ...
Awhile back you posted some shots of Jane's apartment in 27 Dresses. I'm included some screen shots from Over Her Dead Body. While this movie definitely won't win any awards, Ashley's (Lake Bell) apar...
We love going to the Apartment Therapy LA Group Pool on flickr for inspiration. We usually end up rearranging our furniture after a long session on flickr after seeing all the motivating before and a...
When we first thought about doing On The Set features, it was primarily inspired by reader questions. In an effort to answer your questions, we discovered the SDSA, the Set Decorators Society of Amer...
Today's slinks, links from around anywhere and everywhere online, include news about a sustainable replacement for drywall, using essential oils to combat germs inside the house and inside the body, a...
While it’s a luxury to have extra space around the house, it can be a curse if you have no idea how to use it. We had one of those spaces– a corner in our bedroom. For months we’ve pondered how ...
Normally the thought of returning to work in a large office brings on an uncontrollable sense of dread, complete with eye twitches and slurred mutters (anyone who has worked for several years in a ce...
It doesn't rain nearly as often as it seemingly should here in Los Angeles. Though, to be clear, LA categorically is not a desert, but actually is a Mediterranean (or "dry summer subtropical climate"...
This week we're all about a luxurious bedroom• Cure Clock: 2 Weeks left!
• Assignment: Read Week 7
• Flickr Pool: Southwest Flickr Pool
• Flickr Dscussion: Southwest Flickr Discuss...
Last year, Grace posted about a giant Scrabble rug that was as reasonably priced as it was quirky. I just stumbled on the post today while researching new rugs and, as an incurable Scrabble geek I was...
We plan on taking our dog (aka Mayor) with us on a plane to Florida this week. While we've traveled with our cat before, we're thinking this trip might prove to be a little bit of a challenge (so we'...
Why settle for a plain Jane Hallmark greeting card when you can put a little of your own effort (aka blood, sweat and undoubtedly a few tears) into making your own greeting cards. The winter holidays ...
We definitely have a dedicated "space" in our home that we gravitate to most of the time. Whether it's to relax, read a book, watch TV, etc, we prefer to unwind in our comfy vintage chair. While we ha...
In an ironic twist, we forgot to "turn on" this post from draft mode to "published", so apologies if you're reading this...it went up a bit later than it was supposed to.
The Cubic Switchplate is basi...
Flatpak is a modern prefab system that can be customized to create a variety of homes. They work with a base 8' wall that is one story high and then build using those modular walls, eight feet at a t...
Update: We were politely asked to remove the images. All links to the original Time Life images remain below.
We found this fascinating series of photos from the archives of LIFE magazine, giving re...
Last week, we asked what your worst neighbor problem was. Here are some tips on how to handle the problems that naturally arise between neighbors, without escalating it into a Supreme Court battle (b...
Matt sent us this question accompanied with a photo, asking us to pose this question to the AT Community for their much respected opinion: I'm getting settled into my new apartment and have one last r...
We stumbled across insmika's black accent wall in her inspirational, modern art-styled pad. We didn't realize it was a chalkboard wall until we scrolled through her flickr set of pictures. Check out...
Lately, we've been hearing the term "wabi-sabi" being thrown around a lot. Example 1: Overheard at last weekend's swap meet: "Those teacups are awesome--so wabi-sabi!" Example 2: On the hunt for a d...
David Pompa's Surreal Minimalism Collection
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Jewelry designer and Austinite Jennifer Perkins has been collecting photos of jewelry displays for awhile now, interested in the different ways in which people display the jewelry they love. Well, we...
We can almost smell the turkey, stuffing and our favourite, pumpkin pie just around the calendar corner! In the meantime, here are some hot posts fresh out of the oven for you to dig into: amusing lin...
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