With Tuesday's historic inauguration looming, the world's attention will be focused on Washington DC and the reason for the festivities, President-elect Barack Obama. This week's Los Angeles Times Ho...
Name: Rajiv Majumdar, Architect, Praxis
Location: Bangalore, India
Size: 500 sq. ft
Years lived in: 4 months
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We're very happy to present our first house tour from India, complime...
Although designer Justin Wagemakers was ultimately crowned the winner of the Bathroom Innovations Awards 2008 for his free|flow showerhead, it was Michael Trudgeon's modular bathroom bathroom des...
The upside of the economic downturn is many of us are looking for frugal DIY solutions in and around our homes. That doesn't necessarily mean ugly results, as is illustrated by Better Homes and Garden...
Design Duo Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe are behind this month's Domino feature on Mark and Sunrise Ruffalo's LA home and were Domino's top pick for designers to watch in 2008. Their brand of warm minima...
Hi from Honolulu: We're always getting ideas and inspiration from AT, and would love some input on what to do with this piece of furniture. We are planning for our first baby in March and recently pic...
Noorieke's home is a mix of whites, creams and grays (which are all soothing on the eye). With the help of some amazing chandeliers making each room have a focal point, Noorieke has created a cozy wi...
So our search for a China blogger is still up in the air and open for applicants for consideration; we're looking for the perfect fit to report not only from the Mainland, but hopefully from nearby re...
[Kylie was looking for a recipe when she came across the Barefoot Contessa's magazine spread and then highlighted details that can be recreated in one's own home on her blog.]
We first spotted Kylie...
Join us and take advantage of the opportunity to give back to our great nation with a day of volunteer service, honouring the memory of one of our country's most inspiring historical figures, Reverend...
We've definitely mentioned it before, but if you're guilty of throwing clothes all around the bedroom (or have a 2 week old pile thrown over the back of a chair) hooks could possibly change you life. ...
Yesterday, Grace shared some of the pros and cons of living alone. One of the items which falls on either side of the spectrum for us is sleeping alone. There's the great part: spreading out, hoggi...
A mysteriously signed "Ms. L" writes in about her basement windows:
Dear AT, We've got these small and deep basement windows! How should I cover these? Privacy is an issue. The ledges are often use...
If you're anything like us then you probably love to watch Clean Sweep, Mission Organization and Real Life, Real Simple. And if you live in LA and love all things organizing then you'll definitely wa...
TGIF everyone. We begin this lovely Friday morning with some miscellaneous tidbits from across the blogosphere, including artwork created from IKEA furniture, the phenomena of Obama artwork in the hom...
Set Decorator Barbara Munch, on the set of Harvery Milk's apartment. SDSA Photo by Danny Nicoletta ©2008 Focus Features. All Rights Reserved.
With the Oscars right around the corner, we've been tryin...
Don't you love how extra rested and revived you feel after vacationing in nice hotels and bed and breakfasts? More time to relax isn't the only reason for the restfulness; gorgeous and comfortable d...
Looks like another beautiful weekend in Los Angeles is coming right up (and a long weekend for a few of us, so that means back to the beach). Any weekend home improvement projects on your list. Nice w...
I'm with Beth in admitting that sometimes it can be difficult to turn my brain off and just fall asleep. Even with the best of intentions (exercised, no clutter in the bedroom, no tv, bath and tea be...
Dear AT, I have an issue at my new place with storage. We have an empty space under our stairs (pictured above) that I would like to create a storage cupboard for the tools and what not I currently ha...
As a thumbnail, we weren't sure what we were looking at but as the photo enlarged when we zoomed in for a closer look--we were quite surprised. Artwork buttons from Pottery Barn adorn Vee*'s bedroom ...
We love checking out home + design websites for inspiration. These online shoppes offer amazing selections on all things home. While typical categories - like Seating, Lighting, Furniture - are readil...
Nothing irks us more than when something gets in the way of us and a tidy closet. Especially if we're stressed the quickest relief is to take an evening and make the closet shine. But one thing gene...
No, that's not a George Costanza inspired hide-away bed for a small statured (and neurotic) person up above. It's the IKEA-hack creation of IAmStylish.com's Tiffany, who with the help of her husband, ...
Although we love mornings, we do not like being woken by the alarm. It just makes us grumpy. A gentle shake by the sun or a kiss on the cheek, yes. The insistent buzz of a clock? Well, it makes us...
Dear AT, I'd like to find a Midcentury modern home in LA and was wondering which neighborhoods in LA have a higher concentration of such homes. I am moving to LA from DC in a month and any help would...
It's been a while since we've had a really bad day (and we mean really bad). And when you're experiencing one of those dreadful days, not much can cheer you up (even when your best friends know how t...
This week is all about sales, with many of those end of the year discounts rolling well into the month of January (one of them ending today), including sales from the likes of Room and Board, Bahay Ho...
Being a single person certainly has its drawbacks (along with cringeworthy stories of forays into the dating scene); but let's put a pin in the emotional side of it and focus on the practical side of ...
Small space living is a relatively new phenomena in Australia, with most of us growing up in the suburbs (think: big front and back yards). But as more people opt for smaller, inner city living, its r...
Guisset Constance and Cid Grégory's Tri3 trashcan manages to provide three separate containers in a space saving vertical form, perfect for those of us who like to neatly keep our recyclables separat...
Though we don't keep a baseball bat under our bed like Laure does, we do worry about home security. We recently installed a motion detecting LED light in our once darkened stairway, are looking to ins...
Design Public has been running an organizing fest over on their blog, Hatch, to try to help people get a jumpstart on the new year. We loved some of their tips for organizing the bedroom which includ...
I looked through the archives here, but couldn't find what I wanted exactly. What are some really good local stores to find cool (and moderately priced) modern desk accessories? Pencil cups, mouse pad...
Austin residents have a new and sleek modern place to stay deep in the heart of the city from which to gain inspiration for their own bedroom spaces, or perhaps escape from their hectic bedrooms for ...
We admit, royaltygirl has a bigger closet than most. And one would thing it would be easier for her to keep it organized--right?! But sometimes, the bigger the space, the harder it is to keep your b...
We weren't sure we wanted to post this, but after being IM'ed and Facebook messaged by several friends/colleagues that we "had to post this", we gave into our playful inclinations. Sure, it's not some...
Designing your own space can feel super overwhelming. Although there are small space solutions and great design tips out there, it's easy to simply give up on what feels like a huge task. We have a fr...
Looking a whole like like the monolith from 2001, Arik Levy's 'Honey, I'm Home' magnetic key holder is a wall mountable insurance for those of us who have a knack for losing their keys...in their own ...
We've been thinking a lot about the state of our workspaces recently (see here and here for a start) while we get organized and get a system going. So it was fitting that we came across the Wallpaper...
Not much information about MisoSoup Design's K Workstation, but the surface winding design speaks for itself, incorporating a near continuous wall mounted surface that provides desk space and overhead...
Rebecca writes in with a bedding identification question:
A while ago, you featured some photos from your Flickr pool for small space inspirations. I love the bedding in one photo and have been scou...
We love innovative entryway solutions (especially for small spaces) so when we stumbled across Paola's IKEA hack of the Mackis desktop organizer, we had to learn more. Resources and how-to after the ...
My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot. - Ashley Brilliant
Change out the word "life" with "home" and you have a common problem for many of us in the decor department, with the co...
Living in a studio apartment? The biggest challenge is always space, either the general lack of it and/or a completely wonky floorplan. If you're frustrated with your place, then check out this teen...
We lurve this minimal modern line of stationery from ANYTHING Design, a collaboration between UK designer Michael Sodeau and Japanese company Suikosha. The forms remind us a lot of Muji's industrial d...
Trader Joe's Super Amazing Kitchen Cloths have been doing a superb job of cleanup duty around our apartment, but after months of use one of them is looking (and smelling) a bit funky, so we're going t...
Although we've never indulged in the monogramming trend, we're definitely charmed by the idea. Maybe it's our secret love for all things preppy or just a nice contrast from our normal laissez-faire d...
I have tons of (mostly design) magazines that I can't bring myself to get rid of. They are in boxes on my bookshelves, but some current ones I like to keep out. I really do love looking at them. I'm...
When we were home over the holidays, we were treated to some of the best nights of sleep we'd had in a while. We're chalking it up to the bedding (mom always had a way of making the sheets stay in pl...
Some of you long time readers might remember how amazingly popular Laure's "Books in the Rafters" spread all across the design/decor blogosphere. But a few of these other older posts might have fallen...
One of our favorite Apartment Therapy house tours, Maria's "Oh So You" bungalow, is featured in this month's domino magazine and they had spotted it right here on our site....
From the photos, it looks like this Rat Pack era semi-circular sofa has seen some better days, but we can still see its potential as a stunner if someone reupholsters it and sets it in a new MidCentur...
Because we live in a studio (with a loft bedroom) when we cook the smells rise up and linger in our bedroom. Sometimes it's nice, the bed smells like chocolate chip cookies or creme brulee, but somet...
Name: KNQ Associates
Location: West Coast Road, Singapore
Size: 2 bedrooms condominium apartment; approx. 1000sq. ft.
We've had a couple previous house tours and house calls from across the Paci...
Over on our Apartment Therapy LA Flickr Group, Sew Darn Jenny's kitchen is undergoing a revamp (more on that soon)! In the meantime, she wanted to tackle covering up the eyesore of the room--the wate...
Bedding that actually reads like a book, the 11 most common chemical compounds found in US water taps, the modest size home of the architect of Disneyland's House of the Future of Tomorrowland now ava...
Usually when someone says, "I'm installing recessed lights in my house," they're usually referring to the ceiling. However, there's a growing trend of installing small lights in the floor. If you're...
House Tour: Kelly's Craftsman Comfort
We’re having a great friend of ours who now resides overseas coming to stay with us for a week. While we’re incredibly excited and are working furiously to ...
Ryan writes in asking about our opinion about armless modular seating. Feel free to chime in with your opinion and help Ryan make a decicsion:
How do you feel about square-ish, armless, modular sectio...
Although this Brookstone product is no longer available for purchase, it's one of those products that was better off as a DIY project than something you'd undoubtedly pay more than its actual worth fr...
We've been accused of a lot of things, not the least of which is featuring Eames shell chairs too frequently. We've also been accused of giving the wrong advice for how to restore them to a glowing s...
AT reader Nathan writes in:
A while back, Gregory posted about purchasing a Steelcase Leap task chair. I have two questions:
How's that going?
Does anyone know of a store in LA where one can test d...
With the beginning of a new year, we often question our routines and habits and attempt to change in order to reach our resolutions. So today, when we went to our Neighborhood Professional Organizing...
AT reader and organizing specialist Denise Foley of Denise De-Clutter Bug sent us this wonderfully useful top ten tips list of ways to start off 2009 with less of a mess and a whole lot more room (and...
In these tough economic times, saving a dollar or two can turn into a lot more by year's end. Although they may not be real time savers, these money and time investments can help you turn a cup a coff...
Have an attic but a limited amount of space that won't allow for a traditional fold down staircase? This spring-loaded suspension ladder offers from 9 to 15 steps to reach your stored away Precious Mo...
Although we have a calendar on the computer and on our phone (which we enter events into when we're out and about), for us nothing can replace a nice big calendar we can write on. Working from home w...
It was over this weekend while spending several days in polar opposite locations/environments (in Las Vegas attending the Consumer Electronics Show for Unplggd) and yesterday at the tranquil tide pool...
They say you spend one-third of your life in bed. We definitely spend way more time than that. In fact, we're in bed as we write this. We spend a lot of time in bed. We blog from it, we sleep in i...
I am hoping to get some ideas from fellow ATer's. The problem is our kitchen floor. Besides being bright white and with two dogs keeping them clean is a constant issue. They are freezing cold in the ...
On a whim, we decided to round up three friends and have a painting party on Saturday night. We got our new issue of Domino Magazine in the mail on Friday and decided we were going to help our boyfri...
Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books may recognize this glass platter from the book The First Four Years.
This past week, we've been cleaning out our closets, sorting out clothes and sh...
A couple of months ago we raved about the positives of small space living in a post chronicling the pros of living in a studio apartment. While we all shared some of our favorite things about studio ...
We greet the first full week of popular 2009 posts with the set design inspirations of Mad Men, a DIY project showing how to stamp design your own sheets, best bedroom habits for the new year, the yea...
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