Abby's South American get-away this week left us with big flip flops to fill. While she spent the week sipping on pina coladas, the Home and Garden section of the LA Times has been revisiting the pas...
Name: Matt Sams
Location: HelMel (Heliotrope/Melrose) Los Angeles, CA
Size: 900 sq/ft
Years lived in: 1 year
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Matt's sunfilled apartment with its mix of hollywood regency formalit...
Even though the Polaroid has faded out into the annals of photography history with the advent of digital photography, a lot of us still hold onto the fond memories of shaking, waiting and laughing at ...
After a long and hectic week it's so comforting to be able to slip quietly into the weekend. With projects and commitments and responsibilities during the week (kids! rent! friends!) the weekend is h...
I'm redesigning my bachelor pad with more modern furniture. I found the room above done by interior designer Heather Clawson, and I would love the two chairs, but I can't find them anywhere! Do you kn...
Every year we receive one of these personal social security statements. We're not sure when they started arriving in our mail box but we remember being quite perplexed and unsure (to hang onto or tos...
IKEA Hacker posted this cute pet project from an Italian cat owner who wanted to give her more than pudgy whiskered friend a place to chill:
"My cat Titina is very fat, it is 9 kg and she used me like...
We sure do covet the rustic + simple look of a riddling rack. We seem to have created our own riddling photo collection since we snap photos whenever we spot them at flea markets or shoppes. Often use...
click for more picsFebruary Jumpstart is just getting started and we've already received a number of impressive entries from you are our readers. But since it's Friday and we all deserve a laugh ...
Image from Flickr Finds: Magnetic Chalkboard Wall
A reader question from our most recent Open Threads comments:
I'm getting ready to do some chalkboard painting in a home office, but don't want to use...
A reader favorite on Apartment Therapy are the House Tours that editors put up daily. For us, one of the hardest parts about doing a House Tour is naming it. We want the name to represent the style...
Twin chair by Philippe Nigro for Via: Stacking two-in-one chair design, one made of wood, the second made of metal.
Silver Lake Residents Worry of String of Attacks: Our neighborhood is abuzz with wo...
Awhile back, Gregory showed off his upper body strength with his cat food pull-ups and Janel confessed her love for her Wii Fit; so when we decided to reevaluate our 2009 budget, our 24 Hr Fitness gym...
You've probably gathered by now that it's DIY month around here at Apartment Therapy, and we're enjoying sharing all the great DIY tips to help make your homes the best they can be. There are certain...
Welcome to the AT:LA's Open Thread! Looks like winter is back with vengeance, with felines and canines dropping from the LA sky with deluge force. Stay safe out there (especially on your drive back ho...
It all starts out fine. You've got a couple spare plastic trash bags from the store you want to use as receptacle in your waste bin, so you put it in and wrap it around the edges, nice and neat. But b...
We ran across this idea for creating a new floorplan and got a kick out of it. It's pretty old school, but tactile and immediate and it means less time in front of the computer. But also, we would h...
Maybe it's because we're AT Los Angeles, but we sure get a lot of TV show set design questions (keep them coming...we find them interesting):
I was hoping this could go in the Good Question section. ...
Michelle and Brian Are Tired of White
A typical seven day week goes by pretty quick for us. We're in a band, we blog for AT and we run our own business (which means networking, client time, bookkeep...
Esteban+Moreno Design's Bathroom Organizer
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We sure do love the look of hardwood floors and have covered hardwood flooring throughout AT. Since this is do-it-yourself month at Apartment Therapy, we thought we'd do some research on this more adv...
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Name: David Feldman and Judy Iriye
Location: Marina del Rey, CA
What was it about the 1970's that drove people to wood shingle anything and everything? Yesterday's NY Time's ...
Forgive us, when we think of diy projects we tend to think about plants since they're often a cheap way to brighten up a space (also we love growing things), so we admit, we've had plants on the brain...
Name: Ultimate Bachelor Pad 2008
Location: Hollywood Hills
Here's a post we did just a short while over at Unplggd showcasing a home that answers the question: what would the average bachelor wa...
[These pretty bright red chairs look great in this space!]
If you are looking to make statement and introduce color into your space in a bold way, consider bright red in your design palette. We often ...
There was an article entitled "PB Teen Bedroom Inspiration" on Feb. 29, 2008, written by Laure. One of the last picures of the article contained a pink comforter with colored circles on it and a white...
THIS WEEK
• The Green Life "Green Drinks" Cocktail Event
• Denizen Design Gallery LAX Series 30% Off Sale
• Mortise & Tenon Furniture 20% Off Upholstery Sale
• "Forever Modern" at ...
Feeling a bit moody? We've compiled our list of moody bathrooms done in a daring black to set the tone. Black bathrooms are tricky to pull off: too much gloss and it can look like the set of an 80's ...
Following on from some recent indoor plant life posts here & here, we found these enchanting vases from Sydney homewares company, ‘Have you met Miss Jones’. They immediately made us feel all whim...
We liked these step-by-step instructions by designer, Eider Corral for folding plastic bags for storage or as safely folded no-spill lunch bags: "I first saw my grandmum using this system to keep the ...
You know the feeling. It's 7, you've finished dinner, there's nothing good on tv, you've exhausted the internet, and suddenly you have the urge to rearrange your studio/bedroom/living room. But there...
Dear AT, I've purchased a set of new towels a few months ago and they've already gone from being fluffy soft to a bit scratchy and crackly to the touch. These are 100% Egyptian cotton...I thought they...
In our swag bag from the LA Organizing Awards on Friday were these Post-it Pockets from (you guessed it--Post-it). Since our organizing style is half hider and half seeker, the Post-it Pockets speak ...
click for more picsHere's our selection of eBay finds with February Jumpstart's DIY spirit in mind, including vintage furniture hardware, furniture parts, Amy Butler fabrics, window film, weave b...
February is do-it-yourself month at Apartment Therapy and we wanted to include some small accents too. We spotted these modern number coasters over at Modern Cottage and thought they were an affordabl...
A few years back AT posted about how to make furniture polish with just baby oil and lemon extract, but we're more apt to concoct this homemade recipe shared by the Australian edition of Better Homes ...
We've been wanting to make our own large scale posters ever since we eyed this print (maxwell's email didn't help quell our thirst for them either). But we really love this one because it's simple, i...
The year was 2000. The place, Alamo Square in San Francisco. I was whisked away to San Francisco for a new a career opportunity, living in my first place all to myself, a lovely Edwardian era studio a...
I have to say, the set design on "Gossip Girl" is always amazing. Last night, while catching up with my good friends, Blair Waldorf and Serena Van der Woodsen, I found myself strangely attracted to a ...
Name: Jeremy
Location: Long Beach, California
Size: 850 sq. feet
Years lived in: 6 years, rented
Beers and Mexican food in hand, we trekked out to Long Beach to visit our pal's space for this AT Ho...
Image: DIY Platform Bed With Storage
“The whole punk ethic was do-it-yourself, and I've always been very literal, especially as a kid. When they said that anybody can do this, I was like, 'OK, that'...
Ever since we recapped Penelope for an On The Set feature, we've had that...that...style on the brain. The closest thing we can come up with is "Neo Victorian Gothic" (and we totally stole that lingo...
Last week we posted about the hope of affordable housing for all, and spoke about the large amount of people and organizations in Austin working toward that common goal. As promised, we've brought yo...
Time: A few hours each on 3 consecutive days.
Cost: $175
Kate3 tackled the shoe clutter in her home's entryway by customizing an IKEA cabinet with some wallpaper and some unique quartz stone knobs, a...
Yesterday's post on indoor plantscapes inspired a few to start looking for some new pretty pots for an indoor garden. And although you can find great small ceramic pots at Target or cute eco friendly...
I just found out that I suffer from persistent dry-eye. The doc suggested I buy a humidifier for both home and office and I was worndering if the wonderful AT community could help recommend an afforda...
When we used to live in Burbank, we would pass a boutique store carrying magazine bowls just like this one pictured above. We always liked the idea of having our own bowl made from the recycled pages...
Small space shelving solutions, January Jumpstart project mishaps, the controversial "label free" bathroom post, how to organize pots and pans, our own salvaged home stereo cabinet project, a church r...
We've been posting about the home design available at Target lately and also wanted to include the new Umbra Loft collection that caught our eye. Featuring accessories, accents, wall decor, kitchen it...
A true hodgepodge of Craigslist finds today, including a MidCentury era coffee table, an old style rotary phone with all new wiring and parts to go alongside some vinyl covered mahogany chairs, ...
With organization still on my mind, I wanted to round up some cork bulletin boards that were modern looking and very DIY friendly. Cork is a great material because it absorbs sound and adds warmth to...
Our friends over at Charles & Hudson put together a good start resource for Angeleno DIY'ers with their first DIY City Guide, especially useful for those of you looking to enter a project for our Febr...
As someone who LOVES the smell and taste of curry, we found this recent reader question an amusing one:
I recently bought a couch from a lovely Indian couple off of Craigslist. The couch is perfect ...
We've seen mismatched chairs pulled up to a dining room table but we've never seen two mismatched tables put together to serve as a dining room table. Even though these two tables are quite different...
Art*O*Mat: We've posted these before, but they're worth repeating since you can find quite one down the street from us, but also all around the country! Support local art!
Neutra Buidling Saved in Ne...
How often do you consult the internet to find DIY tutorials and solutions? It's been happening pretty frequently for us: relighting the water heater pilot light, replacing the shower head, changing t...
The weather in Melbourne over the past 10 days has been unbearably hot. With 3 days in a row being over 43ºC [or 109ºF] and the remaining days only slightly cooler, we’ve been sadly watching the r...
Here's a little something for the gents who want to accessorize their bathroom with some organizational items (or for significant others who need a Valentines gift) that trend toward a more masculine ...
Time: 3 days including drying time approx. 12 hours
Cost: $60
Not all of us can afford a standalone bar in regards to space or cost, but most of us can afford to take a thrift store or flea market bo...
Indoor gardens are an amazing way to bring texture and life inside, nevermind the health benefits of some greenery in a closed up space. And as Spring inches closer, it's a great time to tend to the ...
Ali writes into AT Los Angeles with: I have a friend who is looking to furnish his dining area with Emeco aluminum Navy Chairs (model 1066). He's found a picture of the chairs around a table and is in...
One summer during college we rescued a large dresser from a friend and refinished it. It was our first experience stripping, sanding and varnishing a piece of furniture (and it took the entire summer...
If there's something we love to do every chance we get, it is to take a roadtrip. Anywhere. The allure of the road, with new sights and experiences, is as good as any faraway getaway for those of...
click for more picsAngeleno Jason Martin, former co-owner of Silho Furniture, just shot us over an email about his new website showcasing examples of both his furniture line and interior design w...
We've been big fans of DWR for a long time (it's where we first met the ATLA team for the smallest coolest party back in 2006) but can't say that we own very much of what we love. Their Tools For Liv...
For this week's Trending post, we asked a few different LA based interior designers which trends they are using in their interiors today. Below are some highlights regarding furniture styles, paint co...
Hello AT! If you look behind the desk in this Pottery Barn photo in their Feb 2009 catalog (pg 132), you'll see what I believe is anaglypta wallpaper that looks like letterpress. Does anyone know whe...
We were at a friend's house this weekend having dinner and as we were all getting ready to go out, Hannah opened her coat closet. As she was grabbing her coat, we noticed her alternative use of an ov...
When a friend was about to move into her new studio apartment last weekend, the first thing she did was get rid of her (very) old television set. This move was prompted by not only the "going digital"...
While we were taking photographs for a house tour yesterday, we really fell in love with all the DIY untraditional art ideas the homeowner had come up with to create simple and affordable wall decora...
When looking for an apartment, you may be pleasantly surprised and happy to find design details already built right in to the space. Check out our new detail after the jump....
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Perhaps some of you are up like we are right now at 3:40 am watching Federer and Nadal battle it out in the Australian heat. Or a greater likelyhood is a few of you will be attending or hosting a Supe...
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