Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman added sparkle to the mid-century movement with their optimistic ceramics, wood carvings and textiles. This week's LA Times Home & Garden section highlights these masters of...
Location: San Diego, California
Size: 3500 sq.ft.
Years lived in: 1
Owners Jora and Bryan remodeled a hillside home into their MidCentury-style dream home with an evident focus upon its greates...
Name: Sara Lov Musician
Location: Los Feliz, CA
Size: 500 sq. ft.
Years lived in: Two
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When our friend Jeremy mentioned that his best friend Sara would be interested in opening ...
With Spring here its time to starting thinking about sprucing up your backyards, patio and/or small deck. With so many furniture and accessory options available on line we took a look at some great in...
Earlier this year AT declared that Eddie Ross has become one of our favorite designers. Not only does he have an impeccable eye but his blog offers affordable, original diy projects and design tips w...
Hello AT. We have a flooring issue. We moved into our 1100 sq ft condo about two years ago, and since the day we set foot in here we've been trying to figure out what to do with the floors. The previo...
Our microwave is displayed on top of our fridge. Because we have a miniature fridge (which we despise) our microwave is at least accessible due to the fact that it's within reach. Because of this, w...
How appropriately inappropriate that we, AT Los Angeles, take note of home decor inspirations from that scandalous hometown industry of adult features. We've posted about triple-X home set locations i...
Yesterday we posted part 1 of our interview with Jonathan Adler and we hoped you enjoyed learning more about how his career in design has evolved, his "muses" and what makes Jonathan's own house a hom...
There are times when turning a house into a home office can be a bad thing, but that's certainly not the case with Roberto and Ross. They owns De Leon & Primmer Achitecture Workshop and they've done t...
We love the look of a wallpapered bathroom. It can transform a tiny space into a serene little jewel box--just check out the powder rooms that Beth highlighted a couple weeks ago. But for us renters...
Tuesday night, we took a writing class that met near Pico and Hauser. When we stepped outside at the break, our eyes were drawn to the beautiful display in the windows of the nearby furniture shop. ...
Dear Apartment Therapy, I really admired Summer & Josh's house tour over at AT Chicago, but haven't been able to stop thinking about their lovely drapery fabric. Does anyone know who makes it? Resourc...
When we moved into our first apartment, we made the traditional IKEA run to pick up all the basics for the kitchen (knives included). At the time, we went for the traditional butcher block to hold ou...
When we first started this makeover project, Kelley and I decided that we needed a budget to work with to even see if it was worth our while. After doing some research, we discovered that renting an ...
Along with the ubiquitous bouquet of flowers, you might encounter a bowl of fruits in someone's well decorated home. While we love the punch of color a bowl of our favorite fruits can bring, we don't...
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One of the retailers we're always hoping that makes their way to Los Angeles is that fine purveyor a minimalist Japanese home goods, Muji. Their organic and simple designs are...
March is Kitchen and Bath Month on AT. Join the Open Thread with Questions, Answers and Conversation. Also be sure to check out and/or join us at 1 week of The Spring Cure, where LA editors Abby and L...
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I'm looking to create a giant message board like this in my kids' playroom (only using a whiteboard panel behind a floating corkboard), but I have no idea where to find trolley/by-pass wheels...
When it comes to rearranging furniture or adding items to our current collection, we like to take inspiration from the pros beforehand. We found Kaylovesvintage on Flickr and fell in love with her st...
click for more picsArt deco furnishings, a $5 vintage chair for your DIY project, a 50's phone table, a half price Ligne Roset 2 piece sofa, Knoll office seating, a handsome Crate and Barrel bed ...
We had the pleasure of interviewing the very talented and innovative Jonathan Adler last week and are excited to share his own words with you, the Apartment Therapy community. One of our very favorite...
A friend just commented upon seeing these images that the idea of a tub or shower in the middle of the room made him feel "uncomfortable", as he preferred the privacy and comfort of a corner placement...
The warm weather and blue skies of Spring provide the perfect opportunity for adding more color by way of outdoor flowers and plants outside your home. If you have ample garden space or a small patio,...
We've got a new puppy named Dizzy calling our apartment home, and were in need of a snuggly, pet-specific place for her to hang out and snooze. We're also on a budget (and obedience school wasn't chea...
What's shown at Maison & Objet, the twice-yearly home furnishings show in Paris, is often a harbinger of what we'll be obsessing about for our homes in the months to come. Pat Bouley, Point Cick Home...
Dear AT: This is one of a pair of chairs I own that I have a love/hate relationship with. I love looking at them and love how dirt cheap they were via Craigslist a few years back. I hate that they'r...
We'd been meaning to stop by Feeding Birds Boutique for a few weeks now. AT posted about the buildings decor before but the current storefront was a new reason to check it out. Opening their doors i...
When polling friends, family, and even you, dear readers, on what makes a house a home, the resounding answer is always: "When it feels comfortably and relaxed." But that's not to say that just pillo...
THIS WEEK
• Sustainability: A group exhibition
• Value and Transparency in the New Economy
• George Smith Floor Sample Sale
• "Secrets of Interior Design" Event
• Dune Spring...
The above quote is from Seb, the young son of David Thorn, owner of one of our favourite Australian blogs– 27b/6. While we laughed, it also got us thinking about what our home and our cleaning habit...
It began as a slight itch. Then an annoying thought that would rear its head with increasing frequency. Now its become a bona fide "to do". We're talking about redecorating. After four years since mov...
Our new year's resolution included having people over more often and while we definitely have upped the frequency, we'd like to be hosting people a couple times a month instead of once a month at best...
In a house full of people the bathroom is my secure oasis of calm and quiet. Morning and evening routines can be done in silence and help me get centered for the day ahead or wind down from a busy on...
One of our favorite (and inexpensive) ways to decorate our pad is with lighting. Four to five accent lights instead of harsh overhead lighting is how we like to keep rooms lit. But if we do go for t...
The big news/discussion brewin' is about the redesign of the long standing architecture publication, Architectural Review. The new design hits stands this month with the April issue, the first redesi...
We received a vintage tea pot from our family and slowly have been building our kitchen collection around it. Whenever we spot a green kitchen item at a flea market, garage sale or vintage shop, we qu...
Some of you may remember our hands-on review of the Electrolux Ergorapido 2-in-1 Sweeper. We honestly use the thing nearly each and every day in our apartment for quick cat fur, litter and dust duty i...
click for more picsEgged on by a friend who passingly mentioned that residential doors are often an ignored part of a home's curb appeal these days, while also noting our shared affinity for Eur...
Dear AT, love the spring weather, but unfortunately in my town, lovely sunshine equals ant attack. I am dreading the process of transfering all of my wheat, sugar, cereal, crackers etc.... EVERYTHING...
Bathroom storage is great for organizing items but making the cabinet your own by adding fabric will really make it stand out (in a good way). Take for instance, Ask Dzign's IKEA Vattern cabinet. Sh...
Rearranged the furniture? Check. Refinished the credenza? Check. And what about that eyesore in the corner of the studio...you know, that big, huge ugly radiator? Part III of redecorating Kelley's s...
"...organizing his books by color allows him to discover new and unexpected relationships between books he knows well already. When two unrelated books are forced to occupy the same shelf simply becau...
We're almost embarressed to say that we JUST discovered this amazing resource we have to show you today. We don't feel too bad though---the owner told us her business is one of Austin's best kept se...
click for more picsThis typographic poster didn't survey well with the readership and we've (understandably) noticed a backlash against the now ubiquitous "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster. But tha...
Yesterday we posted about a reader's hope of finding some modern options for rattan and natural woven seating. Perhaps Camille could compliment whichever seating option she chooses with her husband wi...
As we've mentioned before, we're not big makeup people but we still manage to have enough of it to clutter up the bathroom counter. We don't really like to keep it out, but when it gets used everyday...
We recently broke one of our kitchen chairs and are looking to replace them (especially since the rest of them never went with our table anyhow). I really like these oval back dining chairs from West...
The shower of the future is what we're calling My Bath's Rainforest 78 Steam Shower. Heated 16 jet whirlpool bathtub featuring 8.4 inch LCD TV, hands free telephone, FM radio with audio frequency inp...
Taking a look back one year ago today, we've got a couple house tours, one luxurious and one budget. Also tips on how to make a organize a small guest room, how to remove spot rings from furniture, a ...
We really are enjoying the new style of interior decorators that have popped up online in the form of e-decorators. E-decorators offer online services to really help you create a beautiful space in yo...
click for more picsIs it just us or does it seem like there are WAY too many dealers/shops posting on Craigslist now? We try to stick mostly to 90% owner-sellers, steering away from professional ...
One of our favorite tricks for organizing a space is simply dumping like things into their own box or container. In the bathroom even when we've gone through and gotten rid of everything that's clutt...
click for more picsTwo things we cover with passion here are small space living and prefab solutions, two lifestyle/design solutions we think will pick up steam in a slowing economy (at least we ...
How often have you thought, "hmmm, if I could only reorient this door so that it didn't swing so far into the room?" Often there's little recourse to this challenge; if you want a door you just have ...
Hello AT, We are in desperate need of some decorating advice for our ugly 1980s kitchen. We own our condo however a complete overhaul is out of the question right now, thanks to the economy. I have sc...
We have met many a kitchen table that could have been saved from donation heaven if only they would have been DIY'd like the image above. We spotted this whimsical idea on KC and Sara's blog--how to ...
Yesterday, Kelley's apartment was all about reconfiguring the space and taking stock in what she already had before hitting up Ikea and Home Depot (get the back story here). Today, it's about taking ...
IKEA Branded Car?: Rumors abound about IKEA possibly releasing an environmentally-friendly coupe/convertible. We'll believe it if the car is started with hex key wrench.
Knock-Off In Style: the site ...
Our garden is looking mighty sad after the incredibly dry and hot summer Victoria has experienced this year. With water restrictions firmly in place, watering every day was off limits so we could onl...
The kitchen that Emily and I use is admittedly pretty darn small. At 68" x 76" in size, it's more of a boat -sized cooking space than an ordinary kitchen (though not as small as this kitchen), meaning...
Stats has been a great resource for christmas decorations, ribbons and craft supplies for my family but what they're better known for is their extensive supply of silk flowers and floral supplies. An...
Dear AT, I found this image on Flickr and have been trying to find out which shelves the person used to organize their collection, but so far my inquiries have gone unanswered. I was hoping maybe some...
A favorite topic of ours on AT is small office spaces (and the desks that go with them). Small office spaces require that you edit your office supplies and keep close by what is truly necessary to wo...
One of our favorite things about home design is how sustainable materials are now more then ever playing major roles. One place where you can easily use sustainable materials is...
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Jeanine over at AT DC posted a great DIY project a month or so ago about coating some a white coral shaped hook with Plasti Dip, a flexible coating that mimics rubber when completely dried. It's the s...
Maybe it's because he's french and had a fixation with the idea of the American old west, but when I was young my dad used to drag me around to the Rose Bowl to buy awesomely bad thrift store painting...
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We recently received this reader request: "Dear ATLA, I've always been a huge fan of natural fiber and woven furniture. Rattan bistro chairs, seagrass...anything woven and wit...
It happened sometime before the holidays: My friend Kelley said to me, "Let's go to London and work there for a few weeks!" At first, I sort of scoffed, "Uh-huh, yeah right, whatever..." After all, ...
With 3 weeks to go before tax day, this is what my dining room table aka my desk looks like; like a paper bomb exploded. Every year around this time, I'm scrambling to organize the receipts and pay st...
I am in love with the Kent Sofa from the Sundance Catalog but it is about $1500 more than I'd like to spend. I have checked the normal places (Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel, etc) but just don't see a...
While we love our mid-century modern here on AT, we love it when we find inspiring spaces that are quite the opposite. Eclectic rooms with their own rules, Neville and Sharon show off their old world...
We've seen a lot of great advice here on AT on how to repaint and refinish surfaces in your home, like laminate countertops, kitchen cabinets, etc. And while the advice has been great, if you still d...
Happy Sunday everyone! We're here with this week's readers' most popular posts: House tours topped our top ten list this week, one from Reno, another from Los Angeles and the last from Austin...all un...
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