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LA Times Home & Garden Roundup 04.04.09
Los Angeles

Rethink, recycle and reuse are the themes of this week's Los Angeles Times Home & Garden section. From a home in Joshua Tree that rethinks a home's architecture while leaving the surrounding landscap...

House Tour: Ashwiny's Riot of Colors
Mumbai

Name: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Location: Mumbai, India Size: 1150 sq. ft. Years lived in: 5 >> Enter Slideshow Like a Bollywood spectacle, today's house tour is an ode to all things colourful, a Mumbai ...

How To: Make Your Own Magnetic Matchbooks

When the pilot light on our stove goes out, or we want to light a candle to help kill the fumes while chopping onions, we usually have to dig through our kitchen junk drawer to find some matches. We w...

5 Affordable Ways To Spruce Up A Patio

Most of us apartment dwellers have pretty limited outdoor space so it's important to make the most of it. Whether you've got a porch, a balcony or a small patio or deck now is the time to spend a lit...

Inspiration: Origami Vinyl
Echo Park

All record stores are not created equal--Origami Vinyl is visually less High Fidelity and more turn of the century design style. Neil (Origami's owner) has turned a bare, run-down store front into a ...

Look! Kevin and Greg's Sugar Shack Yard Sale

click for more pics Some of you might remember Kevin's WeHo house tour, an eclectic blend of Southern charm with 1950's Tiki elements that all somehow worked altogether within his 1922 Spanish Co...

Another Look At Mixing and Matching Styles

We often post on about mixing and matching of styles on Apartment Therapy. Creating a design that works for you in your home is most important and if, let's say, choosing a traditional piece to accomp...

Help Choose Which Futuristic Alarm Clock Design Is Manufactured

Love 'em or hate 'em, fashion forward retailer Tokyoflash definitely pushes the borders of traditional time keeping with their unique and unusual array of wristwatches. They're now sponsoring a compet...

Great Source for Cheap Lampshades

If you're anything like me, you've got lots of great lamps that you've picked up at garage sales, via craigslist or out flea-marketing. They're great shapes, great colors and unlike anything you can ...

Ah Yes! Rediscovering Our Love Of Wallpaper

We're seeing fewer homes with wallpaper. Perhaps it's a sign of the changing times (papering an entire room with some of the patterns we love is a pricey proposition and, with the push towards simpli...

Small Cool 2009: Amie's Life Reflection
Interntaional Division #07

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Amie Herring Location: Bondi, Australia Size: 1150 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? It's a re...

Inspiration: Using a Bookcase as a Room Divider

When we lived in a studio apartment, we used a curtain hanging from the ceiling as a room divider--not very pleasing to the eye but it got the job done. On the other hand, Meg uses a bookcase as a ro...

On The Set: Chuck

If we had to pick a favorite TV show of 2009, NBC's Chuck would definitely be in the running--at the very least, it would make the top five. This action/comedy/drama not only has witty writing and a ...

Look: Vintage Needlework Pillows!
Austin

We came across some needlework pillows while exploring Uptown Modern the other day, and upon inquiry discovered that they were from a company that salvages vintage needlework and makes pillows and f...

The Weekend Guide: Sales & Events
Los Angeles 04.03.2009

THIS WEEK • Silver Lake Art/Craft & Vintage is Moving! • Madera Home Liquidation • Flores Designs Warehouse Sale • Sale and Free shipping at Pierre Deux • One Kings Lane Invit...

What to Do With Extra FLOR Tiles and Carpet Samples

click for more pics We've been big fans of FLOR carpet tiles for ages now...they've proven to be a renter's affordable solution for our small home office, our stairway and soon, our living room, ...

Look! Small Space Tiered Planter

For small spaces it's important to go vertical and the same applies to small gardens. When space is at a minimum use vertical tiered planters to maximize a small balcony or patio and create a lush co...

Flickr Find: Restored Herman Miller Fiberglass Shell Chair

We'd like to think that if we spotted the faded Herman Miller chair on the left that we'd buy it with the plans to restore it. That's what Melissa and Adam did (scored the pair at a flea market for $...

Good Questions: How to Refresh Our Kitchen On a Budget?
Los Angeles

Dear AT, my husband and I are in the process of renovating our kitchen with some new countertops and cabinetry that will bring the room from the early 80's to a more modern look (bye-bye honey stained...

How To: Add Texture In A Space

We've been renting for a long time and have picked up a few tips and tricks along the way for making a rental apartment a home. Since the real estate isn't technically ours, preserving the bones of th...

Flickr Finds: David's Beautiful Desk

Minimal mid century modern. I wish I could keep my desktop this clean all the time, but more importantly, I wish I had an Eames Aluminum Group management chair propping me up against an iMac and LED d...

Roundup: More Daffodil Bouquets

Daffodils are popping up everywhere and when Trader Joes has them for sale a a $1.99 a bunch you know we're gonna stock up. Faith even showed us some her favorite arrangements earlier this week. We ...

Small Cool 2009: Nat Z 's Beachside View
International Division #04

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Nat Z. Location: Gold Coast, Australia Size: 800 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? One favorit...

House Call: Mark's Swinging Bachelor Pad

click for more picsOur friends Kelly Pryor and Milas Jones at interior design firm Snobby Productions recently completed a project for a client and sent us along the pictures. The objective was ...

Small Cool 2009: Vernon's Left Brain Right Brain Design
Little Division #03

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Vernon Caldera Location: Houston, Texas Size: 730 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? I live in ...

Inspiration: Kim's Great Ideas for A Small Space

There's a definite art form to making a small space function and look effortless at the same time. Kim, from Happy Accidents, does a great job at both--marrying big ideas for small space living. Mor...

Look! Reupholstering With Denim

We've seen all kinds of great office nooks lately, and this one here has just a little extra touch of personality amid the impeccable storage system and clean white work table: an office chair reuphol...

Island Living
Australia

Image from Kate Hume A particular large Swedish flavored furniture company has just started a new advertising campaign in Australia. The campaign is centered around the notion that since Australian’...

Good Questions: Los Angeles Reclaimed Lumber Options?
Los Angeles

I am trying to locate a source for reclaimed lumber in the LA area. So far, my attempts have turned up nil. I would like to use reclaimed wood for a sofa table/office combo that my husband and I are b...

How To: Build A Habit

Sure, when things get messy and/or overflowing enough we can all stop what we're doing and go on a cleaning binge to finally get that closet/cupboard/landing strip sorted out, donated, recycled or put...

Roundup: 4 Inspiring Ways to Decorate A Hallway

We're always fascinated with folks ability to decorate a hallway. Our small passage way to the bathroom and bedroom stands almost bare. Because we have new projects on the horizon we are considering...

Small Cool 2009: Kiki's Kitschy Downsize
Tiny Division #03

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Kiki, husband and a small baby Location: San Diego, California Size: 600 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small...

Stars of Design 2009
Westweek at the Pacific Design Center

We enjoyed our time last week at the Pacific Design Center's Westweek. Aside from the many speaker series we checked out, we also attended the Stars of Design 2009 ceremony that acknowledged Californi...

Home Theater Meets Mancave 2.0

We've seen our fair share of mancaves at Unplggd, from Steve's Australian haven to ingredients in creating one of your own, so it takes quite a bit of craftsmanship and wow-factor for a home theater t...

The Spring Cure: Landing Strip
Week 3 - Tips and Tricks

"I need to fix my life" - a comment left on yesterday's repair one thing post. Curing your home starts you in the right direction!• Cure Clock: 5.5 weeks remaining • Assignment: Read Chapte...

Good Quotes: Small Space Living
Los Angeles

"Small rooms or dwellings discipline the mind, large ones weaken it." – Leonardo Da Vinci Be sure to enter this year's Smallest Coolest contest before the 13th and check out our daily entries to v...

Small Cool 2009: Rajiv's's Amalgam of Styles
International Division #01

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Rajiv Majumdar Location: Bangalore, India Size: 500 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? The ward...

How To: Make Egg Carton Flower Lights

With the weather getting nicer and the days getting longer, we find ourselves on our front stoop, enjoying the end of the workday. So it's only natural for us to keep the stair area inviting. We spo...

Blogging...Steven Harrington Talks About Inspiration and Process

This April Fool's Day, we're trying to be really, really good (you may recall last year's prank when Gregory discovered that we had posted his beloved credenza as a Tuesday Giveaway; to put it mildly...

Uptown Modern!
Austin

While we thought about playing a joke on you with this post (it's only this date once a year, right?), we decided against it since our post today is absolutely not a joke. Though we claimed we had fo...

An Affordable Screen Partition: Spring Flower Curtain

What could you make with one hundred pieces of plastic connecting flower shapes? Partition, curtains, placemat, vases, and even a lampshade (just be sure to use a bulb less than 60 watts to be safe) a...

One Year Ago Today...
Popular Los Angeles Posts Way Back When

One year go this same week in 2008, you our readers were enjoying posts about transforming your furniture with pain, a colourful Silver Lake example of indoor/outdoor living on an IKEA budget, how to ...

10 Tips For Small Space Living

As we leave kitchen and bathroom month we'll be diving headfirst into our 5th Annual Smallest Coolest Contest and a month full of inspiration and tips for small spaces. Lots of people are choosing to...

Good Questions: Affordable Modern Chaise Loungers?
Los Angeles

While searching around for MCM chaise/lounges, I noticed many are upholstered fabric chairs with an ottoman. I ended up falling in love with two that didn't didn't necessarily fit that mold -- the Uni...

Getting Projects Done: Build In Accountability

When we have a big project on the horizon or a DIY project at home to finish, we try to build in accountability. Otherwise, we find ourselves staying up late for three nights in a row and run the ris...

10 Color Tips For Your Home via Farrow and Ball

We attended Westweek at the Pacific Design Center last week and had the pleasure of checking out a fabulous color consultation at the Dan Marty Design showroom for Farrow and Ball paint and wallpaper....

Scavenger: Signed Starck Ghost Chairs, Two Beautiful Credenzas, $1 Coffee Table, Steel Desks, Gothic Mirrors and More
Los Angeles Craigslist

click for more picsToday's Los Angeles Craigslist Scavenger includes some brand name finds from the likes of Design Within Reach and Philippe Starck, alongside some vintage finds like a couple of...

Look! Sunset's Plant Finder Tool

If you're new to the gardening world or just want to find out about more plants that fit your climate zone, Sunset has launched their online Plant Finder Tool. The free service is essentially an onli...

Modern Furniture Casters

Since escaping the wall-to-wall carpeted suburban home we grew up in, we've always had a deep fondness for furniture on casters (as do our friends over at ATSF). Putting furniture on wheels offers the...

AT Challenge: Fix One Thing That Isn't Working

We were catching up on our blog roll yesterday and came across an article by Alexandra Bandon on This Old House in which she talked about "tolerations", those little niggling things that you somehow n...

Good Questions: Good Seating Match for This Table?
Los Angeles

My husband and I received a beautiful antique wood dining room table as a gift and while we love it we have no idea how to pick out chairs for it. We've tried to find chairs on numerous occasions with...

Flickr Find: Comfy Chair In The Kitchen

In a post earlier this month, we mentioned how, in our last apartment, we had a comfy chair tucked in the corner of our kitchen. While unconventional, we always loved sitting there, sipping wine, whi...

Sweet Tooth: Macarooms?

A soft violet and cream bedroom matched perfectly with these delicate violet and vanilla bean macarons from TarteletteMmmm...since we missed le Jour de Macaron (Macaron Day) last Friday, we made it ov...

Hot or Not? The Ping-Pong Dining Table

The Ping-Pong Dining Table by Hunn Wai ...

Color Clashing and Compromising
Melbourne

Image from Hecker Phelan Guthrie Interior DesignYellow. Ah, yellow. The above picture makes our heart sing and all we can think about is “how can I create a similar but tinier look in our dining ar...

Simplehuman X-Frame Laundry Hamper

We're going to say on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best, we're about a 3.275 when it comes to the task of regularly doing our laundry. Mostly because we live in an apartment without a washer and drye...

8 Best Home-Keeping Books

Like the copy of the Joy of Cooking that my gramma gave me when I was younger, there are certain books that are classics, eschewing fads and trends and focusing on timeless tips and wisdom. For the h...

Good Questions: Help Improve This "Sad Kitchen"?
Los Angeles

We somehow missed this question in our archives of reader questions sent in a few months ago, so apologies for the delay Valerie, but we're hoping some of you out there might have some good ideas for ...

Small Space Tip: Move The Fridge

The U-shaped kitchen is one of the most popular work triangles (but often times, can leave little counter space because of it's small size). While the U-shaped kitchen saves steps, counter space is o...

Look! Our Favorite 6 Modern Tea Towels

click for more pics The Kitchn has posted their 10 Favorite Tea Towels before, while AT Chicago noted some wonderful modern tea towels from a gallery show. We thought we'd choose our 6 six person...

How Do Your Own Neighbors' Homes Inspire You?

You can gather tons of inspiration from your very own neighborhood and all around your own home or apartments. We park off an alley behind our apartment buildings and have been lucky to find a furnit...

Look! Sprouting Seeds

A couple weeks ago we posted a how to for starting plants from seeds. And getting into the feel of Spring, we got ourselves started with some basil seeds and just a couple of weeks later they've tota...

Look! Trompe L'Oeil Curtain Room Divider

We love the effect of Bauke Knottnerus' trompe l'oeil curtains, being both a room divider while also fooling the eye perceptually into believing a larger space exists, thanks to the print of a room wi...

10 Ways To Make Vacuuming Fun (or least Fun-er)

We all have our dreaded household task. Our personal behemoth is vacuuming (followed closely by laundry and dish washing.) But as Mary Poppins pointed out, "In every job that must be done, there is ...

Cork Fabric Pillows, 10 Water Saving Tips for the Home, How to Unmask Blocked Calls, and 30 Household Tricks That Make You Look Smart
Los Angeles Slinks for 03.30.2009

Ecotiques Natural Cork fabric Pillow: We wonder if we could use pushpins in these to post reminders to ourselves for after we awake from our afternoon naps? Top 10 Water Saving Tips for Your Home: "T...

Look!: Vintage Iron Steps as Bathroom Shelving

For a bite-sized bathroom, shelving can be tricky. You don't want to overpower the room with bulky, unattractive shelving but your items still need a place to call home (preferably a spot that's out ...

Musical Bedrooms: A Playlist of Bedroom Moods

There's something to be said about waking up in your own bed after a long trip, isn't there? We're relishing being back home in LA after our week-long stint in San Francisco; and while we did consider...

Good Questions: Used MidCentury Modern Resources in LA?
Los Angeles

Dear AT, I am looking for simple midcentury modern furniture, particularly credenzas, storage, and tables. However, I would much rather buy used products, rather than new. Are there any places you ...

Look: Kasey McCarty Interior Design
Austin

We often get emails from homeowners looking to add a little "Austin-style" into their spaces. The best advice we can give (besides always reading our Austin AT posts) is to check out the work being d...

Hot Posts: 03.29.2009
Los Angeles

Just a couple more days before March waves us goodbye and April begins, with spring weather, practical jokes and the Smallest Coolest Contest in tow. This last week of popular reader posts of March in...

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