Happy Fourth of July! Whatever you're doing today, we wouldn't be surprised if it involves a body of water. We're at the beach, watching fireworks on the river, escaping to a waterfall or taking adv...
You don't have to jump on a plane to "get away" for an escape. The thing we love about Los Angeles is its proximity to a myriad of destinations that quickly and easily ease one into a completel...
We have been seeing a lot of blues being used in interiors especially indigo and royal blue. Following are some design tips for incorporating blue into your own home. For a client I worked with...
Because sometimes you don't really need an excuse to bring "cute" into our lives, Japanese company D-Bros. offers sticky notes arranged like sliced fruit. These kawaii note pads even come packa...
Sure, having a kcrw fringe benefit card on a keychain can be helpful for getting discounts around town and the yoga keychain card saves having to bring a wallet in to the yoga place. But today we fou...
A friend from college found me on facebook recently so I decided to go over to his photo page to see what he's been up to. I was pleasantly surprised to find photos from our group trip to Europe. Ev...
One of last weekend's Dwell On Design events featured a 400 square foot Reclaimed Space home designed by the ebay Green Team and ecofabulous. The fab little house was auctioned off with proceeds benef...
We've got big plans this summer. Too bad we haven't actually finalized any of them. Yes, the sky is the limit for dreaming of the trip to yellowstone, the drive cross country and the European advent...
THIS WEEK
• Visionary Boutique 50% Housewares Sale
• Feeding Birds 4th of July Print Party
• Plastica Indoor/Outdoor Rug Sale
• Z Gallerie Outdoor Furniture Sale
• Renoma Ligh...
As we noted yesterday, Sunday we were again up bright and early, this time checking out Dwell's home tours on the Westside of Los Angeles. The last two homes we saw on the tour (we only got to see 5 o...
The Three Gardrobes by Tamizo Architects Group is an interesting idea: instead of cramming the utilities of the typical bathroom into a small space, the Three Gardrobes compartmentalizes the ba...
There are more than just a few things we love about packing light for a trip. Whether it's for two weeks or a weekend getaway up the coast--we love erring on the side of less is more......
Anyone remember that short film, The Red Balloon (Le Ballon rouge)? It came out in the late 50s, about a little boy who finds a red balloon that follows him around (we won't spoil the ending). Anyway...
We’ve had lighting on the brain for the past week. While searching for the perfect lamp this week, we stumbled across the work of Volker Haug. We had seen his work briefly at a design show last year...
Name: Atago House; Small House Design Lab
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Size: 1195 sq. ft.
Even people not all too fond of modern minimalism should find something to like in this modest sized hom...
There's always something pleasantly rewarding about carefully cutting something out, folding and slotting tab "A" into tab "B" and converting a 2 dimensional piece of paper into a 3 dimensional object...
For my other job, I've been spending a lot of time at thrift stores and flea markets (I'm lucky) armed with petty cash and a list to check off. Amidst the credenzas, lamps, chairs, dining room tables...
We love peeping into other folk's home's and gaining inspiration. We'll usually come away with great ideas that would translate well in our own home. Take for instance Liz's red shutters in her dini...
[This is the 4th life for this little table.]
When design inspiration strikes, it's hard not to act on it! During this tough economic time, priorities can definitely change and we've been thinking of ...
Having just returned from 5 glorious days on the southwest coast of Oregon, we've definitely got travel on the brain. We met up with cousins that just returned from China and are on their way to Euro...
It's Escapes Month, but in this economy and with our current one income source household (layoffs) means "getting away" is going to mostly be limited to heading over to nearby destinations like...
After Saturday's feast, we thought that we'd couldn't be anymore blown away. Well, we were wrong. After chilaquiles at our go-to Sunday breakfast spot in the Farmer's Market, we zipped on down to Ve...
Jeff Klarin and Rebecca Johnson of Bughouse Art + Design wrote to us about their IKEA hacked creations recently showcased in the front window of Handmade Galleries in Sherman Oaks. In their hands, a $...
After a month of focusing on The Great Outdoors, it's time to head back inside. With July 4th rapidly approaching, we thought you might get a kick (and a bit of inspiration) from Jon's tiki themed ...
In honor of this month's theme of travel and getaways, we've dredged up these photos from 2007 of what could be the closest thing to a flying house: BMW DesignWorks created this concept for a Boeing 7...
Austin has received yet another design award! La Condesa, a fancy tex-mex restaurant in Austin's downtown 2nd Street District, has won the People's Choice Award for best restaurant at the AIA Los Ang...
Dear Apartment Therapy, I am trying to decide which sofa to purchase. I personally think leather is easier to maintain but unfortunately the sofa that I prefer is not available in leather but is ava...
Here's a few of the recent posts over at our home technology and design site, Unplggd:
• Bughouse Scratch DJ Coffee Table
• Sidecar Furniture TV Console
• Battling Cable-Forced Room La...
One of the most vibrant and busy sections at this year's Dwell on Design exhibition was in a front booth co-hosted by Dwell on Design and the Los Angeles Timess, showcasing the entries for Los A...
When we repainted our bathroom, the previous rug had to go. But rather than donating it or storing it long term, we decided to reuse it immediately. We hadn't given much thought to having a rug in o...
Chalkboard paint has made it's way through Apartment Therapy for a while now and we can see why - it's a fun and clever way to add a visual impact in your space while providing a platform for witty co...
We've just been admiring the photos from a house tour over at Tchochkes.com of what is described as an "extremely white apartment"; the spaces showcased are definitely a monochromatic ode to the faire...
Yesterday we shared our photos of three of the house tours we checked out on Saturday on LA's east side. Today, we're sharing the other two homes we saw on the east side, including the Baxter Home wh...
Name: Sadie
Location: Venice, CA
Type of space: Front yard
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: This is still a work in progress. After months of convincing, my green-thumbe...
We first met Sara when we took pics for her house tour (if you missed it, check it out here). We quickly discovered that Sara had a talent for home projects. We were most impressed with her fro...
In between revelations about Lindsay Lohan ("I'm telling you, she's this generation's Mickey Rourke!") and Tivo'd episodes of Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List, we somehow managed to discover anot...
In Greg Natale’s House Call a couple of months ago, he credited his parents and Italian background as his main source of inspiration for his home. Over the past 3 years Greg Natale has been wor...
Dear Apartment Therapy, I LOVE the look of the multi-colored wall covering in this picture from a surface top manufacturer's website, but I can't tell whether it's tile, wallpaper or some other materi...
Home Theater Design's spotlight of the collaboration between Cinema Design Group and Boca Theater and their custom home theater project exemplifies an interior design experience far different from the...
Allison's space is full of little details that really make her house a home. We first posted about it's eclectic design back in January and checked back in with her recently to see what she's been up...
We look for design inspiration every time we are out and about...walking around our neighborhood, checking out homes even while window shopping. The visual merchandising teams at shops and boutiques a...
Push and pull: that was how many of us in the design world felt this weekend with the two major West Coast design and decor exhibitions, CA Boom and Dwell on Design, happening at the same time o...
How was your weekend? We spent ours checking out the Dwell on Design house tours. Saturday, we drove around the east side, checking out homes some of which were in neighborhoods we were completely...
Name: Canada & Kirby
Location: Culver City, CA
Type of space: Courtyard with deck
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We decided to add an outdoor space to the front of our ...
If we're being honest, our least favorite subject in high school was chemistry--but we can't help loving the look of these vintage molecular models. We first spotted them at our friend Jeremy's pad w...
For a long time, our bed was sans headboard: We had a simple West Elm lowriding bed frame pushed up against the wall. It wasn't until we made the leap and got a "proper" bed frame when we realized ho...
As we transition from one month's theme here on Apartment Therapy to next month's theme (escapes and travel, if you were curious), we thought it fitting that we focus today on a local creative compan...
• Dealing with a Serious Infestation
• Good Questions: Home Decor Gift Receiving Etiquette?
• Ashwiny's Riot of Colors
• One Mega-Organized Kitchen
• Musical House Tours: Apa...
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