House tours are a great source of inspiration; seeing how someone else has tackled storage solutions, design challenges and complex living arrangements propels you to try it in your own home. This we...
Name: Alastair Townsend and Kayoko Ohtsuki of BAKOKO Design Development
Location: Matsudo, Japan
Size: 400 sq. ft.
Years lived in: 6 months
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When architects Alastair Townsend ...
Danish etsy seller MadsHome is offering one of the cutest, decor-friendly pet pieces we've seen. Yes, it's totally priced in the category of "whatchoo talkin' bout, Willis?!", but we're going t...
The day and week is coming to an end, so we thought we'd share something light hearted and admittedly a bit silly. Tomomi Sayuda's iBum was conceived with humour in mind, a chair merged with a photoco...
This year, more than ever, I'm dying for a vacation. I've been working hard on projects that have really meant a lot to me and now I'd like some time off. My mind immediately wanders over to ...
[The A/C was hidden by our bed in cooler months.]
When we lived in New York a few years ago, our very tiny studio apartment's air conditioner was under the window where our bed was placed. Most of the...
When we leave for vacation it seems that we leave the stressful worries behind us in favor of adventure, relaxation and something a little bit different. But if you really look at what you do on vaca...
Over on Re-Nest, our sister site that puts the focus on making environmentally conscious choices for your home, we spotlit furniture designer Nightwood, whose furniture is "reincarnated" from old wood...
Apartment Therapy reader Sam Morgan sent us some photos of his project that transformed a vintage stereo cabinet into a stylish mini bar fit for a young Hugh Hefner:
Just thought I'd share my ...
A great addition to a patio (or if you're lucky--a terrace), these vintage chinese lanterns add color, texture and warmth to an outdoor setting......
Now that the weekend is coming up, I've got a list of places to go see in London to blog about for next week, thanks to my welcoming co-workers. One place I can't wait to check out is the ever-posh S...
Name: Karen LaShelle, Executive and Artistic Director of Austin's Theatre Action Project, River the dog and Elijah the cat
Location: Austin, Texas
Size: 1100 sq/ft
Years lived in: Owned 4.5 years
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We absolutely love recent ENSCI les Ateliers grad Aïssa Logerot's designs, many which serve multifunctional purposes: her XY chair converts into a low table for two or a game of Battleship, th...
Apartment Therapy has already helped you deal with noisy neighbors before. But what about when you are the noisy neighbor? What's a big-city musician supposed to do when he's not yet hit it big and jo...
We're pretty into plants around here and have a lot of experience with succulents and container gardens. Beautiful terrariums keep popping up online and out in the world and we've been lusting after ...
Recently, a friend of ours was telling us about this new restaurant called Street. Located in the heart of Los Angeles, it's concept is simple yet complex. Inspired by street vendor food around the ...
Move over garden stools, poufs have arrived. Although these casual ottomans / floor cushions / tables / decorative accents have been available for a while, they seem to be popping up all over t...
Name: WestEnd Lofts
Location: Marina Del Rey, CA
Size: 3 units: studio, two bedroom and a sales office
Earlier this year I started working as a project manager with an interior designer here i...
THIS WEEK
• Summer Sidewalk Sale
• Rehab Vintage Relaunch Party
• Modernica's 20th Anniversary Sale
• Denizen Design Gallery Moving Sale
• Pierre Deux Sale
• Silver Lake ...
Design websites, magazines, stores, art museums and galleries -- these are all traditional sources for home inspiration. But, at least in our home, design inspiration sometimes comes from less tradit...
The first time we posted about Neville's South African pad, Apartment Therapy readers fell in love. Eclectic and charming, unique and inspiring--his home is truly one of a kind. So we were all ...
Last night's show at the Roundhouse in Camden: Friendly Fires
As much as I enjoy blogging for Apartment Therapy, I have to say that I love my day job. I'm over in London right now for the iTunes Londo...
Item: The Bogart Sofa
Store: Plummers
Value: $895
Description: The Bogart has a great retro design with wide deco-styled arms and a tight seat back...
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We’ve loved watching the progress of Viv’s studio on her blog Ish & Chi. Over the past few months Viv has been keeping us updated with handfuls of projects she's been hard at work on and we were e...
Name: 2310 Brier Ave by Better Shelter
Location: Silver Lake, CA
Size: 2 bed, 2 bath, just under 1,000 sq. ft.
As many Silver Lake residents often do, we walk/run around the Reservoir in the m...
Q- My husband and I are about to move to our new home, and our first project is going to be a major backyard renovation. We hope to turn a boring expanse sod into a beautiful outdoor room where we c...
It's no secret that we love our neighborhood of Echo Park. While small (and eccentric) we're always discovering new spots to meet friends and colleagues for coffee and a chat. Recently, we've had th...
Since it's travel month at Apartment Therapy, I wanted to share a little bike tour I recently took around my current neighborhood, Beverly Hills, and how it inspired my design style at home. Af...
From afar, this storage barn which houses a selection of lumber, stones and other building materials looks like a modernist home. But upon closer inspection, the mosaic of colour and texture re...
Cleaning cult brand Ecover's cleaning products are derived from nature, completely eco-friendly, and more importantly, they work! You can clean to your heart's content without being a detriment to ...
"I've always had a fascination with the way that people live, and so for me there's nothing more exciting than being invited into a person's home. I believe that seeing how people choose to exist behi...
To us, there's a certain charm to looking at maps. Going in to take a closer look at small towns and routes always reminds us of trips taken and future travel destinations......
My travel buddy on our 10 hour flight to London from SFO. When he put on his dust mask, he asked, "Are you going to be embarrassed?"
Greetings from London! It's Day One, and I've literally been on pl...
It's not exactly local to Austin, but while on a trip to visit the boyfriend's parents over the weekend we found ourselves in the position to enjoy a few visits to nearby New Orleans, Louisiana. Thou...
Q - I just moved into an apartment with a roommate and was so excited at the prospect of decorating from scratch since she had no furniture. After signing the lease my roommate’s mother gave her a...
Tyler Goodro's site plastolux began as an online portfolio showcasing his work in various fields of design, including interior design, identity and packaging. But in time, the site morphed into a depo...
We came across Ursula's blog, ShopUrsula, while researching ideas for a future post--and we're sure glad we did. An artist by trade, Ursula combines soothing palettes and thrift store finds with...
Summer is the season for travel. While you are enjoying new places, day trips and different size cities, capture your time with some great pictures to frame and later display in your home. After the j...
As the owner of two cats in a small apartment, the issue of the litter box is actually an important issue to consider in our household for sanitary and odor issues. We've been using silica gel litter ...
Summer's the prime time for visiting friends and for them to visit you. But, as my grandmother used to say when my family would visit her, she was happy to see us come and she was happy to see us go....
We've always been partial to rocking chairs, especially beautiful 60's Scandinavian modern rockers like this one being offered from Silver Lake for $300. Looks perfect for reading or dozing off ...
We've always loved the idea of putting hooks to use in our home. From the bedroom to the entryway, they make our lives more organized......
Have you read illustrator Lori's inspiring blog, Automatism? The minute we stumbled upon it, we bookmarked it because she really has an incredible eye for interiors and colors. Since July is all abo...
Manchester Unity Building & Hamer Hall
This weekend is a huge weekend in Melbourne with the annual State of Design Festival happening all around town. One of the stand out events from last year which ...
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A friend of mine bought these amazing chairs at a citywide garage sale here in Austin recently, and I wondered if anyone in the AT community would know anything about them. ...
The prototype example is a bit LiteBrite garish, but we're still wowed by this Interactive LED Dining Table, which combines 448 LED with a motion sensing system. The system is a dining table that is p...
We like it when small spaces utilize open shelving. Not only are items easily accessible--they're also easy to put away. The key to keeping open shelving looking neat and orderly is to ...
A lot of factors go in to picking the city where you are going to settle down and one is often the size. Big city living or small town dwelling often tops the list of where to set up your home....
Name: Sharp Cone House by Suppose Design Office
Location: Higashihiroshima, Japan
Size: 115.51m2
Upon first glance, the monolithic ebony pyramid shaped residence nicknamed the “sharp cone”...
Hoping to give your home that certain je ne sais quoi? Turn to French American for the answer. Marrying French style with American ingenuity, American interior designer Patrick Ediger & French graph...
Remember the Hamburger Bed? How could you forget the all beef patty, lettuce, cheese, pickles, on a sesame seed bun bed? Creator Kayla Kromer of Austin is now selling her wonderfully silly crea...
Almost every day, we drive past the row of eclectic shops that make up part of Echo Park Avenue in Echo Park. Since Show Pony's exit, we've been wondering what would move into the former spot. ...
Since Laure has a "French fantasy life," I think I'll have to adopt a "Spanish fantasy life," especially after seeing this incredible home. It's so...vibrant: beautiful saturated colors and glamorous...
After last week's post about some of Austin's hippest hotels, we thought we'd changed gears a bit and show you some hangout spots that are a bit more rugged. If you want to get in a good hike while in...
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