Here on Apartment Therapy we love house tours. Seeing how someone else solves their home's challenges in truly inspirational. This week's Los Angeles Times Home and Garden section takes a look at ...
Name: Mark and Marissa
Location: Hancock Park
Size: 1,000 square feet
Years lived in: 5 months
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You may remember Mark and Marissa from their House Tour we did just five short mont...
Name: Scott Diorio and Kitty (my cat, and yes, that’s her name!)
Location: Silver Lake, Los Angeles
Size: 595 sq. ft. One bedroom/One bath half of side-by-side duplex.
Years lived in: Over 1 yea...
It's a funny thing I live in Silver Lake now. I was just born down the street at a nearby hospital, but my parents moved from Koreatown to the Valley, where I languished away as a boy who loved...
Frank Buchwald's series of beautifully crafted lights, all visible filaments, coils and other industrial elements are handmade in low volume production, constructed from up to 200 individual parts, a...
In the spirit of upcycling and repurposing, we find it a refreshing choice to use castaway drawers as vertical storage......
We wanted to end Apartment Therapy's travel and escapes month with a blog that we've been enjoying lately that features both small living and travel - This Tiny House. This blog highlight's Hillary an...
Forgive us this but we couldn't resist a bad pun for the last day of July (Where is the summer going?). Whether you prefer to sleep with your pillows turned so that the opening faces in or out will d...
Loving this fabulous oversized mobile, one of the sets for the play where the three women meet
Okay, confession. Although I'd heard about this movie, I'd never actually seen it. Recently, it show...
Need a multitasking lounge unit that can double up as an occasional bed for guests at the with a couple of clicks of (2) back cushions? Here's a discontinued style gray tufted cotton twill upho...
The first thing I noticed when I got off the plane yesterday was, "Jeez, it's friggin' hot!" And my friend who was picking up replied, "You think it's hot here? Wait until we get back to Pasadena--it...
Elizabeth and her husband just recently finished fixing up their backyard in Central Austin, which has had to grow to accommodate three young kids and two energetic dogs! Their solutions were si...
Q: My husband and I just bought a house built in 1960 from the original owner who hasn't changed a thing. We want to stay true to the home's style, but we need to update the kitchen. My husband is a s...
THIS WEEK
• Kelly Green Save the Greens Sale
• Champagne Sale
• Shelter Storewide Sale
• Plastica Summer Sidewalk Sale
• Room & Board's Mid-Summer Clearance Sale
• "Downt...
If you love subtle surprises, then join us as we take a look at this wallpaper, titled "Good Cheer," designed by artist Cassandra C. Jones....
We've posted about Feng Shui before on Apartment Therapy, sharing how the principles can be applied in the bedroom, bathroom and even the front door. We've come across a local Austin real estate agen...
In the past, our trips to Las Vegas had always been about fun, piña coladas by the pool and the company of friends. Our most recent visit, however, had us taking a second look......
We enjoy checking out all of the great photos you uploaded in the Apartment Therapy LA Flickr pool and spotted this sweet and simple way to display a photo - a clothes pin. This easy idea makes for a ...
If you're anything like us, you love looking at photographs of gorgeous interior spaces for inspiration. Imagine our delight when we came across the Flickr stream of local Austin architecture firm Di...
Aaron over at Apartment Therapy New York sent us this hilarious link to a series of famous family portraitures, and they brought flashbacks of seeing some of our childhood friends' family photo...
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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In Los Angeles, unlike some of the metropolitan areas covered by our other Apartment Therapy sites, it's not usual to drive a few miles and be enclosed in nature. The ability to move easily from be...
Carolyn's office redo began by drawing inspiration from her framed map (which now hangs in the office). Using the map's mint green color palette and retro style, Carolyn went to work on her offi...
[Black & Gold Couch by Mickie Quick and Black Cockatoo by Catherine Martin]IKEA together with 32 Australian designers and artists have created The IKEA Home Project– where each designer and artists...
Q: I live in Los Angeles and need to get the chair fixed. Its actually not in bad shape, the wood is perfect, but the leather needs to be treated and the arm straps need to be repaired. However, th...
Yesterday we posted about the Design Within Reach Muro Media Storage, a ingenious customizable flat panel TV and media center solution. Our big gripe was the price, as it's made of MDF board and obvio...
Toni's living room popped off the page with its rich hues and classic photo arrangement. Instead of letting the window disrupt her decor, Toni uses it as a center piece to open up the wall and a...
We posted about April and Keith's tiny house build a few weeks ago and through their story, they expressed the main reasons for why and how they chose their tiny house direction. A list of priorities...
Crack open a new bottle of scotch and christen this baby your new bar. Refurbished, mid century credenza and hutch would make an excellent bar set up for parties or some much needed open (and ...
In just about every shared household, whether boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife, boyfriend/boyfriend, girlfriend/girlfriend, or with roommates, there is usually a discrepancy between one person's pre...
Last month we fell in love with the Pooktree Tree Shapers Living Furniture over on Apartment Therapy San Francisco. We've always loved the idea of a tree grown in the shape of a chair and wondered if...
“I do not believe architecture should speak too much. It should remain silent and let nature in the guise of sunlight and wind speak.”
– Tadao Ando, architect (photo from House Call: Hidden Ho...
Traveling back to LA last week from our road trip out of town, we took advantage of the hotel's free newspaper service. We attempted the crossword puzzle, perused the business section and finally, re...
We've seen some pretty amazing room transformations before on Apartment Therapy, and this sewing room we found on Flickr definitely deserves a mention! All the way from Belgium, you won't believ...
Q - My dining room has recessed low-voltage lighting, but I've always wanted to have some kind of light(s) hanging lower over the table. With a recent fire in the adjoining apartment affecting my wall...
Desire to Inspire is one of our fave interior design blogs. Kim Johnson and Jo Walker consistently find the most inspiring spaces, along with sharing some incredibly creative ways to spruce up their o...
This past weekend we had the good fortune of a) taking some much needed time off b) getting out of town and c) staying at the Ace Hotel and Swim Club in Palm Springs. We've been drooling over ...
The gals of Domestic Construction offer up much in the way of inspiration when it comes to creating eco friendly interiors. While Trish and Maureen come from different backgrounds, their vision ...
One of our favorite shops in Venice is Floral Art, an innovative floral design boutique that offers an eclectic selections of gifts and home accessories as well as event décor and consulting. The st...
Chez shoes lives in a small space. 350 square feet is small for anyone, but add in a cat (and cat box) and it makes it even smaller. That's why we love the cat ladder that got rigged up so that ther...
Last year at this time our most popular posts here at Apartment Therapy Los Angeles included posts about updating a bare ceiling lightbulb, best bedside lamps, a skateboarder's house tour, how to deal...
This week's episode, "Dueling Kitchens," had the teams racing against the clock. They had 26 hours and $20,000 to design and install a fully-realized kitchen. While the spaces were similar in layout...
Ahoy ye matey! Here's a full Pottery Barn Speedboat Bedroom Set, with matching Drawerchest and twin mattress for a fraction of the new retail cost. Also includes a hidden trundle bed for unexpe...
Preferring a dresser to a closet for storing clothes, we understand that we might be in the minority. A small closet is the biggest reason for our partiality to dresser drawers, but the Z-Hanger migh...
By day Matt Eastwood is an advertising executive, although many Australian readers might also know him as a regular on ABC TV’s The Gruen Transfer. In his spare time however, Matt has turned an unw...
Madera Design House is hard to describe, but easily appreciated: a fully decorated and whimsical world that plays the role of art space/gallery, kitchen, stage and even bourdoir, available for ...
There's nothing worse than being stuck in an airport for a few hours with nothing to do. You'd expect to be able to boot up your laptop and get some free Wi-Fi, but that's just not happening in all ai...
Even though we just returned from vacation, images like these make us want to turn around and head back out of town. Celine of Bonjour! does an excellent job of capturing this charming cottage l...
Looking for a great escape in your own city that offers some fabulous design style and a chance to unwind for under $10? Consider checking out and enjoying...
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There are so many things to love about Venice. The walkability of the neighborhood, the beach, the bungalows lining the walk streets, the colorful personalities, the incredible design and arch...
Here are some miscellaneous links to other great blogs, including posts about free Rainwater Harvesting kits being given out to help reduce run-off pollution, a discussion about an ideal, sustainable ...
Janus Chair by Los Angeles designer, Jang Yoon
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We first read about El Tres Inn on a local architecture blog called Take Sunset. Initially, we couldn't believe our eyes-- surprisingly, El Tres Inn is the first boutique inn to land in Silver L...
Talk about shoestring budget! Chelsea Kohl, a 22-year-old native of Hawaii, built her home on her father's property for literally...$500. Featured in Dwell magazine a few months ago, this home could ...
While it's lovely to travel to a big city and walk around to see the sights, it's more likely that at some point you'll have to take a car around. Whether it's your own car or a rental, trying to rea...
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