One of my strongest memories of my ex-boyfriend is sitting on his couch, his hand on my knee. Couches and couples are a natural pairing and, this week, our picks from the Los Angeles Times Home...
October is all about Room for Color, which means we're focusing on reader entries extolling and inspiring the use of color in the home. But if you're in dire need of getting your house tour fix on, ca...
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Name: Nic
Location: South Perth, Australia
Type of Home: 2 bedroom Californian bungalow
Color Inspiration: My love for books and book covers.
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Q: I just got a very cool old couch for free on craigslist. Unfortunately, the fabric, while cool, doesn't go with the colors in my apartment. I can't afford to re-upholster it right now, so I wan...
We are welcoming the Fall season and are inspired by rustic textures, like birch. When we spotted these birch candles at..
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With school back in session and work on overload a good small desk is a necessity. We work on a vintage left handed desk we found at a garage sale and have found loads of great small desks on ...
Built in 1875 and the oldest wooden structure in all of Santa Monica, this Gothic Revival structure was originally conceived as a house of worship and built for a whopping $683.98. It's been updated t...
We said it before and we'll say it again: on our list of favorite designs, Ettore Sottsass’ Olivetti Valentine typewriter has to be amongst the top 10 of all time. Like the beautiful Italian it is, ...
This set of five Danish dining chairs includes four regular dining and one arm chair. They have be reupholstered in a zebra print, but the current owner offers to help change out the fabric if...
You may remember Kate's awesome and teeny yellow bedroom which we posted about here. Impressed with her innovative design work, we returned to her blog and found these nifty hanging planters......
I'm not sure about you, but ever since I joined Facebook, all these friends from the past have come out of the woodwork. It's kind of unnerving, actually. But every once in awhile, I do reconnect with...
We’re big fans of modern designers who work on affordable and sustainable projects, so when we came across Mark Odom Studio’s work we had to share. Full of suggestions for homes of all size...
As we look forward to Fall and all of its coziness, we want to shake things up a bit, make the bedroom (and the rest of the house) even better. We're thinking about color, texture and best of all bol...
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Name: Kara
Location: San Diego, California
Type of Home: Owned Condo
Color Inspiration: After living in rented apartments for a number of year...
We enjoyed purple and gray stormy skies on our drive home this evening which was followed up by a bit of chilly weather. We feel Fall rolling in and dream of a day or two spent indoors wrapped ...
I was inspired by Abby's post yesterday about tackling decorating by starting with things you love and couldn't agree more. It's basically a home philosophy, how one......
It must be the late summer heat here in sunny LA that's made the city's ant population decide to make a railway line right through our apartment. Doesn't seem to be an issue that we're on the third f...
Last week we rounded up sofas. This week we're looking at lamps. We wanted to find ones that are reasonably priced enough that you might even be able to afford 2, for a console behind your sof...
We love using online organizational tools. But sometimes, pen-and-paper have to rule. Where do you double-up on your digital and paper records? We love living in the digital age. With Google calendar ...
This mid century dining set includes a Herman Miller swag leg dining table and 6 newly upholstered DCM Chairs....
If asked, our signature decor "move" would be to always add an oversized piece of furniture to a room. Oversized decor is a cinch to find (especially when you're shopping vintage)--not to menti...
We've featured Yellow Goat Designs work before and we love the rush of inspiration that comes from seeing their latest lighting designs. Creative, bold and original, Yellow Goat Designs are a stand ou...
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This is for local discussions in the Western USA (see map below).
Please comment below and feel free to include links to pics or sites where you are documenting your Cure. Also, please remember tha...
Name: Barbara Jarvik
Location: Echo Park, California
Size: 780 square feet
Years lived in: 10.5
We didn't have to go far to visit Barbara's home for this Apartment Therapy House Tour. Nestled in the...
Apart from being an interesting and insightful breakdown of the most recent episode of Mad Men that has the decor set in a dizzy tizzy, former Domino magazine executive editor Kate Bolick notes:
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Q: I am trying to hunt down Tolix chairs for a better price than the usual $250. I found some used ones in my area for 60 dollars! However, they are the Tolix armchairs and are painted dark brown (w...
There's something about a bedroom that makes us want to incorporate perfect balance and symmetry. It may stem from the fact that the bed is already divided evenly and we like the ease of buildi...
If you are passionate about something, consider putting it on display as a collection in your home. We love going into our friends' homes and seeing their hobbies on display. Our talented musical frie...
For Wednesday, our top house tours coming out of the Southwest and Australia in August. While Silver Lake features prominently, it's Jen Ramos' home in Henderson, Nevada that won the readers over the...
A friend of ours we hadn't seen in a long time stopped by our house the other day and sang the "what-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-house-I-don't-know-where-to-begin" blues. Here's what we told them......
The names Oskar and Viktor conjure up images of a fashion house duo or tandem European DJ act. But in reality they're a Laurel & Hardy sized pair of household appliances that humidify and purify your ...
Today we've rounded up some vintage items to help add some nerdy chic to your space. Vintage typewriter, check. Cool 70's green lamp, check. Macrame, check. Jump below for all the goods....
We like the idea of a large open space which incorporates the living room and dining room but unfortunately, it's easier said than done. Lucky for us, Kim does an amazing job by creating a cohe...
We're digging these near-monochromatic color palettes featured in designer Steven Gambrel's portfolio. Monochromatic color schemes tend to rely heavily on textures to add some interest, but Gambrel pr...
We just love the gorgeous fabrics from Austin fabric and wallpaper company Mod Green Pod. Made with fun colors, pretty patterns and 100% certified organic cotton, we can't wait to see projects made w...
THIS WEEK
• Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Sale
• AIA-LA Home Tours
• Bluegrass Home Closing Sale
• TableArt Sale
• Madera Home Summer Sale
• Distant Boutique Pillow Sale
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The newest of Modernica's catalog of midcentury designs, the Case Study Alpine Series Bed is all about curves. The multi-ply bentwood walnut frame has an interesting appearance we're not sure w...
Q: Can anyone recommend a good source for fabric shower curtains? I like items I saw offered by India Rose, but $97 shower curtains are out of my reach. I would like something modern and spa-like, but...
A close friend of ours was recently in a motorcycle accident which left her foot badly injured. With six months of surgeries and painful physical therapy still ahead, her apartment had to be adjusted...
We love the fabrics and designs by Paula Smail, designer and owner of the lovely Henry Road. Her online site and shop in Studio City offers serious color inspiration. She shared a few photos of...
Oh Martha, can you forgive us for forgetting your birthday last month? You've been on our mind lately, as we just finished redecorating our living room with your Faux Bois pattern FLOR carpet t...
Renowned auction house, Bonhams will be auctioning 758 items that represent some of the most unique and fascinating historical examples of early technological devices (record players, burglar alarms, ...
This Danish Modern table has been fully refinished with a large copper circle inlay in the middle. Offered for $290 or best offer....
We spotted this fun and crafty wall mural last week at a local music venue in Echo Park called Echo Curio. The mural jumped out at us instantly for its fun color combo of blue and yellow and fo...
Being based in California, we've certainly featured our fair share of skateboard-related home decor (like ...
We see a lot of brilliant before and afters of reupholstered chairs on Apartment Therapy. However, reupholstering isn’t always the answer! Sewing some slip covers is not only a cheap and easy altern...
Item: 4 Place Settings from DWR's New Signe Dinnerware Line, or a $50 gift certificate!
Store: Design Within Reach
Total Value: Over $500
Description: DWR is giving away four place settings of their ...
Cinephiles and modernist furniture collectors take note: legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's estate went up for auction today, with a catalog of midcentury furnishings, artworks and miscellany that s...
Q: We are working on a kitchen re-model and I love the kitchen in this photo and would like the AT-ers help with a question about where to find the bar stools in this photo. I love love love them and ...
Old wine bottles, chipped glass stones, broken windows and torn chinese lanterns often get cast-away with the trash (if not recycled). But we're loving Barbara's lovely sentiment to reuse these...
Since the seasons have turned, consider getting your home ready for Fall and getting inspired for Apartment Therapy's 2009 Room For Color contest that is starting today! Check out 8 ways to welcome in...
Recently, Gregory pulled some of the collections that you've shared with us on the Apartment Therapy LA Group Pool. One, in particular, stuck with us... ...
Earlier today, Beth took a look at a range of glass collections. We're always curious, how does a collection start? We took a closer look at one of the displays, the beautiful glass collection that ...
The best part about home decor, and more specifically the display of technology in our home, is that there's no need to reinvent the wheel. There's only so many ways to contain and present certain ite...
This industrial locker-like Pop Art desk is by PB Teen and sold originally for $699. As a bonus the current owner is throwing in the pink swivel chair shown in the photo just to sweeten the po...
On our first trip to Italy, we discovered Murano glass (and somehow managed to safely bring home a handful of lovely pieces). Ever since, we've always gravitated towards colorful glass displays...
Straight from our inspiration archive is a selection of crazy colorful interiors courtesy of the ever-inspiring magazine, Marie Claire Maison. We thought it was particularly relevant given that the Fa...
One of our favorite elements to Rene’s Bright and Sunny Artistic home was her intelligent, inspiring, and expertly mixed patterns throughout her space. We’ve definitely been seeing this trend in ...
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