We're over the 90 degree heat; we loved last week's rainy chilly weather. We're ready for the subtle cooling that is the LA Fall and with it the promise of cozy dinners and classic movie nights...
To be honest, I forgot how I ended up on the Le Souk site. But I remembered bookmarking the site specifically for this nature lover's set of bedding adorned with the image of one big, beautiful...
It seems that spacious affordable apartments simply don't exist in my neighborhood of choice. A decision is going to have to be made and I just can't decide what's more important--the perfect apartme...
We've been living down by the beach and have been enjoying new shops in town. One of our favorites is Gum Tree, a gift and lifestyle shop and a cafe. Full of thoughtful home design items and accessori...
As much as we welcomed the first fall rainfall here in Los Angeles, we knew it was also going to possibly bring a whole lot of hurt along with it: flash floods, mud slides, roof leaks and a mess of dr...
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Spacesaving, good-looking, genuinely functional dish racks are hard to find. This new folding dish rack from black + blum hopes to fill all those requirements, and more.
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The owner of this Crate & Barrel Hennessy sofa claims that it is brand new. We all know that you can't always trust what Craigslisters put in their ads, but the photo looks legit, and if it is...
We're all for transforming thrift store finds and IKEA pieces with decorative paper (it's just that sometimes we forget). Thank goodness Viv of (Ish & Chi) is a maven with leftover wallpaper. ...
Do you remember the scene in Sleepless in Seattle where the woman Tom Hanks is dating (who happens to be an interior decorator) offers to bring back a snow globe to his kid? And the kid simply looks a...
We’re big fans of creative art ideas for walls. After all, wall after wall of framed art or canvases can get a bit boring! We especially enjoy incorporating a fun or interesting texture to a wall. ...
Here's a preview of the 85 limited edition artist designs that will be offered for sale at the Helms Bakery Building in Culver City next month. A portion of all sales will benefit Inner-City Ar...
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Name: Stacey
Location: Los Angeles, California
Type of Home: 3-bedroom condo
Color Inspiration: This is the first place I've lived where I wa...
Shopping on Etsy earlier this week turned up a delightful artist, Angela Vandenbogaard, of Jellybeans. Although Angela represents all of the seasons in her work, we of course zeroed in on all ...
We love some of the details at restaurants, like when the waiter pours the wine into a decanter and then serves it to the table. Since dining like this is definitely not really an option for us...
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Name: Frank
Location: Reseda, California
Type of Home: single family home
Color Inspiration: I'm living with my Daughter and son-in-law and w...
Ornate and colourful fabrics as upholstery on modern furniture designs is a trend we reported earlier last year, and included in the report was a reupholstered Eames lounge by Lebanese design s...
We thought that things had changed in our neighborhood but lately we feel as if we're living in the midst of a Gregory Crewdson photograph. We've been woken up by police helicopters whirring overhear...
It's taken homeowners Scott McDougall and Ray Goodenough almost 10 years to renovate the kitchen of their 1923 house in San Francisco's Mission Terrace neighborhood. They approached it in steps, resul...
Up for grabs in LA is a nice little set of dining chairs perfectly suited for a small space, specifically for someone with no more than two friends that they would like to dine with. All appea...
Even in Los Angeles it feels like Fall weather is here to stay (which we're totally excited about). In our transition for cooler weather, our interior often reflects the season happening outsi...
As the week winds down, we're looking forward to a weekend. In fact, the only plans we have cemented is to relax, catch up on a few episodes of Glee, and enjoy our home. With that in mind, here's a li...
Last years Australian Home Beautiful Product of the Year was Ikea's Ange Chair. This year we were excited to see a locally designed and made product take out first place, The Halo shower head. Despite...
Q: I was wondering if I could get help from the Apartment Therapy community to identify this chair and matching ottoman. My partner picked it up at a garage sale years ago and it has no identifying i...
The rainy weather that is falling all over Los Angeles this week has made us a teeny bit unproductive. But we're not complaining--all we want to do is cozy up on the couch with a good book or ...
Being thoughtful about your home decor is important in smaller spaces but it still doesn't always stop the best of us from buying an accent or two even though we don't need it or... ...
Here are ten Silver Lake, Echo Park and Los Feliz homes and apartments from our archives that we think you might enjoy revisiting (we do!). And if you happen to live in one of these neighborhoo...
The Los Angeles neighborhoods of Silver Lake and Los Feliz are havens of residential modern architecture, and last weekend we got a chance to peek inside several of these gems during the 2009 MAK Cent...
Lately we've noticed a handful of restaurants around town--all utilizing burgundy as its backdrop. Just last week we were eating at Cole's (again) and couldn't neglect the sultry vibe that it ...
Danielle posted about a plant chandelier almost a year ago, and Sköna Hem recently featured a lovely home that uses this very same idea in the dining room. However, instead of just one plant, this ch...
If you happened to make it to this year’s ACL fest in Austin, you witnessed a phenomenon we've been experiencing a lot lately: rain. We found ourselves needing something the other day: an umbrella ...
THIS WEEK
• Weego Home Fall Upholstery Sale
• Cisco Home Dining Event Sale
• Visual Acoustics with Eric Bricker
• Home Ec. Rainy Day Sale
• A+R Red Ticket Sale
• Mitchell...
There's DIY and then there's something like Eric Dalpiaz's project, recently highlighted over at Plastolux; what looks like a store-purchased modern seating solution is actually a hand construct...
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Name: Christie
Location: Houston, Texas
Type of Home: loft studio
Color Inspiration: The white swirl bed quilt inspired my palette for the be...
We love seeing unconventional storage in action (especially when containers are being repurposed). In addition, we've never been drawn to the traditional jewelry box for storing our trinkets (...
Maybe we have beach on the brain since we've been spending a lot of time by the water? Or maybe it's just that we are holding onto the end of summer but we've been spotting ocean-inspired accents and....
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Name: Kyle
Location: Los Angeles, California
Type of Home: rental apartment
Color Inspiration: I wanted a modern take on a color palate remin...
Our small apartment has reached the point where it's pretty much maximized for our lifestyle, with little room for additional furniture to be added without taking away from the roominess we cov...
Our friend just moved into her new place. Painting, having the utilities turned on and the cable installed were some of the things she did before she moved in. But there were a few less obvious thin...
The kickoff of Apartment Therapy's Room for Color contest has us in a colorful mood. We have been noticing some colorful pieces for the table and the kitchen from around the world, so here's a quick t...
In LA today, a Burke shell chair in nearly perfect condition that still has the original Burke stamp on the bottom. ...
One of our all-time favorite colors to wear is gray. So it doesn't surprise us in the least that gray rooms inspire us and make us want a gray room of our own. We spotted Zoey's sunny and org...
Oh man. If there's one thing that we have a weakness for (besides the bacon maple donut from the Nickel Diner), it's beautiful, simple type. And we love it even more when it's lovingly hand printed fr...
A month ago we brought home a new member of our family– Ferdinand the French Bulldog. Amazingly cute and funny, he is charming and we love him to bits. We sure have learnt a lot about puppy proofing...
Name: Priscilla Woolworth's "At the Villa"
Location: The Valley (Los Angeles)
Size: 3,000 square feet
Who else lives here? 2 teenage daughters Arielle and Lucie, and Leroy, a French bulldog
O...
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Name: Lori
Location: Los Angeles, California
Type of Home: rental apartment
Color Inspiration: The background palette of white and the abunda...
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Name: Cara
Location: Los Angeles, California
Type of Home: 2 bedroom condo
Color Inspiration: I was inspired by my travels and stays in Europ...
We are definitely fans of the vintage movement--reusing family heirlooms and shopping at thrift stores to create a unique home setting. We were instantly drawn to Heather's vintage nest for a ...
Ah, yes! The white picket fence, the aspirations of owning your very own dream home and all the design and style to match. While enjoying last weekend's AIA Fall Tour, we spotted tons of what we simpl...
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Name: Anado
Location: Guanajuato, Mexico
Type of Home: single family home
Color Inspiration: I am an artist and I celebrate as much as possib...
Digitally printed Pantone Chip Leather Chair.
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Before moving into her new apartment, a friend of ours tried to negotiate a paint job with her new landlord. She had dreams of saturated colours; he gave her two choices: white...or white. "I'...
Given David Letterman's recent, ahem, notoriety in the popular press, we couldn't resist showing you this 1987 clip with him and Julia Child. Julia was trying to make a hamburger but something apparen...
This walnut and brass Danish Modern dining set includes a table with leaf and four newly upholstered chairs. All are in good vintage condition....
We attended a wedding over the weekend here (which we'll post about later this week). At the reception, each table had a terrarium as the centerpiece which added color and texture. We loved t...
Last Sunday, I opted to watch a crap movie instead of tackling my Fall list of Things To Do around the house; so this Sunday, I'm trying to make up for lost time. After replacing the fill tank in the...
It’s not often you find the perfect blend of local art and affordable handmade accessory, but we think we’ve done it with the gorgeous ceramic work of artist Melanie Schopper. If your space needs...
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