Scary! Frightening! Haunted! While our job at Apartment Therapy is to make sure that those words don't apply to your home, tonight's the one night that all bets are off. This week's Los Angeles Ti...
This year we're playing the part of nonbelievers of the Great Pumpkin (sorry Linus) and escaping the hubbub of Halloween festivities for the peace and quiet of the desert for an architectural destinat...
Q: Help! We have a river rock fireplace that is original to our recently purchased 106 year old house. People who see it either love it or hate it. Removing it is cost prohibitive so it's here to stay...
It might be a bit premature to be thinking about wrapping presents for the holidays but it's never to early for clever storage ideas. Jennifer (from The Felt Mouse) is a crafter--which explain...
Music is a great way to relax in your home and Apartment Therapy has featured some awesome musical interpretations + living through our own talented writer, Grace (rock on, girl!). If you are looking ...
Name: DeAnna
Location: Old Town Orange, California
Size: 500 square feet
Our home is an apartment located in Old Towne, in a very cute area, busy with antique shops. We just moved into the apa...
This landing strip might be more elaborate than what you were considering, but she who has rabbits has been inspired by Morgan's shelving.
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Guest Post from Matthew Haly of The Furniture Joint
An upholsterer’s approach to fabric is completely different than that of a decorator or designer. Their main relationship with fabric is mainly ...
This steel and teak top table is being offered for $950. Add to that the six Steelcase chairs available for an additional $300 and you have a very handsome modern dining room....
One of our least favorite tasks is doing the bookkeeping for our business. We have a number of reasons for detesting this chore but mainly the receipts are illegible due to fading and the date is alw...
If you're hard up for an idea for a Halloween costume, look no further: Audrey Hepburn's turn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's is probably one of the easiest costumes to throw together (ju...
From sinks to countertops and more it's not uncommon to come across concrete in an interior environment these days. We've found a local Austin craftsman using the versatile material for all of t...
Name: Alysia Cotter
Location: Los Angeles
Collection: Vintage cameras
Size: About 40
Value: Unknown
Description: I've always loved cameras. I think it started from when I was very little and m...
Q: I've recently moved into a smaller place and have the all too common problem of the furniture being too large for the space. I've had to part with my bed frame and night stands but since doing so ...
We were walking through a department store yesterday and noticed a bed that looked similar to this one. Of course, beds styled as top-heavy as that one aren't typical (or realistic) for the ho...
We spend a lot of time on AT talking about the virtues of keeping a clean house. For some, this comes naturally, for others it's a struggle. Jump below to embrace your inner slob:...
You've narrowed it down to the top four colorful rooms in the country - and today the regional champs are going head to head. Which room gets your vote to move on to the final matchup tomorrow? Votin...
A friend of ours did a pretty impressive thing recently: she refused the annual increase in her rent, citing several issues with the unit, alongside noting the state of economy. The owner caved in an...
Last night, we made ourselves a cup of tea and settled into bed early to read the third book in the Twilight series. Suddenly, a door swung open and then slammed, the lock jiggled, there was a series...
There is nothing more frustrating than gutters that are clogged during the fall and then ice-damaged during the winter. It's bad for your house and a nuisance to repair. RainTube, one of Sustainable I...
Appraised at $1000, this Victorian love seat can be yours today for just $450. Admitted, it is a departure from our usual Danish Modern tastes, but this could be great in a variety of decorati...
We love displaying candid photos in our home because they add a unique personal touch to the space. Additionally, photos bring instant charm and coziness to any room, particularly when they don't req...
While we were researching native trees to Pasadena, we came upon an interesting concept sponsored by Pasadena's Beautiful Foundation. Called the "Plant Bank," this nursery employs the same philosophy...
After much planning we finally purchased a new kitchen last weekend. We will be installing it in about 3 week and have everything sorted- except the splashback. Over the past 4 days we’ve been...
Name: Janie Flemming, daughters Ally and Kat
Location: South Austin, Texas
Size: 2,400 square feet
Years lived in: 6 months
This home is a surprising and delightful mix of traditional and modern ele...
We've posted about customizing your tissue boxes, pre-designed decor friendly offerings, hiding the box with a case, or ridding the tissue box altogether. But as a colour lover, we think this m...
Congrats to these two entries which have made it to the top of their regional division! Which room gets your vote as the best of the West? The winner will receive $250 and moves on to the next round...
We agree with Abby's post yesterday about the Expedit Bookshelf--there are so many ways to put this IKEA piece to use (it really does have 9 lives). One of our favorite ways to use a bookshelf in a s...
A few years ago we bought a piece of furniture that we kind of regretted when it first arrived in our home. The truth is that it wasn't as relaxing as our previous super comfy sofa. So why did we chan...
We spent a few hours helping clean house last weekend for the 'rents, and room after room of wood floors meant we used the Swiffer to our heart's content. But tossing the cleaning pad and reaching for...
We're already starting to daydream about decorating and designing our new apartment (when we move early next year). We're thinking some pops of orange-red are definitely in order for the new h...
We'd been meaning to do a full On the Set feature of the movie Hancock for some time now; but until that day comes, here's a little taste to whet your appetite: the kitchen!...
These two rooms have made it to the third round which means we are closing in on our regional champs! Which room gets your vote to move on? Voting will be open for just 24 hours, so vote now to help...
We realized recently that we have to wash the small rugs around our house quite frequently. It's not because we're obsessed with clean rugs--they just get dirty really fast. We're starting to think...
An episode of Oprah last week showcased the talk show host heading off to Denmark and other cities. She took in a few home tours of some Danish spaces and discovered that many of the apartments had sm...
These two rooms have made it to the third round which means we are closing in on our regional champs! Which room gets your vote to move on? Voting will be open for just 24 hours, so vote now to help...
Koichiro Kawatani's Pin-up Frames look awfully fancy, but in reality, they're a lightweight plastic version of the traditional ornate wood frame. In fact, they're so light, you can hang the fra...
Apart from a great cup of coffee, a great bathroom can start your day off on the right foot. Unfortunately, if you rent, your hands are tied. You can't exactly start ripping out tiles and replacing ...
We know, we know. Hearing "burlap" and "green style" might make some of you want to crawl into a dark hole. Just when people begin to realize that eco-friendly decorating is not all burlap and tree st...
This gorgeous golden refurbished Knoll sofa has all new fabric and foam. Basically it is a brand new couch on a Mid Century Modern frame....
Vintage film reels always transport us back in time (plus, we love how they're great conversation starters about old movies). And while we've never seen them for purchase at our local thrift s...
"This was a very typical time. I was single. All you needed was a cup of tea, a light, and your stereo, you know, and that's what I had," so says Steve Jobs pictured here at his home in 1982. ...
Light timber floors, white walls, antique timber furniture and linen lounges in a few different colours are the main elements that make up Paula's coastal cottage. Paula purchased and renovated this h...
Q: I am recently married and my husband and I are ready to start decorating our apartment. The focal point of the living/dining area is a beautiful fireplace with stone around it. We really want to ma...
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Both of these rooms made it through round one - which one gets your vote to move on? Voting will be open for just 24 hours, so vote now for your favorite use of color — Lezlee in Ph...
When prepping our home for an evening of entertaining, we always like to pay special attention to the bathroom. It's the one room in the house where guests are left alone (to judge, peek, etc....
Since we live in small apartment, we are always looking for cool and interesting ways to add a little detail or two to make the most of our space. One way how we recently added a little design is......
We were admiring the photos of this corner situated Santa Monica residence designed by John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (the Ehrlich House) when one of the exterior photos reminded us about ...
We recently read a Craig's List post advertising the sale of Ikea's Expedit with the line "It's soldiered its way through two homes but now it's time to let it go." Clearly this poster didn't ...
The SmogShoppe, an event space in LA (used for weddings, movie screenings, and the like) was a former smog-check station before Sherry Walsh and Miguel Nelson transformed it...
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There is not much information about where this piece comes from other than that the owner says it is from the 50's. To me it appears much more modern than that, but more research is definitely...
Every apartment in LA seems to have a non-working fireplace so we loved Leah's roundup of ideas for putting them to use. Another idea to add to the inspiration files has to be Martha's stunnin...
If you love vintage wallpaper and textile patterns, then definitely check out the amazing home of Lutterlagkage. She currently owns a clothing and decor boutique in Malmo, Sweden; and the home that s...
We're not sure what it is, but we can't get enough of the delicate and feminine feel of doilies, lace and other see-through patterned things. We gathered some fun cutout pendant lights in case you ca...
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