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How To Be a Good House Guest

As Gregory mentioned, us ATLA'ers are getting ready for a trip to the East coast for ICFF. He's got packing under control but we've got another question: How can we make sure to be a good house guest...

How To: Make A Homemade Heating Pad
via Martha, The Martha Stewart Show

Okay, it’s spring in LA but the nights are still chilly and, with the impetus to spring clean our homes and our bodies, at the end of the day, we’re a little achy. We saw this homemade heating p...

How to...Make 4 DIY Headboards

When we first found this carved-relief salvage piece for Scavenger, we thought it was perfect for a headboard...which got us thinking about our own headboard situation (or lack thereof). Instead of h...

How To: Make Your Own Photo Cube

Recently, we blogged displaying family photos. Although a modified version of that look may work for some, we're looking for something a little less formal. Photojojo’s suggestion for a DIY projec...

How To...Dress Up An Alcove

We've received some Good Questions about what to do with alcoves, so when we found this article at From House To Home, we had to share. While it goes through some quick tips like adding accessories o...

Pottery Barn's Red Chalkboard

We love how bright and happy this office is with its bright whites, yellows and what's that? Yes, a red chalkboard for notes! Did you know you can make your own?...

How To: Clean Patio Furniture

It's warm enough in LA to start entertaining outside, but is the furniture up to snuff? Or covered in a haze of winter, smog and...mildew?...

How To...Make a Sweater Seat

Need a project this weekend? When we first saw these on Danny Seo's blog a few months ago, we were surprised how cozy these looked--and how simple this project is. If you have some sweaters that you'...

How To: Clean Stainless Steel Appliances

We just learned a trick from a friend about how to remove finger prints from stainless steel appliance doors. Even when using soap/cleaner and water, fingerprints are difficult to wash off and usually...

How To...Hang Artwork on A Brick Wall

One of our pals wants to replicate this look of a white brick wall behind a collection of her amazing photographs. And while the painting of brick isn't too much a stretch, she doesn't want to ruin a...

How To: Media Fast

WHAT!? No TV? Are you CRAZY? No, we're doing a media fast. Like any kind of fast, this kind of cleansing is tough but the benefits are worth it. We use it when we're trying to jumpstart our creat...

How To: Make Bubble Wrap Curtains

We're not so sure about the actual finished results, but this idea shown at Crafty Crafty of using bubble wrap for curtains is pretty keen. The blue tape isn't doing it for us, but perhaps stretched a...

How to: Lime Furniture

Last week Jonathan blogged this rustic bed. Liming, based on an old technique to protect furniture from insects, is less slick than painting, with a wider margin of error, and easy to achieve with a ...

How To: Fix a Sagging Mattress

We love our W Hotel Mattress by Simmons. It's the comfiest bed we've ever slept on. But my side is actually starting to get a little depressed. And I'm not talking about Morrissey "every day is like S...

How To: Incorporate a TV into Your Living Room

A TV can be viewable without being the sole focal point in a room. Here, it’s easy to curl up on the couch to watch movies alone or with a few friends. When company's over the TV recedes into the ...

How To: Remove Labels

We received a bunch of aluminum tins that we wanted to repurpose. But the labels were stuck on like…well…glue. How to remove them? We tried products (too harsh), water (too wasteful), our nail...

8 Tricks to Make Making The Bed a Habit

We never used to make our bed. In fact, we rebelled against it for years. Until we decided to try it out for a few weeks. Oddly enough, our bedroom looked a lot neater (and that was way before we g...

How To: Fix A Slow Running Bathroom Faucet

A few weeks back, the city of LA sent out a huge construction team to put in a whole new sidewalk system. Unfortunately, during the process they cut into our main water line and had to replace it. Aft...

How To: Refill a "Disposable" Brita Filter

Darn if we know how much we spend each year on those water pitcher filters, but it's still got to be a lot less than spending the money on enviro-unfriendly bottled water [opening a door for controver...

How to: Make an extra long curtain rod

Over at one of our favorite blogs, Shelterrific, they recently shared how they created a great extra long curtain rod using inexpensive metal conduit......

How To: Thin Out and Slim Down Your Decor

The Cure is in full swing and spring has sprung here in LA, so that might explain why we have cleaning on our minds. That's our friend and neighbor's apartment before she tackled her own operation cle...

How To: Replace Ugly Rental Ceiling Shades

A common apartment renter's dilemma is right above our heads: ugly ceiling light shades that seemed to have been passed out to every landlord in all of greater Los Angeles. Every darn rental I've move...

Look! Painting Embossed Wallpaper

ATLA readers Jason and Lori shared the doors they'd transformed in their new house. Lori did them herself using embossed wallpaper and paint. She'd been inspired by door panels she'd seen when she a...

Gnat Gonna Live With It: Getting Rid of Indoor Gnats

Ugghh, in the last few weeks, we've had a steady and noticeable increase of small flying annoyances that coincided with our trips to the farmer's market and also the warmer weather. That means small g...

How To: Paint the Tub

We loved this black bathroom and especially the idea that you could paint the tub with sophisticated results. See how to do it yourself after the cut: ...