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One Cozy Sitting Room

We usually turn to our laptop to watch T.V. (thank you Hulu). Which means that our living room has turned into a sitting room where we listen to records, get work done on the laptop and occasionall...

2 Creative (and Inexpensive) Home Decor Ideas

Corina's DIY home decor ideas definitely make us say, "Hey, why didn't we think of doing that?!" We're always on the lookout for creative (and inexpensive) lighting solutions and Corina's awesome ide...

Top 10 Stylish Sectionals & Sofas From Austin and Beyond

There is seating that oozes style and sophistication and there are couches worthy of snuggling up on for a 3 hour nap, but finding a sofa that is both hip and comfy can be a challenge. Even worse, f...

The Best Green Paint Color

Craving a new paint color but fearful of leaving the beloved beige behind? Neutral and versatile doesn’t have to be plain Jane. Look out the window and borrow colors from nature, like blue and green...

Cozy Couches To Curl Up In

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 movie...

Round Up: 10 Lounge Chairs Under $300!

We loved all the great sofas under $1500 that Abby found for her round up post last week, so we decided to do the same with lounge chairs! Perfect for extra seating or relaxing with a good book, thes...

IvyStyle33's Clean White Inviting Space

The most inspiring homes to us? Yours. We love seeing the pictures of your homes on the Apartment Therapy LA Group Pool. Our latest inspiration? IvyStyle33's immaculate and beautifully photograph...

Living Rooms with Rugs on Carpets

Yesterday, we showed you living rooms without rugs; today we're looking at living rooms with rugs on carpets in answer to reader MODERnestS's lament that carpet prevented them from having a rug in th...

Living Rooms without Rugs

A rug can anchor a large room, create small rooms within a larger room, bring a vibrant bit of life and colour to a space or just be a nice, soft cozy place for your bare feet to land. Many of us na...

The Right Height For Your Television

We've been house sitting for friends this week and while we're loving the beach breeze, we aren't so sure about the height of their television, mounted high above the fireplace mantle. We wanted to as...

Affordable Mantlepiece Decor

Because the mantlepiece is oftentimes a focal point of the living room, the right decor can really enhance its qualities. Kelly's mantlepiece is colorful, charming and best of all--affordable. A ha...

Reupholster an Ikea Sofa
How Tos From Eddie Ross

So anyway, this friend of ours is looking for a inexpensive sofa and of course her first thought is Ikea but she wants something a little more glam. "What if you buy Ikea and then reupholster it...

Inspiration: A Bare Coffee Table

Like our countertops in the kitchen, our coffee table has a similar minimal vibe. Sticking to only the essentials of a decorative tray and coasters, we love looking at all of the clear, empty space.....

Sarabi Studio
Austin

As we transition from one month's theme here on Apartment Therapy to next month's theme (escapes and travel, if you were curious), we thought it fitting that we focus today on a local creative compan...

Erin's Teal and Red Living Room

There's something quite soothing about Erin's teal walls with pops of red and brown accents. Having just recently purchased the house, Erin and her husband are slowly turning the former bachelor pad ...

Inspiration: Miss Katka's Living Room

We spotted Miss Katka's floral accent wall earlier this week and had to take a closer look. To us, the wallpaper looks 3-D while keeping a vintage vibe. In addition, the mix of purple, blue, green a...

Before & After: Kristine & Will’s Sitting Room
Melbourne

This before and after was worth the 5 year wait for owners Kristine and Will. The sitting room of this Melbourne home went from dark and dull to bright and glamorous, see how below the jump… ...

How To: Make Upcycled Quilted Coasters

click for more pics We've got an ever-expanding collection of cute patterned dishtowels in our kitchen drawer, but some of them are starting to show their age. One of our favorites is this sunny daisy...

Ethnic Loft
Austin

There's absolutely nothing like the feeling of stumbling upon a gorgeous and affordable store you never knew existed on a lovely Saturday afternoon. This weekend we had the pleasure of discovering ou...

Inspiration: The Mega-IKEA Stacked Shelving System

What do you do when you're a bibliophile on a budget? How about stack eight inidividual IKEA shelving units into one GIGANTIC shelving system. That's what Eva van Ierland did with several EXPEDIT shel...

Look! Celeste's KTown Privacy Solution

From the sidewalk outside, you could see directly into our kitchen (dirty dishes and all)! AT Los Angeles reader and Koreatown resident, Celeste, wrote in with a window privacy solution she wanted to...

Polyhedra by Haldane Martin: Modular Coffee Table

There was a point in college when we contemplated a career doing scientific research; there is something beautiful and contemplative that settles over you when you view the world through a microscope....

We Heart Deadgood 's The Love Collection

Love is in the air (and rain), for our heart is beating a'flutter for this three piece collection comprised of a heart shaped mirror, a console table, and our favourite, a 100% pure wool upholstered l...

Look!: Chalkboard Accent Wall
Before and After

We stumbled across insmika's black accent wall in her inspirational, modern art-styled pad. We didn't realize it was a chalkboard wall until we scrolled through her flickr set of pictures. Check out...

Roundup: Painted Accent Walls
And Why We Love Them

We're not commitment shy by any means but we love how you can achieve the same affect by painting just one wall in a room opposed to painting all four walls. We've rounded up a handful of painted acc...

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