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How to Deal With a Poorly Situated Thermostat Dial?
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Q: When renting, sometimes we find ourselves stuck with poor planning by a builder. Such is the woe of this Apartment Therapy reader, with the dilemma of a heat dial SMACK DAB in the middle of the wal...

Layout and Decor Advice?
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Q: I just recently moved into a new condo and it has an open studio feel to it. Few things make it unique, such that there is no interior closet and you have to enter the bathroom via the bedroom. A...

What to Do With This Renter's Bathroom?
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Q: I am renting and this is my bathroom. Help! I am allowed to do pretty much anything aside from ripping up the tile counter top. I definitely want to paint the wood base cabinets and paint the walls...

What Color Should I Paint This Room?
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Q: I am looking for an opinion regarding wall color for my apartment. I have chosen and love the Agave Blue wall color I chose for my living room. When you walk into my apartment, the layout allows fo...

Match This Table With Which Chairs?
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Q: This table was one of my very first pieces of adult furniture. I didn't want to buy the chairs that were paired with it because it all seemed too match-y and I always thought I'd run into the perfe...

Window Coverings for High Ceilings?
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Q: My husband and I recently bought and moved into a house. I have to choose the curtains for the living room, but I am not sure which is the best option…it has high ceilings. Please does anyone who...

Dog-resistant Decor Advice?
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Q: We recently bought the sofa and chair as we began to settle into our new place slowly upgrading things from several college-based households as we were able, and then lo, I found out I was pregnan...

Lead Paint on My Vintage Bar Cart!
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I recently bought this cart, which I love. My plan is to use it as a bar. But midway through setting up, I thought to test the paint for lead, and got a faint positive. Since I'm expecting a baby, lea...

Paint Colors for a Rental House?
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Q: Our long-time tenant is moving out of our rental house and a fresh coat of paint is in order. The current color scheme is pale gray walls, dark gray trim, and white ceiling and cabinetry. Person...

A River (rock) Runs Through It...
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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...

How Do I Slim Down the Heavy Feeling?
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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 ...

Up Against a Stone Wall
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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...

A Table Like This?
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Q: I’ve started shopping for furniture. Don’t you love these tables? They happen to be from a UK designer but I would love to find something similar here. I am thinking of a round or an oval t...

Your Opinion About Kitchen Colours?
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Q: My sister and I are finally moving into a bigger apartment for the two of us. I'm hoping the Apartment Therapy community can help me come up with some ideas about what to do, if anything, to lessen...

Challenges of Living in a Loft Space

Who hasn't at least once considered moving into a loft space, especially in Downtown's scenic Historical Core? We bowed out after considering it ourselves due to costs and public transportation issu...

Headboard from Across the Universe?
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Q: I wonder if anyone has seen a headboard around that looks similar to the one in Across the Universe.  I am in love with it right now and wonder if maybe it's an actual, manufactured headboard or i...

Identify This Garage Sale Find?
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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...

A Renter's Dilemma
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Q: I live in a small guest house behind a larger property, and the owner is very attached to his oak! There is oak in the kitchen, oak baseboards, oak trim, and this oak panel type thing along (part o...

Slipcover on this Vintage Couch?
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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...

Should I Repaint These Chairs?
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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...

Shower Curtain Recommendations?
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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...

Where Can I Find These Barstools?
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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 ...

How Should I Arrange My Furniture?
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Q: I have a semi-open floor plan with a wall that has a pass-through diving my kitchen and living room. I have big sliding doors, a large window, a large corner window, and a fireplace. There's also n...

Help me identify these chairs??
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Q: I'm trying to identify the chairs in the attached photos. I assume they were reupholstered at some point, and I can't find any branding or designer information on them anywhere. I'd love some hel...

How to Furnish Our Future Apartment?
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Q: My partner and I have just brought an off-the-plan apartment which is not due to be finished until July 2010. This being our first home, I want it to look good, not like a flat. But I am struggling...

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