The first thing I noticed when I got off the plane yesterday was, "Jeez, it's friggin' hot!" And my friend who was picking up replied, "You think it's hot here? Wait until we get back to Pasadena--it...
Yesterday, we were speaking with a friend in New York where it's been raining so much the local news station has nicknamed the city "Seattle on the Hudson." Here in LA, Gregory, along with the rest o...
AT reader Kimberly writes in with a burning question...literally: Our floor furnace grate is directly at the entrance to the hallway in our 1920's craftsman rental. While summer is coming, we do st...
We're experiencing our version of winter in LA and our apartment, which is located on the first floor and which doesn't get a lot of sun, can get decidely chilly. It's not unusual to come home after ...
It's amazing how sunlight can change and enhance the look and feel of a room. We love notyourgoddess's photo of the afternoon sunlight. It's easy to see why she snapped it and uploaded it the ATLA Fl...
We came across an article in the Austin American-Statesman dubbing a residence here in East Austin as the “weirdest duplex in Austin”. We loved all the neat energy-saving ideas implemented in th...
We've posted about ideas of how to hide your AC unit and recently shared this hilarious ugly heater solution. But we think AT reader Alex might have trumped them all with his stunning DIY solution for...
We see a lot of homes of all sizes and ages here on AT. And while the character and personality of an old home can be what first attracts us to a specific house, these aging structures come with thei...
A fan is an eco-friendly way to cool a roomLast night, as we blogged earlier, we toured the Venice Beach Eco Cottages which are not only beautiful but sustainably designed. One item we were drawn to ...
We don't know about you, but as much as we like summer days, we mostly dread hot summer evenings for the fact that we tend to overheat like a 1975 Chevy Nova on a drive up the Grapevine highway......
Over the weekend, we finally got around to taking the Trees for a Green LA quiz with the idea we'd take up the city's offer for a few free trees to add to our garden. One of the notable benefits of pl...
We couldn't resist the reference to one of our favorite books as a kid, Amelia Bedelia. Hired as a maid, Amelia's given a list of things to do, including "draw the drapes" which she does. Literally....
We learned from Debbie (of Debbie and Olivier's One Window House) that to really cut down on heat indoors, you have to block the sun before it gets through the windows and into the house. Even if you ...
Although most of the ATLA team is currently in NYC, we know the weather back home has been, uh... HOT!? If you are fortunate to have an air conditioner at home, it can be a godsend. Unfortunately, you...
Rain, hail, snow, tornado warnings... all kinds of wackiness here in SoCal the past few days. Times like these make us just want to stay indoors and snuggle in bed. What have you been doing to stay w...
Is it just me, or does the Vauni Globe Fireplace looks like PacMan eating a red-hot Altoid? It might actually be the flaming remnants of the piles of money you've just burned in purchasing the $6k fi...
[ Photo from MBK's Flickr ] It took ten days--no, eleven--for our heater to get fixed. The circuit board had crapped out, and apparently the replacement part took its sweet time over here. When our...
The Kephren fireplace from arkiane is not only striking for its shape, which obviously borrows from its Egyptian architectural roots and also IM Pei's Pyramide du Louvre, but also because the whole ...
image from not martha flickr set We noticed not martha made her own draft blocker for that space underneath old doors that seems to howl with a draft. Follow her step by step instructions for how ...
image from pegasus librarian Comfort. With this latest cold snap it's a great reminder that it does get cold in LA. So maybe it didn't freeze, but we still woke up with condensation on the inside...
Rawr! Who's ready for fall? We are! With this heatwave blasting through and leaving some of us sans electricity, we are so ready for cooler temperatures. Unfortunately, the weather forecast is predic...
It's gotten a lot warmer in the last few weeks, and heating solutions are likely the last thing on your mind (and mine too...my pillows are sweat stained). But I definitely paused to dreamily admire...
We're generally not big fans [pun intended] of ceiling fans but we might be persuaded to consider the Artemis Ceiling Fan from Chiasso. With it's modern sculpture shape and Maple finish it includes h...
It's just a wee bit early to think about needing a fan but these deco fans from The Company Store are so darned cute we just cannot pass up talking about them. If you're like us you've caved in and p...
With the current heatwave in full force over the weekend, we found ourselves seeking comfort at the local asian marketplace, where we treated to the joys of shaved ice! This simple yet satisfying trea...
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