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Was That A Ghost?: What To Do Except Scream

We grew up on a block in New York that boasted a house with a ghost. Living in an older home, a spectral visit doesn't seem that unlikely, so we thought we'd get into the spirit of the season (pun in...

Vintage Inspiration from East Side Show Room!
Austin

There's a new bar, restaurant, and gallery that's opened up on the East Side of Austin, and its uniquely designed interior features inspiring details......

Your Favorite Outdoor Memories
Austin

For many of us, the outdoors has been a place of excitement, adventure and refuge for most of our lives. While we've all grown up in different places around the world, with different climates and dif...

Look: Vintage Needlework Pillows!
Austin

We came across some needlework pillows while exploring Uptown Modern the other day, and upon inquiry discovered that they were from a company that salvages vintage needlework and makes pillows and f...

Apartment Lore: Does Your Apartment Have a History?

As we mentioned yesterday, our old apartment had a sordid past and it reminded us that oftentimes in an older apartment building there can be some great stories (also some downright creepy ones). At...

Should It Stay or Should It Go: Your Not-So-Favorite Family Heirlooms

Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books may recognize this glass platter from the book The First Four Years. This past week, we've been cleaning out our closets, sorting out clothes and sh...

The Painted Portrait: Not Old-fashioned Anymore!
Austin

The painted portrait has been a staple of traditional interior design for many years. Once prominently displayed over fireplace mantles or in grand dining rooms, they fell from their important status...

Look: Bigger Homes Aren't Always Better!
Austin

Remember those gorgeous vintage doors from that bold and colorful Austin house tour earlier this month? Discovery Architectural Antiques, in Gonzales, Texas is where designer Misty Adair discovered h...

Look: A Modern House and a 1930's Bungalow, Combined!
Austin

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...

Austin History Center
Austin

We posted about older home issues last week, and many of you chimed in with issues that have affected your own older structures. One of the issues on our list was discovering just how old your home i...

Older Home Issues
Austin

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...

Look: Animal-Inspired Architecture
Austin

During September's pet month here at Apartment Therapy, we've seen fun pet alternatives and gorgeous animal-inspired items for the home. Here in Austin, rumors have popped up about possible animal-in...

Happy Birthday LA!

Only a few days after our own, Los Angeles is having a birthday though, at 227, it's considerably older than us. Blame it on its relative youth, but Los Angeles is not a sentimental city. Like the ...

Look: Parking Garage Architecture
Austin

At the risk of sounding like a bad stand-up comedian, what's with parking garage architecture? A somewhat necessary part of our ever-expanding urbanism, do they have to look so unattractive? Join th...

Close Up on Hans Wegner

Some of our favorites Wegner designs. From left to right, top to bottom: Wishbone, Valet, Peacock, Teddy bear, Ox, Daybed 268, ShellYesterday, Rebecca noted that DWR's got bios of 101 of design's rock...

Look: Austin Modern House Resource!
Austin

Whether you are on the hunt for a new modern house or you are just looking for inspiration for your own home, there's one website that's become the definitive source of Austin modern architecture rea...

Bookmarked: Cliff May And The Modern Ranch House

One of the great things about living in the Southwest is the sunny climate which makes our unique indoor-outdoor living possible. Where else do dinner parties end in the hot tub? Architect Cliff May...

White House Redo

As we watch the race for The White House heat up, Storefront for Art and Architecture, in association with Control Group, asks the question, “What Would the Building Look Like If It Were Designed...

LA Marathon This Weekend!

For the first year since we moved into our apartment, we've been able to say "yes!" to plans on the first Sunday in March. The day of the Los Angeles Marathon has always found us prisoners in our own...

Holiday Rituals: Picking Tangerines

The single most 'holiday' moment for me is picking the tangerines off of my gramma's 60 year old tree....

Stomping Grounds: Revisiting Your Childhood Home

Our house, in the middle of the street. Have you ever gone back to your childhood home--especially one that you haven't lived in a decade or more? I did. For the first time in about seven years, I ...

Are you your mother's daughter?

My Marrakesh had an interesting post up today titled Our Parents Our Selves? That included lovely shots of her folk's eclectic nature and belongings. Through those photos she sort of decribes how she...

The Home of Serge Gainsbourg

If you are ever going to plan a trip to Paris, we would strongly recommend soaking in some pop culture and visiting the home of Serge Gainsbourg, one of France's most celebrated musicians. It's loca...

Slinks: Self Guided LA Architecture Tour
n. (slingks) Surreptitious web links to other good sites

If I only had a day... Or if I had out of towners in for a day then I would totally go on this self-guided LA Architecture Tour. There might be a couple of places that I'd check out instead of, say...

Blast from the Past: Poverty Sucks

I've been on the hunt for vintage posters on eBay, and when I found this Poverty Sucks poster circa 1980, my initial reaction was, "Well, that's a BIT blunt!" The layout is dated, the font is kinda ...

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