Apartment Therapy: Surveys

Wood Tables: Rustic or Refined?

My friend recently bought a rustic wood dining table for her modern space. She included a just a few rustic accents to tie in the look and it works. It got me thinking about wood tables and their appe...

LA Survey: What Color Dominates in Your Home?

A friend of ours loves orange. Her hallway's orange, her couch is orange, orange pots filled with succulents dot the living room and when she's thinking about buying something new, a pillow or a thro...

Line Drying: Yay or Nay?

One of the worst energy use source in any household is machine washing clothing. It's something we've all got to do, unless you want to be known as the real life version of the Peanut's Pigpen. But on...

Survey: How Many Earths Does Your Lifestyle Consume?

Did you get this consumer consequences email from American Public Media when it made the rounds late last year? We did and we took it. After designing our avatar, we answered a series of simple ques...

LA Survey: How Much Trash Do You Create In a Week?

We've read that the EPA estimates that the average American home creates pounds of 29 pounds of trash per week or 1600 pounds in one year! We'd like to consider ourself way below the norm but we're a...

LA Survey: Lawn Ornaments

The other day, we blogged the Youngwood Estates aka The House of Davids, a case of tongue in cheek lawn ornaments. We're torn on the subject. While we enjoy a statue or two in the right setting, we'...

"Karate Chop" to your pillows?

AT:LA reader Lisa made a comment on the post we did Monday, asking about the "karate chop" technique used on the pillows in the house tour of Chris and Eric Fenmore from the OC Register. It's a techn...

LA Survey: Have You Given Up Your Land Line Phone?

The other day, a friend mentioned she'd given up her land line; she only uses her cell phone. Although we primarily use our cell phone, living in an earthquake zone, our land line phone's a tool for ...

What are your Plans for Memorial Day?

Oh the promise of a long weekend. All those projects you could finish, all the books that could be read, all the museums to visit! We're planning to help a friend move and then will spend time with ...

Which Ikea Do You Go To?

With a 3 day weekend approaching, a lot of us are bound to stop by an Ikea and in Southern California we have a ton of options. With 4 locations in the LA-ish area (plus one in San Diego) it would se...

Inspiration: Photo as Headboard

We've blogged alternative headboards before and we're always looking for more. So when we spotted this display in Nurseryworks, a vendor who's usually in Ohdeedoh's territory, we had to stop and take...

Magic Eraser vs. Scotch Brite Easy Cleaning Pad

When it comes to miracle cleaning products, the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and the Scotch Brite Easy Cleaning pad seem to be at the top of most people's lists. So we ask you, which do you prefer if you h...

LA Survey: Do You Clean Before The Cleaning Lady Comes?

Callbob's Desk Callbob's comment yesterday when we asked about your biggest clutter spot, about not wanting to have the cleaning people over 'til the house had been cleaned, made us laugh out loud. ...

LA Survey Which Type of Clutterer are You?

Yesterday, Laure blogged about clutterers who can't let go of stuff. Did you know that there are actually five types? Which kind are you? Survey after the jump......

Stop Stairing: Stairs or No Stairs?

One thing I particularly remember while visiting and staying in Paris was the challenging amount of stairs in many apartment buildings (even more so than NYC). I ended up loving my morning and evening...

Pick Your Plants: Nurseries, Chains, or Mail Order?

So here's our latest garden status: we've pruned our lemon tree, tied back our wisteria vine, planted two bougainvilleas (one purple, one red), moved our hydrangeas from the front to the back, and pla...

LA Survey: Are You a Junker?

This morning, while driving to work, we saw this beautiful Thonet chair put out for the garbageman. We were tempted to stop and take it to our friends over at Cane & Basket Supply for an overhaul, but...

Hot or Not? The Park Square Mews

Whenever we see examples of modern places like this London house Park Square Mews designed by Belsize Architects, we have mixed opinions. On one hand, it's beautiful and impeccable (and probably more ...

Window Screens: Yay or Nay?

Our city housing inspector recently dropped by to see if the laundry list of fixes were met by our landlord. Strangely the list included window screens, even though we particularly asked that we did n...

LA Survey: Light Floors or Dark Floors?

Our friend's considering swapping out her light floors for dark ones. We love light floors, especially as they're done here, warmed by the natural yellowing of the clear varnish coating. But dark fl...

AT Survey: Which Daily Household Task Do You Dread the Most?

That's “Selfy the EasyBed”, the self-making bed up there, one of the 700 inventions showcased at the International Exhibition of Inventions recently. Knowing how many people just dread making thei...

Which Celebrity Closet Fits Your Style?

InStyle magazine recently ran a feature spotlighting celebrity closets that are bigger than most of our Smallest Coolest entries! But let's look beyond the designer duds and extra square footage and f...

LA Survey: Toilet Paper: Over or Under?

When you're living with someone, it's the little things that can spark the biggest fights. Like whether you fall into the over or under camp when it comes to replacing the toilet paper. We fall int...

Ballot Check: Which Yellow Oval Room Do You Prefer?

Here we have one room (The Yellow Oval Room in the White House), two political parties, and two distinct decorating styles. Which one do you prefer? Check out detail photos, cast your vote, and find...

LA Survey: Come Clean, How Many Magazines Do You Get A Month?

Our mailman hates us. Really. We get way too many magazines. It’s a wonder we find the time to read them all, let alone blog or eat. We’re trying to cut back and read them online, but we think...

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