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Posts tagged “Living Room”

The Valley Hand Painted Chair by Philip Lumbang III

We thought we'd end the week with a positive figure from our community: Philip Lumbang III is a Los Angeles artist renowned for beautifying the streets of Silver Lake with his "awesome bears" murals (...

How Should I Arrange My Furniture?
Good Questions

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...

Suggestions For This Living Room?
Good Questions

Q: My wife and I just moved into a sweet house in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We're still trying to make our furniture work in the living room. Right now it seems too crowded and wondering if the lovely Apa...

Historic Tech Makeover: Oliver Schick's Living Space

Taking on a 110 square meter historic building, Oliver Schick interior design encourages modern thinking and home tech incorporation into a small, vintage package. The result is a very built-in look (...

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 ...

Good Questions: Downsizing a Living Room
Los Angeles

Hello Apartment Therapy! My mom is downsizing and moving into a MUCH smaller space. The problem is the living room. It is an odd shape and there is a fireplace right up against the wall and next to it...

Sectional Sofas vs. Sofa and Chairs

Overheard at a Chain Furniture Shop That Shall Not Be Named (but rhymes with Schmate & Schmarrel in Schmeverly Schmills): "UGH! Why would anyone want a sectional anymore? It's so 2004!" Really? We ha...

West Elm Globe Pendant Lamps

A few months ago when we were in the West Elm Store on the Third Street Promenade, we noticed a bunch of great pendant lamps over the cash register. Of course, we whipped out our camera and started a...

Good Questions: What Kind Of Chairs Go With This Leather Couch?

Victor writes: I'm slowly getting my apartment in shape. The couch was given to me by a friend, the coffee table and rug are from Crate and Barrel. Now I need to replace the chairs. What style? Wh...

Floor Lamp from Vintage Camera Equipment

Jonathan's post last week on lamps inspired by vintage camera equipment, reminded us of this project from ReadyMade Magazine. A lamp actually made from vintage camera equipment, it combines the lates...

LA Spring Cure O8: Week 4: Clearing Out and Preparing to Shop

Hollywood and Western's bedroom before Good quotes: My outbox, or outpile, shrank when I invited my friends to take whatever they wanted home. One friend joked that she felt like it was her birthday, ...

LA Good Question: How Do We Make Our Living Room Less Blah?

Simon and Linda have a good question about making the most of the living room area in their new apartment: So we're very excited about our new apartment and our new couch and chair from The Sofa Com...

On A Whim: Trendy Inspirations

[Photo: The Holiday from Chameleon Interiors] Sure, we all get inspired by a friend's house, or a great movie/TV set, or the latest issue of Domino. This weekend, we got hit on all three sides (a di...