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Posts tagged “affordable”

Affordable and Handmade Pops of Color!
Austin

It’s not often you find the perfect blend of local art and affordable handmade accessory, but we think we’ve done it with the gorgeous ceramic work of artist Melanie Schopper. If your space needs...

Small Space and Budget Ideas from Mark Odom Studio!
Austin

We’re big fans of modern designers who work on affordable and sustainable projects, so when we came across Mark Odom Studio’s work we had to share. Full of suggestions for homes of all sizes, we...

Make Your Collection Art In Your Home

For this month's Apartment Therapy theme - art, crafts and collections - we've been covering a range of inspiring ideas, especially when it come to showcasing your collections. We spotted this very ...

Affordable Accent: Paper Lanterns

Last week we talked about 10 good ideas for renters to really feel at home and one of the tips was to change out your lighting. There are some great design ideas out there. An easy and affordable opti...

Outdoor Inspiration: Use Beach Mats as Outdoor Rugs

Obviously Benita over at Chez Larsson is a huge inspiration to ...

D.I.Y. Painted Cork Coasters

February is do-it-yourself month at Apartment Therapy and we wanted to include some small accents too. We spotted these modern number coasters over at Modern Cottage and thought they were an affordabl...

Umbra Loft For Target

We've been posting about the home design available at Target lately and also wanted to include the new Umbra Loft collection that caught our eye. Featuring accessories, accents, wall decor, kitchen it...

Look! A Little Spring Days Shy Of Winter

We love seeing white lights in trees and holiday decor around Los Angeles even though the highs in December hover around the high 60s. When we stopped into the Trader Joe's in Culver City yesterday (w...

D.I.Y.: The Affordable Bedside Table Makeover

Yesterday we rounded up some round side table options and it inspired us to show you how we made our own bedside tables. Last year when we were looking for simple mirrored bedside tables, we couldn't ...

Good Questions: Where's A Good Place On The Westside To Shop For A Platform Bed?
Los Angeles

[ATLA reader, M, is looking for a bed like Room & Board's Perspective bed.] One of our Apartment Therapy readers sent us a question about where to find an affordable platform bed on the Westside of L...

Affordable Decorating: Doilies

One of the things we like to do is to switch things around, whether it's mixing up arrangements or making new pillows, it keeps the apartment feeling alive and fun. Although we aren't going to embark...

Affordable Luxury Roundup

Ryan's Affordable Luxury Redo We like to think it's the small things in life that add up to a great quality of life. And while we can't exactly solve the economic issues that have a lot of people sca...

Ikea System for the Garden

Double Duty! We saw this kitchen system for wrangling utensils in the kitchen at Ikea earlier this week and thought they'd make perfect garden pots for a small space....

Flickr Find Canned Garden

We found this affordable way to start a garden from Flickr User Happy Sleepy: reuse those giant cans that pizza sauce and stewed tomatoes come in, spray them a fun color (use a rust resistant paint),...

How To's For The Garden:
An Apron, Little Planters And An Outdoor Tray

Martha Stewart's Craft of the Day has recently showcased some great ways to freshen up the outdoors with simple DIY projects:...