Organized and Colorful Basket Collection
In a past life, we collected Elvis Presley memorabilia and windsocks that we hung from our bedroom ceiling. While we don't collect anything currently, we would definitely go for items that pull doubl...
Posts tagged “collections”
Bizarre Tchotchkes: The Return of Snow Globe Collections?
Do you remember the scene in Sleepless in Seattle where the woman Tom Hanks is dating (who happens to be an interior decorator) offers to bring back a snow globe to his kid? And the kid simply looks a...
Love Your Hobby? Make It A Collection
If you are passionate about something, consider putting it on display as a collection in your home. We love going into our friends' homes and seeing their hobbies on display. Our talented musical frie...
Fear of Decorating: Start With What You Love
A friend of ours we hadn't seen in a long time stopped by our house the other day and sang the "what-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-house-I-don't-know-where-to-begin" blues. Here's what we told them......
Starting a Collection: Begin With One Thing You Love
Earlier today, Beth took a look at a range of glass collections. We're always curious, how does a collection start? We took a closer look at one of the displays, the beautiful glass collection that ...
Impressive and Colorful Glass Displays
On our first trip to Italy, we discovered Murano glass (and somehow managed to safely bring home a handful of lovely pieces). Ever since, we've always gravitated towards colorful glass displays......
Where Do You Get Your Crafty Inspiration?
Austin
We’ve seen some great posts about crafts, collecting and displays this month, and are feeling quite motivated to create! We want to know what your favorite resources are for crafty inspiration and ...
Floor-to-Ceiling Collection At Home
When we were in Vegas last week at the Ahead of the Curve event, we spotted this amazing collection that could be a personal, colorful and easy do-it-yourself project in your own home. Wonder what thi...
10 Great Collections…
…From the Apartment Therapy LA Flickr Pool
Some of our favorite content comes by the way of the Apartment Therapy LA Group Pool on Flickr. Here are ten collections posted by our readers, ranging from plates, artwork, records, vintage cameras...
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 ...
Vintage Lunchbox Collection
For any of you who collect vintage tin lunchboxes and thermoses, how awesome is this collection? All 42 of these lunchboxes hail from the 50s to 70s era, featuring art from classic film and televisio...
Collections: Danielle's Pyrex Obsession
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Name: Danielle Location: Los Feliz, California Collection: Pyrex Glassware Size: 26 pieces, not including lids Value: approx $250-$300 Description: I became absolutely obsessed with pyrex after mov...
How to Revamp a Chair With Neckties!
As you can tell with last week's post, we're totally into the current trends of patchwork and granny chic decor. When we came across this chair makeover by Austin resident Stephanie Lewis, we had to ...
Display Ideas For the Music Lover
Living in Los Angeles, we're constantly surrounded by artists, actors--but most of all, musicians. We love how our friends have created clever ways to display their music memorabilia and instruments...
Displaying Artwork Mix and Match Style
We've always preferred to hang our art in a salon style grouping for a more eye catching design. What we've recently started doing with our salon style arrangement is mixing and matching......
Delightful Doily Inspiration!
With trends like patchwork quilts and “granny chic” décor coming back into style in recent months, we can’t help but focus our attention on another old fashion craft item, the doily. Weigh in...
Affordable Los Angeles Art & Art Galleries
We're big proponents of supporting local artists and bringing art into the home. We also understand purchasing art can be a little daunting, especially from the perspective of budget. But there are p...
A Call Out for Your Collections
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This month we've taken a look at the categories of arts, crafts and collections in the home, with several inspirations, examples and solutions of how to incorporate each into your decor. But what we l...
Peggy's Organized Collections
Last month we peeked into Peggy's light filled abode and swooned. Lots of people commented on her great art collections and smart displays so we decided to show you more. We love that Peggy's phil...
Our Favorite Collections to Display
We're not collectors by any means but we do love displaying groupings of similar items that we've collected over time. We've rounded up our favorite collections to display-- be sure to let us know wh...
Organizing "Things" & the Importance of Breathing Room
Just last week we were beckoned over to a friend's new apartment to help survey and advise about the new space (note: that's obviously not him above). He's an artist with a proclivity for pack rat b...
Good Questions: Shelving Solution?
Los Angeles
Dear AT, I found this image on Flickr and have been trying to find out which shelves the person used to organize their collection, but so far my inquiries have gone unanswered. I was hoping maybe some...
Collections as Inspiration Over at Etsy
We totally forgot to mention last week in all the rush and hubbub leading to leaving the country that the keen team over at Etsy posted an organization/display article we put together for them in conj...
Roundup: Stamp Ideas From Apartment Therapy
We've been inspired during Apartment Therapy's do-it-yourself month to work on our own decorative project during these rainy days in February. Our project uses stamps for decorative appeal. We rounde...
The Pros Of Moving Into Someone Else's Place
Rows of records at the American Record Corporation We read yesterday that when President Obama moves into the White House, he's inheriting quite the collection of classic LP's. The White House appar...
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