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What's Your Welcome Item?

We visited our friend this week and hadn't been over to her cute home in a while. When we walked in, we were greeted by the most amazing scent. ...

We remember watching Apartment Therapy fave, Ron Marvin's, episode of Small Space, Big Style years ago and how he had a thing for lamps and lighting. In just 300 square feet he has over ten. We also h...

Birch Candles Are Back For Fall

We are welcoming the Fall season and are inspired by rustic textures, like birch. When we spotted these birch candles at.. ...

How to Furnish Our Future Apartment?
Good Questions

Q: My partner and I have just brought an off-the-plan apartment which is not due to be finished until July 2010. This being our first home, I want it to look good, not like a flat. But I am struggling...

Consider New Uses For Old Furniture

Being thoughtful about what items you have in a smaller space is important. As you start editing, consider taking the things you don't use or want anymore and try to find a new use for them before thr...

5 Tips For Balancing Your Decor

Sometimes it's how you simply feel in a space that makes all the difference. If there's too many heavy pieces or the layout is too cluttered then the balance and harmony of a space can feel off. After...

Ikea-Chic Dorm Room in Red, Black, and White

With the fall semester looming around the corner, we're pretty sure that Target and Ikea are going to be clogged with students stocking up on dorm essentials. Thankfully, it's becoming easier to be a...

Design Trends Here To Stay

There are some design trends that have stayed the course, weaving in and out of popularity and design style. While some people feel these trends can be tired and over, other people find a daily does...

Roundup: Ottoman Poufs

Move over garden stools, poufs have arrived. Although these casual ottomans / floor cushions / tables / decorative accents have been available for a while, they seem to be popping up all over the pl...

Beverly Hills Bike Tour

Since it's travel month at Apartment Therapy, I wanted to share a little bike tour I recently took around my current neighborhood, Beverly Hills, and how it inspired my design style at home. After t...

Favorite Restaurant Decor

We enjoy dining out in Los Angeles and especially love checking out the wonderful restaurant design and style that is on display. We often always check out the design elements and sometimes wish we co...

Travel Inspiration: Chart Your Adventures

Having just returned from 5 glorious days on the southwest coast of Oregon, we've definitely got travel on the brain. We met up with cousins that just returned from China and are on their way to Euro...

HOM Dwellings and Decor via KAA Design Group

One of the highlights of the Westweek event a few weeks ago was the HOM house on display in the courtyard. The beautifully designed dwelling is the creative vision from the very talented and innovativ...

6 Book Storage Ideas For Your Home

[Simple book placement inspiration at the Catherine Malandrino store in Los Angeles.] We often talk about book storage and placement on Apartment Therapy. Since so many readers enjoy their book collec...

Roundup: Outdoor Rug Ideas

We are all about making the most of your outdoor space in Southern California. If you do have some outdoor space (big or small) then consider creating an intimate and comfy vibe by adding an outdoor r...

How Has Your Childhood Home Influenced Your Design?

[We've always had a thing for stripes and we have an idea of why....] We were inspired by our post yesterday about using family heirlooms in every day life (by the way we still don't know the name of ...

Unifying A Mish Mash Of Furniture Styles

A friend of ours recently moved into a new home. Because it's considerably smaller than her last space, she listed a lot of her furniture on Craig's List, taking only what didn't sell. Which means t...

Another Look At Mixing and Matching Styles

We often post on about mixing and matching of styles on Apartment Therapy. Creating a design that works for you in your home is most important and if, let's say, choosing a traditional piece to accomp...

Inspiration: Vintage Danish Adult Movie Decor

How appropriately inappropriate that we, AT Los Angeles, take note of home decor inspirations from that scandalous hometown industry of adult features. We've posted about triple-X home set locations i...

Negative Space Idea In Your Home

In your home, it's easy to fill up a bookcase, tabletop or sideboard with stuff. Just stuff. Lamps, books, bills, picture frames, more books, magazines, trays - just stuff. While these may be things ...

Look! Penny Tile Inspires Home Decor

We’ve covered penny tiles and penny rounds like the pictures above on Apartment Therapy over the years. While we love seeing these colorful and small tiles as part of home design like creating floor...

Inspiration: Decorating with Produce

We're all familiar with using a big bowl of citrus fruit in our living rooms. A big bowl of oranges, lemons or limes is a familiar sight in decorating magazines. And green apples have become de rige...

LA Good Question: Where Can I Find Retro-modern Cabin Furnishings for a Rustic Studio?

"I'm about to move into a really special, historic cabin-like oasis in Eagle Rock and am desperate to find stores/websites that carry retro or modern camp-like decor. I just bought some great metal di...

Look: Decor and Print Inspired Cakes

I'm currently on an all vegan, no sugar diet for this whole month (sort of a my own version of Lent every 3 months). So what am I doing but staring at various delectable cakes online all morning. Well...

LA Store: Mercado

Although the main part of Silver Lake's Sunset Junction might have lost some of its beloved design/furnishing shops thanks to rising rents (RIP Sunset Orange and The Den of Antiquity), we're happy to ...

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