Apartment Therapy Tagged: diy

5 Real Life DIY's by Readers

Sure we see all kinds of glossy, perfect DIY projects in magazines, but how often does the project actually turn out like that when you do it yourself? For us, it's rare. Maybe it's impatience, a re...

D.I.Y.: Freshen Up Furniture With Wallpaper

We spotted this neat Before & After of a standard secretary over at ferm LIVING's Clever Spaces blog. Check out how to make the most out of an old piece of furniture after the jump. Keep in mind that ...

Ugly AC Transformed Into Stylish Landing Strip

We've posted about ideas of how to hide your AC unit and recently shared this hilarious ugly heater solution. But we think AT reader Alex might have trumped them all with his stunning DIY solution for...

Good Questions: Can I Upholster My Ikea Malm Bed?
Los Angeles

We've been talking lately about tips and ideas for redecorating or freshening up home decor in this tough economic time. AT reader, Danielle, wrote us a question about taking her existing Ikea Malm be...

Guitars: Storage as Display

Playing the drums happens to be a strong hobby of ours. Luckily, our drums are stored at a rehearsal space but the few times the kick drum and stands have landed at our apartment, there's little room...

DIY Or Call In the Professionals? 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Jump In

Given our previously confessed "all thumbs" nature, a combination of our inner clumsiness and our inner perfectionist, if we need to hammer in a nail,, we call our handyman. But not everyone's as chi...

How To: Make A Vase Within A Table

We spotted this pretty vase within a table at Cisco Home the other day. We really love the clean lines and the mix of the teak wood and glass textures. If you have wood tables and a creative open mind...

Decorate Using Your Own Silhouettes
via Photojojo and Craft

We've blogged all kinds of silhouette prints from Femme Silhouette to Lotus Blossum, Dwell and more. But, if you've outgrown your fondness for birds and wish you could find something a little more pe...

Conversation Pits
Melbourne

Ok we’re just going to put it out there: we are a fan of the conversation pit. Perhaps not being around in the 70’s helps in having no sense of stylistic shame attached to the idea. But we can’t...

DIY: Masking Tape Screen
Melbourne

This has to be one of the cleverest and cheapest window treatment ideas – creating a decorative window screen using masking tape. Our rental has very public front windows and we don’t like to open...

How To: Make Your Own Natural Dishwasher Powder

Don't fret or call PETA on us...we're not asking you to put Scruffy in the dishwasher to scrub out those caked on stains (though plenty of pets like to clean our leftovers clean when we're not looking...

Look!: Hanging Book Lights: Anthropologie

We spotted these hanging book lights at Anthropologie while strolling the Americana at Brand in Glendale. Although they appear in the store's window display, these attention-getters are unfortunately ...

How To: Wallpaper a Filing Cabinet
Melbourne

We were flicking through an issue of last years Notebook magazine and came across a ‘how to’ that we thought looked elegant and easy to do. The ‘how to wallpaper a filing cabinet’ is not just ...

How To: Make Your Own Liquid Hand Soap

We love us some fancy soap but at $20 a bottle sometimes it's better to be a bit frugal. We've been known to reuse the bottles we love by refilling them with a concoction of our own:...

Look! Patchwork Tea Towel Kitchen Curtain

Earlier this year Sarahc over at AT Chicago put together a great list of additional uses for tea towels around the house. We can now add the idea above: tea towels with different designs stitched toge...

Look! Freestanding Bookcase

We remember doing something similar in our college dorm, except it didn't look this good (obviously: it was cement blocks and cut plywood sheets that constantly gave us splinters). We're liking how "...

UMA Cutout Screen Panel Set

Have a space you want to divide, yet allow light and air in? UMA's Cutout Screen Panel Set are an ornately designed damask and floral partition that provides an attractive and airy doorwas partition, ...

Look! DIY Litter Boxes Hidden Inside Bookcase

Ask any cat owner with an ounce of decor-savvy what is amongst their top "pet peeves" and litter boxes will likely be high up there (right next to surprise phantom hairballs). Most litter boxes aren't...

House Tour: Dan's Art Filled Animal House
Los Angeles

Name: Dan Rossiter, Camp Design Group Location:Long Beach, CA Size: 600 square feet Apartment style: Built-ins >>...

D.I.Y.: Textured Planters

We've been spotting some neat planters in stores lately and find them to be inspiring D.I.Y. projects. We really like the idea of using natural or structured materials as a base for a green plant. Pl...

Look: Pretty Ugly Furniture

We were faced with an awkward moment recently. Some friends of ours had bought a 1950’s dresser and painted it all kinds of horrible, added nasty modern handles and hadn’t scraped those stray bits...

Look! Apple Crate Shadow Boxes

We always seem to find inspiring and rustic home decor ideas on Anthropologie's showroom floor. Their visual displays are simple yet elegant - often integrating natural or organic textures. We stopped...

DIY: Candle Holder

We enjoyed a wonderful backyard barbecue this past weekend and spotted similar DIY candle holders to these pictured. Made out of empty coffee cans and a bottle of spray paint it's one of the easiest ...

Look: Shipping Pallet House
Austin

One thing people who love DIY projects have in common (besides the fun and thrill of making something yourself) is the money savings involved in taking on the task yourself. In a DIY project, the mos...

Look! Lucy's Yellow Stool

As a part of the casual summer cure, Lucy revamped a stool with some paint and some linen:...

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