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Corey's Converted Barn
House Tour

Name: Corey James Gash Location: Costa Mesa, California Size: 700 square feet, plus 220 square feet Years lived in: 8 months Corey's the kind of guy that can figure out how to do almost anything. No...

Rock-N-Platnium Showcase in Los Angeles

Music is a great way to relax in your home and Apartment Therapy has featured some awesome musical interpretations + living through our own talented writer, Grace (rock on, girl!). If you are looking ...

Outdoor Living On The AIA/LA Fall Home Tour

We had the pleasure of attending AIA/LA's Fall Home Tour this weekend in the coastal town of Manhattan Beach. The four featured homes were modern in style and built using many green materials, makin...

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...

Jenn's Retro Dining Nook

You're probably already familiar with Jenn Ski's retro prints which Apartment Therapy has raved about here and here. Her work is a bit vintage, a bit modern but always retro (which is what we love m...

Help Identify This Chair Before We Sell?
Good Questions

Q - My girlfriend and I recently moved in together and have been on a furnishing spree. I spotted a pair of these chairs Craigslist and bought them with the intention of reupholstering them down the l...

DIY Dorm Room
Daily Danny

We've kept this image from Danny Seo's blog in our archives for a long time just waiting for the right moment to use this bit of inspiration. We love that Danny was able to transform a dorm room into...

A Splash of Green, Twilight Decor & Karl vs. Tom
Los Angeles Hot Posts for 8.30.09

Click to view these Los Angeles Hot Posts in bold below. • Before & After: Olga's Green Stripe • Um, What? Twilight Themed Decor • Genevieve and Maxwell's Mid Century Perch • Best...

Before & After: Olga's Green Stripe

It's no secret that our favorite way to transform a space is with paint. We've made over our friends homes here and here--and of course overhauled our own apartment here. So when we spotted Olga's b...

Scavenger: Pair of Mint Green Vinyl Couches- $750
Los Angeles

A matching pair of green vinyl Mid-century modern couches in good shape, except for a few missing buttons. $750 for the pair with delivery an option. Love the shape and the vinyl looks minty fresh!...

Enjoying Your Own City Parks

We are loving all of the My Great Outdoor posts throughout the Apartment Therapy site and it's inspired us to walk around our neighborhood and see what our neighbors have been up to. As we check out o...

How To: Prepare Your Plants For A Move

Here at Apartment Therapy, we often talk abut the best tips and resources for preparing for a big move. Sure your things get organized, the boxes packed neatly and the movers are booked, but what abou...

Summer Inspiration: Paint A Patterned Floor

Having spent the weekend lounging around in the park, at the beach and by a pool, my mind is still outside. The wall to wall underfoot hardly registers as I tap tap tap away on the keyboard. So runn...

Look! A Planter Made Out Of A Wagon

If you have some old items or things in your garage or storage space, consider reusing them in a new way. We spotted this old wooden wagon with some simple flowers and plants inside and thought it was...

Color Combo: A Variety of Greens

So, we're about two weeks late (St. Patty's Day) or a week too early with this post (Easter); but what the hell, it's spring! Instead of the usual parade of pastels, we went hunting for some examples ...

Beth's Project Do It Now Project : Retro Green Side Table

One summer during college we rescued a large dresser from a friend and refinished it. It was our first experience stripping, sanding and varnishing a piece of furniture (and it took the entire summer...

Good Questions: Who Makes This Bedding?
Los Angeles

Rebecca writes in with a bedding identification question: A while ago, you featured some photos from your Flickr pool for small space inspirations. I love the bedding in one photo and have been scou...

How To: Keep Your Laundry Healthy

We mentioned some habits to start in the new year that would help keep the bedroom a serene, restful place. A big part of that is creating routines for keeping it clean. But how clean is your laundr...

The GreenLife Eco Store Now Online

The Green Life opened last July as a smart design meets earth friendly boutique carrying all kinds of organic bedding, non toxic cleansers, and things for home and garden. This week they launched the...

Affordable Resources For Organic Bedding

We've already made the switch to nontoxic cleansers and laundry soap to keep our home free from weird chemicals and things that are harmful to our sensitive skin and environment. Now we're looking at...

Roundup: Painted Accent Walls
And Why We Love Them

We're not commitment shy by any means but we love how you can achieve the same affect by painting just one wall in a room opposed to painting all four walls. We've rounded up a handful of painted acc...

Upcoming Green Events in Santa Monica

Santa Monica has a bunch of great public programs for learning more about living green. This month they're hosting lectures and classes that teach you how to plant an edible garden, put together your...

Store: Weego Baby
Los Angeles

The newest store in the Weego Home family just opened up in the old Moca Store space on Main Street in Santa Monica. Besides carrying modern nursery and kids' room furniture and accessories, true to ...

Green: Cool your home in summer
Melbourne

To build on from Bethz’s easy sustainable living tips, we have a post for all the southern hemisphere readers. With summer nearly here, its time to think about how you are going to keep cool at hom...

6 Tips For Sustainable Living
That Are Easy To Do

Last weekend we had a sustainable living coach stop by our house. We've always recycled in our apartment and used scratch paper for printing but it never really went beyond that. Toying with compost...

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