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Landing Strip Wall Drawers

We love seeing drawers repurposed as containers (usually placed on a table top holding books or DVDs). This version is definitely a spin on the traditional use and can be hung just by using L-bracket...

The Fall Cure: The Landing Strip
Week 3 - Show & Tell

This landing strip might be more elaborate than what you were considering, but she who has rabbits has been inspired by Morgan's shelving. • Cure Clock: 4.5 weeks to go • Assignment: Read W...

4 Oversized Items That Enhance The Entryway

If asked, our signature decor "move" would be to always add an oversized piece of furniture to a room. Oversized decor is a cinch to find (especially when you're shopping vintage)--not to mention, i...

Sara's Efficient Hallway

Sara shows us that it doesn't take a ton of space to create an efficient landing strip. She sets up shop in her hallway and goes vertical on both sides......

Dilemma: When Your Front Door Opens Directly Into Your Living Room

There are two kinds of homes. The first one has an entryway, a small hallway, a nook near the front door or even a sharp turn that separates the front door from the rest of the home. And then there'...

Look!: Manlandingzone

We love that organizing isn't a "one size fits all" mantra. The important thing is to have your own system and use what works for you. Take for example, our friend Loop's landing zone......

Good Question: How to Spruce Up This Entry?
Los Angeles

Matt left this question in yesterday's entryway roundup: What suggestions would you have for this space? I just moved in and am trying to get settled. I moved the tv stand about a foot further down t...

Landing Strip Roundup
Hooks, Ideas, How-To's

This week in The Cure we're starting to filter out the outside world to keep it from invading our homes. One way we start this process is by adding an organized entryway or landing strip to our apart...

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...

Look! Hooks Under Console Shelf

OK, so the radiator underneath this shelf is making us a wee bit nervous, but the idea of installing hooks underneath a landing strip shelf is a pretty neat idea to store short jackets, bags, leashes,...

Round Up: Shredders

You have a shredder, yes? A friend's experience with identity theft reinforced our feeling that it's a must have. We have a small one tucked into a cabinet that serves as our landing strip. But, a ...

Noteboard by Carole Lowgren

What to do with dry cleaning tickets, receipts, dental appointment reminders and the other detritus of daily life? We're always looking for new ways to organize papers on our landing strip. We'd bee...

Spruce Up Your Front Door Ideas from Our House Tours

A sense of humour welcomes you and lets you know what to expect when you enter Susan and Michaels Artistic AerieWith the onset of Spring, it's time to take a good look at your front entrance. Not jus...

Melamine Trays from NotNeutral

Unbreakable, sleek and fun. These melamine trays from NotNeutral are perfect for hosting a garden party or for use on a landing strip or desktop to keep odds and ends from spreading everywhere. Our ...

Look! Emroidery Hoop Landing Strip

We love this ingenious use of the decorative embroidery hoop. This time it's part of the landing strip, helping to corral papers and letters that need to leave the house. ...

Ikea Balso Garden Pot: 1 pot, 3 uses

We picked up one of Ikea's new garden pots for its simplicity and fun texture. When we got home, we realized we could use it for a number of things around the house. ...

Trays from Magenta

In our home, trays are indispensable. They catch our change and keys by the front door, they get pretty vignettes arranged on them in the bathroom and on tables. They corral clutter. Beside the bed...

Magnetter Key and Letter holder by Umbra

Seeing Abby's post today about the Coat Rack by Loyal loot, we were reminded of this wall shelf/panel/hook-thing? from Umbra. It's called the "Magnetter" and we think it could be a great candidate for...

Coat Rack by Loyal Loot

If you don’t have your landing strip fully in place yet because you're still looking for a coat rack, consider the coat rack by Loyal Loot. Simple. Functional. Elegant. This is the kind of piece...

Inspiration: Landing Strip

Sometimes all you need is a place to put stuff down. That's it. It doesn't have to be more complicated than that. This is a landing strip at its most minimal and elegant: a hook and a chair. A pla...

Are You Ready for an Emergency?

The last few days have been beautiful, haven't they? When the weather in Los Angeles is beautiful, there's nothing like it. But we know, living in an earthquake zone, that disaster can strike when w...

Ikea Landing Strip Help

We stopped by Ikea over the weekend, and in additional to seeing their amazing summer collection that Jonathan talked about, we spotted quite a selection of items to help with your landing strip....

Jonathan Adler Jade Bird Bowl

Is it spring in the air that has us jonesing for this bird bowl from Jonathan Adler? We love its swooping shape, its quizzical expression and, especially, its blue-green jade colour. We also love i...

LA Spring Cure O8: Week 3 – Keeping the Outside World at Bay

Sparklerawk made a delicious breakfast. Three weeks in. Wow! You guys are doing well and making progress. Don’t forget to tag your photos with “ApartmentTherapyCureLA” and upload them to the...

Reader Poll: Shoes on or off in your house?

So last night, we glammed up for a party at our friend's house. When we got there, we were asked to take off our shoes. We were bummed; our shoes made our whole outfit!......

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