Tag: privacy | Apartment Therapy

Creating Privacy On The Patio

Just because winter is approaching doesn't mean we're heading inside--at least not in Southern California. We're looking forward to taking our favorite cozy blanket and cup of coffee out on the sto...

A Little More Privacy In Your Home

When living in the city, privacy can sometimes can be hard to come by since buildings tend to be just a few feet apart. One way keep your home more private while letting in the natural sunlight and fr...

How Can I Give the Bedroom More Privacy?
Good Questions

Q - This is my "work-in-progress," 322-sq. foot studio mainly used as a "bunker" for city life, and is occasionally shared with a boyfriend who sleeps over sometimes. The sliding glass dividers are a ...

Question: How Private are Your Windows at Night?
Austin

While staying at a friend's place this week, we've been enjoying the gorgeous sunlight that bathes her house during the day through the huge windows in every room......

Looking In, Looking Out: The Window On Our World

Last week, we blogged about two homes we saw on the Dwell on Design home tour where the bathrooms were a little...ummm...less than private. But whether we live in apartments or houses, especially if ...

Small Garden Idea: Use Bamboo For Privacy

One of the nicest things about living in Venice was getting to have a little garden all to myself. Only problem is that the next door neighbors added on to their house and ended up putting a second s...

Look! Celeste's KTown Privacy Solution

From the sidewalk outside, you could see directly into our kitchen (dirty dishes and all)! AT Los Angeles reader and Koreatown resident, Celeste, wrote in with a window privacy solution she wanted to...

LA Good Question: Dealing With Nosy Neighbors?

We've all likely dealt with an overly curious, if not nosy, neighbor sometime in our lives. How to deal with them? "Dear ATLA, My neighbor seems to have made my life their uninvited concern. I often ...

Outdoor Tension Rods and Drapery

We've been trying to figure out what to do with a commons area between our apartment buildings that we think has a lot of potential for al fresco entertaining. An interesting idea is to treat the outd...

Best Plant Containers for Small Spaces

Going vertical isn't just for organization, try using wall-mounted and hanging plant containers to create a garden in a small space like a deck or a balcony: ...