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Lawrence's Manila Colonial Renovation
House Call

Name: Lawrence Antaran Location: Manila, Philippines Apartment Therapy reader Lawrence Antaran sent in several photos and details of his Manila, Philippines apartment renovation: I've been livin...

How to Keep True to this Kitchen's Style?
Good Questions

Q - My husband and I just bought a house built in 1960 from the original owner who hasn't changed a thing. We want to stay true to the home's style, but we need to update the kitchen. My husband is a ...

Matt Eastwood’s Paddington Pad
Sydney

By day Matt Eastwood is an advertising executive, although many Australian readers might also know him as a regular on ABC TV’s The Gruen Transfer. In his spare time however, Matt has turned an unw...

Better Shelter's Silver Lake Cottage Makeover

Name: 2310 Brier Ave by Better Shelter Location: Silver Lake, CA Size: 2 bed, 2 bath, just under 1,000 sq. ft. As many Silver Lake residents often do, we walk/run around the Reservoir in the morn a...

House Call: The Lorna House
Phoenix

Name: The Lorna House Location: Phoenix, AZ Reader and home owner Traci Brandon sent us a few photos of her renovated 1950's Ralph Haver designed residence located in Phoenix, Arizona (Haver was Cal...

Inspiration: Homemade TV Renovations
Sydney

Unfortunately for interior design loving TV watching Australians, locally made TV show Homemade has absolutely bombed in the ratings. Every week a group of up and coming interior designers fight it ou...

Good Questions: Help With My Retro Bathroom Redo!
Los Angeles

Dear Apartment Therapy: I must paint this week and I need some suggestions on a painting scheme that will totally knock this retro bathroom up. I am game for anything and I will choose whomever offer...

Good Questions: How to Refresh Our Kitchen On a Budget?
Los Angeles

Dear AT, my husband and I are in the process of renovating our kitchen with some new countertops and cabinetry that will bring the room from the early 80's to a more modern look (bye-bye honey stained...

Kitchen Renovation Ideas
From Australian Magazines

At the moment, it feels like every time we see a magazine it’s labeled “The Renovation Special”. We’ve already had a gut full of all the hiccups that keep happening with our bathroom renovatio...

Look: Los Angeles DIY City Guide

Our friends over at Charles & Hudson put together a good start resource for Angeleno DIY'ers with their first DIY City Guide, especially useful for those of you looking to enter a project for our Febr...

House Tour: Kate and Damien Take it SLO
Los Angeles

Name: Kate and Damien Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Size: 1500 sq. ft. Years lived in: less than a year >> Enter Slideshow When couple Kate and Damien purchased their San Luis Obispo home about a ye...

Beautiful Bathroom Renovation Before and After

Of course, this is the "after"; check under the jump for the "before" We've been followers of the LiveJournal SaucyDwellings community probably as long as we've been readers of Apartment Therapy, so w...

A Quick Guide To Planning A Renovation
Melbourne

Renovating can be exciting and scary at the same time. The thrill of using your space exactly how you want to, but the terrifying thought of how much that might cost you! While renovations might not b...

Reno 911: Karen's Bathroom Remodel

AT reader Karen has kept us updated on her bathroom renovation these past few months. While she's endured ups and downs with the project (city codes! Finding the right contractor!), the end result is ...

LA House Tour: Cindy and Harvey's Eichler Original

Name: Cindy and Harvey Location: Granada Hills, CA Size: 2500 sf Years lived in: Own, 9 months >> Enter Slideshow In the northern most part of Granada Hills, in an area where time seemingly forgot,...

Restored: John Lautner's Harpel House
LA Times 4.10.08

Today's LA Times Home & Garden feature story is a look inside the recently restored Harpel House. It was originally designed by architect John Lautner. If you've never heard of The Harpel House, you'r...

Church Renovated Into Modern Apartment

Holy smokes, talk about a building being resurrected into a new life. Dutch architectural firm named ZECC Architects converted an old chapel in the Netherlands into an uber-modern apartment. A couple ...

Laura Hunt Renovation of Son's Apartment on AD

Over at the Architectural Digest website, there's a series of interviews with designer Laura Hunt. She apparently took a challenge offered by Architectural Digest to renovate an apartment for $5000. S...

Habitat Restores/ Builders Surplus Stores

Here's a wonderful tip posted by Suzanne O'Connor of Bargains LA that will appeal to both your wallet and your sense of civic charity: the Habitat Restores are the retail outlet of the commendable c...

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