PlantTherapy: Hot?
It's always fun to see new and surprising things that come up at the local florists in NYC. It can look like a couture runway sometimes. This newer variety of ranunculus was at Plaza Florist on Le...
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PlantTherapy: Saturday Morning Flowers
The harbingers of spring will hit the flower shops before they come to our flowerbeds. This week I found an uncommon cut flower, Helleborus, to bring back home. I love their cool green color and th...
LA House Tour: Laure's Constant Change
Name: Laure
Location: Venice, CA.
Size: 500 square feet (ish)
Years lived in: 2 years
Inspiration: Other people's homes
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As soon as I got word of my eviction,...
& Light: Tobias' Window Shade
Title: Through the Window Shade
Photographer: Tobias Chu
Location: Munich, Germany
Description: "Morning light permeating through the window shade and reflecting off the open window..."
"& Light" ...
Global Inspiration: Chic Hotel Bedroom from England
High Road House in London is inspirational and inspired; the Shaker influences are impossible to ignore in these clean, modern rooms. According to the March issue of Living Etc: "Light textures, natu...
Birdside Table
Clever, no? Never mind that this table isn't available yet, and when it is, the vendor doesn't deliver to the United States. Consider it, instead, as a guideline for a great bedroom DIY project....
Look! Vera
Have you checked out the pictures of Lindsay Lohan in New York Magazine yet? In the shots of Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern that inspired them, the blonde bombshell hides coyly behind her sheer Vera sca...
Floating Credenzas
We've been spying wall-mounted credenzas in a lot of design photos lately. We love this idea, since it lightens a heavy piece by making it appear as though it's floating. There are a few ways to get...
LA Late breaking Sales: The Dock and Bahay Home
Time to dust off the ol' wallet and take advantage of up to 40% off at two of our favorite stores: the Dock Downtown and Bahay Home in Culver City....
How To: Make A Custom Doormat
We had never heard of the New Zealand home publication Your Home & Garden until we read about it on DesiretoInspire, but we're glad we did after seeing this simple DIY project that will convert a plai...
Look!: Binder Clips Used for Hanging Art
Framing can be so expensive, and sometimes we just want to go for a more casual look when adorning the walls. So we came up with a quick and cheap solution for a poster in our foyer - an oversized b...
Close-Up!: Heather's Demijohns
While working on Scavenger this week, we came upon some demijohns for sale on Craigslist. They caught our eye but we couldn't quite figure out what to do with them. Today while browsing through our...
CHI Good Questions: Help with Kitchen Redesign?
Matthew sent us an email: "I just bought my first home and am remodeling it. It is Mid Century Modern and very ahead of its time, but has not been cared for by its previous owners. I have gutted the w...
TaskWatch Whiteboard Clock: Timepiece and Appointment Keeper
Art. Lebedev Studio's TaskWatch whiteboard is one of those "duh, why didn't I think of that" ideas that is perfect for the office, kitchen or anywhere else you might need to jot down a reminder or two...
Fermob Garden Furniture at Flora Grubb
Ah, this photo of Fermob furniture makes us yearn for warm spring and summer days, some wine and cheese... But even in the winter, the bright and colorful aluminum furniture would be quite a welcome...
AT Europe: Paris - Multi-Mirrors from La Chaise Longue
Here's a fun take on the classic gilded mirror that will reflect multiple points of light and add volume to small spaces. ...
SF Good Questions: Names for My Antiques Collective Space?
While not exactly a home design-related question, we thought maybe everyone would like to be a little creative on this February Friday...
AT:SF,
After two years of waiting, I finally got a space at ...
AT Offline: Pardon, While We Schmooze Today....
Today is going to be a little light on the blog as we have the honor of spending the day at the ID Magazine offices, helping judge their 2008 Annual Design Review. We're told we'll be holed up till 5p...
Good Quote: Getting Organized
"After you find something, put it away in the first place you looked for it. The first place is its most natural home."
- Anonymous...
Blogging... House Beautiful March 08: hand blocked wallpaper
Image from House Beautiful March 2008This pink and green bedroom is another highlight in the March 2008 House Beautiful. The issue features several examples of which colors "work with what." This part...
Dots Wood Coat Hooks by Tveit & Tornoe
This group of solid oak pegs are from Norwegian design studio Tveit & Tornoe. The simplicity of the grouping of five round pegs makes an excellent, minimal coat rack. We'd love to see these in a sma...
Thursday Giveaway: Humble Masterpieces by Paola Antonelli
Product: Humble Masterpieces: Everyday Marvels of Design
Value: @ $22
Description: This is a favorite design book of ours. Small in scale, it mimics the size and power of all the classic designs i...
Klippan Table Linens at Fjorn Scandinavian
Fun and functional. These Swedish Klippan Table Linens made us smile. They're available as tablecloths, napkins, runners, and mats. Click below for more images and links....
NY Good Questions: A Couch That Goes With These Chairs?
Hello AT,
My fiancée and I purchased a set of these Siesta chairs as our first big furniture purchase.
I was excited to purchase nice, used chairs as I am a firm believer that old items have a bett...
Crazy Westlake, Texas Bloomhouse
Looking more like a gargantuan meringue made structure, this Westlake, Texas home is on the market for $650K, and comes with custom built-in cherrywood cabinets, walk-in closets, hidey-holes, a twisti...
Reader Tip: Quality Window Hardware
AT:SF reader Kim recently wrote to us: This is my ode to quality hardware for window treatments. For oh so many years I've stuck with bargain hunting for drapery rods and window panels, and made do ...
Blogging ChicagoTribune Magazine: Renovation Issue
The Chicago Tribune Magazine's Renovation Issue arrived with the Sunday paper. It must be an annual thing, we blogged it last February as well.
This time around it features a project by Patrizio Fra...
Original Art for 99
Want to own affordable art and support New York artists? We just heard about Original Art for 99 from its founder, Jeff Frederick. He also sent us the photo up top of one installed work purchased f...
Ty-tanic Sears Sale of Ty Pennington Style Line
Before you blow off checking out these items because: 1) they belong to the Ty Pennington Style line and/or 2) they're sold at Sears, we'd recommend you at least take a peek. A great deal of his curre...
& Light: Send Us Your Photos
Quiver by helveticaneue
Each year AT chooses a theme for Friday Photos. This year the theme is "& Light." We found this lovely photo by helveticaneue on Etsy, and we're posting it just because we l...
Color Combo: Green and Yellow
This color combination comes straight from nature. It works with the colors we associate with fall (browns, deep earth tones) or spring (paler hues). Click below for our roundup of green and yellow ...
SF Good Questions: Secret to Growing Grass Indoors?
AT:SF,
This might not be a good question, it might be stupid; I tried to grow my own grass in a nice pot in my house, I love the way it looks in a white cube shaped pot but it always dies right away, ...
Comforter or Duvet?
Image from LNT
Our post on the Vera Wang Poppy Comforter set brought up an interesting comment. So we're wondering AT:LA readers, what's on your bed?... (Survey after the jump)...
Trace Table Series by Stefan Bench
Regular readers might recognize the Trace Coffee table from a look at products sold by MoMA. Part of a series from designer Stefan Bench, the coffee table is one of nine tables of various shapes and...
Pregnant Juno Dates for the Oscars
From The Kitchn: Our sister site that promotes cooking & eating at home
Bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with a baby...almond? We don't usually go for cutesy themed food at our parties, but this happens to be one of our favorite appetizers and it just goes so well with the li...
Dos Chicas' Barbara Flower Carrier
We were immediately intrigued when we saw the Barbara Flower Carrier. We try to buy fresh flowers every week at the farmer's market near our house, because we love the seasonal selection and, of cour...
Roundup: Modern Recliner Chairs
Our friend is moving in with his girlfriend, and his one request is to have a recliner chair in the apartment. We're trying to help her out by finding some good-looking modern recliners. She wants t...
Hot or Not? Animalier Tiles from Settecento
Yes, that's faux-lizard print...in purple tile. Designed by Italian tile company Settecento.
...
Jill's Tour: Day Trip to Humlebaek
I started out on the train and, in true travel mode, was in serious soak-it-up mode. From the team of soccor fans enjoying a 12-pack of beer at 10am to the mailman making deliveries on his pimped-ou...
On Sale at Anthropologie
Nothing makes us smile like a sale at Anthropologie. Remember when Jonathan made his own version of this Neptune chair? Well it's half off along with a bunch of pretty textiles and a rack that coul...
NY Good Questions: Decorating Options for the Living Room?
Hello AT,
We are in need of your help.
We've been living in our apartment for many months now, but can't seem to think of anything great to put in our living room.
We love the openness of our l...
14 Ways To Spruce Up the Bedroom Before Buying Anything New!
Here at AT, we only have one week til bedroom month is over. How's your bedroom looking? Here are 14 ideas -- culled from our own blogs and other sources -- that have worked for us. Start here and...
Patina
We finally made it to Patina to snap some photos a few weekends ago, after many well meaning but failed attempts to stop by after its opening last fall.
We won't wait long before returning - the st...
Team 7 Non-Toxic Bedroom Furniture
Green up your bedroom. Team 7 is a leading manufacturer of green, non-toxic furniture for many rooms of the house, but perhaps most importantly, the bedroom......
Eames Aluminum Group Management Chair Spotted At Democratic Debates
Yeah, we're that nerdy that we found pleasure after noticing the Democratic candidates and hosts/interviewers were seated upon some sweet looking white leather Eames Aluminum Group Management chairs d...
Blogging Elle Decoration UK: Petite Bauhaus
Hands up if you wouldn't mind a small pied à terre in Paris. Yeah, we're right there with you. We certainly wouldn't turn down an opportunity to set-up a little nest over there in the land of...
SF Late-Breaking Events: James Tantum, David Tomb, and Southern Exposure
David Tomb at Electric Works
Electric Works
Opening Reception: David Tomb: Treasures of the Sierra Madre - Birds of West Mexico
Fri., 2/22, 6-8 pm
SF
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Survey: What Celebrity Bedroom Would You Most Want to See?
This was rather amusing: DearSugar.com surveyed their readers exactly one year ago today to find out which celebrity bedroom people were most interested in seeing. Out of Dita Von Teese, Charlie Sheen...
PULP bulletin board by Umbra
AT:NY recently blogged about some of the latest from Umbra, that debuted at the recent NY Gift Fair. One of the other new items from Umbra takes a little twist on the traditional bulletin board. It's ...
Blogging Metropolis: Tom Dixon
Regular readers are well aware with our fascination with all things Tom Dixon. The British designer's smart, iconic designs always seem fresh and the recent opening of his shop in ABC Carpet & Home gr...
Thursday Giveaway Roundup: 02.22.08
A quick reminder that we have two Thursday Giveaways on AT this week.
Click here to check them out. And please don't forget that you have to go to the linked posts to actually enter the giveawa...
Best Products: Restoration Hardware's Cotton Blankets
We have a cotton blanket from Restoration Hardware that we use year-round. It's the perfect weight for a summer bedspread, and in the winter it adds just the right amount of warmth under our quilt. ...
LA Good Questions: How to Paint Walls With High Ceilings?
This question came from a disgruntled friend over the iChat: So, I just moved into a place that has high ceilings--about 25 feet! And the walls are an icky dark-ish beige and the ceilings are an off-...
NY Hot Posts: 02.22.08
AT Europe: London House Tour - Veronika & Sebastian's Rooftop Victorian
This week's Hot Posts drew you in and inspired great discussion. Thanks for getting involved, and staying involved, in our com...
LA Scavenger: Vintage Orange for a Gray Day
This is a lot of orange you say? No way, this orange velvet chair is the perfect amount of poppy color to spruce up any room (as long as you don't already have it decked out in orange...). Lots of g...
SF Scavenger: West Elm Wood Bed Frame for $100
We've always liked the West Elm wood bed frame - Queen. It's got such simple, modern lines -- and it's real wood. (And they've fixed the problem mentioned in this classic AT post.)
Click here to v...
Best of Modern Beds: Siena by Naoto Fukasawa
Designed by Naoto Fukasawa in 2007, the Siena is dramatic. Super narrow and unencumbered, the look is ultra-light and minimal, yet balanced by a base that projects beyond the mattress on all sides. M...
Bedrooms in Boxes
We've all heard of bed-in-a-bag bedding. Well, this is a similar concept, taken a step further: Bedrooms in Boxes are coordinating kits of bedding and accessories. It's kind of a lazy-man's way of d...
NY Good Questions: Is There Difficulty in Painting This Black?
Hello AT,
Sorry, I'm cheating... I actually have two questions!
I love the idea of a vintage card catalog in my bedroom to store my things, but I would want to paint it black.
Here are my two co...
CHI Scavenger: Dania Sofa and Ottoman for $425
In Lakeview, this Dania sofa and ottoman is up for grabs. The set is less than a year old and retailed for $750. Room & Board velvet couch below:
Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open fo...
Currents:
NYT House & Home Roundup 2.21.08
In the majority of this week's Currents, The New York Times looks at the Lucas Samaras photographs NYC Chairs at Chelsea's PaceWildenstein gallery. The fifty photographs all depict chairs seen on t...
Design Classic: Mah Jong Sofa by Hans Hopfer
Hippie chic. Designed nearly 40 years ago, it is consistently made new as Roche Bobois refreshes the upholstery fabrics. Over the years the sofa has been covered with colorful choices......
Plane Sheets Personal Airline Seat Covers
Traveling so much that commercial planes feel like your bedroom? This is a nifty idea that we are just dying to see someone whip out on a flight one of these days. It's the Plane Sheet, made to brin...
AT Email: Our Day at ID Magazine & Our Biggest Post Ever 2.22.08
February 22, 2008
A small sample of 140 furniture design entries
Our apologies for the late delivery today. We were holed up all morning and early afternoon at the ID Magazine offices, ta...
SF House Tour: Philip and Tania's Noe Valley Contemporary Victorian
(Welcome again to Sally, one of the finalists in our San Francisco Blogger search.Comment away!)
Name: Philip Wood and Tania Ketenjian
Location: San Francisco
Size: 1000 sq ft
Years lived in: 2
...
Best Sources for Linen Bedding
European Linen Duvet & Shams - Charles P. Rogers
We've practically shouted our love of linen from the mountaintops (here and here). Years ago an antique dealer at the old Treasure Island Flea Market...
Global Inspiration: Chic Hotel Bedroom from Greece
Fresh Hotel in Athens is all about bright color accents- something translatable to all-white rental apartment bedrooms. The March issue of Living Etc has this to say about the style: "" Illuminated f...
237 Texas Street: A New Way of Staging to Sell?
Let's play "spot the Nagel poster." We're a little bit speechless about the staging of this San Francisco home. Is it a welcome change from the standard karate-chopped-pillows way of staging, or i...
House Tour: Zoka's East Village "Open" House
Today we are revisiting one of our favorite house tours, which we photographed in the summer of 2006. Zoka's home is featured in the new issue of Domino (page 91) which got us thinking that we should ...
Tools: Hang and Level
Last week we blogged picture frames collages. We love the idea but when it comes to the actual hanging, we're not as skilled as our fellow bloggers; we're embarrassed to say it's a job we usually far...
Finding Affordable Rentals Throughout the US
We don't know if it's just the sign of the times or if people were just getting the itch to change their scenery, but we've had quite a few friends move to new places in the last few weeks. The one th...
Bedroom Inspiration: Colorful Textiles from Romo
Looking through textile manufacturer Romo's site, we saw a lot of colors that would be perfect in a bedroom: calm, balanced tones that also have a lot of warmth to them. Click below for more.
...
Jill's Tour: Even the Airports are Beautiful!
After arriving in Copenhagen on a red-eye, I convinced my body that it had slept a full night and began my exploration of this mid-century modern mecca at the crack of dawn......
The $7779 House Made of Straw
Steve James wanted a house that was eco-friendly and affordable, so he built one himself. His kitchen is made from a cedar reclaimed from a nearby park. His sink was once used as a bucket lowered and ...
SF Flickr Finds: Dityfleur's Redone Living Room
Found in our SF Flickr Pool, photos of dityfleur's living room redo. Here's the before; jump below for the after......
Olde Good Things: Architectural Antiques & Artifacts
>> Take a Peek Inside Slideshow
We tripped into Olde Good's Chelsea store last month and were blown away. They have soooooooo many salvaged antiques from so many different periods that if even if...
CHI Good Questions: Ideas for Hallway Shelf Area?
Magen is looking for ideas: "So glad to have found your site! I have a question... What to do to utilize this odd but cool shelf thingie in my hallway? It goes the length of the apartment and has t...
Look! Old Maps as Blinds
image: this ain't no discoNestled in the heart of old town Irvine is an ad agency that has kept their office true to its industrial past. Right down to the blinds....
Eco-Friendly Flooring
A friend recently inquired about finding sources for reclaimed and sustainable woods. They weren't looking for lumber for their flooring in this case, but for an art project. But it did get us started...
Pimlico Place
Shopping at Pimlico Place is kind of what we imagine it would be like to shop at our great-aunt's house, if we had a glamorous great-aunt with excellent taste who had traveled extensively around the ...
How to: Make a Headboard Using Ikea Mirrors
ATLA reader Jen in Santa Monica sent us this great DIY solution. Using 30 Ikea Malma mirrors, Jen was able to create herself an affordable and unique bedroom feature. She used adhesive squares, noting...
Spinning Tops from SleepingForest
No, you didn't just click over to Ohdeedoh by mistake. We've actually been trying to think of how to have more fun. (Yes, that's right, we all need to have more fun.) And we're thinking that thes...
A Drawing A Day: #49 in the snow - President's Day Weekend, Bondville, VT
Drawing #49
>> Enter Slideshow - February
>> Enter Slideshow - January
I made a New Year's resolution to draw a squiggle each day of this year, so that I'd eventually have 365 of them and a clearer...
Charley Harper Prints
Ever since we posted about Todd Oldham's photography portfolio, we've been trying to find out the source of all of those magnificent prints hanging up in practically every photograph! Thanks to AT re...
LA Store: West LA Plating Company
In the midst of refinishing a bureau we found on Craig’s List, we find ourselves stuck for hardware. We're looking for something highly polished and silver in color, with a chinoiserie feeling, but...
White Devils Bed & Bath Set by India Rose
There are days (and spaces) when over-the-top feminine really works: we're thinking Friday morning on the brink of a long weekend, in an industrial loft. Or Sunday morning in a country-style cottage...
Flickr Finds: t8_1974's Chair from Scout
T8_1974 scored this fantastic chair at Scout (along with its twin). After living with them for a bit in the dining room, t8_1974 moved them into the living room, where they now just feel right. Read ...
LA Times H&G 2.21.2008
Image from LA Times
In addition to AT:LA being mentioned in the LA Times Home & Garden section today, there's also several other highlights, including a fun house tour in Silver Lake... More after the...
Setting the Table for Spring
NYT House & Home Roundup 2.21.08
The New York Times' Personal Shopper feature rounds up what's new and exciting in the tabletop realm. We're especially fond of the Floor Plan pattern (above), a new addition to Fishs Eddy's collecti...
Stainless Steel Pegboard and Organizers
If you like the idea of a pegboard, but you're looking for something a little more sleek, these new stainless steel organizers from Chiasso are a modern take on a classic small-space solution......
NY Good Questions: Light and Airy Furniture for the Nook?
Hello AT,
I live in a *very small* studio apartment, with minimal furniture (bookcase, daybed, desk).
At Christmas, I rearranged to fit a large tree, and realized that I liked the new arrangement ...
Drexel Heritage: Disney Signature Collection
After going back to the future, it seems Disney is also taking a step back into the past with a line of Old Hollywood inspired furniture.
...
How to Care for Your Mattress: Do's and Don'ts
We all know that Martha has an opinion on all things to do with the home and sometimes the level of attention to detail is more than we mere mortals can hope to have the time for. That said, her advi...
Classic Glass Containers at Chef's Catalog
Like the look of glass cloches and apothecary jars? We do, too. That's why we were pleased to find these Classic Glass Containers at Chef's Catalog are on sale......
Is this LA's Most Expensive Apartment?
We're all about affordable living here at AT, but that doesn't mean we don't take notice when all the news is abuzz about $195 million dollar flats over on the other side of the pond (shown top photo)...
SF Good Questions: Where Can I Find a Fireplace Mantle?
AT:SF, I live in a contemporary, large (>1000 sq ft) apartment. I have a gas fireplace with slate tiles around the outside of it. I'm looking for a fireplace mantle that does two things: 1) ties in ...
Interiors by I.D. Chicago
Last month, Heather posted on I.D. Chicago's new interior design services. While clicking around the web, we recently stumbled across a portfolio of rooms by I.D.'s Jonathan Kramer. Simple, livable,...
The Gallery Seongmin Ahn
A Square Is Not A Square 1, Sumi ink on mulberry paper, 8”x 46 x 28”
Introducing Seongmin Ahn, a Korean artist working in Queens. I thought Maxwell, our resident "one-drawing-a-day" artist would...
Inspiration: Writing on the Walls
As children, we loved things painted directly on the walls although we were very firmly discouraged from doing it ourselves. Perhaps that's why, when we saw this, it spoke both to our love of murals...
Look!: Ikea Vase as Alarm Clock Pedestal
We recently got fed up with the clutter on our bedside table, and sorting through it all turned into ditching the table altogether. After deciding that our alarm clock is only thing we need to see ...
Zigzign's Felt Chair Cushions and Trivets
In the Feb/Mar issue of ReadyMade, these colorful felt numbers handmade in Denmark moved us past the winter blahs. The cozy factor found them at home on two pages full of blankets, pillows, and othe...
Weekly LA Sales Calendar: 02.21.08
DWR Workspace Sale
February Sales...
DWR
Workspace Sale
Through February 26th
online
Silho Furniture
New Threads Sale
Through Saturday February 23rd
...
An Urban Nomad, Professional Photographs, Mokki...
NYT House & Home Roundup 2.21.08
This week, The New York Times Home & Garden section covers the plight of an Urban Nomad, the growing trend of having your home photographed by a professional, living walls (pictured at left), re-potti...
Lorraine Headboard in Sylvan from Anthropologie
There's something about big, patterned headboards that to us will always say both "fun" and "luxury." So we're finding ourselves quite taken with Anthropologie's new upholstery for their Lorraine Hea...
How To: Collect Quality Furniture When You Don't Have Much Money
We've posted a lot on furniture that lasts, but sometimes the classic pieces we pick come with a high price tag. What do you do if you're sick of particle-board furniture but you don't have much mon...
LA Good Questions: How to Deal With Customer Service Calls?
Right now, I'm spending a week in Texas, visiting my sister, brother-in-law, and baby nephew. (You may remember them from their past issue with their console table) Yesterday, when sifting through t...
A Day in the Life: Design for Mankind's Dailies
Ever wonder what a blogger does all day? Are we all in our pj's? Are we rushing off to our real jobs? Is our house actually tidy or even stylish? Take a peek into a day in the life after the cut:
...
NY Good Questions: How to Decorate Without Restricting the Light?
Hello AT,
I need your help!
I have a sliding glass door and second window totaling 115" across that look out to a private patio.
I need to decorate the area since it is in the dining room, but d...
TileVault: Tin Walls and Ceiling
What: The restrooms at CAVA restaurant in Portland.
Where: 5339 SE Foster Road.
When: Photos taken in January 2008.
Why: We like that the restaurant didn't just limit the tin tiles to the ceiling. C...
LA Store: Galerie Sommerlath Weekend Warehouse
ATLA reader Nancy sent us a great heads up about Galerie Sommerlath's new warehouse store only open on Saturdays......
Look! Apartment Therapy and Our Readers In the LA Times Home Section
Hey fellow Angelenos, be sure to pick up a copy of today's Thursday edition of the LA Times. There's an article in their home section about AT. But more importantly, the LA Times interviewed some of o...
eBay Scavenger: Vintage Yellow Accessories
Now that we've officially (and publicly) announced that we've been bitten by the yellow bug, we can't stop finding ourselves searching out more yellow to throw in the mix. Check below the jump for s...
Sustainable Cut Flowers?
From Re-nest: Our site that covers abundant design for green homes
Our flowers are certified environmentally and socially responsible! But what does that mean exactly?
Bamboo roundup & Book Club update below
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Bungalow Office at Crate & Barrel
"East Meets Desk." Crate & Barrel just unveiled a new line of office furniture that combines Prairie School traditions with a little Zen inspiration. Although we think the Pagoda factor is a bit too...
Elastico Bookshelf by Arianna Vivenzio
Okay, we saw this and just loved its economy of means. The Elastic Bookshelf is made of wide elastic bands stretched over wall-mounted pegs......
SF Weekly Sales Calendar: 02.21.08
DWR's Workspace SaleFebruary Sales...
DWR
Workspace Sale: Save 15%
Through Tues., 2/26
...
CHI Scavenger: Pair of Paul McCobb Chairs for Best Offer
In Andersonville, a pair of great black Paul McCobb chairs is for sale. The chairs have been refinished and seller is looking for good offers.
Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for ...
Simply Vera Wang Poppy Comforter Set
Last fall, Vera Wang entered the mass market world with her Simply Vera Wang collection exclusively at Kohls. (AT:NY blogged the first collection here.) The other day, we stopped by to see what was ne...
Blogging... House Beautiful March 08: First Look- Kathryn Ireland's Ojai home
Image from House BeautifulThe March 2008 issue of House Beautiful is the Spring Color Issue. At first glance, the standout piece in the issue is the feature on interior designer Kathryn Ireland's Ojai...
Big Bend Table by Jeff Miller
Last week, we posted Jeff Miller's LittleBig Chairs (also pictured above) that use bent plywood to beautiful affect. When researching the design, we became enamored with the designer's Big Bend Tabl...
Today's Email: Three Beautiful Dressers - High, Medium & Low $$
Last week week on this day we wrote about a brand new Hans Wegner chair, The Sawbuck, and today we woke up and - looking at our own dresser - thought we'd put together a very useful trio of favorite...
Hable Sanibel Quilt at Garnet Hill
We really like the soothing beach-like colors of this Sanibel Quilt designed by Hable Construction. Perfect for a beach house (are you reading this, dear friend who has one?) or if you just would l...
American Barn Company: Reclaimed Wood and Relics
We haven't yet made it out to the American Barn Company on Clark Street, but after we featured their Vintage Tin Ceiling Tiles on AT, they sent us a nice email letting us know that AT readers had st...
NY Weekly Sales Calendar: 02.21.08
Warp & Weft Sale!
February Sales...
Warp & Weft Sale
• Up to 50% off select modern and decorative rugs
• Through February 24th
• 145 Madison Avenue (31st and 32nd Sts)
- See All Sal...
SF Scavenger: Onto Queen Modern Bed by Niels Bendtsen - Chocolate Brown for $500
This Onto Queen Modern Bed by Niels Bendtsen - Chocolate Brown usually retails for $2,772 at Unica Home. Made of solid wood, with bent wood slats, it'd make a lovely addition to someone's bedroom.
...
CHI Sales Calendar: 02.21.08
Pagoda Red Warehouse Sale
February Sales...
Pagoda Red
Warehouse Sale
2/23 through 2/25, 10am to 5pm
Chinese antiques are up to 70% off
Held at a special location - 1201 West Washington, 773....
Another Use for a Card Catalog: Organizing Pants!
Who knew that card catalogs would become so useful in its declining years? Last year, we featured Bits & Robbin's card catalog art supply organizer; and here's another clever use presented by AT read...
Lucidity Invisible Speakers by Seura
We've seen the nearly invisible televisions hidden behind mirror by Seura and even how to make your own. Seura also makes invisible speakers, called Lucidity......
LA Scavenger: 2.21.08
Wow, Jules Verne watch out! This Hot Air Balloon Lamp is so turn of the century Paris and only $80. Mais Oui! Check out some other finds...
...
Casagogo: Making A Love Connection Based Upon Decor Compatibility
I've often wondered how many times people have fallen smitten with people here on AT based upon their decor choices. We've actually received a few emails asking how to directly contact so-and-so profi...
NY Good Questions: Window Coverings For Our Flat?
Hello AT,
We're renting what I call a "micro-loft" in an old matchstick factory on the East End of London.
Our place came without any window coverings.
Believe it or not in drippy London, our fla...
House Tour: Modern Duplex
NYT 2.17.08
Looking at the light-filled pictures of Aaron Kristen's duplex apartment in the far West Village, one wouldn't immediately guess that a majority of the 2,400 square feet is below grade. The apartmen...
Tea Towels by Fisk and Fern at Etsy
They're small, but they have the power to brighten up your kitchen in one swoop. These bright, fruity tea towels by Fisk and Fern make it cheerful inside even while the winter drags on outside......
AT Email: Three Beautiful Dressers - High, Medium & Low $$ - 2.21.08
February 21, 2008
A dresser that you love is a tough thing to find. Whether it's because it's not the right size, the right style or the right price, dressers tend to be un-fun purchases t...
House Tour: Don't Miss Anna's Old-and-New Newburgh Victorian
Just a heads-up: Last night we spent a lot of time putting together a slideshow of 57 photos (!) of Anna's lovely home for a House Tour. You may recognize some of them if you read her blog, Door Si...
Global Inspiration: Chic Hotel Bedroom from Spain
Via the new Living Etc. March issue: Hospes Maricel in Mallorca has great minimalist bedroom style; "The rooms are minimalism personified. Modest mouldings, contemporary furniture and chunky white ma...
Flickr Finds: 10 Best Collectibles Display Ideas
We love collections integrated into a home's decor whether on a unique shelf, a mantlepiece, a windowsill or even directly on the wall as shown above with One Good Bumblebee's amazing Pez display). ...
Look!: A Cool Fence
We really like the simple, horizontal lines of this fence we saw over the weekend. A refreshing change from the ubiquitous Home Depot special....
SF Good Questions: Where Can I Recycle Electronic Equipment?
AT:SF,
I have some old electronic equipment (Stereo, speakers, TV) that I don't use anymore. Do you know of good (green) places to recycle stuff like this in the Bay Area?
Thanks!
Lisa...
Wine Away: Makes Red Wine Stains Disappear
We tend to mistrust single-use items. But we will admit that red wine stains have stymied us a few times, especially when we've let them sit. And that because of that we've become those people who dis...
Bedroom Furniture by Maxine Snider
Maxine Snider is a Chicago designer whose work straddles the traditional/modern categories. Her collection includes fifty pieces and many of them (like this Bauhaus Console) could work in a bedroom,...
Button Plates by Kiki van Eijk
This is a design that would have been a little wan if it weren't for the great variety in style, size and finish of this mundane household object, as rendered into tableware....
A Green Roof in Seattle
Architect Rob Harrison's Seattle home has a special garage... Its roof is green....
CHI Good Questions: Organizer for Single Door Closet?
Sara wrote with a good question: "In need of suggestions/help. I have a 6'closet about 2' deep with a regular 32" or 36" centered door so I have a limited view of my clothes. Most of those organizers ...
The House Beautiful Paintbrush: Online Paint Color Picker
Here's another tool from House Beautiful magazine that will help you get an idea of what your plain-Jane bedroom might look like in "Dellwood Sand", "O'Reilly Green" or a multitude of other paint choi...
AT Europe: Paris - My Lazy Garden from Alex Davis
The "My Lazy Garden" stand at Salon Maison & Objet was a futuristic vision of high-gloss stainless steel cacti, cherry blossoms, orchids, lily pads and creepers from Alex Davis in New Delhi...
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Agassi Graf Furniture by Kreiss
San Diego-based furniture designer Michael Kreiss has paired up with married couple (and tennis legends) Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf to come up with the new Agassi Graf furniture line which debuted...
Sneak Peek: Room & Board's 2008 Collection
R&B's tables and tops now come in bar heights
>> Enter Room & Board 2008 Slideshow
We had the pleasure of a personal tour of Room & Board's new 2008 collection last week. We also got a better under...
Sea Urchin Bone China from Tiffany & Co.
Old school bone china with a sea urchin twist. Fancy yet casual, heavy in form yet light in style, we can imagine these working in the right setting. Are we on to something or does this line read too...
Look! Art Suites at the Ice Hotel
Image from Ice Hotel"What's cooler than being cool?... Ice cold!..." Now while the rooms at the famous Ice Hotel in Sweden may not be the warmest, they definitely can hold the title of being the "co...
Draper Stripe Ash Bedding by DwellStudio
Yesterday, one of the comments on our SF Good Questions: Suggestions for Non-White Sheets? mentioned DwellStudio's Draper Stripe Ash Bedding. We took a look and we really like it. The cotton satee...
The Gallery: Rebecca Silus
Neighborhood, 2008, 24 x 24 inches, Oil on Canvas
Rebecca Silus' paintings remind us of the cold, quiet feeling of Midwestern suburbs. These houses could be on the outskirts of St. Louis, Milwauke...
NY Good Questions: Ways to Care for the Series 7 Chairs?
Hello AT,
I have a set of vintage Series 7 chairs in pretty good condition.
The other night, seemingly without any effort, a house guest broke one.
You can see the shard-shaped crack across the c...
Disney House of Tomorrow Take 2
The original Monsato House of Tomorrow lived a fleeting 10 years until its demise. Filled with mainly plastics and meant to showcase what life would be like in 1985, Disney is now working on a new "H...
Weekly LA Events Calendar: 2.20.08
© The Huntington Art & Design Events...February is Bedroom Month at Apartment Therapy
The Huntington
Opening of the Liu Fang Yuan, the Garden of Flowing Fragrance
Saturday, Fe...
Round Up: 5 Best Affordable Night Tables
We've blogged Cost Plus before as an resource for inexpensive curtains, well-priced frames, even food -- but furniture? Recently, while searching the site for baskets to complete our still languishi...
SF Good Questions: Help Me Arrange My Furniture
AT:SF, I need ideas on how to arrange my furniture. One view is from the couch facing the kitchen, the other is from the kitchen facing the couch and one is the corner where the TV is. That corner...
Sale Alert: Design Within Reach Floor Samples
We just got an email from our friends at DWR - Tree Studios. They are selling floor samples for 33 - 50% off, first come, first served...jump below for the list of items and prices:...
Foreclosures Hit Renters Hard In LA
According to the state's largest organization of rental property owners, the California Apartment Association, a quarter of all foreclosed single-family residences are occupied by renters. That means ...
Pullout Bedside Tables
We don't love the color going on in this room, but we had to share this bedside table idea with you. Check 'em out: they're built-in "drawer" tabletops that pull out when a bedside table is needed.....
Horizon Floor Lamp from Target
Sometimes the simplest things are the hardest to find. We've been looking for new floor lamps for our living room, and naively thought it would be easy to find a basic drum shade-topped lamp that didn...
20% off Savvy Organic Mattress at Denizen
We recently got a tip about a new line of mattresses that are a) organic, b) hypoallergenic and c) pressure relieving. And you can get one at 20% off, all the details right here....
Custom Quilts by Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle
Husband-and-wife team Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle make heirloom-quality quilts by hand in Oak Park. Their company, Fun Quilts, has been commissioned to make designs for the American Folk Art Museum, ...
NY Weekly Events Calendar: 02.20.08
Travel Studio by Ligne Roset at Architectural Digest Home Design Show
Art & Design Events...
AT Events:
February is bedroom month!
AT Offline! (NY Design Meetup): Green Design Problems a...
Simple Maple Beds by Pacific Rim
Cheap chipboard and lightweight bedmakers everywhere beware. So many of our clients have to store items under their beds (even though it is not good for the energy of your bedroom), that we have bee...
Blogging Canadian House & Home: Secrets from a Stylist
Last week we blogged about Oorbee Roy's condo featured in this month's Canadian House & Home, but that wasn't all the issue had to offer. The magazine asked a designer, a stylist and an architect fo...
Stainless Steel Tiles from ModWalls
There's lots of AT love for ModWalls tiles and Custom Blender (which lets you choose among 70 colors of 3/4 inch tiles). We're currently on the hunt for backsplash hexagon tiles which offer endless p...
Pier 1 Update: Ceramic Branch vases, birdhouses, and Foo Dogs
Last week Laure blogged about some of the latest things happening at Pier 1. The other night we stopped our local one to take a gander firsthand and saw a bunch of accessories that aren't listed on th...
News Flash: Jill is Off to Copenhagen!
While NASA is still trying to figure out how (and why) to get men and women back to the moon, Jill is lifting off today and heading to Copenhagen, Denmark for Apartment Therapy. This is her as she he...
Fabric Animal Heads from Something's Hiding In Here
Our favorite pieces at the recent Something's Hiding In Here show at Rare Device were the fabric-covered animal heads. The choice of animals - a goat, a fox, and a bear, as well as the delicately flo...
Handpainted Nursery Adornments
From Ohdeedoh: home.design.children
Beautiful vines and tiny flowers adorn a nursery carefully painted by Morgy, in Portugal. Sometimes simple touches have the biggest wow factor.
A cushion pin board, tower tableware and wallpaper...
Before and After: Closet Makeover
This is a photo I took of our closet right after it collapsed. We disliked our IKEA closet for a long time, but we never hated it so much as that moment. It was time for a new system. Click below fo...
Going Somewhere? Paige Russel Vehicle Vessels
We love a trip out into the wilderness, and we're coming upon spring and camping season here in LA. Why not bring a little of that camping fever inside?
...
LA Good Questions: What to fill in this Entry Way Nook?
AT reader Lee is asking for some help regarding this nook in the entry way:
In Real Simple magazine, there is a mention of your site and the help it can give. When my wife and I designed the space, ...
Smallest Coolest House On Wheels: Martin House-To-Go
The Martin House-To-Go 2008 Fresh Start is a $29,900, 19'7" long cabin home on wheels. Founder Julie Martin decided to start Martin House-To-Go after losing everything in Hurricane Katrina, shifting f...
IKEA's Tundra Laminated Flooring
If you want to lay down a new floor and want to go cheap, we've known quite a few people to reach for IKEA's Tundra click-lock laminated flooring. At $1.19 per square foot, it beats Home Depots super...
NY Good Questions: Chandelier For My Entryway?
Hello AT,
I am in desperate need of a chandelier for my entryway.
The room is a mixture of new (macassar wood console, versace vase) and old (antique mirror and bench) I can't figure out what type...
SF Weekly Events Calendar: 02.20.08
Red Cake February Open HouseArt & Design Events...February is Bedroom Month at Apartment Therapy
Portland Home & Garden Show
Wed., 2/20-Sun., 2/24
Portland
...
Design Elections: The Best of Retro Modern Design Winners
We polled the AT constituency throughout President's Day this past Monday to find out their choices for the best in Retro Modern Design...and here, ladies and gentleman is the official winning ticke...
Apartment Therapy On... Symmetry at Home
All seems right when a room is ordered with a little symmetry. It's sometimes suprisingly difficult to accomplish, but the result, we think, is generally calming and pleasing......
Doorknob Organizer from Milkpail
Keys, check. Mail, check. Cell phone, check. Sunglasses, check. Olympia-based milkpail's Doorknob Organizers have one large pocket and four smaller ones. Imagine having everything in one place i...
Best Products: Sleep Masks by Alison Rose
There is a terrible and obnoxious street light that lives right outside our bedroom window. We could have opted for black-out curtains but we rather like our bamboo shades. Our only other options we...
NY House Tour: Anna's Old-and-New Newburgh Victorian
Name: Anna
Location: Newburgh, NY
Size: 2000 sq. ft. (brick row house, built in the 1880's)
Years lived in: 2
Anna of Door Sixteen has agreed to open her home to us, 'before' photos and all.
C...
CHI Weekly Events Calendar: 02.20.08
Andy Warhol's Silver Clouds; Image via "The Attic" museum studies blog
Art & Design Events...
February is Bedroom Month on AT:Chicago
Next month we turn to bathrooms...
Andy Warhol's Silver Clouds...
Today's Email: A Table That Goes Up & Down
Last week week on this day we wrote about Valentine's Day coming up and coinciding with a beautiful art heist poem, and today we're highlighting a remarkable design that is not only a crowd pleaser,...
More "Cheap & Chic" headboards ideas
Last year, we posted about some DIY headboard ideas we found at the Better Home & Garden's site. We actually made ours with some plain closet doors. Since it's bedroom month, we rounded up a few more ...
Coupe Lamp Series by Joe Colombo
Just last week, Joe Colombo's wall-mounted Coupe Lamp showed up in the 1968 Shopping Guide from New York Magazine. The Coupe series of lamps turned forty last year, and while the floor and wall-moun...
Inspiration: Yellow Bedroom
Yesterday, we blogged gray bedrooms, the color of our own restful space. But this week, while house sitting for a friend, we're staying in a room on the other side of the color spectrum. ...
Interiors by Autoban
All of these residential interiors are located far from the Midwest in Istanbul, but we're blogging them because 1) they're designed by one of our favorite new furniture manufacturers, Autoban, and ...
NY Scavenger: DWR Aluminum Home Theater Stand for $400
Our apologies while we fix the frickin' email functionality of our own classifieds.
In the meantime, we turn our attention fully to this nice person in Chelsea, who is offloading his or her DWR Alum...
Organizing by Color: NY Mag's One is the Loveliest Color
Color-coded bookcases caught on like wildfire, so how about monochromatic closets? A recent fashion feature in New York Magazine showcased five New Yorkers who dress monochromatically every day posing...
SF Scavenger: Crate & Barrel Secretary Desk for $125
This Crate & Barrel Secretary Desk is so nice and compact, with a pull-out tray. Plus, we're suckers for cubbyholes.
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Modern+Design+Function at DWR: Call to Entries
Here is the scoop from Design Within Reach on their annual Design Competiton..."Now in its fourth year, M+D+F is a juried exhibition to uncover and promote innovative modern furniture by emerging desi...
Lanka Tile
We've been asked about where to find cheap subway tile before. And our go-to dependable is Lanka Tile, available locally at Nemo Tile......
NY Good Questions: How Can I Protect My Leather Chair?
Hello AT,
I inherited a leather Eames lounge chair from the 60s/70s that had gone un-sat-upon for probably 30 years.
Now that it's getting regular use, the leather is starting to flake in places an...
CHI Scavenger: Aluminum Liceo Chairs for $200 each
In Lakeview are four solid cast aluminum Liceo chairs, going for $175 each for two or more, or $200 for one. Lovely lines and great for inside or outside.
Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds a...
Hot or Not? Dulux Mechanized Paint Roller
Dulux Paint Pod Mechanized Roller It also cleans itself!
...
PB Teen Organic Bedding
PB Teen has been known to have some good finds for those of us past high school, too - and now they have entered the organic bedding market. Links/prices below:...
AT Email: The Hydra Table - 2.20.08
February 20, 2008
There is a small company in New Jersey that has invented the best moving table we know of. Gary Gianakis founded Hydra Designs in 1996, and since then he's been iteratin...
Look!: Kim's eBay Finds (and a Question)
AT:SF reader Kim wrote to us: I want to thank AT bloggers for tempting me back to hunt [eBay] for great furniture finds. I've only used it for 'cheap to ship' items and never thought that furnitur...
CHI Hot Posts: 02.19.08
The top posts on AT:Chicago in the past week covered Genie's Budget Apartment Makeover, a look at Small Space Bedrooms, and round-ups of Platform Beds Under $1000 and Console Desks. Click below for li...
The Brace Case by Ward Huting
Visually interesting, yes -- but practical? Not so much. Ward Huting's Brace Case seems like more of an art installation than a practical shelving unit. ...
Wallter Textiles
Lately we've been feeling a little frustrated by how, well, unkempt our bed looks. With a duvet, quilts, and featherbed, it looks a little bulky. These days we're drawn to the sleek, neat, modern ...
LA Store: Linoleum City
Our post last week on getting an area rug on the cheap had a lot of readers wondering where to find a carpet installer that would sell them a remnant on the cheap. Linoleum City has been our go-to re...
Burl Slice Mirror from Roost
We remember the days when gnarly lacquered tree trunk coffee tables were what all our cool friends' parents had. These days a huge piece like that seems a bit much, but the little hits of gnarl the...
Look! Furry Furniture at Kitsch'n
Waiting to meet someone for drinks at Kitsch'n in River North, we snapped a photo of this furry chair. Although fake fur probably wouldn't be our first upholstery choice......
Look! Gray Bedrooms
[image: TH Designs]Around here we certainly love color, but that doesn't exclude some of the more subtle hues. Especially in the bedroom, some of us need something a bit more subdued, but in no way b...
AT Europe: Paris House Tour - Chez Géraldine
Name: Géraldine
Location: Paris, France
Size: 38m2
Lived in: 1 1/2 years
When Géraldine went looking for an apartment to buy in Paris, she set her eye on the 19th arrondissement, a working class ...
What's On Your Night Table?
During the day, we pare our night table down to bare minimum. On this side, a lamp, an alarm clock, a candle, and a glass globe we found at the flea market; on the other side of the bed, a phone, a l...
Variegated: Bedding, Pillows & Accessories
These guys retreated to the country to start their own bedding company and they are doing a great job. We blogged them a few years back here, and since then Corbett and Jim have scaled back their w...
CHI Good Questions: What to Do with a Psuedo-Window?
Bahram sent us an email: I'm hoping you can help me solve this problem I've been having for about 6 months now. I live in a tiny, rented 1-bedroom apartment which has this gaping psuedo-window between...
Special A+R Discount for AT Readers!
Laure recently posted an excellent interview and profile of one of our favourite Los Angeles design stores, A+R. Owners Andy and Rose have offered us a very kind offer for our readers: receive a 10% d...
Blogging the SF Chronicle: Morimoto's Design of Yoshi's Evokes Stillness
We haven't been to the new Yoshi's yet, but after reading about the architect in this weekend's Chronicle we're determined to make it down to at least check out the space. One of our favorite things ...
Wavy Shade by Gen Isishikawa
Over at the 2008 Stockholm Furniture Fair, up-and-coming designer Gen Isishikawa showcased his Wavy Shade. At first glance, these may seem nothing out of the norm, but take a closer look...
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Best Mosquito Netting Bed Canopy Sources
There were so many reader's who mentioned that ROMANCE = MOSQUITO NETTING CANOPIES over a bed in our Romantic Bedroom week that we thought we'd throw together a little roundup of the best sources we...
SF Good Questions: Suggestions for Non-White Sheets?
AT:SF, I don't want to splurge on sheets before I get a queen-sized bed, but I need to do something about the color disaster on my full-sized bed. The green shams and quilt are a gift, and I'd like ...
Look! Our Haley Table Lamp from Crate & Barrel
We needed to pay homage to one of the best gifts we've received for our home. The Haley lamp, which won Janel's Best of Three C&B Metallic Lamps survey, makes our apartment feel bright and alive and a...
Does your master bathroom match your master bedroom?
At our place, our master bedroom opens up directly into our master bathroom. There's only a small archway that leads to the sinks (the toilet and tub/shower are behind another door.) When we set about...
February is Bedroom Month! Sleep Survey Roundup
(Photo: Michael Moran in Arch Digest)
This month we're digging into the bedroom and blogging resources, tips, inspiration and news. We just finished our Romantic Bedroom week and now we're moving on ...
Small Space Bedroom Ideas from Airstream
Since the 1930s, Airstream has been designing very small bedrooms for some of the tiniest homes on the market. Their trailers are a great place to look for ideas for closet-sized spaces (without whe...
NY Good Questions: Similar and Less Expensive Drawer Unit?
Hello AT,
I totally fell in love with the drawer unit from Sonrisa's field desk, but not so much with its stratospheric price tag.
I even inquired as to whether they sell the drawer unit alone, wit...
Favorite Tool: Cordless Drill
Thanks to everyone who shared their long weekend projects. You guys have certainly been productive. Since this weekend involved a move for us there are a lot of things to be done. But one of the f...
Jug by Pernille Vea for Menu
The tagline for this product says it all: "nature's shapes with high tech materials". A super pleasingly shaped, very homespun looking vessel redone in blackest black and coated with rubber, this get...
Rebecca's Cure: Week Seven - Clean Windows & a Day Off
WARNING: Before doing anything I suggest in this post, read through to the end! Potential consequences await!!!......
How To: Make a 2 Liter Soda Bottle Wasp Trap
Uh oh, looks like a small nest of wasps have taken roost near our place. The warmer weather and reappearance of sweet snacks attract wasps and we've been the victim of their painful harassment before....
Simple Containers for Bulbs
It's easy to forget that you don't need special vases in which to force bulbs. These two photos from the Rose and Radish blog are a reminder that you may very well have the perfect container alread...
Bemz's New Metropolis Collection
Bemz recently launched a new collection, Metropolis. Inspired by retro 50s/60s Swedish style, it features warm, luminous gold tones and cool, winter hues of blue and green, paired with earthy, neut...
& Light: Photos Wanted!
Title: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Photographer: Gregory
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/typefiend/
Description: "It literally seems like there are li...
Shopping in Chicago: Broadway Antique Market (BAM)
Wooden salt 'n pepper setOver the weekend we made one of our semi-regular stops into the Broadway Antique Market. While much of the stock hangs around for months and months, here are a few things we h...
Wenge Series 2-A clock by Jason Linde
Hold Still! We love the reverse thinking that went behind this clever clock by architect Jason Linde. It's part of his Wenge Series, and this particular one is called the "Wenge Series 2-A clock." Asi...
Looking Back: Gadgets from 1968
From Unplggd: Our site that untangles your wires
$500 for a record player...in 1968. No doubt a lot of money at the time, "Garrard’s new 301 turntable has an ingenious flywheel motor system that makes the platter impervious to needle friction." We...
Custom Window Shades from Drink and Dream
We love decor elements that make us smile, and Drink and Dream's window shades certainly fall into this category. Screen printed with, among other things, the mugs of celebrities (see Johnny and June...
20 Ways to Organize Your Bedroom Closet
Okay, so we're a little obsessed with organizing. And we love closets. So we thought we'd channel our obsession into something helpful: a list of ways to organize your bedroom closet. Pick and choos...
Blush Radiator by Thorunn Arnadottir
When we first spotted this radiator, we were instantly reminded of those vintage medical books with the plastic overlay showing all the human body veins and stuff. And apparently, we weren't too far ...
Decaf Plush Pillows
[image: sew darn jenny]We noticed this photo in the flickr pool and were really into the playful pillows on each end. Turns out they're 'for kids' but we think they're perfect for adults too.
...
Best Product: Gonzo
We have a friend who loves to give parties. When she redecorated and we encouraged her to put in a white shag rug, she assumed it was a not-so-subtle hint that her hostessing days were over. Not true...
NY Good Questions: Can Vinyl Be Painted?
Hello AT,
I'm hoping I can get some help here.
I found this ottoman in the bulk trash pile.
I love everything about it except for the brown/carmel colored vinyl covering.
Is there anything I ca...
Favorite Colors: Yellow
When we were pint-sized little rascals and everything was new to us, we would declare a new favorite color every day. We went through the pink phase, the blue phase and in our "dark period", the bla...
Blogging Domino: 03.08 First Look
Domino is looking at the world of decor through green tinted glasses in the new issue. Easy ways to go green is the underlying theme of most (but not all) of the features. We're kicking off our mont...
Look!: A Return to White Sheets
After a long hiatus, we're back in white. We used to use only white sheets, then got on a kick of using more colorful sheet sets under our white duvet. This weekend, we got the white sheets out agai...
Good Quotes: Getting a Jumpstart On Spring Cleaning
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one." -Mark Twain...
San Francisco Recycled Paper Bowl by Picapicadesign
Picapicadesign created this San Francisco Recycled Paper Bowl by hand molding it from paper pulp made from recycled paper grocery bags. An old map of San Francisco is on the interior of the bowl....
How To: Make a Floating Headboard
Here's an easy DIY headboard that's guaranteed to add romance and drama to your bedroom. The supplies are few, the labor should only take an afternoon, and the end result is a little bit of magic.
S...
Sfera Retracting Alarm Clock
Mounted on the ceiling, this little bugger will eventually get you out of bed. The Sfera Retracting Alarm Clock is an innocent-enough-looking white sphere that hangs above your bed. But when the "ala...
Design Solutions: Dealing With Unusual and Ornate Wall Molding
(Welcome again to Sally, one of the finalists in our SF Blogger Search.Comment away!)
I'm a San Francisco native who has spent most of my life living in Victorians. I've always loved the Edwardi...
C&M Wilkins and Fieldstone Cabinetry
We met interior designer Maggie Wilkins recently, who specializes in renovation, cabinetry and design. As a distributor of Feldstone Cabinetry: We are an approved participant in the KCMA Environment...
Today's Email: Best Alarm Clocks
Last week week on this day we wrote about how we built our desks out of Ikea countertop and Vika legs (our favorite desk design), and today we're running behind, wow, which means it's the perfect da...
LA Store: Silho Furniture "New Threads" Sale
The folks at Silho Furniture wanted all AT:LA readers to know they're currently having a "new threads" sale going on now through this coming Saturday, Feb 23rd, 2008. Save 15% off all furniture and be...
Knicker Chair from Blu Dot
Straight from Minneapolis-based Blu Dot, the Knicker Chair is a dining or side chair with a simple form and relatively low price tag. With a wooden frame wrapped in foam and upholstered in a chalk o...
Denyse Schmidt Quilts on Sale
We love Denyse Schmidt's bold, beautiful, colorful quilts but we don't often see them on sale. However, right now several of them are 50% off......
DIY Desk Ideas from Lamaisondemarina
These wooden desks by Belgian designer Marina Bautier are available through lamaisondemarina in Brussels. We love the style, but since they're not easily available here in the US, we saw them as ins...
X Marks the Spot: X-Sink
Fans of Zara fashion and home accessories may recognize this sink from a recent catalogue, but this is the first time we've ever seen a sink with such a cool base. Reminiscent of the classic luggage ...
ColorTherapy: Beach Yellow
To All ColorTherapy Posts
Name: Beach Yellow IB71
Brand: Ralph Lauren
How fun is this? A Pop-Art accent wall in shades of the 60's. I love this client for her quietly daring use of innovative des...
SF Scavenger: Norman Cherner for Plycraft Walnut Bentwood Dining Chairs; Clean Form for $2000
How long have we coveted these chairs? Long before Maxwell got his for his former apartment (don't miss his gorgeous photo and write-up here). Well, we have no room, so someone snap up these Norman C...
Hot or Not? Equestrian Chic
Domino's Decoration Editor Tori Mellott is liking this Equestrian Chic trend in the new issue...what do you think?
...
Garbage and Noise in the Bedroom
Noise will always be one topic of discussion here at ATNY. New York apartment dwellers have forever sought ways to leave the sounds of the city behind them when they come home. When the noise permea...
NY Good Questions: Side Tables To Complete My Bedroom?
Hello AT,
I just purchased the Elan bed from Crate & Barrel and resisted being matchy when buying side tables and didn't buy the ones with the set.
Now I'm not sure what kind to get.
I'd like o...
The Gallery: Jason Lazarus
Lindsey's bedroomThe Living with a Portrait series by Chicago photographer Jason Lazarus literally explores ideas of living with portraits - whether formal or casual. We adore the richness and depth o...
Neon Desert House
NYT 2.15.08
The New York Times looked at the desert home of Los Angeles couple Tracy Tynan and Jim McBride. Their 1,200-square-foot weekend home in Joshua Tree, California was inspired by the prefabricated housin...
CHI Scavenger: Set of 4 Cane Chairs for $200.
Set of 4 classic Bentwood Cane Chairs for $200. The overall condition is very good, with no damage to the cane seats.
Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in our Shop...
Recycled Blanket Rug by Tejo Remy and Rene VeenHuizen
This recycled blanket rug by Tejo Remy and Rene VeenHuizen uses strips of old blankets in a new way. Turned on edge, the blanket strips give the rug cush and a luxurious thickness that's awesome und...
AT Email: Best Alarm Clocks of 2008
February 19, 2008
After a long weekend, the week starts fast and we're running late. Which makes it a good day to review our top picks for alarm clocks. To be honest, since Ursula was bor...
Design Elections: Best Retro Modern Chaise
Asymmetric by Harry Bertoia Knoll 1952 or La Chaise by Charles and Ray Eames 1948
Voting below the jump - write in candidates welcome......
Long Weekend Projects
[The old place all empty and reminding us of the potential we saw when we first moved in]A 3 day weekend is the perfect time to tackle some long put off projects. We've taken the weekend to move afte...
Design Elections: Best Retro Modern Dining Table
Poul Kjaerholm for Fritz Hansen 1963 VS. Eero Saarinen for Knoll 1956
Voting below the jump - write in candidates welcome......
President Kennedy Rocker at the Rocking Chair Store
We love a rocking chair. There's something very meditative about its rhythmic movement that can wipe away the stresses of the day. President Kennedy's physican thought so too; the President was inst...
Design Elections: Best Retro Modern Dining Chair
Cantilever Chair by Verner Panton 1967 vs. Wishbone by Hans Wegner 1950
Voting below the jump - write in candidates welcome......
The First Decorator
Besides the Reagans bringing a bit of Hollywood into the Oval Office back in the 1980's, did you know that Nancy Reagan was responsible for hiring Los Angeles interior designer Ted Graber, once dubbed...
President's Day Mini House Tour: The White House
Leaving politics aside for the moment, we figured that most everyone would be interested in a small peek at the design choices made during the Bush administration at the White House, which is featur...
Happy Presidents Day!
The team at Apartment Therapy Los Angeles want to wish you all a happy Presidents Day (hopefully some of you are enjoying a long weekend). We'll be here, but posting a lighter load of coverage today, ...
Happy President's Day!
Happy President's Day! Hope you're taking some time off to look up, and around, and feel inspired! We'll see you back here tomorrow....
Design Elections: Best Retro Modern Cocktail Table
Warren Platner 1966 VS Isamu Noguchi 1948
Voting below the jump - write in candidates welcome......
LA store: Old Chicago Antique Market
It's a holiday for many of us, and something that's always fun during a holiday is to go vintage shopping! One of my favorite places here in Orange County is the Old Chicago Antique Market in Fountain...
Design Elections: Best Retro Modern Lounge Chair
Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen 1958 VS. Womb Chair by Eero Saarinen 1948
Voting below the jump - write in candidates welcome......
Happy Presidents Day!
...George shows off his new gold desk and chair from Jonathan Adler
We hope that you are having a great long weekend. In honor of Presidents Day we are all taking a break. This is a great extra day t...
Design Elections: Best Retro Modern Bench
(This President's Day, we thought we'd hold some elections of our own to decide the AT reader's retro modern design favorites...the voting booth is open all day...)
Florence Knoll 1954 VS. George Ne...
Happy President's Day!
Jacqueline Kennedy's bedroom
What better day than President's Day to revisit a piece of interior design history: the Kennedy renovation of the White House from 1961-63......
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