Name: Maria
Location: Silver Lake, LA
Style: 1922 California Bungalow rental
Years lived in: 1.5 years
Enter Tour Photos
This might have been the easiest house tour we’ve ever been invited over t...
Cleaning Before a Trip
We're taking a little time away from our weekend R&R and March Madness (go Bruins!) to revisit our top posts from the last 7 days, including a peek at the new Ikea 2008 Summer ...
SF House Tour: Rebecca and Roger's Relaxed Wabi-Sabi Modern
It's not as easy as it seems to take good photos of homes. If you're taking pics this weekend (or sometime soon) for the Smallest, Cooles...
One of our favourite print magazines is making a notable transition to the online world: ReadyMade magazine is now offering complete issues with embedded web links, fast page loading, and search optio...
SF House Tour: Holly and Sean's Global Style
Hot, hot, hot this week: House Tours, green bathrooms, Oregon condos, cat litter boxes.
What else was hot on AT:SF? Click here to jump below and find out...
This past week Marni Horwitz lectured on green roofs at the HSNY on 37th street. It was not about flashy public projects or tropical, high maintenance green walls. It was about the type of simple ...
HollyDC - a broken up Landing Strip is F I N E, and I love this pic of your sweet workspace.
From Wig3000 - "I cleaned our fridge coils today and it was nasty. The screws and grill that cover the co...
I am sending a shout-out to all of you who bring home flowers to brighten up your home. Do YOU have some Sat. morning flowers to share? Let me know! You can drop me a line and some pics at matt@ap...
We pretty much love everything offered by John Robshaw, but the yellow bolsters at the top are just what we've been looking for lately to add a punch of color to our bedroom, and the fabric is vaguely...
slow love's living room - looking great!
As week three draws to a close, we're sensing some people starting to lose steam. Curing can be a lot of hard work! But hang in there, because we're almost to...
Ready for another round? This week's Guess the Decade room is a open plan room, combining living & dining. Check out the design details and jump below to guess:...
Click Chick sent an email: "Bought a fabulous rug for my living room - for a steal! I only have two burning questions.
1) What kind of vacuum should I get to take care of it? My vacuum broke when I br...
A friend invited us over for an official "thank-god it's springtime and the weather rocks" lunch date (before the predicted rain rolls in) and we couldn't resist snapping a few pictures in her incre...
Have noisy neighbors? Share a wall? Wouldn't it be great to just leave one of these limited prints, framed, for your neighbor as a polite and stylish way to say, "I say my good chap, could you be so k...
This might not be everyone's style, but we think the utility of this design is pure genius. Especially as we gaze at our overloaded hallway coat rack, half-full of outseason jackets....
Refinished and reupholstered with a little help from her friendsThis morning our upholsterer stopped by to drop off a pillow; last week, our framer advised us on how to show off a photo we'd had blown...
We love Spanish artist Jamie Hayon's series of bathroom designs for Artquitect. These came out in 2006 and anticipated the trend towards thinking of bathroom fixtures as furniture. The line still in...
You wanted more photos of the The Dwell NextHouse: Silicon Valley? You've got 'em. Jump below for a few pics of what we saw yesterday at the Dwell prefab home in Mountain View....
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...
Victoria sent us an email - "I might have been the only one who saw this craiglisting -- I'm passing it along because i unfortunately can't keep them all for myself right now: K is selling 2 vintage E...
Name: Gregory, Emily and their cats Eero and Eames
Home then: Silver Lake, 639 sq. ft.
Home now: Silver Lake, 639 sq. ft.
Today is the second in a series of updates/sneak peaks of those featured in o...
Title: Blå Pool, 2005
Photographer: Asger Carlsen
Gallery: Meter
"& Light" is a weekly celebration of photography, light and home with pics by our readers and friends (all info below)...
A new branch of Artesanias recently opened in outer Noe Valley, and continues their mission of providing home furnishings that are both affordable and good quality. ...
One huge fancy purple frame by Vismara Design.
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On a weekend in Amsterdam, I noticed how many residential buildings had benches right outside the front door on the narrow sidewalks, like this one. It struck me as romantic and kind of sweet, thoug...
Escalating Man Wallpaper by Kuboaaclick here to see a close-upand learn the reason for the wallpaper's name...
bellaebrutto’s painted her room. Nice!
Wow, you guys are really shaking your tails and making good progress. Now, what can you finish up this weekend? If you haven't already, take some time to s...
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...
If you happen to be in Palm Springs this weekend, be sure to stop by Modern Home, for the pre-release party of the new book by Andrew Weaving, called "Living Retro"......
Last month, Design Within Reach began selling the Kithaus, a modern prefab building kit. As a clever way to market their foray into office and commercial furnishings, the team at DWR put together an...
Hello AT:SF, I recently purchased these great patio chairs on Craigslist (mine are white not like the black one pictured here) and am looking for a table to go with the set. Any ideas? Thanks, Jane...
If you're looking for a way to bring some color and pattern into your bathroom, don't discount beach towels. Folded in a stack of color-coordinated patterns, they can bring some casual hippie-chic s...
Aaah! Toilet Paper Foam - Makes Ordinary Toilet Paper Extraordinary
We found this as well at the Home & Housewares show in Chicago (this is not a joke):
"What is clean? Clean is how you feel after...
This week there are three Thursday Giveaways on AT.
Click here to check them out below the jump. And please don't forget that you have to go to each linked post in order to actually enter that...
This is from our second Boston finalist (a team), Wes & Kayla. Comment away!
As designers living in Boston's classic brownstone apartments we must continuously find creative ways to meld the old wi...
Hello AT,
I purchased this duvet cover from Pottery Barn online...it is the Morgan collection - in the color 'porcelain blue'.
I also purchased (what I assumed would be matching) quilt and shams (...
We're searching for a new apartment. Our current apartment is a beautiful space that once had good bones, but right now it has osteoporosis. A few too many things crumbled at the same time and, sinc...
Usually when we talk about organic style, it involves natural materials, shapes and textures, but still roughly within the framework of four walls, a ceiling, a floor and 90 degree angles. The Nauti...
We love a good tray: decorative, useful in a number of ways, always feels like a small party could happen on a whim. Impulse Enterprises has a great assortment in a number of materials......
We spotted this fun DIY idea in the "Reader Letters" page of the April 2008 Country Home magazine. A reader wrote in to say they were inspired by a previous article and converted a birdcage to become ...
Everyone is gearing up for the beginning of the year's Flea Market Season. In addition to the excitement surrounding the brand new Brooklyn Flea, The New York Times provides us with a glimpse at the...
Look what we saw at the 2008 Home and Housewares Show last week - a new KitchenAid mixer! It will be released in 2009 to commemorate KitchenAid's 90th anniversary, and it comes with a reissue of the g...
There's just something about Adirondack chairs that will always get to us. They're classic, comfortable, and stylish - we've think a yard isn't complete until it has at least one. The Wooden Duck, the...
Darn if we know how much we spend each year on those water pitcher filters, but it's still got to be a lot less than spending the money on enviro-unfriendly bottled water [opening a door for controver...
steph vixen had snow in Tennessee
It doesn't feel much like spring now in Chicago, and looking at steph vixen's photos we see March snow in Tennessee, too. Right now you might feel like putting of...
Psst....know a parent? Then pass this on: at Ohdeedoh, Apartment Therapy's site all about modern homelife with children, we're teaming up with Cookie Magazine to find some great solutions for the STUF...
Sigh. I've been procrastinating on doing my taxes this year--April 15th is creeping up fast! Eek! Every year, I find myself with a shoebox full of crumpled receipts that have been fished out periodic...
Since the final days of bathroom month are upon us, we wanted to take a look at a beautiful bathroom in the making - a rehab by Art and Chel. Jump below for photos and details of the challenges and su...
Hello AT,
We recently moved and need a new light fixture for our dining room.
Our dining set was inherited and I'd also love to recover the chairs.
I'm hoping for suggestions that will act as a c...
Here's our Bathroom Month closer: this week Sara Kate went out and bought a few branches of eucalyptus, hung them in the shower, and w o w. Every time you take a shower, the hot steamy air opens up...
We did it! We put those cute little seedlings in our tilled and enriched soil and we're on our way to a glorious summer filled with fresh produce (fingers crossed, breath held...)! ...
This is from our second DC finalist, Hilary. Comment away!
DC can be a very tidy place. Set out on a grid system of four mirrored quadrants, the District sometimes feel well manicured but a little ...
We're not too hot about Deco Expresso's one stop decor-done-for-you themed solutions for the most part, but we did take notice while perusing their Vert Nature collection that we really liked these Ro...
As normal as we think America is, we're an odd bunch and do things very differently than the rest of the world. For example, take the bidet. While common in Europe and Asia, the words bidet and toi...
Houndstooth is so fun in small doses. As a pattern trend that pops up on AT semi-regularly, we've been thinking about a houndstooth purchase but can't quite decide in what way it is best suited. An up...
In addition to the Arnoldi house tour, yesterday's LA Times Home and Garden section also featured an interesting editorial piece about a trend in minimal landscaping of midcentury homes in Palm Spring...
Earlier this week, Gregory posted cool Tufting Stickers. If you're into a more permanent look, we'd like to point you in the direction of the new Capitonne line from Italian tile manufacturer Rex Ce...
On Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 8pm, turn off your lights for one hour to be part of a global statement on climate change. The Earth Hour even was created by the World Wildlife Fund and took place fo...
Last week we ran up the top posts of the week (see below the jump) so you email readers wouldn't miss what's going on here on the blog, but today I've got telephones on my mind and want to rant abo...
We've visited this bathroom for online inspiration many times. It's not fancy, but very basic, which is why we like it. If we could redo our apartment's bathroom from the ground up, we'd probably ch...
Maxwell, Sara Kate, and Ursula in Cookie Magazine!
This week's Hot Posts drew you in and inspired great discussion. Thanks for getting involved, and staying involved, in our community!
Click here t...
Our last apartment had a kitchenette that barely fit a small bistro-style table and two chairs. And given the size of that apartment, we not only ate at that table--it was the office, the art studio, ...
We're planning on doing some lying in the sun this weekend, fingers crossed the sun holds up its end of the deal. These Outdoor Chaise Loungers would make the experience even better. Buy this set of ...
Two questions in one from Jill: Hi! My husband and I are expecting twins in August and we are starting to plan where the whole family is going to sleep. We live in a small house and our second floor i...
If you're looking for a sofa that's a wee bit more unique than the usual catalogue offerings, check out this pretty turquoise sofa. It was custom made, covered in linen with a divine turquoise hue (t...
There may be instances where you need a bathroom mirror but can't hang it on the wall over your sink. Say, for instance, your bathroom sink is at a window. For just that use a while back, we loved t...
Hello AT,
We've been living in this apartment for almost 2 years and the whole time we've had this plain white wall with nothing on it.
The wall is 14 feet high so we feel like we need something bi...
Near Damen/Wilson, this rare 1920s Art Deco desk is for sale. The stunning piece is two-toned wood with chrome accents.
Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in our S...
Posts on unique designs and solutions for stairs are always very popular here on AT. Last month, we received a record number of visitors for Kristin's AT Europe post, London Close-up - The Amazing ...
Miam Miam s booth at the Home and Housewares show looked a bit Jetsons-like...futuristic in a cartoony, vision of the sixties way. Which is a good thing......
Design Chat
Hello to Klem, Siongchinchan, and Farmhousemoderne!...
We didn't realize one of Wednesday's carrara marble bathrooms was on this editors' list of This Old House's favorite bathrooms ever. But it's on there, along with many others, which we're sharing af...
March 28, 2008
We've had many occasions to buy telephones for clients as well as for ourselves and have always been disappointed in the choices. After you spend so much time and money on...
Name: Pam
Occupation: Rug Designer
Location: Albany Park in Chicago, IL
Type: 2 bedroom in a rehabbed 1920’s building
Size: 650 sq/ft
Years lived in: Owned for 5
>>Enter Tour Slideshow
The first...
How appropriate, considering this is the tail end of Bathroom Month here at Apartment Therapy. Don't let the name or the exterior of this residence located just outside of Seoul, Korea fool you...the...
Wright Auction House is holding the Modern Design auction this Sunday, March 30 at noon sharp. We've been poring over the auction catalog and choosing our picks from the fifties, sixties and seventies...
view entering from outside
Dear masters of Apartment Therapy; We have an unusual kitchen in our 1950's front to back split. The original owners added a three season room out back with a built-in fir...
We've blogged about housewarming gifts before (like here and here), but this time we wanted to see if you had any suggestions for people moving to the Bay Area for the first time. Sure, there are alwa...
If you live in the Northwest, you've probably seen rainwater barrels at the sides of houses to catch and reuse what we seem to have plenty of up here. But if big plastic barrels aren't part of the a...
We’ve always loved chandeliers in the bathroom. Our own over-the-top bathroom tile demanded that we do it. While it’s in keeping with that bordello-in-New Orleans feeling, we have to admit we li...
These new French Cafe Chairs from Pottery Barn are almost identical to the Marais AC Chair (the 1934 design) from Design Within Reach, and at $199 they're $50 less. We haven't seen them in person, s...
This is from our first DC finalist, Rachael. Comment away!
The cherry blossoms are about to bloom in DC: does this inspire you to
sneeze and duck for cover, or reenergize your home decor? One idea...
We've lost more than one plant to mysterious illnesses in the past. Sometimes looking at photos online and asking our gardening friends and family members just isn't enough help. So we're glad to know...
So I'm off on my big adventure to China. I'm hoping to come back with lots of inspiration since I won't be able to post while I'm away. That means 3 weeks without (much) internet access and totally ...
Two things we love:
1. Prints from the eco-friendly and locally based Yellow Owl Workshop2. The Polaroid Camera (RIP)...
Chris is looking for some color advice: "Please help! My apartment comes with these lacquered kitchen cabinets. They look somewhat white at night, but very yellow during the day. I'm thinking of paint...
This is from our first Boston finalist, Anne. Comment away!
"Modern" is about clean lines, clear colors, precise geometry, and a pared-down sensibility, right? Well, unless you're Droog, the 21st ce...
Anthony, our blogger-to-be (he's on his probationa; trial period) is not only doing a banging job writing for us on Unplggd, he also took the time to shoot us over this keen DIY framed sconce project ...
We don't know about you, but we are definitely ready for Spring. Last weekend's perfect weather was a bit of a tease, as yesterday's weather was a mix of rain and wind, with a healthy dash of sunshine...
If you've always wanted to have a large scale, message-driven art installation in your shoebox apartment, this could be a solution. Set 26 offers an alternative to the run-of-the-mill storage systems...
Toilet Tattoos: The Only Way To Crown Your Throne
We found these at the Home and Housewares show a few weeks back. What's not to like? "Toilet Tattoos are a hygienic, reusable, removable, decorative...
When we check into a hotel and come upon a little towel sculpture — a swan or accordion flower, typically — at the foot of the bed, we must admit we're charmed. Until we learned about Alison...
Looking to add a little glamour to your morning shower? How about Marcel Wanders Chandelier Showerhead for The Mondrian South Beach Hotel?...
Since moving and living among disarray and boxes and a non-functioning kitchen, we've resorted to using our bathroom as a make-shift kitchen. This is not the first time - we've been known to do dishes...
Over at one of our favorite blogs, Shelterrific, they recently shared how they created a great extra long curtain rod using inexpensive metal conduit......
Having issues placing your bedroom furniture? The New York Times shows us that Broadway director Jack O'Brien couldn't decide if he wanted "to awaken to trees and to fat little birdies in spring" or...
We need a new category for products and ideas like this: astronomically priced, questionable in every regard, yet cool enough to have us wondering if we were loaded whether we'd want something so blat...
This staircase -- or, more aptly, set of steps -- offers great storage, looks sleek and modern, and probably would even be a fairly simple project for a carpenter....
Not for the faint of heart, open storage in the bathroom can be difficult to pull off. But if you can do it, it's great for creating a clean, uncluttered look that keeps all your supplies in view. C...
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....
Hello AT,
Does anyone know where I can find something similar to this Antique Baker's Display Case used in this year's HGTV Green Home.
I've been looking for something like this to put in the Dinin...
AT:SF, Help! Can AT readers help me save $250? I bought a new table base to replace an existing coffee table (I want to show off a tribal rug). The old table base has a glass top I can use on the new ...
Wright Auction House is holding the Modern Design auction this Sunday, March 30 at noon sharp. We've been poring over the auction catalog and choosing our picks from the fifties, sixties and seventies...
Scentiments is Going out of BusinessMarch Sales...
Scentiments
Final Goodbye Sale
Up to 75% off vases, containers and store shelving
Abbot Kinney, Venice
A + R
Great A...
The Cure is in full swing and spring has sprung here in LA, so that might explain why we have cleaning on our minds. That's our friend and neighbor's apartment before she tackled her own operation cle...
We associate this color combo with Ralph Lauren's All-American style, although it can just as easily be interpreted as the starting point for a rustic Scandinavian look. It brings together two class...
Allandale Farm Greenhouse, Brookline, MA, 10/03. Digital C-print triptych: 40 x 27” each. Edition 2 of 5. Esther Pullman
Oh I think it is really going to happen.. spring, spring is coming! Here ...
Seattle-based blogger Decorno scored twice when she bought a chair via Craig's List from muralist Neece Clark: first, the chair; second, a look at Neece's home, featuring walls covered in the artist...
This line of seating from Pottery Barn just screams spring - lightweight rattan, bright, and detailed. We really love those chairs, but we're not sure if they'd be suited for year-round use. Thoughts?...
For any of our AT readers in Scottsdale, AZ, this weekend DWR is co-sponsoring a "Block party for the arts" called the "Spring Fete des Artes." DWR, in association with Paulina Miller Gallery, will te...
This week's Room to Improve question from The New York Times asks Is dark molding appropriate in a modern interior? We've covered this very question many times (and in many different situations) in o...
We've been wanting a Clive+Sunshine animal since the first time we saw one. So when the company that proved stuffed animals aren't just for kids stopped producing them we were bummed we hadn't grabbed...
Learn how to DIY self-watering planters from repurposed containers...
Grow free sunflowers, help bees; what to do with toxic waste?...
We're nearing the end of bathroom month, and we've looked at ways to clean, organize, and renovate bathrooms. Still, we didn't want to let March slip by without talking about ways to relax in the ba...
Here we have one room (The Yellow Oval Room in the White House), two political parties, and two distinct decorating styles. Which one do you prefer? Check out detail photos, cast your vote, and find...
Living in an apartment, the thing we miss most is having a garden. So we make due with containers, which turns out to be a lot of fun. The most rewarding? Growing our own lemon tree on the balcony....
Hello AT,
We are looking to start our kitchen renovation in 2 weeks and are having trouble finding the right backsplash.
We were at Nemo Tiles last week and found a really great, natural looking and...
We keep our friends’ keys in a jar in our landing strip. They have our keys. We call each other for favours: they pick up our mail when we’re out of town; we feed their dog when they won’t be ...
Today we're going for that vintage, sophisticated look with a twist of Euro industrial chic. Anyone care to join?...
Chicago Reader 03.27.08
We really love the Reader's annual "Nest" issue - we blogged it last year, and are happy to see it come around again. This time, it features five ever-changing Chicago homes - very interesting and sup...
Folding chairs can be a smart addition to small spaces when it becomes necessary to have extra seating on hand. Just last week, I pulled out my own orange metal folding chairs from IKEA to seat some...
Service: The Clutter Cowgirl - wrangling clutter one room at a time
Value: Priceless
Description: Spring Cleaning! We first blogged Jeni Aron back in 2005, and since then her company has grown. Wit...
We noticed during our most recent trip to Target a plethora of seaside and seashell inspired home and decorative items. The coast is never out of style, but it certainly is "in" style now. Both ATNY a...
A single flower in a tiny space like a bathroom can make all the difference. Picture it: You drag yourself out of bed, tired and cranky, into the bathroom, and then you see a lovely flower. Your w...
Thursday is turning into "lift your spirits - go for artwork" day. Last week on Thursday, I introduced you to Anne Kristoff's photography at POOFNY (below the jump) and today I'm going a bit upscal...
Spring Organization Sale at The Container StoreMarch Sales...
The Container Store
Spring Organization Sale and Tax Time Sale
Online and in stores
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Name: Timothy & Laura
Location: Le Gendarme Apartments, West Village, NYC
Welcome to Timothy and Laura of the great website, Charles & Hudson. We met last year at one of our parties and Timothy ...
Back in April '06, Janel blogged these stunning mesquite wood tiles from Ann Sacks, which start at $42.62 per sq/ft. For $27 sq/ft we found some alternatives from Anchor Bay Tile. Still a big investme...
Today's LA Times House and Garden feature story is a house tour of the home of artist Charles Arnoldi and his wife Katie, a novelist. They live in an amazing beach house in Malibu......
After culling through dozens of submissions for positions as Boston and DC anchor bloggers, we've chosen 13 finalists to take it to the next level - which means showing their stuff to YOU. Over the n...
When I used to work at an art gallery, we used Armand Lee for framing and restoration several times. We knew that they would provide quality work, and their expertise in conservation and repair made...
It's been said that wood floors can warm up a room, but how about wood bedding? This latest offering from Ferm Living plays on the classic wood grain with their Plywood bed set. We like the tongue-i...
Why go with the faux antique chairs when you can get the real thing? Here's a mint condition French chair that's been packed away for years, finally making its debut on Craigslist for $300.
Want more...
Lord Mountbatten Bed at Robert Lighton Warehouse Sale
March Sales...
Props for Today Spring-Cleaning Sale
• Great discounts on furniture used for "Sex and the City," "30 Rock," "All My Childr...
There's something sweet about this Domino Magazine Coffee Table. The color? The curves of the legs?
Click here to view these in bold below...
Wright Auction House is holding the Modern Design auction this Sunday, March 30 at noon sharp. We've been poring over the auction catalog and choosing our picks from the fifties, sixties and seventies...
We heard on NY1 yesterday morning that three cranes in the city have failed inspections since the recent east side crane accident. And it got us thinking about those who live or work near a construc...
Alex is looking for some advice: "Hoping that someone can help. I have the sailcloth tab top curtains from Pottery Barn and as the final part of redoing my bedroom this month want to give them a good ...
Hello AT,
Help! I need some new window treatments to replace these industrial blinds I've been living with for the past six years.
In my mind I'd like some creamy white roman shades, but I'm afra...
Yesterday's Business section of The New York Times looked at Boulder, Colorado resident Eric Doub who is the owner of Ecofutures Building. The company specializes in design-build projects that imple...
Two FishMarch Sales...
Two Fish
Everything in the store is 20% off
March 27 - April 6
7401 W. Madison St., Forest Park, 708.366.6800...
Just on the heels of discovering Spark Fire's Six Foot Fire Ribbon, we've learned that they have something new up their sleeves. It's called the linear burner......
March 27, 2008
Born in 1970, Agnes Barley trained at Parsons in NYC and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria. It is hard to know much more about her, though her reputation as ...
Isn’t it great what a little paint can do? We found this dresser on Flickr. Even better when we saw the before…...
We're loving the randomness, the abstract art quality of this wall covered in random planks of reclaimed wood. Now if we only had a wall we could do this to......
Traditional Home Magazine
One of the more entertaining sections of the giant KBIS (Kitchen and Bath) Show in Chicago is the Design Idea Center, put together by five of Meredith's publications. The magazines pull together sampl...
After seeing Tyler's Modern Credenza IKEA Hack a couple of weeks ago, we did some snooping around on his website. One of the things we found was this reminder of how something like switching out hous...
We've posted about zip rugs before...how about a zipper connecting modular floor seating solution that can go from bed to wraparound seating in just a few zips......
What if you stopped thinking of tile as material for a shower and started thinking of it as wallpaper? That's the question that Bisazza Mosaic asks. The Italian company is well-known for covering wa...
Hi AT:SF,
I'm looking for a bathroom fan. Nothing special -- no light, no extra features. Just a fan. All I've found are plastic models that look cheap and ugly. The best so far is a paintable f...
We wanted to share this room divider/lighting design for the sheer visual enjoyment of it. A statement piece more than anything practical, we found it an interesting counterpoint to the glass blocks...
Curees have been drawing up their budgets and writing up their shopping plans. Over the next few weeks they’ll encounter that universally awkward moment. To tip or not to tip? That is the puzzlin...
We clipped the image above from the latest issue of Martha Stewart Living. To us, it's an ideal bedroom: clean, calm, and simple. The part of the photo we love the most is the bedside table, a class...
Southwest residents, are you ready to represent and enter our annual Small Cool 2008 Contest? We're looking for the most stylish small space solutions in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, C...
Can we just say we're in love with the desk above? Previewed for the Made In Berlin design show, scheduled for April 16 – 21, 2008, details are scant before the show. Ee're dying to know more about ...
aut0matik: Set of Three Pendant Lights ($125)
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So, we fall into the camp of wanting everything absolutely spic and span before we leave on an adventure. There's just something about wanting all our ducks in a row before we feel free to go off and...
Marie Claire Maison
A small gallery of inspiration for bathroom month. Embracing color in a big way in what is often the smallest room in the house takes guts but can produce striking results...take a peek below for 6 m...
Our neighbor just rang our doorbell just now, asking us to step outside to see the major construction work being done to his neighboring upstairs unit, by order of the housing inspector. He's happy th...
For us it's the little luxuries in life -- salted caramel ice cream from Bi-Rite, a vase of fresh ranunculus, a glass of wine at Eos, for instance... and perhaps these scented drawer liners from SF-ba...
Pulse Art Show
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Dear AT Europe:
I adore this wallpaper from your post about Mirka McNeill's Stylish Warsaw Renovation. Do you know who makes it?
Thanks!
Victoria...
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...
Toilet signs and images will always be a fascinating part of public life. We found this group of 59 toilet signs from around the world, and wonder if any of these would complete your at-home bathroom...
"Klotho" by Mattias Pinkert (via Yanko Design)
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As a long-time fan of anything made from LEGOs, I love the LEGO Planter built by Bob of TheBobBlog. Inspired by Science & Sons' Park Planter, Bob's version is a clever twist on the ceramic original....
We love how Svanna recycled her calendar. Jump below to see another use......
Yesterday we featured 25 artworks under $50 from Etsy. One of those artists was Julianna Swaney of Oh My Cavalier. Her small drawings and prints reference fairy tales, populated with anthropomorphic...
Although we still have lots of things we'd like to change about the new place, we're pretty happy with the functionality of our landing strip.......
At Ohdeedoh, our site all about modern homelife with children, we're teaming up with Cookie Magazine to find some great solutions for the STUFF that comes along with kids, particularly toys, clothing ...
Jenny has a question for the community: "My father just recently bought a house in "as is" condition. The house contains many design challenges, though none as great as this bathroom. We are replaci...
Banksy's British Phone Booth, 2006 at the Under the Influence Auction
If this weekend doesn't make you an art collector, then nothing may. And don't say you can't afford the art for sale, because Ph...
Ferm Living Wallpaper First Anniversary Art & Design Events...March is Bathroom Month and The Cure at Apartment Therapy
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Ferm Living First Anniversary Party
Saturday M...
A common apartment renter's dilemma is right above our heads: ugly ceiling light shades that seemed to have been passed out to every landlord in all of greater Los Angeles. Every darn rental I've move...
Hello AT,
Sadly, I missed out on the CB2 Envelope Table.
I gazed at it lovingly online for months, and never pulled the trigger.
They no longer carry it.
I was hoping someone could refer me to...
Hi AT:SF, I am looking for branches of flowers that light up when plugged in. I saw these branches displayed in a vase in a Sedona, Az. gift shop. Thank you.
-Gail...
Jessica's post on the Magical Plant Garden got us thinking about plants for the bathroom. We got our bathroom tillandia plants at Sprout Home on Damen, so we thought we'd look there for ideas and go...
The current issue of Seattle Homes & Lifestyles is all about art. Appropriately, then, is this feature on the home of Michael and Bernadette Monroe. Michael is the director and chief curator at the...
So sorry that Topica failed to deliver yesterday! We didn't notice that there was a delivery problem until this morning, so we've hit resend and you'll be getting yesterday's email today. In honor ...
Not ones to keep a scale at home, we are guessing that a lot of people do. If our hunch is right, we're wondering what the top choice is: digital or analog?...
If you've been looking for a table to entertain with, but don't have the room to have a full set of chairs out all the time, this Flip Table Set could be a good option......
Sit back and hold on... because here we go! It's spring and you know what that means -- it's time for Small Cool 2008. Click here to check out the relevant links, and then send us your best, Northwest...
This solid oak chair from designer Marina Bautier hides an additional stool in its form. Designed to solve the problem of "the frustration of having to share a desk chair in front of a computer", th...
Jennifer (of Minor Details blog) shows how minor details add up to major impact in her daughter's room.
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All this good weather has been making us crave more time outside, and what better way to enjoy the great outdoors than birdwatching? Feeding birds is a sure way to lure them into your view, and the "...
metromom's artwork in progress
This week, we're in the middle of organizing a landing strip to sort clutter at the door. As we declutter our homes, it helps to keep three questions in mind: 1) Do ...
We love a peek into how people live, just check out the archive of house tours for proof. And now we just found out about the Venice Garden and Home Tour.......
Floral patterns can come off too prissy and prim, but we're intrigued by this blue room from our favorite magazine Sköna Hem. The wallpaper is a bit too Laura Ashley for us, but it seems less stuffy ...
Hello AT,
Please help! Though I've been an avid reader of shelter mags and blogs for years, I'm at a loss now that I'm a homeowner.
We bought a house from the couple who bought it new(!) in 1950....
Name: Maxwell and Sara Kate
Home then: West Village, 270 square feet
Home now: West Village, 700 square feet
Today is the first in a series of updates/sneak peaks of those featured in our newe...
In small apartments, we don't often have the luxury of an extra room for an office. Bill paying, checkbook balancing and written correspondence usually take place on the nearest available table. Oft...
Last December, we stopped by the DWR holiday craft fair. We met lots of kind folks, saw many interesting goodies and spotted the fantastically imaginative 3-dimensional plywood flowers and insects f...
And, we're up! Check out The Official Small Cool 2008 Contest Page with all info, submission forms, rules, prizes, you name it!......
One of the greatest parts of the Cure is the outbox. A waystation of sorts - the place where those THINGS we don't really need, want or love can rest before leaving our homes forever. In our current o...
Even though we shave in the tub, we don't need one of these ourselves. But a few friends have mentioned they were looking for a mirror for the shower that wouldn't steam over, and perusing online we c...
Would you do this at home? This underwater restroom, built into the side of an aquarium, is located at a cafe in Akashi, Japan.
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Like nipples. If you are an organization junkie, own your apartment and want to kit out your bathroom, we think these would do a mighty fine job.... ...
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Thurs., 3/27, 6-9 pm
Potrero H...
27 inches long! It's hard to visualize but these ceramic tiles by artist Bryan Kerrigan are indeed 27 inches long. The proportions are similar to subway tile...if said subway tile was on steroids! ...
When we lived in Napa a few years ago, we found ourselves driving to San Francisco or Berkeley every single weekend because there just wasn't enough "there" there. It's funny how much things have cha...
Gentlemen (and Ladies, of course) of the Midwest, start your engines! Small Cool 2008 is here and AT:Chicago is ready for your entries. Check out the contest page and spiffy entry form here and send u...
Art & Design Events...
March is Bathroom Month on AT:Chicago
April is Small, Coolest Month!
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Here's a simple centerpiece idea that has major impact. As seen in the April 2008 issue of Body + Soul magazine, they placed a collection of mixed glass vases, bottles, cups, and jars and tightly pack...
This popular modern shower curtain is a collaboration between Unison and CB2. It's recently made many appearances throughout bathroom month and it's now on sale at CB2......
Ready for something comfy? Deb's got a classic shaped Crate and Barrel armchair in green-gray brushed cotton that she needs to get rid of in order to make room for a new sofa. Meanwhile, Stephanie ...
Could these Love Candy prints knock "Keep Calm and Carry On" off the pedestal of Print du Jour? Maybe. Jennifer Ramos, owner of MadeByGirl, is offering this set of prints in four sweet colors inspire...
The seller of this Room & Board Bed Frame has to find a new buyer by Friday. If you're looking for a nice, steel bed with clean lines, get thee to Cole Valley.
Click here to view these in bold b...
Kristina sent us an email: "There's a feature in the December issue of Blueprint on Amy Butler's home, and I'm dying to know about the wall lamps around her bed (there isn't any info that I could find...
Tallinn, Estonia has to be one of our favorite places to visit. When we recently heard about the Three Sisters Hotel, we checked it out online. And it was their bathrooms that blew us away...
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Hello AT,
Please help enliven my Hallway of Despair.
Blah. Narrow. Gray. Window-less.
It leads from our main stairs to the guest room and the back staircase (to the left of the guest room door). ...
A gorgeous mid-c piece in Andersonville: Maple dresser by Harvey Probber with top that opens to white laminate and two door cabinet with shelving. Condition looks fantastic!
Apartment Therapy Furnit...
Have you been to the new New Museum yet? Though it is in easy walking distance from my apartment, I have not. I have long-admired the architecture of this unique building on the Bowery. And apparent...
As you walk the aisles of a giant show like Home and Housewares, great looking booths appear like an oasis in the desert of silicone oven mitts. Last week, Sagaform was one oasis......
We got a hot tip from AT reader Michael who has this huge Danish mid-century modern oval-ish dining room table up for sale. It's in near perfect condition and measures 70" x 40" and comes with an extr...
Most of us probably have some carrara marble in the bathroom, in the form of the saddle at the room's entry. But carrara is great for more than that. We've rounded up some beautiful uses of the mate...
Name: Holly and SeanLocation: Nob Hill areaSize: 700 square feetYears Lived In: Just over a year
>> Enter Tour SlideshowYou'd probably never guess it by looking at these photos, but IKEA and Target...
We're cross posting this on both Unplggd and Apartment Therapy LA, since Los Angeles and San Diego (alongside Washington, D.C. and Chicago) are both cities participating in this pilot program that jus...
How much more is there to say about bathrooms? We've blogged the heck out of them this month, but found an article about making your bathroom more eco-friendly that showed a few stones had still gone ...
How about a small tiled back splash for the bathroom sink? In addition to being practical in the way all back splashes are, they provide an opportunity to use some more decorative or high end tile in ...
AT:SF, Who makes the white/wood credenza in this photo in this post (Blogging the SF Chronicle: Spring Home Design Magazine)? The one on the left of the image, half cut off. Someone has to know! Pleas...
Bored with the Keep Calm and For Like Ever posters? (We weren't until we saw them all over the place.) Well, this print made us laugh. ...
Forget magazines, how about flowers? Rose and Radish offers a customizable subscription service to have flowers delivered to you, a loved one, friend or co-worker — anyone lucky enough to be the...
We do this a lot in our own home, partly because we like the casual style of leaning artwork and partly because we switch things around so much that we try to avoid putting holes in the walls when w...
We have our hands in many projects. Our house is in a continuous state of remodel and the to-do list just keeps growing. While it might be a good idea to finish up some of the projects that we start...
BrainyGirl's done fine work with the kitchen!
From MoonGrrl: "I'm just starting the Cure! Got derailed last fall after being dumped, and had a slow start this time, but yesterday I got rid of a lamp...
We're getting ready for a pretty exciting trip to China and have vowed to pack lighter than ever. This has made us think about what it is we really need, in a suitcase and at home......
ATLA reader Jason wanted us to pose this question out to everyone out there in LA who might have some experience with Eames furniture repair:
I have a recently purchased Eames DCM in Walnut and need ...
What do you do when one of your worst nightmares comes true? For Claudia Juestel, whose Nob Hill apartment and virtually all of its contents were destroyed after a Christmas-tree fire, the answer was ...
Paula's going to be in town this weekend and has a question for the AT readers: I have some time to kill in the Loop (vicinity of Chicago & Rush) on Saturday afternoon and was wondering if the readers...
Our friend Sharilyn of Lovely Design (and also host of one of our most popular house tours) IM'ed us and pointed out these ready-to-be-framed-and-grace-your-walls prints that has us looking for any fr...
We know we're not the only ones who get frustrated because we can so easily visualize something we're looking for, but just can't find it. Well, Etsy's brought back their Alchemy feature, which may s...
If you have a small bathroom that needs to be remodeled on a budget, check out this modern solution from IkeaHacker by David M.
[ Photo from Ikeahacker ]...
As bathroom month comes to a close and we think ahead to Smallest, Coolest, here's a bathroom idea that maximizes a small space by combining the sink and the tub....
As the Curees start to work with colour this week, they may be tempted to stick with white walls. But as our color contests have shown, color can not only be fun to look at but it can be great to liv...
Here's a shout out to our friends at Cookie Magazine, who've featured us this month in their new April issue. Starting on page 30, you will find a neat monthly article called Mother/Father of Inven...
We post about our love for terrariums here at AT:LA quite frequently. We just saw another one that made our heart skip a beat! Look at this super cute tiny terrarium made from a clear Christmas orname...
Desperate to get our kitchen up and running so we can stop devouring take-out, we're inching closer and closer each day. The latest production: installing our cork floors over roughed-up wood floors t...
Method is moving beyond air-fresheners and soaps with their newest products, Le Scrub and Lil' Bowl Blu. These are deep cleaners for the bathroom, but they still stay true to Method's goals of being n...
We recently received a new dictionary as a gift. Our old edition is the 1980 Oxford American Dictionary, so it's nice to have an updated volume with words like "google" and "blog." To be honest, tho...
You can scrub the bathtub all you want, but if all the chrome fixtures are covered in hard water spots and soap scum the bathroom isn't going to look nearly as clean as you'd like. Jump below for our...
For the gentleman that prefers to soak than to shower, this bathroom could be a dream come true! This handsome design is from designer Candice Olson, who installed built in bookcases flanked around a ...
AT:SF, My mother bought the Chris Madden Chambour silver 65-piece set. We are trying to find out if we could purchase more of the serving bowls and serving platters? Also, are there larger serving pl...
Haha, we've thought we'd seen every sort of Eames related mod, but nothing quite as amusing as this Eames shell chair modified for comfortable bathroom lounging (although if you're sitting there too l...
Hello AT,
Due to a leak in the roof and subsequent stain, painters will need to come to fix the place, and because of this, I thought I'd take advantage of the situation and give the whole place an u...
Brand new, very interesting and green: hand silkscreened wallpapers using water based inks, without chemical treatments and on recycled paper by artist Geoff......
Congratulations to “katwalck”...they've been chosen as our randomly drawn winner of our ATLA Thursday Giveaway prize. An email congratulaying “katwalck” has been sent out, and they'll have thr...
We love Krista Ewart's philosophy and when we first read about her in Domino, we couldn't help but love how unabashedly fun (and dare we say it...girly) her bathroom was......
We've blogged our 5 Best Bathroom Scales for Minimalists, good high tech scales at Unplggd, and awhile back we looked at the Bathroom Scale by Stefano Giovannoni for Alessi. While we like its slim a...
Oval silhouette hooks, $12
Although we've never bought anything for our bathroom at Urban Outfitters, the store came to mind when thinking about those quirky touches that sometimes fit right at home i...
In addition to the colorful alphabet blocks, wooden dolls and cheery textiles that we've seen in recent months, maXimo — the company that distributes and manages licenses for the work of Alexander...
Hot laptops equal hot laps, unless you have a stylish laptop stand. Check out unplggd's Best Of list of laptop stands to help with those extended Apartment Therapy sessions.
More from Unplggd afte...
There's something about a wall mounted bottle opener that's comforting to us. They're sturdy, and you can never lose them. Who doesn't need more things in their life that will always be there when y...
Mini Tour of Alex's Light-Filled Loft
Homes are very personal, private spaces, which is why we're always grateful to AT:Chicago's House Tour participants for letting us take a peek inside. The medi...
At Ohdeedoh, our site all about modern homelife with children, we're teaming up with Cookie Magazine to find some great solutions for the STUFF that comes along with kids, particularly toys, clothing ...
If you live in a small space and like your surround-sound high definition 46" flat panel television, what are some good console options that won't crowd the space? ...
This week in the Cure we're thinking about color and one of our Curees needs some help. Dean loves the grey on the walls of Kate Spade's bedroom and writes:
I'm searching for the perfect grey for m...
Hello AT,
I've gotten lots of inspiration from AT and now would love some opinions on tile for my new kitchen in my 680sq ft condo in Cambridge, MA.
The photo is of the model unit in the building wh...
ATLA readers Jason and Lori shared the doors they'd transformed in their new house. Lori did them herself using embossed wallpaper and paint. She'd been inspired by door panels she'd seen when she a...
Ugghh, in the last few weeks, we've had a steady and noticeable increase of small flying annoyances that coincided with our trips to the farmer's market and also the warmer weather. That means small g...
Domino 04.08
Our favorite space in the new Domino? Decorator Fawn Galli's brownstone. Starting on page 130, the piece on Galli's home inspired us with the combination of color, exotic textiles and shiny surfaces....
When we were doing research for a new medicine cabinet to replace our old, old one, a number of roads led to Robern (you can view the finished house tour here). It was very hard to find a good, plai...
Ever have one of those panic moments where you look around your house and scream, "Out! Everything out!", gather everything up, donate it and then realize what a horrible, disastrous mistake you've ...
Cottage Living March 2008
Around the turn of the century, companies such as Sears & Roebuck and Montgomery Ward sold homes out of catalogs. The houses were shipped to the home site, complete with instructions and numbered mat...
It's not uncommon to find a washer in a kitchen, but what about the bathroom? "The Washup" (which was featured on Unplggd last week) was designed by Sevin Coskun as an entry for Core 77's Greener Gadg...
Last week I got to give Joey Roth a shoutout on the release of his first real big production of his Sorapot, The Ultra Chic Teapot, and today I'm going to give you the URL that I forgot to include y...
We don't usually get excited about a new Pottery Barn catalog (how could you, when they come every other week?) but several items in the latest one caught our attention. We loved the rugs posted yeste...
We just spotted Maryland's Mod Cats' site and their selection of mid-century greatness...including furniture, ceramics, lighting, glass and art. Take a peek at a few pieces:
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In November, we helped spread the word about a new flea market coming to Brooklyn — Brooklyn Flea. This week's New York Magazine shares in the excitement as Brooklyn Flea prepares its launch on Ap...
We get a lot of requests for affordable artwork suggestions. Although there are many options - just search our archives to see some - it can be hard to choose unless you set limitations for yoursel...
To All ColorTherapy Posts
Name: Silver Fox 2108-50
Brand: Benjamin Moore
Close friends of mine have a brownstone in Brooklyn, which will provide me with at least six columns over the next few month...
Just in time for Small Cool 2008 next month, Deb is selling her Vintage Bureau with Drop-Leaf Desk which combines clothing storage and a desk in one tight spot.
Just take a look at how svelte this ...
Sometimes there's nothing that pulls a room together like making a statement, and that's certainly what you'd be making with these Vintage Blue Chairs. Yes, they're loud, but we'd love to see someon...
At last years Dream Home, one of the top ten trends we saw emerging were gold metallic accents in the kitchen, for cabinetry hardware, faucets and flatware. We are wondering what you think about a gol...
We think it's the perfect classic bathroom light. The Kent fixture at Rejuvenation comes in all of their finishes, has an opal glass shade, and is damp proof. Rejuvenation's pitch on the fixture is ...
Lesley sent us a good question: I'm just starting to redecorate my living room. The furniture includes black sofas, an eileen grey side table, and a lucite coffee table. I was hoping to add some kelly...
Hello AT,
We had Ann Sacks Penny tile installed in our bathroom last year and now have several areas where the grout has become dirty looking.
I've tried everything (and believe it was the fault of...
Beyond the absolutely stunning collections and astounding craftsmanship, Arzu Rugs has a mission: Arzu, meaning hope in Dari, is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides sustainable inco...
In Andersonville, a vintage Harvey Probber cabinet circa 1950's. Made from Walnut , it is in excellent condition. Click below for links to this and more good finds:
Apartment Therapy Furniture Class...
Not a bed for the small apartment dweller, La Montana Rusa is a roller-coaster-like structure of a bed currently installed at Sean Kelly Gallery on West 29th Street. The sculpture, by Los Carpintero...
For any of you inspired by yesterday's Betsey Johnson post, here's something to get you started in a pink direction. This vintage tufted ottoman (or bench?) is covered in bright pink with a honey-gol...
March 25, 2008
Christina Kim, the founder of DOSA, lives in a small Richart Neutra building in Los Angeles's Silverlake neighborhood. Known for her clothing and accessories that sell at ...
Continuing our noticeable trend in posts about tufted items, (whether from our readers or just something one of our editors spied), here's a way to tuft those hard surfaced items you want to soften up...
We had to buy some light bulbs over the weekend, and we have to admit we bought incandescent ones. Yes, we felt guilty for bypassing the fluorescent bulbs, but we still did it. Although we keep read...
The latest round of Guess the Decade began last Friday with this photo of a cook's kitchen. We found the photo on from the designer's website and thought it was filled with all the little details that...
AT readers, perhaps you can help your fellow reader "sweetheart" with her lighting identification question:
I went to the Alibi Room last night in Culver City on Washington Blvd and am in love with t...
On our calendar for this week: The opening of the Dwell NextHouse: Silicon Valley. According to Dwell, the home's modern aesthetic is teasing out issues among neighbors and fellow Mountain View resid...
Home Depot continues to roll out more eco-friendly choices, and this time it's in their paint aisles. Talk about VOC's have become big news in the last few years (probably because of all the studies p...
This view is from one of 11 condos that make up The Breakers, a 1971 development on the sea at Neskowin, Oregon. Despite rough treatment from the elements in the intervening years, the units, most o...
For those of you doing the Cure, the weeks will start to fly by, if they haven't already. Have you chosen a date for your housewarming yet? No? How ‘bout the invitations? You thought you’d ju...
This week during the Spring Cure we're looking into landing strips: those small spaces in an apartment where the outside world gets sorted into an organized, manageable system. We'll be featuring so...
SaraLeeAnn's new bright & perky kitchen table
"I didn't get everything I wanted to accomplish in the kitchen completed (changing out the light fixture, for one), but what I DID accomplish has made ...
Danny Seo is settling in to a new home and is sharing the process on his blog - we pulled some of our favorite inexpensive products, projects and finds together here - jump below for photos and links:...
We finally got around to framing our San Francisco Ork poster this weekend and wanted to post the results. Instead of getting it custom framed, we made a few adjustments to cut costs while achieving t...
Mirka McNeill is a London-based former web designer who has combined a career change to interior decorating with real estate investments in her native Warsaw, where she has remodeled three historic ...
Awhile back, we got a question from AT reader Mike who had recently stayed at the Custom Hotel near LAX. He loved the bedside lamps that they had, and we just stumbled on the source over at Bromhead ...
Another thing we love is our new George Taylor shower head. Large, flat, adjustable and with metal tips that don't corrode, it allows our (rather minimal) hot water to flow down like rain, whether it ...
For the homeowners out there, or renters with very permissive landlords, Alchemy Collections in Seattle's Belltown area offers these custom, but not astronomically priced, quartz sandstone tiles....
This week’s Curees are working with color. We remember when we got to this week, we were paralyzed. How to begin? We began to look closely at the things around us and how the colors combined to c...
Red Lucca leather couchRed leather? We spotted these intriguing pieces on the Urbanest website, but as much as we enjoy looking at them online and imagining their interior scenario/household, it won't...
Wow. Check out these two trailers for a film about Guadalupe Acedo, the housekeeper of a house in France, designed by Rem Koolhaas for a client who is wheelchair-bound. The film is by Ila Beka and Lou...
Earlier today, Jonathan posted a sampling of IKEA's New Summer Collection. When we finally got a chance to check it out, we found this gigantic collection had a lot of great designs that would work ...
We haven't seen the April issue of Sunset on newsstands yet, but it includes an article on one of our favorite bloggers, Pam Zsori of Housemartin. Pam, who's opening a home and floral design store so...
We struggled with a fluffy white bathmat for a year. No matter how many times we washed it, it seemed to get dirty again after two showers. Despite its spa-like look, it felt grungy underfoot. Final...
For us, the bathtub as planter is hit or miss. We love the darker tones in this photo as opposed to the shabby chic white versions. What say you? ...
We loved this black bathroom and especially the idea that you could paint the tub with sophisticated results. See how to do it yourself after the cut: ...
How To...Make a Couch, Bed, and Guest Room Fit In a Small Space
This past week's favourite ATLA reader posts included a DIY extension cord holder solution, how to remove white rings on your wood furn...
Hello AT,
I'm having a tough time with the layout of my living/dining room.
I'm moving to an apartment soon in a foreign country, and have no furniture with me.
So I'm starting with a clean slate...
Rachel is looking for info: "I am wondering if anyone knows of a dining room table that can be adjusted to bar height? I am moving into a great loft with a really nice view out of windows that hit a...
One thing we loathe to do is to scrub the bathtub (not that we adore cleaning the toilet but...). There's just something about leaning over and scrubbing scrubbing scrubbing and somehow always ending...
Hi AT:SF! I'm at a loss at how to hang art in my Victorian era bathroom as the paneling, moldings, and cove ceiling break up the walls so much. Would hanging a piece above the toilet or along the righ...
Based in Japan, Leif.designpark is a collective of three designers, Takashi Ueno and Mamoru Naito and Keizaburo Honda, whose work is both modern and deeply traditional. Their new Tone series of cha...
Some of the Spring Curers have mentioned that finding their style is a difficult process. It's different for everyone, but a good starting point is to take a photo you love and break it down. We sav...
Monticello Antique Marketplace takes everything that makes a day spent browsing flea markets and thrift stores a great day, and puts it all together under one roof....
MonogramAvailable online or in-store at Atom in St. Louis, these fab graphic shower curtains are just one colorful, bold line among the stock at this shop. Our favorite: the coral and white "monogram"...
We spotted these brightly colored things at Target over the weekend. What is it? Well, if the title of this post doesn't give it away, take a guess and see if you're right after the jump... ...
While it's always fun to see the new designs and seasonal updates to merchandise at large stores like Crate & Barrel, we find it even more fun to grab a great deal at the chain's online outlet. For ...
We like to keep a small clock on the bathroom vanity so that we can keep track of the time while blow drying our hair or putting on makeup in the morning. The LED Mirror Clock from Kikkerland solves t...
Alana's coffee table paint options
We're moving on and up. Week Two is (already!) behind us, and this week we're focusing on two things that make a big impression in a home: ORGANIZATION and COLOR...
There could be only two women that we know of who could get away with having all this pink in her loft. Actually, make that ONE (Elle Woods isn't actually real): Betsey Johnson. Do you LOVE it? Hate ...
We had awesome 80 degree weather this weekend and everyone at our house took some time to be outdoors. Unfortunately warm weather, living by the beach, and two cats equals fleas in the bed....
Hello AT,
We are in the process of decorating our living room (we moved to NYC 4 months ago).
We have been searching for a coffee table for a while, but we could not make the final decision.
We l...
Whoo-hoo! Our newest book is now available for pre-order (it ships April 7th) and is a celebration of everything we do on the site: Apartment Therapy Presents: Real Homes, Real People, Hundreds of ...
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...
Our little bathroom has no storage and even less room for installing storage. We keep most of our bathroom supplies in the bedroom closet, but a few necessities get stashed in a basic drawer unit an...
We didn't know there was a way to fold a towel "properly", but, of course, why wouldn't there be? First take a guess on which is the "right" way to do it and then jump below to see if you'd get a gold...
We've been on a dark colours kick these days. Perhaps it's a rebound effect from living with and choosing colourful items and attire, but we're not partial to more sedate and darker palettes. We're ev...
Visiting the parents a few weeks ago in Florida, we had the pleasure of using a retractable clothesline in our bathroom (see pic above). Simple in design and able to disappear in a jiffy, we though...
We admit it, we're Ferry Building addicts. This past Saturday we spotted this wonderful collection of succulent plants on display at The Gardener. ...
Just a reminder that we're still accepting entries right now for entries for our Thursday giveaway of one Give Accessories Leather Train Case, all the way until 9pm (Pacific) tonight. Be sure to enter...
Duravit calls it "pool bathing." They claim that the rounded design of the Blue Moon tub encourages relaxation by allowing bathers to float effortlessly in the bubbly water.
All that sounds great ...
Leaping off the cover of the latest Pottery Barn catalog, this rug is looking good. Color, pattern, texture - check! Our favorite shade is the pineapple, but honestly... ...
Last Monday I wrote about a rare MidCentury chair design: Eames Shell Chairs with Wood Dowel Bases, and today I'm highlighting a great classic furniture source with great prices that few know about ...
For all of you Angelenos, we hope you got a chance to enjoy the incredible weather this weekend! Didn't it feel like summer? Well, even though it's still Spring, IKEA is already dreaming of warmer day...
There are now more pictures of Konstantin Grcic's new cantilevered plastic chair, Myto . This was one of The New York Times' best ideas of 2007 for it's innovative use of materials and advanced plas...
Privacy and light are big issues when choosing bathroom window treatments. Natural light is really important in a small space, but bathroom windows need some serious cover-up. Click below for 8 solu...
Name: Josh
Location: Upper East Side
Apartment Size: 850 square feet
Favorite: largest single piece of granite that would fit in the elevator to serve as a bar in the kitchen
>>Enter Slideshow
Whe...
Now that the weather is heating up, the backyard is finally blooming! Thankfully, last year's failures are proving me wrong...check out this climber that's doing some much-needed work on the trellis ...
The owner of this DWR red sliding sofa is selling it because it's being switched out for home theatre chairs. Snap it up, somebody!
Click here to view these in bold below...
AfterKaren asked a good question last November and has completed the job. She sent us an update on how she feels about the final results, along with a thank you......
Usually when we see antique sofas like these, they are either in dire need of reupholstering or depressingly expensive (and sometimes both). So here's a pretty sweet deal: A beautiful antique sofa i...
Something as simple and temporary as your bathroom linens and accessories can change the look of your bathroom. Just look at the bathroom ensembles offered by Anthropologie. While we touched on Bath...
Hello AT,
I am getting ready to move from Las Vegas to Manhattan and am considering using a storage vault type moving system.
My last move using conventional movers (from SF to LV) was an absolute ...
In Hyde Park, a pair of white West Elm modular shelves for $20. More West Elm shelves and a lot of other great stuff below: Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in our S...
This lighting is based on the standard process printing colors, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (CMYK). Laser-cut from acrylic, the shades are flat-packed and assembled by the consumer. In the assem...
Those of us doing the Cure are bringing home flowers each week as a gift to ourselves and our homes - but for $1.49, no apartment within the range... ...
Architect Peter Zumthor's Baths at the Vals Thermal Spa in Vals, Switzerland are a real lesson in restraint, tranquility, and ceremony...
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Reader's favorite posts on AT:Chicago in the past week? A tour of Glorily and Jeremy's cozy perch above Wicker Park, Drew Barrymore's loo, a peek inside a condo for sale with all the details on the ...
I first heard about Jeff Curran's really good, small furniture catalog about 10 years ago. In the early '90's he was a furnitu...
arrangement by Michael George, on the cover of The Art of Floral Arrangement
Trying out what the florists do is always a good way to learn to appreciate their hard-earned skills. I have no arranging...
Hyacinths are one of the better flower bargains of spring. They come in such rich colors, are long-lasting, and have a wonderful fragrance. The smell of these hyacinths is the very first thing to ...
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