NY Spring Cure: Week Four - Weekend
This is the living room, which we've completely rearranged by putting the sofa against the windows (it's never been there before. It usually always faces the fireplace.)
>> Enter Maxwell's Saturday S...
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LA Hot Posts: 04.05.08
House Tour: Maria's “Oh So You” Bungalow
Here's ATLA's Final Five on this Final Four weekend, listing your favourite posts from the last seven days, including bed making tips, 20 household uses ...
PlantTherapy: Upcoming April Garden Events in the City
Amy Stewart is coming to the HSNY
April kicks off 'National Gardening Month' and 'Million Trees NYC Month' - Here is a short list of lectures and events in April happening all over the city. Do you ...
PlantTherapy: YOUR Saturday Morning Flowers
Carnations to match the tiger!
So last week I received e-mails from all over from those who also were enjoying cut flowers around the home, and will definitely share them with AT readers. This morn...
Close-Up!: Natalie and Nicholas' Framed Photos
A couple of months ago our sister site ran a House Tour of a Melbourne family's cool home. In LA House Tour: Natalie, Nicholas and Arthur's Circus, the framed photos above the bed caught our eye. We...
Midwest #4 - Kimberly's Happy Niche
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Kimberly
Location: Chicago
Size: 550 sf
Rent/Own: Own
What is the advantage of SMALL? I still can't believe how much smaller or heating bill has become. And...
Alameda Flea Market: Tips
We're excited that it's Alameda Flea Market weekend. It just doesn't come around often enough for us. What? You've never been? Well, we've put together a few tips for you......
LA Good Questions: Modern Mature Colors For New Home?
Hi AT, I'm the proud new owner of a loft condo and i would LOVE suggestions on what to do with the wall colors of the kitchen and the facing dining room. The current owner has the kitchen walls in a r...
Southwest #5: Jill's Budget 1-Bedroom
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Jill
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Size: 700 sq. ft.
Rent/Own: Rent
What is the advantage of SMALL? Every time people come over, it already feels intimate. Add...
SF Spring Cure: Week Four Check In
neeecole's new landing strip looks fantastic!
Week four is drawing to a close, and browsing through our flickr group we can see lots of big changes have been happening in all of the curer's homes la...
Bamboo Screen from Chiasso
Chiasso really isn't always our style, but every once in a while they come out with something we appreciate. Like this scallop-edged bamboo screen, which is fancy-talk for a screen with a wavy top....
Enjoy Your Home
It's not often that we get to sit in our little garden. But when we do, we get to observe our apartment from the outside. It gives us a fresh perspective on where we live. Take a few minutes today ...
Small Space Living Inspiration: Tokyo: Living Small in the Big City
Drats, we just missed this National Geographic Channel special, Tokyo: Living Small in the Big City, about small space living in Japan. But thanks to AT reader BrookeinBoston bringing it to our attent...
Color Combo: Gray and Blue
Blue and gray is a cool color combination that can be very soothing. It's the kind of color scheme you might want in a home office, a bedroom, or a bathroom: soft, subtle, and calming. Click below f...
Look!: View from the Infinity
The first of two luxury condominium buildings in SOMA opened its doors to residents recently, and we had a chance to check out what the view is like up there. ...
LA Event: Angela Adams at DWR Pasadena tomorrow 4.5.08
If you happen to be in the 'dena (Pasadena) tomorrow night, be sure to stop by the DWR store for a night with designer Angela Adams. There will be a presentation that will include her story as a desig...
Transform Your Furniture Using a Photo
Flickr member Karen Breen-Bondie transformed her Ikea cabinet with a photo. Recently, we blogged transforming your furniture with paint. Here's another finishing option that uses a photo. We've been...
SF Hot Posts: 04.04.08
Northwest #1: Ana and Bob's Bay Area Nest
Sizzling this week: Our first contest entry, a House Tour, and small space solutions.
What else was hot on AT:SF? Lots of peeks inside people's homes. Clic...
Alessi Trays for Any Occasion
You'll find trays all over our home - and rarely used for their original serving purpose. We keep salt n' pepper shakers, sugar bowl, general kitchen goodness on a tray. We keep jewelry scattered in a...
& Light: Alissa Wilkinson & Christina Kim
Please note, for the next three months we have a new theme: Suburbia. Please go below for all info.
Title: Petals and Light
Photographer: Alissa Wilkinson
Description: "I was out wandering my nei...
East #9: Roxy's Room to Grow
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Roxy
Location: Upper East Side, NY
Size: 270
Rent/Own: Rent
What is the advantage of SMALL? t's cozy. My apartment feels lived in and comfy. I haven't lived...
LA Good Questions: What To Do Around the Windows?
So, here's the problem: I'm frustrated with my living room. Specifically with the window seating area feels like dead space: I've moved the coffee table to another room (where it actually gets used!)...
AT Asia: Ten Best Home Wares From Japan...
...we wish we could get here domestically
As one might expect, we see a lot of product online and offline that are not readily available in the United States. This is especially true when it comes to the home wares and furnishings market in J...
Where to Recycle or Donate Your Outbox
For the Curees, who are halfway through the Spring Cure, now’s a good time to empty your outbox. Once you’ve weeded out the stuff you want to save, the stuff that has to go back into your home, a...
Collage
We take the 22 through Potrero Hill for our daily commute, and after a long day at work it is always refreshing to look out and see what kind of treasures are on display at this store. ...
CHI Good Questions: Removing Cloudy Stains from Wood?
Kasia needs some advice: "I have a coffee table that got ruined after I put a hot pizza box on it one night. There is a cloudy discoloration where the cardboard sat.
I would like to fix it but Im no...
Look! Book storage behind a door
The "Sticklebook" via Marie Claire Maison Feb/March 2008
In a small space, every surface counts. We spotted this interesting solution for paperback book storage in the February/March 2008 issue of Marie Claire Maison. They actually had a whole section devot...
IKEA Summer 2008 Collection: Up Close
Last week, Jonathan from ATLA and I each shared our favorite picks from IKEA's new summer collection — IKEA Summer 2008 Collection & IKEA Summer 2008 Collection: Even More. Over the weekend, I had a...
Roundup: Wood and White Furniture
One of our favorite color combinations (and one that we've featured on AT before here), wood and white is a classic mid-century mix. Click below for our roundup of furniture that combines wood with ...
AT Giveaway Roundup: 04.04.08
There are three four Giveaways on AT this week.
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 gi...
Good Questions: How Can I Preserve/Protect The Wallpaper?
Hello AT,
I recently bought this unusual antique 2 piece dresser set.
I am trying to decide how to restore the vintage wallpaper covering- there are a few areas where the paper is torn.
Should ...
Small Cool 2008: Call for Northwest Entries!
Brian & Luke's Post-War Paradise
Earlier this week we showed you one of our 2007 Northwest Semifinalists, Lydia's Subtly Divided Studio. Here's another from last year's contest. Our in-box is ready...
Midwest #3 - Jessie's Town Street Studio
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Jessie
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Size: 400 sf
Rent/Own: Rent
What is the advantage of SMALL? It's easy to keep clean. I live alone, so it's small and cozy... ...
Southwest #4: Taylor's Best Things In Life Are Free
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Taylor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Size: 700 sq. ft.
Rent/Own: Rent
What is the advantage of SMALL? Small has more impact. Even the most subtle details can mak...
California Dreaming at Rare Device
San Francisco store/gallery Rare Device and online gallery The Beholder have teamed up in what is sure to be one of our favorite exhibitions of the spring - California Dreaming, a group show of nine B...
Flickr Finds: Mini Tour from k2yhe
We've had so much activity in our Flickr pool lately that it's hard to keep up. With the Spring Cure, as well as tons of great pics tagged with "apartmenttherapychicago," we're getting a lot of insp...
AT Europe: Parisian Flower Arranging
One of this year's flower-arranging trends here is to gather a bunch of flowers of one variety and tilt them to one side in the vase. This arrangement works best with strong, sculptural flowers that h...
Look! ATLA Holiday Gift Bag Winner's "Before and After"
Here's a welcome blast from the past: ATLA reader Brooke was the winner of our biggest Holiday Gift Bag giveaway last year, finding herself awarded with a complete living room set, compliments of IKEA...
Graduated Liquid Measurer
We're shocked that this container design hasn't swept store shelves like wildfire. It's a storage container and measuring cup all in one — it works by allowing you to tip liquid back and forth b...
Driscoll Design
The design/business duo behind Driscoll may be based in Seattle, but their cards are spotted across the states. We recently were given the Merci Bien design and keep it in clear view on our desk - gor...
Weekly LA Sales Calendar: 04.04.08
Bahay Home sale this weekend onlyApril Sales...
Bahay Home
This weekend only!
All Items 20-70% off
Culver City
Container Store
Tax Time Sale
online or in store
...
Lounge: Modern Watering Can
This stainless steel watering can from Metz & Kindler is sleek enough that you won't need to worry about where to store it — display it! In addition to being dishwasher safe, it's matte finish won't...
SF Good Questions: Cheaper Alternative to Crate & Barrel's Studio Compact Office?
Hi AT:SF, My apartment has a small 'inlet' that I'd like to use as an area for a desk workstation - unfortunately it's only 38" wide and 23"deep, which limits my choices in desks! I saw this desk at C...
Devesh and Tara's Indian Spice Pantry
From The Kitchn: Our sister site that promotes cooking & eating at home
This week at The Kitchn we had a gorgeous kitchen tour of Devesh and Tara's Spice Pantry - a tiny Manhattan kitchen that is optimized for very authentic Indian cooking. Check out the spice and grain s...
CHI Spring Cure: Week Four - Weekend
harmony_france's newly painted kitchen in benjamin moore's stem green
We're amazed at the work the Midwestern Curers have done so far, and we're only halfway through the Cure. On Tuesday, we asked ...
Look! Using Space Around A Radiator
Radiators are a necessary evil for most apartments: they provide heat, but how do you design around it? Here's a solution from HGTV submitted by a couple living in a small apartment: they built a des...
AT Offline: The Small Space Design Meetup - 4.3.08
• What: AT Offline/The NY Design Meetup (all info and signup here)
• Members: 569
Thanks to everyone who came out last night. I think we really hit it. We had a full slate of really inte...
Good Questions: Coverings for these Large Windows?
Hello AT,
I recently moved to a new loft and I am struggling with what window coverings to use.
There are three very large windows on the main floor of the loft (where the living room and the kitc...
LA Spring Cure O8: Week 4 - Weekend
steph vixen’s unsure about the new paint in her bathroom but we like it.So, we’ve reached the halfway point. You guys ready to see this Cure through to the end? How's your living room looking? ...
Look!: Fruits Calendar 2
Whilst catching up on our weekend AT reading, we noticed this tasty print over on our sister site, The Kitchn....
AT Book Alert: Update on Melissa and Matt
Name: Melissa and Matt
Home Then: 550 sq. foot rental apartment
Home Now: Same home but with new paint, colors and a few new pieces
Melissa and Matt's home is one of the 40 featured in our new boo...
Look! Eames Lounge Chair Assembly Short Film
This short 1956 film created by Charles & Ray Eames reminds us that good design is worth all the effort. Relax and let Charles do all the work...it's a pleasantly charming reminder that the weekend is...
East #8: Trilby's New York Minute Retreat
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Trilby
Location: Village, NY
Size: 440
Rent/Own: Rent
What is the advantage of SMALL? Everything you desire within reach, “SMALL” is manageable, cozy, an...
Home Accessories from VisuaLingual
Cincinnati designer Maya Drozdz of VisuaLingual clued us in to her "locally-inspired home accessories, which celebrate [and sometimes gently poke fun at] Cincinnati and its various quirks." We love th...
LA Event: Free Frank Gehry lecture at Hammer Museum
Sunday April 6, 2008
This Sunday, April 6, 2008 there's a free lecture with renowned architect Frank Gehry and scholar/conductor Leon Botstein. The lecture will take place at the Hammer Museum in LA......
Bucket Pendant Light from IKEA PS
The new pendant lamp from IKEA's PS collection offers nearly endless possibilities for personalization and customization. A clear plastic bucket houses a protected bulb and the space surrounding the...
AT DC: AndBeige - "Beige and then some...."
This is from DC finalist, Thomas. Comment away!
AndBeige sits quietly on Florida Avenue in NW. The space is painted
ivory with a dusty chocolate brown ceiling, a neutral background to display high...
Books Lining a Console Table
We found this photo at Content by Conran and really like the way the books are lined up along the back of the console table. We did this along our mantle with all our white paperbacks a while ago......
NY Most Popular Posts: Sunny Rooms, Lonely Alcoves, Paris Flats, and the Hyper Modern - 04.04.08
Timber Loft in London
This week's Hot Posts drew you in and inspired great discussion. Thanks for getting involved, and staying involved, in our community!
Click here to find the answers to burni...
SF Scavenger: New Contemporary - Bensen - Sleeper Sofa for $1450
Great for small spaces: This New Contemporary - Bensen - Sleeper Sofa. The one for sale's actually a blue-grey color, although other covers are available.
Click here to view these in bold below...
AT Chicago Design Meetup: Quick Recap & Thanks!
Thanks are in order - we had a good time at our first AT Offline Design Meetup last night. Great attendees, fantastic location, wonderful guests - lots of people to thank. But first, here is a recap o...
Today's Email: Big Freehand Drawings from the West
Last week I emailed on Hola Y Adios Table, The Slimest, Coolest Landing Strip (see below), and today I'm going to tell you what that is above and who did it as well as do a rundown of what was reall...
LA Scavenger: MODERNICA Day Bed/Couch $1100 OBO
Up for grabs is a Modernica Day Bed/Couch--the same one that Gregory and Emily have in their living room! Except this one is a vibrant red-orange, and it's priced at $1100 OBO.
How about some more t...
NY Scavenger: Fatboy Beanbag for $30
These things are so frickin' popular. They are an industry in and of themselves, so this is your chance to partake on the cheap. Jan has a Fatboy beanbag that's in great shape AND in Hot Pink that...
Good Questions: Any Info. On The Neptune Sofa?
Hello AT,
I'm deep into the Spring Cure and getting inspired by everything I'm seeing so far from my ATSF curers/curees?! :)
Any way, two weeks ago I was shopping at Therapy in San Francisco and f...
CHI Scavenger: Tall Plants for $30 each
At Grand and Ashland, two 3' tall plants are for sale (seller doesn't know the type but says they're easy to care for). We've been known to buy plants from CL - a great way to rescue what might get se...
Tiny Tiered Shelf from IKEA
Hidden in the kitchen organization section of IKEA, high up on a shelf, we spotted a new (to us?) design for their shelf inserts. The new, bright white color and simple pattern encourage display. Ava...
Modern Hammock: Fatboy Headdemock
Yes, it's still chilly and grey and cold...but we can dream of sunny summer days, can't we? The city is our backyard come summertime, as we don't have any outside space of our own, but if we did, we'd...
NY Open Thread 611
Now we're really into April...Welcome to artsandletters, BB and Ajax's!...
AT Email: Jim Denevan, Photos to Inspire - 4.4.08
April 4, 2008
But I digress. What an amazing week it has been. With the first shoots popping up in the little greenhouse on our kitchen table, no longer needing to wear gloves outside...
CHI House Tour: Jessica & Alex's Simple Modern On a Budget
Name: Jessica, a graphic designer and Alex, a packaging engineer
Location: Evanston
Size: 1920's 3 Bedroom Condo - (Don't know the square footage; too lazy to measure)
Years lived in: 2
>> Enter Sl...
Design for Mankind's Inspiration eZine 3: Nooks and Crannies: Inspiration in the Home
Be forewarned: If you look at Design for Mankind's new Inspiration eZine late in the day -- it's chock-full of "Nooks and Crannies: Inspiration in the Home" -- soon your dog will be looking at you wit...
Look!: Redneck Modern's Shelf Wall
Hunter writes a blog called redneck modern, which details the renovation of an Eichler in the East Bay. (We didn't even know there were Eichlers in Concord.) He and his wife recently made a wall int...
Perspektiva Lamp by Transparent House
San Francisco-based Transparent House had an idea: To integrate an iconic object -- such as a vintage Leica -- into modern-day life while maintaining the qualities of art and function. Their Perspekt...
Suburban Seniors Move On to City Life
SF Chronicle: 04.02.08
Yesterday's featured article in the Chronicle's H&G section was interesting because it was about something you don't often read about (in shelter magazines, anyway) -- seniors moving from the suburbs ...
SF Good Questions: How Can Our Family Survive in a Small Apartment?
Inside Out: Max and Sara Kate's Small Really is Cool
AT:SF, My wife and I live in a 550sf shotgun apartment in San Francisco. We love our apartment and neighborhood north of the Panhandle. We're exp...
Mango and Avocado Soap on a Rope from Uncommon Goods
Soap on a rope is something we associate with a Sunday afternoon, a microwave and scrap fabric, but it just so happens that avocados and mangos are two of our most favorite things in the world....
LA Good Questions: Help, I Heard My Building May Be Torn Down!
A nervous neighbor of ours, knowing we blogged for AT, left an anonymous note under our door: Help, my landlord's a tyrant. He won't let us use our building's parking spaces and now I hear that he's...
Best Product: Electrolux Ergorapido 2-in-1 Sweeper
Let me clarify about the title above: the Electrolux Ergorapido 2-in-1 Sweeper is the best hard floor vacuum for pet owners. After countless recommendations from other cat owners, we finally got our ...
Sweet Home & Garden Chicago
While searching for some garden inspiration, we stumbled across a new blog. Sweet Home and Garden Chicago is written by garden designer Carolyn Choi, a transplant from Alabama. We especially like th...
Look! Another table lamp in the bathroom
We've blogged about using a table lamp in the bathroom before. Today on DesignSponge, we noticed this example of one that Natalie at Steamed Artichoke Studio re-furbished and placed in a bathroom......
The Ribbonerie
The Ribbonerie is every DIYer and crafter's dream - a whole store filled with every type and color of ribbon imaginable. While at first glance this may not seem like the most "home" related store we...
Look! Timourous Beasties Wallpaper
Leave it to the Scots. They’re a little mad (consider kilts, haggis and golf and you’ll understand what we’re getting at). So you know that if they do wallpaper, it’s going to be subversive ...
Mason Bee House
Last year, one of the first things we discovered in our new home was a bee nest. It was in the midst of the uproar over the disappearance of the bee population and it killed us to think about destro...
CHI Good Questions: Lacquer Look for Less?
Ramsey is looking for suggestions: "I have a print to frame and fell in love with the 2" white bamboo Meurice frame from Jonathan Adler's Larson-Juhl collection (photo of frame attached). I had wande...
Phoenix Store: Red Modern Furniture
This is great...we're starting to receive out of town store recommendations to share from you, our readers, including this hot store tip from Angela of Seesawdesigns who wrote: I enjoyed seeing Phoeni...
East #7: Yokie's Pops of Color
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Yolanda
Location: Washington, DC
Size: 700
Rent/Own: Own
What is the advantage of SMALL? I really prefer small because it just makes everything easier for me...
Painted Security Bars
We loved the security gates featured here a few days ago. It got us thinking about any possible way to spruce up the ones that aren't so artistically designed. ...
Look! Chinese Lanterns in Double Happiness' Studio
One of our coworkers used to hang painted umbrellas that she picked up in Chinatown from the ceiling over her cubicle, and it gave her space a great feel (as opposed to the run-of-the-mill blah cubicl...
LA Good Questions: Where Do You Get Your Flowers?
Encouraged by Abby's recent post on top 10 flower varieties, we've been picking up fresh flowers on the weekends at the Farmer's Market. But for birthdays and other special occasions, we like to up t...
Tonight: AT:Chicago Design Meetup
TONIGHT, Thursday April 3, we'll be holding our first Chicago Design Meetup, AT Offline, at the Tree Studios Design Within Reach at 6:30. We've set up our group on Meetup - check it out right here to...
Color for Small Rooms
House Beautiful April 2008
The April 2008 issue of House Beautiful has a small piece on color ideas for a small space. They asked twelve designers what they would recommend. The obvious answer would be white, but surprisingly o...
Floor Models at Velocity Art and Design
Getting a sweet deal on a floor model used to be the exclusive privilege of the in-person shopper. But no more, as Velocity has begun selling their floor models on line....
AT Survey: Which Daily Household Task Do You Dread the Most?
That's “Selfy the EasyBed”, the self-making bed up there, one of the 700 inventions showcased at the International Exhibition of Inventions recently. Knowing how many people just dread making thei...
Round Up: Chesterfield Sofas
The Barocco by Zanotta is Chesterfield modern
Grace’s post on Poltona Frau’s version, reminded us how much we love Chesterfield sofas. We know it’s not in keeping with our “small” theme th...
Reviews or Insight about GoAntiques.com?
We stumbled upon this site today, and although there's some seemingly great stuff, we were pretty blown away by the high prices. Does anyone know what's up with GoAntiques.com? Anyone purchased anythi...
Saving Downtown Syracuse & Restoring an Eames Lounge
NYT House & Home Roundup 4.3.08
The picture at left is the home of the Dean of Syracuse University's School of Architecture, Mark Robbins. The New York Times shows us how Robbins has helped to jump-start the Syracuse community into ...
White Accents
Some people use accent pieces for color, and some like to throw color onto the walls. If you're into patterned walls, white accents can balance a complex color scheme......
Good Questions: How Can I Protect Hardwood Floors from Water Damage?
Hello AT,
I recently moved to an apartment that has hardwood floors in the kitchen.
Since standing water can damage a wood floor, I was looking for hints for how to protect the area around the sink...
SF Good Questions: Charles P. Rogers Iron Beds/Iron Beds in San Francisco?
AT:SF, I'm looking for an iron bed in San Francisco. I'd like something well made and beautiful and I'm OK with a reproduction or an antique. Any idea where to go? My budget is under $2000 and I would...
Southwest #3: Maria's Simple Living
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Maria
Location: Austin, Texas
Size: 640 sq. ft.
Rent/Own: Rent
What is the advantage of SMALL? Smaller footprint = the obvious lower utilities and efficient ...
SF Zen Garden by Topher Delaney
Up for sale is 2848 Union Street. Priced at $5M, it includes a so-called Zen garden by well-known artist and landscape designer Topher Delaney. Take a look at the photos, and tell us......
Outdoor Chairs Under $200
Our apartment search is over and we found a space with an even bigger deck than our old apartment (yay!), so now we're thinking about summer. We're starting our search for possible new outdoor chair...
The Gallery Joan Grubin
Exhalation, low angle detail. Acrylic on paper strips and pencil. 122" x 175'" x 5". 2006
Not allowed to paint those white walls? Take a look at the magic that artist Joan Grubin can do with pinned p...
NY Spring Cure: Week Four - Living Room
So peaceful. This is from a great set of photos of Jenny!'s house
From SidStiles: I've got an amazing de-cluttering motivator...you ready?
First the apartment next to yours has to catch on fire, then...
Look!: Bertoia Diamond Silhouette at J.Crew
Perhaps it comes as a surprise to no one that clothing retailer J. Crew would hop on the mid-century bandwagon eventually, somehow. But this window decal gives us an idea....
Cabrio Folding Bed with Desk
Living, eating, resting, sleeping in the same place you work (that is, at home) can be as difficult as it is rewarding. While we always appreciate ideas that combine uses and save space, this Cabrio f...
Sleeper Sofas & Convertible Beds
NYT House & Home Roundup 4.3.08
Sleeper Sofas, Murphy Beds and convertible furniture always make popular posts. Multi-functional furniture is key in a small space. Our Best Sleeper Sofas & Sofa Beds 2008 is followed closely in pop...
Hi + Lo Modern Scavenger
We're loving a little bit of iron, white and wood these days...with a few giraffe spots thrown in for spunk. Check out our finds below the jump....
Rocio Romero LV Prefab, NATIQ & Human Nature
From Re-nest: Our site that covers abundant design for green homes
Can a 3,000 square-foot prefab home be green?
Click here for a uniquely recyclable carpet and a discussion of human nature ......
Look! A Few of Our Small Space Solutions
Our space isn't small, but we do have a few issues that you sometimes find in a small apartment: tiny bedrooms, not much storage, and lack of closet space. Click below to see how we applied what we'...
SF Tour: Heath Ceramics Factory
When Heath Ceramics owners Catherine Bailey and Robin Petravic offered to personally take us through their factory in Sausalito, we jumped at the chance. We were especially impressed by their passio...
Good Questions: How To Install Roller Blinds Upside Down?
Hello AT,
I'm interested in trying out something I saw on an episode of Small Space, Big Style, but I'm not quite sure how to.
What I saw was a homeowner who installed "roller blinds", but upside d...
We Just Can’t Container Store Ourselves Enough: 9 Products We Love
We swear they pipe something into the airducts at The Container Store. We go in there for one thing, our list firmly in hand, and come out with a dozen other things, the list be damned. Here's a ...
AT Offline Design Meetup: Tonight at 6:30!
• What: AT Offline Design Meetup
• Members: 559
• RSVP for Tonight: 82 yes, 21 maybe
• When: 6:30-8:30pm, Thursday, April 3rd
• Where: DWR SoHo, 142 Wooster St. (Prince/Hous...
The Calendar Tin
Very inventive, those folks at Monkey Business, combining a 3 compartment tin each specifically marked with the name of the day, the numerical date and the month. Check out all the colours and where t...
Bamboo Ottoman from Vivavi
When we hear "ottoman" we think tufted, rectangular, maybe tweed (who knows why). This one blows all our preconceptions out of the water....
JennSki's "Home Sweet Home" Prints
Ah, indeed, any home with a Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair is a sweet home to return to. We couldn't agree more with the sentiment and graphic of these two new giclée prints from JennSki...
...
East #6: Matthew's Gallery
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Matthew G.
Location: Chelsea, NY
Size: 502
Rent/Own: Rent
What is the advantage of SMALL? A small apartment is like a small canvas, you are restricted in how...
The Lovely Side of Neighbor Noise
With most of us living on top of each other in apartments and condos, we're bound to hear our neighbors before we actually meet them. We've already blogged about how to soundproof your home because m...
Room & Board Presents: Customize, Personalize and Choose Your Small
From Room & Board's Portica Table Collection
The smaller the space, the more you need to be pro-active about the furniture you choose. While most people might be familiar with the custom upholstery ...
SF Weekly Sales Calendar: 04.03.08
Closing Sale at American Modern FurnitureApril Sales...
The Wooden Duck
Spring Furniture Sale: 50% off all garden furniture, 30% off all indoor stock furniture, 15% off all custom orders
...
Tablo Tray Table
We love this side table, and could see it individually or as a set in any room. Other ideas: this would be great for everyday use as an entry catch-all. Something about the curved edge of the tray wou...
Weekly LA Events Calendar: 4.03.08
Brewery Artwalk Art & Design Events...April is Smallest Coolest Month and The Cure at Apartment Therapy
The Brewery Artwalk
Artwalk at The Brewery and i5 Gallery show
Saturday ...
Funhouse in East Hampton
NYT House & Home Roundup 4.3.08
For those that found yesterday's post on purposefully crooked frames hard to swallow — turn away! You are likely to go into shock. The Bioscleave House in East Hampton was designed by artists Made...
AT DC: Finials Antiques
This is from DC finalist, Colleen. Comment away!
Tucked away on a quiet side street close to Chevy Chase Circle, Finials is a treasure trove of antique furniture, costume jewelry, china, silver, an...
Bookhou Design Wool Felt Trivet
While we have an actual dining room table now, for years we lived in spaces too small for one, so got into the habit of eating on the coffee table. We use place mats to protect the finish on our woode...
McKinley Design
These furnishings designed by McKinley Wells are clean-lined stainless steel pieces that work with modern interiors. The local designer also makes railings, fixtures, staircases, and fireplace surro...
Flickr Finds: Chez Shoes' New Kitchen Storage
We were moseying through Flickr this evening and found this inspiring Before-and-After kitchen shots from Chez Shoes' 400 sq ft bungalow in Highland Park. This shelving addition adds so much personal...
NY Weekly Sales Calendar: 04.03.08
The Conran Shop is Having a Sample Sale
April Sales...
Conran's Sample Sale
• Up to 70% off furniture, accessories, and textiles
• April 11th and 12th
• 407 East 59th St. 212.755.907...
SF Scavenger: New Linear Strand Crystal Chandelier for $300
This New Linear Strand Crystal Chandelier can't be a Cellula Chandelier... Can it?
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CHI Good Questions: Urinal at Home?
Allie sent us an email: "We've been looking for a rental home & finally found one we love - with one really weird quirk! There's a urinal in the master bath. I thought it was more funny than gross, ...
Today's Email: My New Favorite Coffee Mug
Last week I emailed on the best cordless phone designs from Philips, (see below), and today - after hitting up pricey products - I wanted to blab about my favorite new mug that we're all using here ...
LA Scavenger: George Nelson Saucer Bubble lamp for $190 OBO
Classics never go out of style, so when one pops up on Craigslist, it's almost too good to pass up. Here's a George Nelson Saucer lamp (the medium sized one) that originally retails for $299, and an ...
CHI Sales Calendar: 04.03.08
Lillstreet Art CenterApril Sales...
Lillstreet Art Center
40% off All Existing Ceramics Inventory
April 1-30
4401 N. Ravenswood Ave., 773.769.4226
Nina
Trunk Show and Sale - Twinkle and Blue Sky...
Good Questions: How Can I Make This Mirror Fit?
Hello AT,
Our bathroom is very spacious with a large tub, shower and a fireplace, however, we recently moved in so it is desperately lacking a coherent style.
I have a beautiful large mirror that ...
NY Scavenger: Black Narrow 18" Dishwasher for $125
Just in time for Small Cool Month, Steve Brickles is up and selling his Narrow 18" Dishwasher from Frigidaire in Black because he's moving and his new place already has one. BTW, he loves it and it...
Crepe Paper Flower Kits from Martha Stewart Crafts
Are your Deli-daffodils dying too fast? While we've always preferred our flowers fresh, there is something sweet and simple about these crepe paper flower kits from Martha Stewart. The kit provides ...
CHI Scavenger: Two Eames Chairs or Coffee Table for $525
A Pair of Two Red Eames Shell Armchairs with Eiffel Base are $525. for the pair. The same seller has an Eames Coffee Table in Ash, brand new, for $525 as well. Both are authentic Herman Miller pieces...
AT Email: Our New Favorite Mug, The Bodum Bistro Latte Cup - 4.3.08
April 3, 2008
I don't crow about glassware too often. I'm
prone to using the same old classic designs, look for tried and true and amskeptical of anything claiming to be a new inven...
Midwest #2 - Lizzie's Cozy Chicago Hideaway
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Lizzie
Location: Chicago
Size: 370 sf
Rent/Own: Rent
What is the advantage of SMALL? There are lots of practical advantages to small - lower energy bills, ...
Best Wall Hooks
Twig Hooks by Live Wire Farm
One of the secrets to living in a small space? Live vertically. Use your wall space. So, with the start of Small Cool Month, we decided that it was time to update our l...
Small Cool 2008: Call for Northwest Entries
Lydia's Subtly Divided Studio
Lydia was one of the Northwest Semifinalists last year, and this photo of her small abode is still one of our all-time favorite images on AT. There are prizes waiting.....
Laundry Drops
How timely. We were about to head out to do our weekly laundry load when we caught wind of a new laundering that promises clean clothes and greener packaging footprint with an interesting detergent de...
SF Weekly Events Calendar: 04.02.08
Casey Logan at Little Tree GalleryArt & Design Events...April is Small Cool Month at Apartment Therapy
SF Camerawork
Opening: Mike Brodie: The 2008 Baum Award for
Emerging American Pho...
Spine Book Tower at Overstock
On the heels of our earlier SF Good Questions: DIY Version of the Sapien Bookcase?, guess what we just found? A knock-off of the Sapien Bookcase. For half the price....
Store 'n Slide Wall Organizer
The fact that our apartment has zero closets may come off as modern and vaguely Scandinavian in the bedroom, say, but it's not as easy to make the contents of a utility closet look cool....
How To: Remove Labels
We received a bunch of aluminum tins that we wanted to repurpose. But the labels were stuck on like…well…glue. How to remove them? We tried products (too harsh), water (too wasteful), our nail...
Stacking Stools
One of our favorite solutions for a small space is a low stacking stool. If you need to pull out extra seating for a party, they work really well. Plus, these little guys actually look good hanging ...
Etsy Scavenger: Landscapes
meg werner photography: on a Saturday walk 5x7 print ($10)
see these below the jump...
HEMNES Bed from IKEA: Yay or Nay?
AT:SF pal Jordan wonders about the HEMNES bed from IKEA: Anyone actually own it and have some feedback? Do you like it? Is it wobbly?...
NY Weekly Events Calendar: 04.02.08
Galerie Patrick Seguin hosting Jean Royere Retrospective
Art & Design Events...
AT Events:
• April is AT's Small Cool Contest!
• Tomorrow night is our monthly AT Design Meet-Up/Offline...
Bemz IKEA Slipcovers: Lifestyles Collections
Swedish Grace CollectionWe've blogged about Bemz before - they make slipcovers for IKEA pieces, something that nearly everyone may end up needing sooner or later. They've just added a new feature to t...
Phoenix Store: Phoenix Metro Retro
Living out here in LA we were caught a little unaware about how blessed Phoenix is having one gem of a home furnishings like Phoenix Metro Retro. Greedily looking over their selection of MidCentury an...
Brazo Lamp by Pablo Pardo
We blogged the Brazo Lamp a long time ago, back when it was called the Kaleidoscope Lamp. We were very interested to see Jetson Green's review of Pablo Pardo's lamp -- especially since someone recent...
AT Europe: The Color Purple in Paris, London and Istanbul
A few months ago on a weekend in Istanbul, I stumbled into an antique shop in Cukurcuma in which nobody seemed to be working. I'm not sure which caught my eye first, the decadent plush purple sofa ...
LA Good Questions: Negotiating New Flooring in Rental?
AT reader Rich has a question that maybe seasoned renters (and perhaps landlords too?) can shed some light on: Wondering if anyone has tried negotiating changing the flooring in their rental? I have ...
8 Tricks to Make Making The Bed a Habit
We never used to make our bed. In fact, we rebelled against it for years. Until we decided to try it out for a few weeks. Oddly enough, our bedroom looked a lot neater (and that was way before we g...
Are Theme Rooms Ever Okay?
We once took a tour of the Palace of the Doge in Venice and were forever changed by the map room. A mural of maps adorned the walls and in the center were several huge globes. Basically, it was the pe...
Mod Lamps from Modern Abode
We're on a lamp kick right now (okay, always), and digging around for some info on "Gilbert" lamps from the 70s, we found these fun retro pieces from Modern Abode......
Inspiration: The Best Way to Hang Artwork the Wrong Way
Rules were made to be broken, right? As popular as our How To: Hang Your Artwork and Not Screw It Up post is, it's very refreshing to see a completely different approach. Illustrator Claudia Carieri...
Northwest #1: Ana and Bob's Bay Area Nest
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Ana and Bob
Location: Alameda
Size: 583 sq. ft.
Rent/Own: Rent
What is the advantage of SMALL? Less baggage, literally and physically. We moved from 850 sq f...
The Gallery: What Nothing Press
We spotted Adrienne Garbini's Etsy shop, What Nothing Press, when we rounded up 25 artworks under $50 last week. Adrienne deconstructs books, paints their covers, then photographs them. The result is...
Good Questions: What Should I Do With This Alcove?
Hello Design Gurus - Attached is a picture of the strange alcove/shelf in my new D.C. apartment. Any ideas on what I can do with it? It's a bit high and small to fit a TV, and somewhat deep to fun...
Rugs by Rosenberry Rooms (for the Kid in You)
This collection of rugs is meant for kids, but we pulled our top three that we'd welcome at home, kid or not:...
Southwest #2: Tanya's Industrial Chic
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Tanya
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Size: 834 sq. ft.
Rent/Own: Own
>> Enter Slideshow
What is the advantage of SMALL? Low bills.
...
AT DC: Toro Mata - Peruvian Imports
This is from DC finalist, Valerie. Comment away!
>> Enter Toro Mata Slideshow
Hector Zarate and James Nixon started Toro Mata as a stand at Eastern Market, specializing in Peruvian home accessorie...
Philippe Starck- "I will definitely give up in two years time..."
AT Chicago's post today about Tim Lott's "Disillusion with Design" seems to chime in with a recent report that designer Philippe Starck feels a similar sentiment. According to a report of a recent int...
LA Getaways: Palms Place Fantasy Suites
So what city embodies the complete opposite of our Smallest Coolest Contest? We'd have to say fellow Southwest locale, Las Vegas, which aims to do everything bigger and more ostentatiously than any ot...
SF Good Questions: DIY Version of the Sapien Bookcase?
AT:SF, Anyone have a suggestion for the DIY equivalent of the Sapien Bookcase for those of us with a lot of books and a tiny budget? I was thinking of something mounted to the wall, but can't find she...
Wallpaper in Small Spaces
Although it might seem like wallpaper is too busy for a small space, used thoughtfully it can actually make a room appear larger. By choosing one accent wall or one architectural detail to highlight...
House Tour Boston: Jeanine's Sun-Filled House
This is from our Boston finalist, Jeanine. Comment away!
>> Enter Slideshow
I’m going to get it from you guys, but this House Tour is of my house. Believe me, its not that I think my house is th...
Look! Double Shelf Modular Storage Shelf at Target
Continuing on a similar theme to Abby's CD shelf unit post, we recently found another way to display a small collection, this Double Shelf Modular Storage Shelf we found at Target......
Natural Beauty
Canadian House & Home: April 2008
We have to admit that whenever we see a Saarinen-style tulip table, it always catches our eye. This IKEA version lives in the Vancouver, B.C., home of Susie Wall, entertainment reporter for CTV's e...
CHI Weekly Events Calendar: 04.02.08
Elba Collection at DWR
Art & Design Events...
April is Small, Cool month!
...
LUNS Magnetic Chalkboard Landing Strip from IKEA
More from our trip to IKEA. Revisiting all of the photos we took on our visit, we found a very inexpensive option for those wanting a space-saving landing strip. In addition to its magnetic chalkboard...
Marimekko Trays at Relish
Trays are one of our favorite household items. We use them to display collections, serve food, as a laptop writing surface in the living room, and for keeping the top of our nightstands organized a...
DIY Storage Made From Wooden Drum Shells From Ohdeedoh: home.design.children
• Wooden Drum Shells Become Pretty Storage: Our spring storage contest is in full swing! Here's our first entry.
Below the jump: Illustrator Fabric and Vintage Finds...
Flickr Finds: Updated Mini Tour from Heather Ulrich
Last year, we took a peek inside Heather Ulrich's loft apartment. She's made some changes recently, including new bedroom artwork and furniture rearrangements. One of our favorite parts of this apar...
Which Celebrity Closet Fits Your Style?
InStyle magazine recently ran a feature spotlighting celebrity closets that are bigger than most of our Smallest Coolest entries! But let's look beyond the designer duds and extra square footage and f...
Good Questions: How Can I Bring Personality to My Patio?
Hello AT, Looking for some help from Apartment Therapy on what to do with my small space! We have a less-than-inspired outside patio, concrete floor, with concrete/brick walls. The space is small, ...
Look! CD Shelf Unit via Living Etc.
Once you’ve uploaded all of your CDs to your computer and carted them off, as many of the Curees are doing this week, you’re left with a lot of empty cd “furniture.” While you will want to ge...
Look!: Binder Clips for Art
Recently we've been thinking about binder clips, after having seen some great tips on here about using them for organization and hanging art. And maybe it's like when you learn a new word you start he...
Shopping in Chicago: Spring 08 at Jayson Home & Garden
We just got the Jayson Home & Garden Spring catalog and really liked what we saw. Jump below to see our top ten (be warned, lots of metallics and black below):...
Look! Corner Shelves Without Drilling
We share a thin wall that divides our home office from our wonderful next door neighbor's bedroom, preventing us from drilling additional storage onto or against that particular wall in fear of creati...
Conversion Chair+Table by ElderScion
Multifunctional, space-saving furniture is key to living in small spaces. Take ElderScion's Conversion Chair+Table. Side table, stools, nesting tables, chair, storage.. So many possibilities, all i...
AT Book Alert: Update on Raelene and Jose
Name: Raelene and Jose
Home then: Miami, Florida. 2200 square feet
Home now: same home but with new lamps, salvaged doors, mirrors, and painted walls
This week we check in on Raelene and Jose, ano...
Saving Furniture with Paint
We were inspired by Danielle's post a few days ago about a newly painted landing strip. Although the reviews were mixed about that piece, it got us thinking about (and subsequently googling) ideas fo...
East #5: Family of Four’s “Two Bedroom” Studio
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Patrick & Family
Location: West Village, NY
Size: 640 sf
Rent/Own: Own
What is the advantage of SMALL? For us, small is about sharing our lives with one anot...
Small Treasures
Being smack dab in the middle of our own, very hands-on renovation, we do a little dance of joy every time we find a kindred spirit out there. While we continue to discover new mysteries around our ...
Today's Email: A Design Classic Sofa (With a Great Price Tag)
Last week I emailed on Agnes Barley, Structures Under Tension Drawings (see below), and today you'll be introduced to an original Milo Baughman sofa design from the 60's that is not only still in pr...
Best of Modern Wallpaper: Studio Nommo
Studio Mommo has a lock on colorful, whimsical patterns for your walls. Based in Istanbul, they work with an eclectic group of designers. More great looks below:
...
Southwest Event: Modern Phoenix Home tour and Expo 2008
Meet the "MoPho's"! There's a whole lotta modern going on this weekend for any of you AT readers in Arizona. This weekend is the 4th annual Modern Phoenix Home tour and Expo 2008......
BERGSBO Cabinet from IKEA
Waiting patiently for the Red Hook IKEA, I still needed my seasonal IKEA fix. On my most recent visit to Elizabeth, I put the new BERGSBO cabinet on my list of purchases to consider. The picture on th...
Where Do You Store Your Bike?
In a small apartment, where to store the bike can be a big problem. Right now, we keep ours in a spare room that we converted into a closet. We're moving soon, and our new place has a very long, nar...
LA Good Questions: On Displaying Awards...
It seems like awards and diplomas are sent off to the home office/study/library area--or straight to storage. For example: I found my college diploma rolled up in a tube underneath my bed the other d...
NY Scavenger: Stunning Mid-Century Dining Table & Chairs - $1600
Our friend Ariel has been bugging us to link to her Stunning RED rare mid-century dining table & chairs for a few days, so we're obliging. VERY ANTHROPOLOGIE and certainly worth the cashola to that...
SF Scavenger: Pottery Barn Portsmouth Sofa for $1000
This Pottery Barn Portsmouth Sofa has all of the qualities we look for in a sofa: cheap, practically new and incredibly comfortable. Now if only we actually needed it. Maybe you do?
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LA Scavenger: Danish Modern Kofod Larsen Reclining Chair + Ottoman for $650
Shhhh! You hear that? This chair and ottoman set seems to be softy whispering, "Take me home!" Designed by Kofod Larsen, this set is in near-mint condition: the cushions have been reupholstered in ...
Good Questions: Where Can I Find These Wall Panels?
Hello AT,
I’ve been watching the show “Make Me A Supermodel” on Bravo, and am obsessed with finding out where something in their townhouse came from.
It’s actually a set of 4 wall panels ...
CHI Good Questions: Design Ideas for Residential Office?
Sommer sent in a good question: "Our small real estate firm recently took up residence in...well, a residence. We've updated a bit, but working with a space that wasn't built as an office has sometim...
CHI Scavenger: Modern Wormley Desk for $950
In Andersonville, this stunning desk is for sale. Circa 1950, the Edward Wormley piece is walnut and in excellent condition. We think we've spied this on CL before, but we hope someone will get lucky ...
Porcelain Paper Plates from Virginia Sin
While we're a little weary of the crop of "ceramic take-away containers" that has exploded in the past few years, these porcelain paper plates from Brooklyn artist Virginia Sin are captivating. In tha...
Tim Lott on Disillusion With DesignThe Independent
Tim Lott says he's done with obsessing about design: "Interior design is not life, does not make a life, any more than any consumer product does. Life is about time, and time is about life itself. Int...
Grocery Store News: Harris Teeter to Finally Open in DC?
Harris Teeter has signed on to open a 50,000 square foot store at Constitution Square in the NoMa (North of Massachusetts Ave.) neighborhood in DC. But despite some reports that claim it will be the f...
AT Email: Best Affordable Sofa, The Milo Baughman Design Classic - 4.2.08
April 2, 2008
"Furniture that is too obviously designed is very interesting, but too often belongs only in museums." - Milo Baughman
This sofa has been copied a hundred times a...
SF House Tour: Lisa's Artistic Hideaway
Name: Lisa Neimeth, Peter, Jackson and Tess
Location: San Francisco
Size: Approx. 2200 sq. ft.
Years lived in: 9
>>Enter Slideshow>
We normally include a little explanation of why we think you'l...
Small Space Before and After: Nicole's New Guest Room
Nicole is so smart. Using a few design tricks, she was able to transform a small, dark space into a beautiful new guest room. If you've seen her AT House Tour or her blog, Making it Lovely, you know...
The Most Delicious Pillows Ever From Bonjour Mon Coussin
This will be the last post of our work day, not only because the clock is about to hit 6pm, but also because my mouth and stomach are dying after looking over these delicious pillows from Bonjour Mon ...
Look! Garage Sale Signs Archive
The sign above is amusing for two reasons. 1) that's right by where we live, and 2) we found it on a site with an extensive archive of yard and garage sale signs from all over. A good site for signage...
365 Days of Trash
Trash 18.5 lbs. E-waste Bin 12.5 lbs. Paper Recycling 16.5 lbs. Cardboard Recycling 6 lbs. Misc Recycling 9.5 lbs. 71 Bottles and Containers. That's the tally thus far for Dave of 365 Days of Trash, w...
Survey: How Small is Your Home?
Yesterday we mentioned to someone that we live in a 300-square foot home, and their response was, "Wow, that's really small." That's the reaction we always get. With the start of Small Cool Month, w...
River North "Bachelor Pad"Chicago Tribune
Artist Lincoln Shatz bought an apartment designed by Architect Ralph Johnson a few years ago - 1800 square feet with a 55 foot long terrace and three story glass atrium. So, no, it's not small and coo...
The Brain by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
Not so small... but cool. We're pretty sure we'd have no problem feeling inspired enough to get work done in this 14,280-cubic foot concrete box in Seattle. ...
Look!: Repurposing in Better Homes & Gardens
Thanks to organization blog Curbly, we keep looking at this gallery of repurposed kitchen items from Better Homes & Gardens. The fork idea is pretty awesome, and while it could be used in an office...
Umbrella Magazine Rack
The other day, we blogged Readymade Magazine going digital. We're in awe of their MacGyver section where they challenge their readers to design products from common household items......
East Semi-Finalist #1: Ron's Hotel "Sweet"
Here's a blast from our past - the 2007 Small Cool Contest - with one of the Eastern Semi-Finalists. Ron created an awesome home and subsequently got picked up in magazines and on television.
To Cont...
Defendius Door Chain
We've stopped our April Fools pranking for the day, but we thought this Artemy Lebedev designed door chair concept fell into the category of a good joke. Perhaps by the time we did get to opening the ...
Lightweight Furniture
One of the most common mistakes we see in small spaces: furniture that's too bulky for the room. Our recent apartment search led us through a few one-bedroom apartments. In a light-filled room that ...
Bloom Press Sale this Weekend
Oakland's Bloom Press "has done posters for everyone from artist Dave Choe to the Cartoon Network." This weekend is your chance to pick up one of their originals - seven years worth of screenprint p...
CHI Good Questions: How To Remove Paint From a Textured Window?
Julie sent in a question for the crowd: I recently moved into a lovely old New Orleans apartment. The bathroom has has a wonderful window that fills the room with soft, warm light, but as you can s...
20 Household Uses for Used (Yes, Used) Dryer Sheets
No joke. We received this the other day in our mailbox and had to share. While our used dryer sheets have often, unexpectedly, freshened our garbage can, we thought that was the extent of their usef...
Urban Outfitters Bedspread Fabrics
AT:LA blogged about the hourglass bedspread last month, but we wanted to take a minute and look at all the other pretty cool fabrics that were recently added......
Hot or Not? Small Space Foldable Dining Table
The Case Dining Table folds up into a case when not in use.Jump below for link, price and voting:...
Calling Out SouthWest Entries for Smallest Coolest 2008!
Laura's sub-300 sq. ft. Santa Monica apartment won 2nd place last year.
Hey, we're still looking for all you small space dwellers who live in 850 sq. ft. or less and call the SouthWest, Hawaii, Aust...
Look!: Cool Security Gate
Our first San Francisco apartment boasted a massive metal security gate. We never loved it, but found it a comfort when our apartment front-door lock was out of commission for way too long. We just ...
Good Quotes: On Moving In Together
"Do me a favor, for your own good, put your name in your books right now before they get mixed up and you won't know whose is whose. 'Cause someday, believe it or not, you'll go 15 rounds over who's g...
Waveform Wall-Mount Shelf
While the Waveform is designed as a shelf, we instantly saw it as a desk. The desk, perhaps, we would have purchased if a) we had wall space and b) we hadn't gone for the Offi Wave instead....
Flickr Finds: Anti-Depressive Decorating
Tigger, Moomin, and Super Mariopeek out from odd corners.
In decorating, as in life, coming across the unexpected can brighten our day. Whether it's small toys in a bookcase or propped up in a corn...
Inflatable Cushion from Tiny Living
Although we tend to get lazy and would most likely leave something like this out all the time, these inflatable cushions are meant for small spaces and easy storage. When not in use, you can deflate a...
Circular Bookcase by Roderick Vos for Linteloo
Check out this cool circular shelving unit designed by Roderick Vos for Dutch compay Linteloo. The top unit spins around like a carousel allowing access to all sides. ...
East #4: Joel & Gaby's Sanctuary
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Joel
Location: West Village, NY
Size: 750
Rent/Own: Own
What is the advantage of SMALL? It's simple, manageable & inviting...
...
Display of Frames
Years ago we had quite a few vintage frames we'd collected from flea markets, but they went off to find another home during one of our many purges. After seeing this great display, we're kicking ours...
Method's Le Scrub and Lil' Bowl Blu
It's no secret that many of the writers for Apartment Therapy are big fans of Method cleaning products. We're not shillin' nothing here and don't receive a dime from Method for saying we love their pr...
Either/Or Convertible Sofa from Urban Outfitters
Urban Outfitters' new split-back Either/Or Sofa is inspired by mid-century daybed designs. You won't find a new sleeper sofa for much less than this......
AT Boston: Before and After, Mantle Cure from the Stone Doctor
This is from our Boston finalist, Melissa. Comment away!
>> Enter Stone Doctors Slideshow
We have found the end-all-be-all store for antique architectural remnants. We're in the process of renovat...
SF Good Questions: How Do I Freshen Up My Bathroom?
AT:SF, Help! I've run out of ideas, and am left hanging with a half-done bathroom refresher-upper. Our master bath has/had brass fixtures, deep pile wool carpeting (yuck!), blue wallpaper that makes t...
Good Questions: What Color Blue and Brown Should We Choose?
Hello AT,
My husband and I had a bout with bedbugs and have finally won the war!
We are using this as an excuse to finally redo our apartment a bit.
We got rid of our sofa during the bed bug proce...
Shopping in Chicago: Bassam Fellows at Morlen Sinoway
Leather DeskBassamFellows furniture is designed by Craig Bassam and Scott Fellows. Tagging their work "Craftsman Modern", they lauched their first collection in Milan in 2003. As of last month, pieces...
LA Good Question: Affordable, Modern Legs For IKEA Lack Shelf
I replaced my much-unused desk with this lack shelf. I am planning to put it on legs so that the part under the windows will function as a desk when I need it and the left side by the door will be my ...
Swap Parties
As we declutter and purge during the Spring Cure, we're looking at ways to get rid of what you no longer want. A few of my friends have regular "frock swaps" at their homes: parties where guests bri...
Small Step Stools from Target
Not sure how we lived without a step-stool several years ago (okay, we balanced precariously on chairs to reach stuff), the step stool is a must-have for all homes. A small, collapsible one reigns on ...
Midwest #1.5: Snoopy's Doghouse
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Snoopy
Location: Charlie Brown's Backyard (Minnesota?)
Size: 10 sf
Rent/Own: Owned
>> Enter Slideshow
What is the advantage of SMALL? First of all, my hous...
Paper Maché Lamps at Stray Dog Designs
It's been a long time since we played with paper maché, and even then all I got out of it was a sticky gooey mess that resulted in an odd balloon shaped... thing? That being said, I can totally appre...
Boston-Area Food Events for April: Cheese Tastings and Beer Summits
Good things are afoot in Boston this month--for real this time. We'll be hard pressed to choose which culinary whim to indulge these next few weeks. Decisions, decisions!
Artisan Cheese of the World ...
Egg Planters at Doe
Spring always has us itching to grow things - these days there's little we find more satisfying than watching our plants take off. The Egg Planters at Doe would be perfect hanging from a porch - a l...
Merium Home Theater PC
From Unplggd: Our site that untangles your wires
A PC as a piece of furniture? That is what Merium says about their entry into the home theater PC market. With changeable covers and a design that allows the myriad of cords attached to a PC to be t...
CHI Spring Cure: Week Four
miss e's painted kitchen looks so much better!
We're at the half-way week! Tips for week four: 1) If you're having a tough time, try scaling back. 2) Figure out your most important priorities for ...
Good Questions: How can I Spruce up this Table & Chairs?
Hello AT,
I purchased this set from Craigslist at a great deal of $30, and primarily for the chairs since they've got the danish modern look that I love.
I'm looking for ideas or suggestions on how...
Today's Email: Best Adjustable Coffee Tables
Last week I emailed on Dosa Leather Poufs, The Perfect Small Seat, and today I thought I'd round up a category that we keep seeing people are interested in: coffee tables that adjust to also become ...
SF Good Questions: Next AT City Site?
AT:SF, What will be the next AT city site?
-Joe...
LA Survey: Toilet Paper: Over or Under?
When you're living with someone, it's the little things that can spark the biggest fights. Like whether you fall into the over or under camp when it comes to replacing the toilet paper. We fall int...
Midwest #1 - Miss Bliss's Colorful Chihuahua Kingdom
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Anthy
Location: Atlanta
Size: 630 sq. ft. Apartment
Rent/Own: Own
>> Enter Slideshow
What is the advantage of SMALL? Small means that unless you are a deter...
N.O.L. Magazine Rack Bench: Seating and a Library in One
We're all about optimizing space (we're trying to do that very thing with our tiny closet spaced home office right now), so we definitely took notice of this seating solution that doubles up as your o...
AT DC: Community Forklift - Salvage and Donations
This is from DC finalist, Caroline. Comment away!
>> Enter Slideshow
Just across the DC line, right off route 1 is a great warehouse of salvaged and donated materials. Community Forklift is a perf...
Etsy Find: Modern Geometric Silk Quilt
As much as we'd like to believe that April will immediately usher out the windy days and cold nights around here, we have a feeling that we'll still be waking up in the morning to a freezing apartment...
Color Choice: Miami Vice?
We lost a brutal bet over the weekend which means a big change for our kitchen. Winning would've earned us a free massage but we lost and this means we have to design our kitchen using a color palett...
Bungalow Bathrooms
Bathroom month may be over, but these images of bungalow bathrooms (originally photographed by Linda Svendsen for a book by the same name) deserved some attention. Having just moved into a bungalow wi...
Sheet Bench by John Glinister
Raw and refined. The "Sheet Bench" is a conceptual piece by UK's John Glinister. It takes left over scraps of wood to create a beautiful piece of furniture from things that would normally be thrown ou...
Look! Curbed & Racked Tour the Red Hook IKEA
I'm totally jealous! While I was making the bus journey to Elizabeth (more on that, later) correspondents from Curbed and Racked were checking out the soon-to-be-completed, more than 300,000-square-...
LA Tuesday Giveaway: 04.01.08
You laughed, you cried, you stuck by our very own Gregory when he sweated through his January Jumpstart stereo cabinet. And now, we're going to show our love to you by giving away his awesome credenz...
ColorTherapy: The Color Chart at MoMA
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I went to the new show “Color Chart” at MoMA thinking I’d have a new set of color inspirations to suggest for interiors based on the work of these artists. What I came...
NY Scavenger: Eames Lounger and Ottoman for $100
Wow, what a find. Sheryl's just moved east, is remodeling and wants to get rid of her husband's Eames lounger and ottoman before he comes home from a business trip this week (so that she can go Sha...
Tristan Zimmerman's Park Planters
Heh. These planters would make a great housewarming gift for that friend who has a sly sense of humor. Created by Tristan Zimmerman, these planters were designed to make a regular houseplant get the ...
SF Scavenger: Beautiful Moving Water Lighted Artwork (38.5"x19") for $100
This Beautiful Moving Water Lighted Artwork (38.5"x19") has to have a place in some house . . . could it be yours?
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CHI Good Questions: What is This on My Ceiling?
Adeline sent us an email: "I have a mystery growing on my ceiling. I moved into my new place a month ago and noticed an area on my ceiling where sap appears to be oozing out of the knots. The surface...
East #3: Luca's Surplus of Storage & Light
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Luca Andrisani
Location: Chelsea, NYC
Size & Type: 400 sf
Rent/Own: Owned
What is the advantage of SMALL? I love my home because it's comfortable, full of st...
LA Scavenger: Vintage Love Sofa for $230
In honor of the Smallest Coolest contest, we're featuring this lovely vintage sofa that would fit perfectly in a small apartment. It's got a subtle pale yellow pattern stitched in the upholstery that...
CHI Scavenger: Vintage 7x10 Persian Rug for $1195
In Niles, a vintage handwoven wool Oriental rug. The seller says it is in excellent condition and the size is 7x10. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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Good Questions: Paint Color For Our Living Room Walls?
Hello AT,
I have just moved into this house and absolutely hate the color of the walls!
We have a loft master bedroom which overlooks the family room.
Does anyone have any suggestions for colors ...
Greenheart
Among Chicagoans' recommended stores list for Domino editor Rita Konig was Greenheart, "Chicago's first eco-fair trade store." So far, the eco-shop does not sell their goods online, but that will soon...
Hot or Not? Pixel Fabric from Kvadrat
Currently taking the blogosphere by storm, the pixelated fabric design from Royal College of Art graduate (UK) Cristian Zuzunaga was purchased by Kvadrat. I am obviously a fan, but what do you say?
...
Childhood Home = Art Installation
Keith Edmier rebuilt his childhood home as an art installation at Bard College. The home that served as Edmier's muse? A Tinley Park, Illinois ranch style house......
AT Email: Best Adjustable Coffee Tables 2008 - 4.1.08
April 1, 2008
No April Fools here, just a roundup of a category that is repeatedly high in our google searches: the adjustable coffee table. These are the things that look good low down b...
Guess the Decade: Living & Dining Room - The Answer
Hard to believe, because week after week, the majority of voters get the decade right on the money, but this week, a different decade came out on top....
(Click here to guess first - then jump below f...
SF Flickr Finds: Delaks' Desk and Eames Chair
We found a few new photos tagged apartmenttherapysanfrancisco in our Flickr account. We think Delaks' vintage desk looks amazing with her Eames Chair. It just goes to show that mixing periods and st...
Look! Gallery Inside a Home
This weekend we caught the closing of artist Klutch Stanaway's drawing and sculpture show at Pasadena gallery, Haus. And indeed, the aptly named gallery was a cute single family house converted into a...
Tallow by Ontwerp
Look closely... Do you see what's unusual about this candle and holder?...
Southwest #1: Kolin's "Where Poverty Takes a Holiday"
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Kolin
Location: Pahoa, Hawaii
Size: 480 sq. ft.
Rent/Own: Own
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What is the advantage of SMALL? Paid cash bit by bit - no mortgage.
...
The Stylish Home: Cabinet Chic
Seattle Magazine: March 2008
We wouldn't mind seeing this chippendale-bar-turned-landing-strip upon our return home, or before we embark on our day. Seattle's Antika provided the bar, while refinishing in bright orange paint p...
Where Do You Do Your Paperwork?
If you're using your dining table as your desk, where are you eating dinner?
Finding a good spot to work in our one bedroom home can be a challenge. We have a console behind our couch that we usually...
QR Codes in Craft and Design
We saw this mentioned over the weekend in the NY Times Magazine and did a little more searching. Designers (both professional and DIY) are embedding QR codes in product patterns. The two-dimensional...
SF Spring Cure: Week Four
pdxcarrie's sneak peak of her almost done space
Half way done! A big congratulations is in order for everyone who's still hanging in there. Take fifteen minutes today to walk around your apartment an...
LA Good Question: How To Add Life To This Rental Bathroom?
Ah, the problems of the renter. Curee Megs writes:
I hate the color of the counter. I wish I could rip it out and change it, but I rent.
(Note: Include pic of your problem and your question gets p...
CHI Good Questions: Need Color Help!
Elizabeth sent us a good question: We live in a 100+ year old home, once a 2-flat, now SF again. We have a small, skinny room that is currently a boys room, but will likely soon be an office. (hence t...
Look! DIY Shelf Using Melamine Glasses
Sometimes drilling into your walls is not an option. Flickr user mamichan's plaster walls called for improvisation, so she created this lovely shelf using two melamine glasses and a brushed metal shel...
Bird Statues
We keep thinking we might be over the whole bird trend, but then something will catch our eye and remind us why we really love the look in the first place. Two weeks ago it was the plates at Perch and...
Look! Anthropologie's Milo Sofa
Anthropologie's latest home catalogue came out and we've been drooling over this mint green Chesterfield sofa all weekend. In fact, we're pretty much in love with everything in this bohemian set up. ...
AT Europe: Paris House Tour - Chez Muriel & Ed
Names: Muriel & Ed
Location: Paris, France
Size: 645 square feet
Moved in: August 2007
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When Muriel and Ed first saw their now spacious and light-flooded 5th floor walk-up in the...
Look!: Colorful Clawfoot Tubs
We love clawfoot bathtubs for their capacious, vintage luxury. But what we love even more is that while they're special, they're not too precious to paint a color — like this bold red — to cont...
Bookmarked: Cliff May And The Modern Ranch House
One of the great things about living in the Southwest is the sunny climate which makes our unique indoor-outdoor living possible. Where else do dinner parties end in the hot tub? Architect Cliff May...
New Toilet Seats from Kohler
How's this for a toilet seat name: "Spring Tides™ Elongated Artful Toilet Seat with Polished Chrome Hinges." For $59.90 and up, this fresh new seat is part of Kohler's new line also including "Autum...
Timber Loft in London
In a shell of an existing loft space in South Kensington, London, Hogarth Architects have created a beautifully warm interior with the addition of a two-floor timber structure. The timber structure ...
Donna Wilson Pillows
We've never been fans of the rain. As creatures of comfort the thought of going out in the cold, wet world makes us want to burrow under the covers and stay put until it's sunny again. But this pillow...
AT Boston: Abodeon - Wonderful Eclectic in Porter Square
This is from our Boston finalist, Alyssa. Comment away!
What do vintage Scandinavian dishware, recycled confetti, and Peter Fonda have in common? Not much but that doesn't prevent Dale and Terri A...
Solar Shoji Lanterns
These traditional Shoji Lanterns have a contemporary twist: the top of the lantern houses a solar panel that charges an LED bulb inside......
East #2: Chris and Elayne's Greenpoint Hideaway
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Chris & Elayne
Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Size: 364 sf
Rent/Own: Rent
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What is the advantage of SMALL? The advantages of living in a s...
Earth Hour: How Was It?
After a busy day in Chicago (a movie, bowling at Ten Pin, dinner out) we were happy to hurry home and NOT turn on the lights on Saturday night. As we blogged about on Friday, it was Earth Hour and we ...
How To: Fix A Slow Running Bathroom Faucet
A few weeks back, the city of LA sent out a huge construction team to put in a whole new sidewalk system. Unfortunately, during the process they cut into our main water line and had to replace it. Aft...
SF Good Questions: Help With Window Treatments for My Loft?
AT:SF, Unlike the previous owner, I am looking for a crisper look for my loft. I plan on painting this 18' wall white, but am at a loss on where window treatments should begin & end. Do I keep rods i...
Great for the Bathroom: Jonathan Adler Ceiling Light
Lighting in the bathroom is always a challenge. Many bathrooms include a ceiling mounted light, not the easiest style to modernize and nearly impossible to make look interesting...or so we would have ...
Good Questions: Ideas On Who Makes This Desk?
Hello AT,
This isn't a terribly exciting question, but hopefully you'll just happen to know the answer right away.
Do you have any idea who made the organizer in the picture to the left, and where ...
The Cross Decor & Design
The name of this interior design / home boutique outfit refers to its situation at the crossroads between Vancouver's Yaletown district and the West End. The store's modern luxe style appears to be...
The Faucet Shoppe
Great for solid, low prices on kitchen and bath faucets, we just purchased a very basic Chicago Faucet for our kitchen. As our final day blogging away on bathrooms, the Faucet Shoppe is a friendly nei...
Bi-Color Window Panels from West Elm
With a near window-less apartment, I don't spend much time thinking about window coverings (the rental came with functioning blinds that do the job). Last year, I was transfixed by the custom linen ...
Green Kitchen Concept, Barn Living & Recycled Lanterns
From Re-nest: Our site that covers abundant design for green homes
Whirlpool is getting into the green game with a futuristic kitchen design...but most importantly, it has the potential to turn wasted water and energy into fuel.
Barn Living and Recycled Lanterns...
Boatwood Mirror from VivaTerra
We have a friend who's talking about moving to a boat. While the idea seems romantic (salty air, an open horizon, the freedom of the open seas,) we're a little too claustrophobic and sensitive to mot...
Today's Email: The Slim-est, Coolest Landing Strip
Last week I emailed on Jeff Curran's Awesome Furniture Catalog, and today I've got to tell you about this awesome entryway landing strip solution (see above) which is great is small spaces and perfe...
How To: Donate and Recycle Common Household Items
Spring Curers are right in the the middle of eight weeks of decluttering and cleaning. Getting rid of stuff can be difficult. Apart from separation anxiety, you have to figure out how to get rid of ...
LA Dog Parks: Where Do You Take Your Pooch?
On the weekends, we like to take the dogs to a park to give them a change of scenery and new buddies to play with. We've visited our fair share of dog parks in LA; check out our list of parks to take...
Good Questions: Is Painting the Bedroom and Hallway Doors High-Gloss Black Too Much?
Hello AT,
I am unofficially doing a purge, paint and minimal renovation in my apartment.
I missed the official "Therapy" start date.
I have changed the doors and door knobs on my two bedrooms an...
Digging Up the History of Your Home
A few days after the shaking stopped post-Loma Prieta back in '89, friends of ours pulled out some pretty amazing artifacts from one of the new cracks in their very old walls. We're always hoping fo...
LA Spring Cure O8: Week 4: Clearing Out and Preparing to Shop
Hollywood and Western's bedroom before
Good quotes: My outbox, or outpile, shrank when I invited my friends to take whatever they wanted home. One friend joked that she felt like it was her birthday, ...
AT DC: Iconic Landmarks from Local Washington Artists
This is from DC finalist, Sara. Comment away!
Choosing a first post for ATDC is a bit daunting. DC offers such a wide array of design stores, arts markets and unique architecture that picking just...
New Reversible (Bamboo!) Pillows from Amy Butler
Just added to the Amy Butler online shop, reversible pillows featuring fabrics from her Nigella line of fabrics. The Big Boxy and Boxy pillows are made with bamboo inserts......
Which Dishwashing Detergent Works Best?
LA local news station KABC 7 and Consumer Reports joined investigate forces and tested 12 hand-dishwashing detergents to determine which one did the best job of cleaning baked on food. which one did ...
Flair Basin and Tap by Edwin Wong
We thought we'd end bathroom month with a couple of beautiful shapes. We love the graceful cradle of the Flair basin and the petal quality of the faucet. Yet designer Edwin Wong adds a hint of fun t...
East #1: Satya's No Compromises in Convertible Share
Enter Here: Contest Page & Entries
Name: Satya B.
Location: Financial District, NYC
Size: 730 sf
Rent/Own: Rental
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What is the advantage of SMALL? Although 730-sq-ft is certainly ...
Module Kitchen by Drift
We're loving the Module Kitchen -- it's simple, basic, flexible. The Dutch firm Drift says that you can change the set-up all the time because the pieces are not permanently built-in... although we'r...
Fine Art by Ryan Kapp
"Chicago in Fall" Silkscreen on archival paper, 23 x 23", edition of 35, $65
The latest Time Out Chicago showcases a bit on "How to hang art without a frame." While we like the suggestions of bulldog ...
Look! Gisela's New Bathrooms
Reader Gisela was eager to show us her updated bathroom before Bathroom Month ends. In addition to sharing pictures (both before and after) she has thoughtfully shared all her resources with the AT ...
NY Scavenger: ABC House Brand Armchair & Ottoman for $500
Naomi has an ABC House Brand Armchair & Ottoman that is in "great condition" with a soft, stripey, corduroy-like fabric that she's selling for a song. Nicely, she points out that the legs remove th...
Roundup: Chalkboards in the Kitchen
We're thinking about bringing a chalkboard into the kitchen. It's an old-school alternative to the dry erase board, and we've seen so many great examples lately that we thought, why not? Click below...
NY House Tour: Songyun and Jae's Nooks, Crannies, and Niches
Name: Songyun and Jae
Location: Upper East Side
Size: 1000 sqft
Favorite: Shoe Closet, Shower, Place to put one's keys
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"We specifically asked our broker for a place that needed a...
Weekend Review: Sierra Madre's Wistaria Festival
While doing some research about the care and pruning of my wisteria plant, I heard about Sierra Madre Wistaria Festival. The event happens annually in the small town (think Gilmore Girls kind of smal...
SF Scavenger: French Art Deco Metal Industrial Table/Cart for $395
How great is this French Art Deco Metal Industrial Table/Cart? Very.
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2008 Pritzker Prize Winner Announced: Jean Nouvel
Congratulations to Jean Nouvel, winner of the 2008 Pritzker Prize for architecture. Last year he completed the 40 Mercer, a Soho apartment building (shown above) and currently he is working on the a...
LA Scavenger: White Tufted Cal King Leather Headboard for $395
Need to give your bed some added drama? This white tufted headboard could be the solution--if you have a California King sized bed. It's practically brand new and only used for a few days for a stagi...
CHI Good Questions: Window Treatments for Transom?
Janelle sent us an email: "I am moving in to a loft next month and desperately need ideas for the window treatments. Pictured (not my decor BTW) is a sliding glass door with a transom above it, and t...
Good Questions: Creative Idea For This Wall?
Hello AT,
I am moving into a newly developed condo in a month and I was shocked to find this thing (heating filter/panel) on the ONLY wall of my new apartment when I did a walk through.
I have to h...
CHI Scavenger: Ligne Roset Media Console for $450
In the AT classifieds, Drew is selling this Ligne Roset console (no longer in production) in Ukrainian Village. Condition is excellent, and he is throwing in the matching CD/DVD rack. Drew has more gr...
Faux Fur & Animal-Print Motif
NYT 3.30.08
Though the more style-savvy readers might balk at the abundance of animal-centric decorations, The New York Times gives us a peek into an apartment that has taken on the characteristics of its owner...
AT Email: Hola Y Adios Table, The Slimest, Coolest Landing Strip - 3.31.08
March 31, 2008
City hallways tend to be narrow, small or non existent, but some kind of "landing strip" is essential if you are going to keep your apartment from getting overwh...
CHI Hot Posts: Affordable Art, Finding Your Style, Leaning Artwork Displays and Pam's Albany Park Apartment
Reader's favorite posts on AT:Chicago in the past week? Affordable artwork, finding YOUR style, leaning artwork displays, and a tour of Pam's Unemply Nest in Albany Park. Jump below for links to the...
PlantTherapy: AT Plant Roundup
Euphorbias in San Francisco by Shayna
There is a lot of green going on across all the AT sites. Here is some of what was out there this past week.
Click on the image above to see this week's roun...
PlantTherapy Look!: The Green Screen at the NY Horticultural Society
The 'Green Screen' at the HSNY is a series of galvanized metal planters that run in front of the windows, enabling them to have horizontal 'display strips' for their collection of plants. Spreadi...
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