Apartment Therapy - Archive for the week of 2008-06-08

Clip File: Ten Thrifty Tips

For this weeks Clip File we gathered up ten great posts full of thrifty ideas to help us all to live at home more beautifully, within budget, from collecting furniture to throwing a party. Jump below ...

PlantTherapy: Mac Carbonell and the Flowerbox Building

Have yet to get down and check this out in person, but was delighted to find a treasure trove of pictures on the internet for this beautiful flowerbox project, containing 'over 500 plants and 80 dif...

SF Hot Posts: 06.14.08

SF House Tour: Lisa's Creative Apartment Curious about what the sizzling hot posts were on AT:SF this week? Click here to jump below and take a look. ...

PlantTherapy: AT Plant Round-Up

This week's choices: A list of great succulents, lasagna gardening, easily growing your own sprouts, and hiding the tech to showcase the green. Four more links from this past week after the jump.....

NY House Tour: Pearl's Mecca of Kitsch and Memory

Name: Pearl Location: East Gramercy Apartment Size: 650 sq.ft. Favorite: When Pearl first saw this apartment for rent, 12 years ago, she was "drawn to the orange walls and hasn't painted them sinc...

PlantTherapy: Saturday Morning Flowers

This morning's flowers aren't cut, but rather still on the plants. Boomer, an AT Reader, has jumped head-first into outdoor month here on AT and has been encouraging and sharing his own experiences...

LA House Tour: Lindsey's Perfected Sophistication

Name: Lindsey Dann Location: Los Angeles, CA Size: 1620 sq/ft Years lived in: 4, OWNED >> Enter Slideshow >> View All Thumbnails At Once We met Lindsey Dann via a coffee table we were both covetin...

The Gallery: Deborah Cushman

When we first wrote about Sonoma-based painter Deborah Cushman, we didn't know that she'd worked as a textile designer in New York, or that she studied under Elmer Bischoff and Joan Brown (of the Bay ...

How To: Arrange Fresh Summer Flowers in a Low Vase

Last Saturday, we attended the (free!) flower arranging class at Jayson Home & Garden that was part of Domino's Design District event. It was a blast AND we brought home a gorgeous (if we do say so ou...

Empty Nesters, Greens and First-Time Buyers are Finding Tiny Houses a Good Fit
Seattle P-I: 06.06.08

Two of the Northwest entrants in our Small Cool Contest were featured in a recent article on small homes in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. ...

The Urban Nest

Walk down 24th Street in Noe Valley and you are bound to see plenty of stores filled with gifts and tchochkes, but Urban Nest is a step above and beyond. Here you can find the perfect gift for a house...

Shur-Line Teflon-Coated Paint Tray

Now this is a great use of Teflon. We try to clean and reuse all of our painting supplies, but sometimes we forget to get to a paint tray quick enough and then it's just a pain in the paint bucket to ...

Teak Deck Squares from Smith & Hawken

While an Ikea version of wooden deck tiles is going to run you way less, we were mesmerized by the diamond pattern on this upscale option....

Outdoor Furniture for Less

Taking a look at garden furniture recently, the good stuff is, well, pricey. Luckily, the garden's a place where a little imagination goes a long way. Here are some ideas to get you started......

LA Good Question: A Shade for this Bare Bulb?

Gregory's Post on Swag Lamps reminded us of the little situation we have in the kitchen. The above photo is the lighting in the kitchen. Yeah, pretty depressing. We were hoping that Gregory's other...

Color Combo: Green and Gray

"Although you sit in a room that is gray, except for the silver of the straw-paper, and pick at your pale white gown; Or lift one of the green beads of your necklace, to let it fall; Or gaze at your...

Suburbia: Andrea Nugent, Shira Kronzon & Suzie Lee

Title: Fauna of Suburbia Photographer: Suzie Lee Location: Yonkers, New York Note: This is our new theme for April, May & June. Please join us!"Suburbia" is a weekly celebration of photography, th...

Superstition Roundup: Happy Friday the 13th

We're not particularly superstitious (maybe because we had a black cat that only ever brought us good luck) but we admit that we pay attention to certain feng shui guidelines to keep the energy in the...

Way Basics Recycled Paper Furniture

A friend sent us a link to Way Basics yesterday, and we're pretty intrigued. The modular furniture is sustainably produced out of 99% post-consumer waste paper, and the finished product is 100% recyc...

City of Los Angeles Compost Bin Sales

The good news: we just came back home with a heavily discounted Smith & Hawken Biostack Composter bin from the City of LA Bureau of Sanitation/Griffith Park Composting Education Facility. The bad news...

30 Minute Stool Makeover

Need a project for the weekend that won't be too time consuming? Got a stool? Then you're set. We loved seeing the step by step for how to add new fabric to a stool's cushion over on ModHomeEcTeach...

Look!: Victoria's Rearranged Apartment

Victoria has the right idea. She's moved her stuff around again -- sometimes all it takes is a little rearranging to get a whole new perspective on your home. ...

CHI Good Questions: Stick Vacuum Recomendations?

Kelly is looking for a new vacuum and is considering the Electrolux Pronto: "I'm looking for a good "stick vacuum" and am hoping some readers will have suggestions on what to purchase. We have an Ele...

AT in Vanity Fair Blogopticon: Yuppy Porn!

You know you've made it when you get stuffed between Daily Kos, Boing Boing and Huffington Post. We were politely pigeonholed yesterday in this blog roundup at Vanity Fair, which called us "Earnest"...

Overhead Lighting for Renters: Swag Lamps

Our friend just IM'ed us about happily ordering their own ceiling light shade to replace the ones that came with her rental unit. She wanted us to also recommend another good idea for bringing in over...

LA Sale: Danish Modern Warehouse Open to the Public

We've heard rumors for a while about a warehouse in North Hollywood being full of Danish Modern furniture. Then we saw this announcement about one that will be open to the public this Saturday. We'r...

Non-Toxic Window Cleaning

We've heard of vinegar before as a good alternative to Windex, but this tip uses a breakfast staple for people all over the world. What is it, you ask? Answer below the jump....

Richard Schultz Wing Collection

Richard Schultz, the man behind Knoll’s Leisure collection, has added a new line to his impressive oeuvre. Debuting last month at ICFF, Schultz's Wing Collection features tables and chairs which g...

Good Fences & Bad Fences: How to Decide
The Washington Post 6.12.08

Do you dream of a house with a white picket fence? You're not alone. The Washington Post consulted fencing experts to report on suitable options for this area. While white picket fences are very pop...

Vinyl Record Bowls at Given

When we were at Given this past weekend we couldn't get over how cool these vinyl bowls were. ...

Bella & Birch Wall Finish

There are some wall treatments involving paint -- stripes, painting the panels of a door, or the wall treatment seen here, that require more dexterity and precision and blocks of time than we have at ...

TileVault: Blue & White Ceramic Tile

What: Blue & White ceramic tile (Moroccan style?) Where: Intelligentsia Coffee, Silverlake, LA Why: This has got to be one of the most stunning uses of tile we've ever seen. It totally transforms ...

Backyard Camping

Originally hoping to get away later this month for a few nights at a campsite in Michigan, sites are full and plans keep falling through with the group we have coming along for the journey. So we're t...

Brooklyn's Renegade Craft Fair

This weekend, June 14th and 15th, the Renegade Craft Fair returns to Brooklyn! Over 200 vendors will be set up in the McCarren Park Pool in Williamsburg. Included in the list of artists, vendors and c...

California Acrylic Design in Culver City

We ran across an ad for California Acrylic Design where they described themselves as: Your one-stop source in Los Angeles for custom acrylic (Lucite, Plexiglas) tables, benches, stools, pedestals, pod...

SF Good Questions: Height-Adjustable or Short Desks?

Flickr Finds: Floating Desk AT:SF, Can you or your readers recommend some desks that are either height adjustable or shorter-than-average (like me)?......

Best Products: Mitsubishi Mr. Slim Air Conditioners

In our new apartment we've only recently begun to use a new feature, one that we'd never encountered before, a Mr. Slim split-ductless AC system. Not totally attractive at first because these bulbo...

LA Scavenger: 50s Yellow and white Kitchen Chairs

Have you been missing the scavenger posts these last couple of days like we have? Here's a double dose to get you through the weekend. Start with these awesome 50s yellow and white kitchen chairs (s...

NY Good Questions: Who Can Identify This Chair?

Dear AT, I saw this chair on a website and fell in love with it. However, I have no information on it. Can anyone identify this chair or tell me where I can find it? Thanks! Sanjay...

Hot or Not?: Fractal Table by Platform Wertell Oberfell

Fractal Table by Platform Wertell Oberfell(click here to jump below and vote)...

Best of Three: Jonathan Adler Dog Beds

Jonathan Adler is famously a dog owner and lover, so it is not surprising that he includes pet pillows in his line...which one do you think is the best bet for fresh fun design for doggies? Jump belo...

Fly Swatter Stunner by Rosendahl

This is a fly swatter for those of you who feel bad killing insects. The swatter, designed by Erik Bagger for Rosendahl, will not squash the insect but only stun it......

LA Good Questions: Bath or Shower?

An AT reader poses a relevant and important question as summer looms: "Which uses more water my roomies, 20+ minute shower or my bath each morning. Just wondering who's wasting more. I'm thinking I'...

AT Giveaway Roundup: 06.13.08

There are three fantastic Giveaways on AT this week (and an ongoing one, too). Jump below to check 'em out -- and please don't forget that you have to go to each linked post in order to actually ...

Look! Planting in Rows

We tend to err on the wild side of gardening letting things get sort of overgrown and mixed up. But if we were going to go more organized then we'd do something like this. Neat rows of drought toler...

Chinese Whisper by William Warren

We've got a thing for blue willow, so we were excited to see William Warren's new take on a classic pattern. In his Chinese Whisper collection, standard white china is printed with the traditional w...

DC Scavenger: Lucky Finds on Friday the 13th
Washington DC

Black Ascot Wallpaper

We don't usually get into wallpaper like we, say, get in to chairs. But this eco-friendly design (think vegetable dyes and recycled paper from Woodson & Rummerfield caught our eye....

Dwell Contest: How Green Are You?

Are you committed to being green? Have you completed green or sustainable projects around the house? Then this is your chance to show off and have a shot at some great prizes. Dwell and the AIA are...

Look! New House Numbers

Our brand-new house digits couldn't be more different than what we inherited. With a die-cut machine available at his office, my husband cranked out these fantastic mirrored numbers. Here's how he did...

Inspiration: Baker's Rack as Outdoor Furniture
Living Etc. July 2008

When you're entertaining outdoors, it's always handy to have an extra area to put your extra dishes, condiments, drinks, etc... The July 2008 Living Etc. had this good suggestion- use a "baker's rack"...

BRATTBY Cowhide Rugs from IKEA

Though they've been selling Flokatis and sheep skin rugs for as long as we can remember, IKEA's BRATTBY cowhide rug is new to us — we spotted it on our tour of IKEA Brooklyn. Cowhide rugs are both...

Look!: Chalkboard Paint Border

Chalkboard paint has become popular - we've seen walls done with it plenty of times, and almost always like the effect. We really like what Anastasia of Faiella Design has done with it here though - a...

Writers at Home: Photographs by Slim Aarons

Compiling our earlier post on poolside style, we spent some time looking at Slim Aarons' photographs and were reminded that he shot several portraits of writers in their homes and gardens. Do you kn...

LA Good Question: Soundproofing an Apartment for Birds?

It seems to be pet week here at AT, to round out the cat posts, here's one about birds: Hi! I live in an apartment with 1 large parrot, 2 medium sized parrots, and 2 parakeets and I was wondering if...

NY Good Questions: How Can We Cool Down Our Apt.?

Dear AT, My lovely boyfriend and myself moved into an adorable 2 story cottage on Long Island a month ago, and were horrified this past week (when NYC temperatures approached 100 degrees) to discover...

House Tour Update: Maria's “Oh So You” Bungalow

We're sure many of you remember one of our most popular house tours, Maria's “Oh So You” Bungalow. The interior was a pastiche of vibrant colours and welcoming textures, all framed by the open flo...

Tips on Towels
via Good Housekeeping.com

These Micro-Cotton Towels by Suite Collection at Bed Bath and Beyond come in great colours and stay soft and fluffy thru many washings. We love the generously sized bath sheet. Summertime is when we ...

New Growth in the Garden

cherries! We thought we'd take moment to show off some of the new life in our previously dead backyard. What's popping up in your backyard/patio/fire-escape area?...

Solar Shoji Lanterns on Montague Street

They popped up on Earth Day back in April. On Montague Street, the struggling commercial street in Brooklyn Heights, green shoji lanterns were installed by the Montague Street Business Improvement D...

Today's Email: Daily Postcard Paintings from Provence

Friday is for art and higher thoughts. If you love the painting above, check out my email today. The fellow who painted it does a new one every day and sells it immediately via an online auction.....

HenryBuilt's Whole House Line

HenryBuilt's kitchens are gorgeous -- witness Maxwell and Sara Kate's old apartment -- so we're glad to learn that the Seattle-based company is launching Whole House, a line of furnishings for the res...

Before & After: The Clutter Cowgirl Giveaway

After! >> Enter Slideshow Back in March, we teamed up with Jeni Aron, aka The Clutter Cowgirl, to give away three hours of her time to one of our readers: 3 Hrs of Organizing with The Clutter Cowgir...

Apologies: Our Empty Mailbox & Slideshow Problems

We love receiving, reading, answering and posting your good questions, tips and ideas, but due to a problem with our online "contact us" form, your emails sent through that form have not been reaching...

Best High/Low Outdoor Lanterns 2008
Email from 6.4.08

Today I'm going to experiment with cutting to the chase. The list below represent everything I've learned over the past 7 years about where to get beautiful outdoor lanterns. These DO take mainten...

Look!: Becky's Built-In Cabinets

We know that last month was organization month, but we couldn't help and post our friend Becky's beautiful built-in storage. Not only are the cabinets gorgeous, but we love how she organized all of t...

Tips for Container Gardening

Container gardening seems incredibly straightforward, but no doubt there are details often overlooked. Having just acquired two tomato plant containers, I will do my best not to kill them (over-wateri...

Flickr Find: KoKo Studio's Urban Garden!

Even if you don't have a yard or small patio, doesn't mean you can't have your own garden. Check out KoKo Studio's "urban garden" that they shared with us. "...It all started with a beta...then came t...

Chair Made from 47 Hangers by Vanessa Marie Robinson

When we recently asked the question What Do You Do With Wire Hangers? The majority of readers answered that they recycle them. Designer Vanessa Marie Robinson recycled forty-seven dry cleaning hange...

SF Scavenger: 60's Danish Teak Side/End/Sewing Table for $190

How great are the details on this 60's Danish Teak Side/End/Sewing Table? We're especially crazy about the built in basket. Jump below for links to this and other good finds. Apartment Therapy Furn...

FSBO is Back!

Hey, we're here to help (and show off more homes). We just wanted you to know that we're bringing back FSBO starting next week. What is FSBO? It stands for "For Sale By Owner," and it's our way of s...

Poolside Style

Just because we live in Chicago, a city where it's not very practical to have a pool, doesn't mean we can't daydream. The muggy weather means that it's time for our annual poolside style post, where...

NY Most Popular Posts: How to Live Alone, Grow Your Food, Find a Couch and Undent Your Carpet - 06.13.08

Click on any of the images above to view these Most Popular Posts! This week's Hot Posts drew you in and inspired great discussion. Thanks for getting involved,...

SF Open Thread 115

Any weekend projects in your plans?...

NeoCon 2008: TG Couture Launch

Chicago designers Gary Lee and Thomas McWalters launched their brand new line of furniture, TG Couture, for VENU at NeoCon this week...jump below for a first look: ...

Outdoor Dining Inspiration from The Endless Feast

We saw this television show on PBS once and it was really terrific. They show gathers local foods, brings a local chef to prepare a feast, and serves the meal within the local landscape to the farme...

NY Good Questions: Ideas for Window Treatment?

Dear AT, I have a corner window in my living room. There is very little room over the top of the window and no room to anchor anything where the 2 windows meet in the corner. Suggestions for wi...

CHI Scavenger: Contemporary White Storage Unit for $50

In Roscoe Village, this low white storage unit is for sale. Seller say it's a heavy piece, but the flexibility of its uses and the great price tag might just make it worth your effort. Apartment Th...

EDEFORS Display Cabinet from IKEA

We were really surprised to see that this EDEFORS glass-doored display cabinet from IKEA is made from solid oak! (Update: The frame is solid oak but the shelves and sides are oak veneered particlebo...

Greenward in Cambridge
Boston

Located in Cambridge just a few blocks from Porter Square, Greenward is in a nondescript building across from another design shop, Abodeon. After you get your fill of mid-century finds there, cross ...

CHI Open Thread: 114

TGIFHello to Donald, Annieo217 and Reirei!...

NY Scavenger: Solid Cherry Wood Dresser for $150

This is a lovely Solid Cherry Wood Dresser at an even lovelier price! Solid wood, sturdy construction. The owner says it will fit a ton of clothes, and I have no problem believing that. The drawers...

NY Open Thread 648

Now we're into June...Welcome to maude, LoriSF and ami_l! ...

AT Europe: Paris - French Garden Kit

Those possessed of modest lawns who aspire to having an elegant French garden may be amused at this new invention by Romain Duclos. "Jardin à la Française" is a kit containing 7 stencils made of syn...

This Old House is Coming to NYC

Are you renovating in the big city? Do you dream of the team from the original fix-it television show, This Old House, swooping in and doing the job for you? Well, right now just might be your chanc...

PlantTherapy: Flowers by the Bundle

These flowers are gone - but every week brings a fresh choice With Saturday approaching, maybe you are thinking of getting together with friends or family. If you are planning on a weekend party or...

From The Kitchn: Top Chef Finale! Discuss Here

So - what did you think of the Top Chef finale and winner? Were you surprised? Disappointed? We won't share any spoilers here, but if you want a full recap and discussion, come on over to The Kitchn. ...

CHI House Tour: Ernie & Drew's Big Sale

Name: Ernie & Drew Profession:Flight Attendant & Waiter Location: Chicago, IL Size: 1450 sq/ft 2BR Years lived in: Owned for 5 (but recently sold) >> Enter Slideshow >> See All Thumbnails Ernie a...

SF Outdoor Spaces Roundup #3: Skylights

Alison and Joel's Lightfilled Victorian For our final installment of our outdoor spaces roundup we turn to skylights (yesterday we did sunrooms, and before that patios). Now, we know a skylight isn...

Drawerment Storage System

One of the constant and fondest memories we have throughout our childhood all the way up until college was spending hours upon hours in the library sifting through card catalogs in the old fashioned v...

Converso Scavenger: Vintage Seating in Technicolor

Since putting together our post about the Color Forecast for 2009, we seem to be running into brights everywhere. Case in point: these 4 vintage pieces from classic design heavy hitters upholstered i...

AT on... Finding the Ideal Neighborhood

We're contemplating a possible move,and have started sizing up neighborhoods around the city where we could see ourselves living. There are certain criteria we need in a neighborhood, but we're curiou...

How To: Box Pillows

We're seeing a lot of box pillows recently. They're a natural outside during the warm weather in place of chairs. We found these box pillows from Arthur Lauer, available in a variety of great colour...

Why Modular Carpeting is (Still) Cool

Sometimes we get a little sick of seeing FLOR everywhere. Even though we love the fact that it's recyclable and easy to maintain, we get tired of the limitations of the grid. When you have a FLOR ru...

SF Good Questions: Hippie Dining Chairs from CB2?

Hey AT:SF, Does anyone have first person experience with CB2's Hippie Dining Chairs? Are they comfortable to sit in? Do they hold up well? Thanks! -Mary...

CHI Scavenger: CB2 Table and Matching Barstools for $100

Apologies for the late hour of todays scavenger...we missed it this morning but figured it was better late then never. Jump below for all the links, including two Paul McCobb pieces for under $400.......

LA Sale: Silho's Final Markdowns

As we mentioned before, Silho Furniture is closing their showroom and everything must go. Right now until June 21st everything is 60% off....

Look! Floor on the Ceiling

This past weekend, exploring the Dwell on Design Westside Home Tours, there was one home in particular that we really thought "Wow, we could live here." Like the others, it was modern and angular. W...

How To: Grow an Avocado Tree

With the recent onslaught of hot weather, we've been scarfing the guacamole and thought it a shame to just chuck the avocado pits. We grabbed a couple of our trusty Spega yogurt glasses and did our ...

CHI Good Questions: Ideas for Arranging New Large Space

Ellen is making a big move and sent us an email: "So my husband and I (and our 10 month old daughter) are buying our first-ever house! Yay! We're moving from Chicago (where we've had tiny little ap...

Residence Antilia: The World's Most Expensive Home
Email from 6.3.08

"Honey, I'm Home!" - Yes, the whole thing is home.... Owner: Nita and Mukesh Ambani Name: Antilia Location: Mumbai, India Size: 27 stories, 400,000 square feet (virtually 50 stories) Price: $2 billio...

Inexpensive Art

Finding amazing artwork usually isn't a problem, it's finding affordable, amazing artwork that can cause some trouble. Here are our picks for incredible art that doesn't break the bank....

Look!: A Prairie Avenue Garden and Walk

The Prairie Avenue District, south of downtown Chicago, is a tiny area that houses many wonderful -- almost hidden -- gems within a few steps of each other. Not so long ago, we happened to stumble u...

AT Offline: Elliott Maltby at Urban Garden Design Meetup - 6.5.08

The idealized roof garden. A composite of a field and an urban roof. >> See Slideshow Elliott Maltby, principal and founder of Thread Collective, a Brooklyn architecture studio that "explores th...

Litter-Robot Giveaway Over at Unplggd!

Hey, all you cat owners who went meow-tastically excited about the idea of handing poop cleaning duty over to the machine we posted last week on Unplggd, you might want to head on over and enter to wi...

Starburst Fire Pit at VivaTerra

Fire pits have caught our attention this year, first because we're planning on doing something with our little brick patio, and second because we can't count on heat from the sun. This one from Viva...

Plop! bookshelf by Joyce Hong

Here's an idea that's green, transportable, perfect for small space living, stores your stuff and because of it's neutral colour, easily customizable. Oh, and it takes an age-old problem and solves i...

Retro-inspired Fans
Time Out Chicago Issue 172

As big proponents of the old fashioned (or modern) fan, and since we're not planning on turning on our gigantic (inherited) window a/c unit this summer unless absolutely necessary, we were happy to se...

Creating A No-Dig Garden
LA Times Home & Garden 6.12.08

Today's LA Times Home & Garden section features an interesting story about Pat Marfisi, who has a vegetable garden in his Hollywood Hills home. What's so special about that? Well, his garden is a "no ...

The Tiny House Near Gramercy Park
The New York Times 6.12.08

Today, The New York Times launched a new "occasional series of articles offering inside looks at homes that stand out in the landscape of New York and other cities." The first home they featured is ...

Look!: Flowers in the Castro

We were wandering down Hancock Street (such beautiful houses!) when we spotted these flowering bushes outside of someone's home......

Help! How to Remove Cat Pee?

I just noticed that after being away the cat was stuck in a room without a litter box and she peed on the wood floor. I've cleaned up the surface, but my hunch (based on smell) is that it seeped belo...

NY Good Questions: Backsplash Ideas For Our Kitchen?

Dear AT, We're *this* close to beginning our kitchen renovation. We've gone with wenge cabinets on the bottom, Caesarstone blizzard for countertops, stainless appliances, a light grey "driftwood" ...

Print Party with Lotta Jansdotter

Last Saturday, ceramicist and textile darling Lotta was in town for a printmaking party at the Craft Gym. (Her latest book, Lotta Prints: How to Print with Anything, from Potatoes to Linoleum, was j...

CHI Good Questions: Tips for "De-allergizing" and Moving in with Your Significant Other?

Miss Croissant has TWO questions for the AT community: "Later this month, I will be moving in with my boyfriend. My cat is moving in with a friend of mine because said bf is way too allergic to cats t...

LA Sales Calendar: 06.12.08

Historic Adamson House used Malibu TileJune Sales...California Heritage Museum Antique and Contemporary Tile Sale (including vintage Malibu Tile) Saturday, June 15th, 9-4pm ...

Greensburg GreenTown

The Kansas town of Greensburg, devastated by a tornado in May 2007, is rebuilding as an entirely green community of 1500 people. There is a lot of publicity surrounding the town's reconstruction: a ...

Buddhism as Decoration?

Peace, tranquility, harmony and balance. Those are words often associated with the Buddhism, and thus the Buddha's likeness has become an ever popular presence in many homes as a centerpiece or access...

SF Good Questions: Terra Cotta Tiles in Santa Cruz?

Hi! This weekend I was told that installing terra cotta tiles in our Santa Cruz kitchen was a bad idea. The tile salesperson said that because of the nature of the terra cotta tiles (too porous) and ...

The Gallery Peter Clark, Klari Reis and others at the Affordable Art Fair

Get in line to look through the blue lenses that reveal the risqué surprise in this painting. At the Mauger Modern Art booth Its that time of year again…. The Affordable Art Fair is...

Color Chips: Istanbul and Crete

One of the most amazing aspects of the Internet is its ability to bring far-off parts of the globe to your desktop. When our friends took a trip to Turkey and Greece, they sent us these incredible p...

Look!: Pendant Lamps in Sayulita

Our vacation last month seems like years ago already, but we fondly recall all of the little details of where we stayed in Sayulita, a small surfer town just north of Puerto Vallarta. These pendant ...

Survey: What Type of Gardener Are You
(or Would You Be)?

Living on a bungalow-lined street now, we notice gardens more than ever. Yesterday we saw the most symmetrical, organized and patterned garden. Red flower, white flower, red flower, white flower. All ...

LA Event: Show & Sale at LA Cactus & Succulent Society
June 14-15, 2008

We've been featuring a lot about succulents this week here (and here) at AT:LA, so the timing couldn't be more perfect for this weekend's Educational Show and Sale from the Los Angeles Cactus & Succul...

OFELIA Rouched Throw from IKEA

One of our favorite finds from our tour through IKEA Brooklyn was the OFELIA throw/blanket. It made many appearances throughout the store — in various showrooms and model homes and it always caugh...

Vintage Industrial Design: Cleveland Art

We loved the lights on either side of the bed in this PrefabBrowsing the prefabs at Dwell on Design we couldn't help but notice how much of the furniture and decor had a sort of vintage industrial loo...

Whim by Cynthia Rowley Folding Beach Chairs

Sometimes you don't need a full patio set - just a chair or two so you can escape the heat of the house and hang out in a shady part of the yard. These folding chairs from Cynthia Rowley are easy to t...

A Green Way to Get Rid of Cat Pee?
From Re-nest: Our site that covers abundant design for green homes

Jonathan is moving into a new house, and something (namely his nose) suspects that more than a few feline tenants marked the territory before he got there. So how do you get rid of the smell of cat ...

Do You Exercise at Home? (Yay for Wii Fit!)

In the past I've been known to do some DVD yoga in the living room , but lately, I'm boxing away every morning using the Wii Fit. It's REALLY fun and quite motivating......

Rooftop Spaces by Wilkinson Blender Architecture

Chicago firm Wilkinson Blender has been featured on AT before. (Remember the ultra-cool, LEED-certified live/work space of Smog Veil Records? They did that.) They're great at making use of spaces th...

Look: Craigslist Rental Scam

Looks like those crafty Nigerian online scammers have discovered the wonderful world of craigslist to exploit. A news report reveals that scammers are now hijacking/copying legitimate craigslist listi...

NY Good Questions: Cheap Repair Ideas For This Chair?

Dear AT, I found this chair at a thrift store for $5, and I'm wondering what the best way to repair it is. The finish is chipping off, and the cane back is starting to fall apart, but I can't affo...

A Whale of a Vase

Nope, this is not a advertisement for "Hancock," the new Will Smith movie, it's a vase, and perhaps the cutest one we've seen in a long time. ...

Look! A House of Birds

We've had our peepers on this house for quite a while now, the front yard is filled with lush tropical plants and you already know how much we love colorful doors. When we passed by yesterday on an ...

Lightbulb Greenhouse by Instructables

Last week we found out how to make a flower box out of a credit card. Now this little project, also from Instructables, makes an incandescent light bulb into a symbol of green, not waste......

Go Green Moving: Bio-diesel Powered Movers

Around our neighborhood, bio-diesel powered cars are more common than the fast food restaurants that source and power them (thank goodness). Their characteristic smell and the chortle of their diesel ...

Succulents... Best Outdoor Plants for a Windy City?

Like a lot of our friends, we live in one of the windy areas of San Francisco. And yes, there is a huge wind difference in certain neighborhoods (does it EVER get windy in the Mission!?). Because of...

IKEA Brooklyn!

Super IKEA Slideshow Yesterday, some members of the Apartment Therapy Media team spent the afternoon touring the brand new IKEA in Red Hook, Brooklyn. It was a little eerie to see a near-perfectly ...

SF Sales Calendar: 06.12.08

Design Public OutletJune Sales... Highbrow Furniture Herman Miller Sale: 10% off Until Sat., 6/21 ...

Help! Home Office Paint Color?

I have serious anxiety when it comes to paint selection. Staring at the swatches and pictures of other people's places, it makes my head spin - and getting it wrong just dearly sucks. Please help as I...

Charles Goodman Barrel-Roof House
Washington DC

When we read that one of Charles Goodman’s Barrel-roof homes was having an open house on Sunday, heat or no heat, it was a must see. Whenever we drive by River Park we admire the uniqueness of this...

Painting the Ceiling Black?
In Style June 2008

It was featured in a Fall Colors Contest entry a while back, and just yesterday, we noticed it in the dressing room of the home of Miley Cyrus that currently is in the latest In-Style magazine (above)...

Etsy Shop: Vintage Housewares from Domestikate

This Etsy shop brought me back to the house of my childhood - mom's kitchen was full of amber glass, pyrex, and red-orange accents. Shop owner "domestikate" is a documentary filmmaker in North Carol...

NY Sales Calendar: 06.12.08

Property Sample Sale June Sales... Property Sample Sale • Up to 60% off modern furniture • June 23rd through June 29th • 14 Wooster St. (Canal St.) 917.237.0123 - See All Sales Below...

SF Scavenger: Cute Yellow Hutch/Breakfront Cabinet for $150

We're not sure there's much to say about this Cute Yellow Hutch/Breakfront Cabinet. It's a cute, yellow cabinet - what more do you want? Jump below for links to this and other good finds. Apartment...

CHI Sales Calendar: 06.12.08

Amelie at Anthropologie on Sale June Sales... IKEA Chicago Bedroom Sale Malm Dressers are half price - $49.99 For Three Days Only - Maximum 3 per customer Valid at Schaumberg and Bolignbrook loca...

Servo-Drive Opening Feature from Blum

New this summer from Blum, maker of high-quality door glides, is Servo-Drive. It's a little over the top, but this new opening feature actually opens drawers for you. You simply touch the drawer or ...

NY Scavenger: Thomas O'Brien for TARGET Walnut Bookcase for $200

Target has carried some pretty stellar designer collections in the past, with pieces that are stylish, modern, and affordable. This Thomas O'Brien for Target Walnut Bookcase is no exception. The wal...

X Marks the Table from Urban Outfitters
Washington DC

We love the simplicity of this side table from Urban Outfitters- clean lines combined with utility make it a winner in our book. We tend to pile magazines on top of our tables or underneath them on...

Hot or Not? DIY Outdoor Shower

Like the idea of showering outside? How about building it yourself? Vote below:...

NY Good Questions: What To Do About The Cinder Blocks?

Dear AT, I've exposed much of the brick on a plaster wall in my living/dining area (to rid nuisance plaster) and have come across an unexpected surprise - cinder blocks lining the top of the exposed ...

Survey: Are Paint Edgers Worth It?
Boston

We first saw the Shur-line paint edger in action on a home improvement TV show and it looked like product placement too good to be true. But when we picked up our first gallon of paint for our new apa...

NEWS: Gracious Home is Coming to Chelsea

Move over, Bed Bath and Beyond. Gracious Home is coming downtown. The home furnishings super store is opening up a new 24,000sf shop at 6th Avenue and 26th Street. But don't head over there for a whil...

Decobox
Paris, France

Chances are if you're reading this, you're not the kind of person who would appreciate getting a Decobox for Christmas. A decorating kit that comes in a choice of six styles -- from Natural Green to B...

From The Kitchn: Cold Sesame Peanut Noodles

Hot weather keeping you out of the kitchen? Try this recipe for cold(ish) soba noodles tossed with sesame, a touch of sticky peanut butter, and plenty of crisp vegetables. The vegetables are so cool a...

PlantTherapy: Large Lightweight Planters for Indoor or Outdoor Use

Need something substantial, maybe for a small tree on a terrace or something near an entryway? These planters have a lot going for them... - To All PlantTherapy Posts -...

SF Outdoor Spaces Roundup #2: Sunrooms & Porches

AB Chao's Modern + Old = MOLD Today's Outdoor Spaces Roundup spotlights sunrooms and porches (yesterday we did patios) — quasi-outdoor spaces where lucky folks can enjoy indoor activities while rea...

Sherwin Williams: Color Forecast for 2009

What will be the popular color choices for 2009? Sherwin Williams says "a global team of experts has spent months analyzing color influences, from consumer electronics to international street style, t...

Top 5 Things Renters Look For?

Here's an interesting question posed by a reader who also happens to work in residential development. Chime in and share what you'd like to see in rental developments in the future (because we know mo...

LA Good Questions: Living Room Help

The questions are trickling in again, with the first one from AT reader Jess who wants advice about beautifying her living room into something more "fabulous and fun": I really need help making my li...

Relax Planter from Green Form

Time to just kick back and relax, right? Well, since California is officially in a state of drought, planting a lawn to kick back on probably isn't the greatest idea, but you can get a taste of it wi...

SF Events Calendar: 06.11.08

Rex Ray at Zinc DetailsArt & Design Events...June is Garden Month at Apartment Therapy Zinc Details Reception: Rex Ray Wed., 6/11, 6-8 pm 2410 Californ...

Look! A House Love Story in Southern California

When we first saw photos of this beautiful home over at the blog Hidden in France, we were shocked when we discovered it was in Southern California! (Malibou Lake to be exact, which coincidentally is ...

Blogging...LoftLife

We don't know about you, but we've always harboured the fantasy of living in one of those wonderful Downtown LA historical buildings loft conversions, both for the inherent beauty of those era of buil...

Look! New Use for Legos

In Bocchignano, Italy, near Rome, a group of artists developed projects for 4 villages as part of a group work entitled "20 Eventi". More examples of this project, "Dispatchwork," and a link, after t...

The Gallery: Amy Stein's Domesticated Series

We're pretty domesticated here at Apartment Therapy, examining the details of homelife every day. It's a nice change to be shaken up a little and thrown into the (semi) wild via Amy Stein's photogra...

SF Flickr Finds: Starjewel's Patio

Just spotted in our Flickr account: Starjewel's Sunnyvale patio....

Reyneldo Rodriguez TV Consoles

We've blogged the challenges of incorporating a television smoothly into your decor. As well as not orienting all of your furniture towards your tv, as if it's a modern update of a fireplace, where t...

SF Good Questions: Help with a Guest Sleep Loft?

more pics below the jump AT:SF, I live in a one bedroom apartment in the Mission District in San Francisco. The bedroom has an interesting situation -- It's a bit difficult to describe, but there's a...

Chicago Design: "Get Lit" Design Competition

Last night at our Design Meetup at the Tree Studios Design Within Reach, the finalists of the first "Get Lit" lighting competition were put on display. There were 60 entries which resulted in 17 remar...

Patrick Blanc's Vertical Garden for the Home
Paris, France

Fans of Patrick Blanc's Vertical Gardens, which can be seen around the world on public buildings like Paris' Musée du Quai Branly, are one step closer to having a Blanc-designed wall in their own hom...

How to: Clean Around the House with Alka-Seltzer

AT readers in the past have commented a few times about the household uses of the indigestion relief tablets of Alka-Seltzer for tasks like odour removal in the fridge or for cleaning vases. Here are ...

Single-Slab Pine Library Shelves

Okay, so yes, they are extremely expensive. But these shelves, made out of single slab of pine tree and glass, are worth checking out for the beauty of the design....

Hot or Not? Ceramic Plate Garden Border

We recently found this idea over at the Hallmark Magazine Web site, and immediately did a double-take. The idea was intriguing -- what better use of old mismatched plates than to make your garden lo...

Hot or Not?: Blaue Blume Teaset by Tina Tsang
Washington DC

Is your tea hot enough? This teacup from Tina Tsang's Blaue Blune line is sure to liven up even the stodgiest of tea parties. We love the combination of classic cream or white porcelain and naughty...

LA Good Questions: Why Aren't You Answering My Questions?!

We'd like to apologize for any and all of you who might have written to us in the last few weeks with a reader submitted question. We're not ignoring you, scout's honour. We're just not receiving any ...

Flickr Finds: VolaVale's Cat Snaps

We love, love, LOVE photos of interiors that have animals in them. It makes the photos seem... seem more human? We recently spotted these candid cat snaps from Flickr user VolaVale and just had to s...

Hot or Not? Alien Furniture

No, we're not talking about furniture you might find during an archaeological dig through a deserted Martian house, but furniture inspired by the cult classic flick "Alien." Except for the pods, whic...

Club Sofa Classic: Available at Stitch

Always eyeing sofas, but rarely in the position when need and budget align, our latest love is this classic club sofa that we found through Wicker Park's Stitch shop: ...

NY Events Calendar: 06.11.08

Beyond Green at the Goethe Institute Art & Design Events... AT Events: • June is Outdoors/Gardening Month at Apartment Therapy - See All Events Below -...

Etsy Scavenger: Green

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LA Events Calendar: 6.11.08

Art & Design Events...June is Garden and Outdoor Month at Apartment Therapy The Huntington Garden Talk and Plant Sale: Ferns for the Home and Garden Thursday, June 12th, 2:30 ...

Sample Sale at Mash Studios

We were introduced to LA-based Mash Studios at the Dwell on Design conference over the weekend and instantly loved their simple, modern LAX series using dark stained wood and clean lines. Even better...

NY Good Questions: Safety Tips For Living Alone?

Dear AT, I and my 2 cats will soon be moving into a small cottage behind a (pretty decent, I hear) motel in the woods in Virginia. While the town is relatively safe, I will be living alone near som...

CHI Good Questions: Coffee Table Suggestions?

Ronald sent in a good question: "I want to put a coffee table--or any other sort of functional, not purely decorative--table, in front of this L-shaped sectional sofa, but I'm stymied. I've detected a...

Second Marriage Lamp by George Kovacs

Do you share a bedtime reading lamp with a significant other? Do you ever want to sleep before they do and wish the light weren't still glaring down on you? We have that exact situation going on in...

Wilkerson Furniture at Dwell on Design

There was one booth at Dwell on Design we were completely and utterly drawn to like a moth to a flame. Wilkerson Furniture's booth was filled with attractive chairs, tables and lamps all influenced by...

SF Good Questions: How Can I Disguise Air Conditioner Hoses?

AT:SF, My condo complex doesn't allow window A/C units. Through-the-wall units are OK but that's out of my budget for a while. So I bought this "portable" 14000 BTU cooling/heating unit unit for my up...

Painting Ikea Furniture
Living Etc. July 2008

Just add color! We immediately tabbed this page while flipping through the July 2008 issue of Living Etc. It's part of a spread about using pastels in modern ways. We love the color combination and wa...

Urban Farming in Detroit
NPR 06.11.2008

Listening to NPR this morning, we heard a story about how Detroit's Wayne County is dealing with the mortgage crisis. They've started converting abandoned lots into urban farms......

Classic Parisian Park Chairs: High (Frederic Sofia) & Low

Two years ago Sara Kate and I took a sweet trip to Paris in March. It was delectable, like jumping into a design chocolate box, and I chronicled a number of our finds in posts like these: >> Paris ...

Dwell on Design Westside Home Tours

Saturday was quite a day, not only did we go to the Dwell on Design Exhibit but we also drove around all morning on the self guided Westside Home tour (it would have been near impossible to do it on f...

High Court
Canadian House & Home: July 2008

July's issue of Canadian House & Home features Rundi Phelan's back garden, which she converted from a driveway between her house and its detached garage. We love it for how the different living are...

Casa Sugar's Twinkle Renovates Her Kitchen

So, we love it. But that's no surprise since we see a few similarities to our own kitchen renovation. Although our main resource was IKEA and my husband and I knocked down a wall and laid the floor ou...

Solids of Revolution: Concrete and Felt Stools by Max Lamb

Remember the chair that Brad Pitt purchased at Design Miami /Basel? The Bronze Poly Chair is by British designer Max Lamb. Lamb's Solids of Revolution collection was also shown at the festival in Ba...

Look!: Paula's Multi-Colored Dining Set-Up

After seeing our post last week on the multi-colored dining set-up at Room & Board, AT reader Paula sent us some photos of her own multi-colored dining set-up. ...

From Ohdeedoh
Our site that covers modern homelife with children

• Learn how to make this gorgeous bird softie mobile. A great touch to any room -- not just the nursery. More from Ohdeedoh this past week: children banned from restaurants, a seating/stora...

Total Design: Vincent Van Duysen

Lately we've noticed an influx of young architects embracing total design: the concept that every part of a space should be considered and controlled, from a home's natural light to the spoons insid...

LA Good Question: Online Source for Succulents?

Yesterday's 10 Best Succulents post prompted reader jick to ask: Does anyone know a good place to order succulents online?...

NY Good Questions: Is there a North American Equivalent to Sofa.com?

Dear AT, I love the idea behind Sofa.com: luxurious, comfortable customized sofas at an affordable price, and more importantly, they sell online. The company was founded by two guys who just wanted...

Neat Trick: Dollar Bill Ruler

Our favorite pocket-sized measuring tape busted a gut a while back and we had to toss it. We feel naked without it but keep forgetting to snatch up a replacement. Lucky for us, we have a secret tric...

Castle Keys to Your Castle

Admit it. You're just a little house-proud. Between the decluttering and the flea market finds you've refinished yourself, your home is looking more and more like a castle every day. Remind yoursel...

Greenrrroof Animals Homes

I can remember way back when I was just a wee lad, my dad going to the local lumber store and constructing our irish setter a custom made dog house from scratch. Made from drawn out sketches, the acco...

Chicago Design Meetup: Thanks!

We had a great time at our second-ever design meetup last night. We've got a lot to report and tons of folks to thank. We'll start with the thanks......

Fuel Cell Tealights

We first spotted these in restaurants and really loved their appearance. Their glass-and-metallic look was kind of clinical and their visible wick in fuel was old world to us. A little researched to...

Behind the Box
SF Chronicle: 06.10.08

UC Berkeley is planning a new building to house their art museum and film archive. The Chron has all the information on the new project, which is designed by renowned architect Toyo Ito....

CHI Good Questions: Chairs to Go With this Table?

Sarah Beth sent us an email: "I recently moved to a much larger one-bedroom in Lakeview, and finally have room for a proper kitchen table. I bought a very cute vintage table that I love, but I'm havin...

NY (Garden &) House Tour: Alex's Country Living in the West Village

Name: Alex Location: West Village Size: 440 sq. ft. backyard behind a 525 sq. ft, 1 bdrm. rental in a 3-story apartment building >> See Garden Slideshow >>See Housetour Slideshow Alex evoked an ...

Look!: Fatboy Fun

It's no secret that we love Fatboys. We know a lot of people who have them, and it's always interesting to see how they use them in their home or at work. Imagine our joy when we saw this video (ju...

CHI Scavenger: Crate & Barrel Madison Dining Table for $280

Downtown, this Crate & Barrel Madison dining table is for sale. Without knowing the condition of the piece, the price and extension feature are good selling points. Ash veneer with solid wood legs and...

LA Event: Henry Road Open House and Exhibition 6.12.08

Tomorrow night, Henry Road is having an Open House as well as an exhibition for Los Angeles Based multimedia artist, Michelle Moode. They've changed things up inside the store and made room for lots o...

Black and White Bungalow of Colonial-Era Singapore
The New York Times 6.11.08

The European-style homes of expatriates and colonial families in colonial-era South East Asia were often black and white. The New York Times shows us one such home in Singapore, currently inhabited ...

SF Scavenger: Florence Knoll Original 3-Seat Sofa 1962 for $1995

This Florence Knoll Original 3-Seat Sofa 1962 has charcoal gray and black cotton/wool weave fabric in excellent condition. It's going to look great in someone's house. Yours? Jump below for links ...

AT DC: Too Much Mulch?
The Washington Post 6.5.08

Mulch much? The Washington Post featured a story on the overuse of mulch in the U.S. Apparently, Americans now use about 40 million cubic yards of it a year (estimated by the Mulch and Soil Counc...

New Design from Studioilse: Aesop Store

Last week we wrote about our love for Studioilse, and this week thanks to a post spotted on Dezeen, we get to share a new interior from Ilse Crawford: the Aesop skincare store, which thankfully does...

Blogging...Shades of Blue at Lily Pond

Looks like we're not the only one with gardening on the brain. Martha Stewart is taking some time to beautify her summer home in East Hampton, and we spied this beautiful array of blue and turquoise ...

NY Scavenger: Brastilo Bench with Movable Tray for $500

If you're looking for a stylish multi-functional piece of furniture, look no further than the Brastilo Bench with Movable Tray for sale in Williamsburg. Even though it's only one month old, the owne...

NeoCon 2008: B&B Italia

We spent the day at NeoCon yesterday, the big contract trade show at the Merchandise Mart. We'll be blogging the new and noteworthy - starting with B&B Italia, who featured this chair & sofa from Pa...

LA Scavenger: vintage Danish modern lounge chairs (2) pair Denmark 1960s for $575

It's berry season, and here's an opportunity to bring some of that strawberry red into your home. Here's two vintage Danish modern lounge chairs in pretty good condition with spring-loaded suspension...

Sell Modern Buying and Selling Modern Homes

If you want to get lost for a little while, shop around a bit on Sell Modern - it's a website devoted to selling modern homes. We found it the other day when we were writing this. They've got a lot ...

AT On: Being Transported

I recently enjoyed a very pleasurable meal at a beautifully decorated French-Vietnamese restaurant. Maybe it was the aroma of citrus and shrimp... Perhaps it was the whisper of the banana trees... A...

Design TV Shows: How Obsessed Are You?
Boston

Are you enamored with home design television shows? If so, you’re not alone. We just received our monthly Angie’s List membership magazine and the cover story is about why we’re so “intrig...

CHI Weekly Events Calendar: 06.11.08

Jessica Hannah, Red Phone Showroom No.6, 2007, A photo still of a performance within a mixed-media installation from the Columbia College Chicago MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Show.Current Events... ...

NY Good Questions: Any Info. On This Sofa?

Dear AT, I just purchased this sofa on Craigslist and was going to reupholster it. After doing a bit of web digging I’m having second thoughts! The sofa has fabric ticking carrying the word ‘...

DC Scavenger: Knoll classic chairs for $1350
Washington DC

These Franzolini chairs would make a wonderful addition to any dining room. We love the beech wood and the curving lines, though our dining nook certainly lacks the necessary space to house these ...

We've Got No Doorstops

A given in any project for any client is that the doors of their home have doorstops. Our home growing up had doorstops for each door. So why haven't we missed them in our apartment? ...

From The Kitchn: Cups, Pints, Quarts and Gallons

Do you ever have trouble remembering how many pints are in a quart, and quarts in a gallon, and cups in pints and quarts and gallons? We do! We recently learned this handy visual reminder of these bas...

PlantTherapy:Beautiful Flowerbox Combination

These are some of my favorite flowerboxes to pass by - they are extremely orderly, but the combination looks wild. And the 'flowerboxes' are actually the stone stair rails. Not necessarily anythin...

SF House Tour: Lisa's Creative Apartment

Name: Lisa Coris Location: San Francisco Size: ~1300 sq. ft. Years lived in: Rented for 12 years! >> Enter Slideshow We can always tell when we walk into a home that's been been decorated over time...

Look!: Door by Domestic Architecture

And speaking of doors... we bring you this door in a home on Seattle's Capitol Hill. The house was remodeled by Domestic Architecture, and we wish we could see more than the few photos on their websi...

Dwell on Design Ray Kappe's Classic Mid Century Home

Yesterday Gregory showed us his slideshow from the Dwell on Design Downtown Tour and today we've put together a slideshow from the Westside tour of one of the landmarks of California Modernism: Ray Ka...

SF Outdoor Spaces Roundup #1: Patios

Victoria's BoMo Pad It seems like a cruel joke: in a year when outdoor decor is really creative and inspiring, we're also experiencing the second coldest June on record in the Northwest. And not only...

Workplace Design Inspirations for the Home
Chicago Tribune 06.08.08

This week in the Chicago Tribune Home & Garden section, a piece on interesting, inspiring workplaces in Chicago, with plenty of style that translates to the home. We grabbed some of our favorite photo...

SF Good Questions: Where Can I Buy Exposed Air Ducts?

AT:SF, I just moved into a nice, new, condo w/ 14 ft ceilings that are just begging to have some decorative exposed air ducts installed. However, much to my surprise, it looks like this isn't somethi...

Are We Poorer Than Our Parents?

The other day, one of my friends was telling me how aggressively he was saving up for college for his two little girls. "It's not just kids either," he said, "everything's become crazy expensive; and...

Close-Up: Shocking Pink Chairs
London, England

One of our favorite elements of Claire's London apartment is the hot pink chair that gives her pale, calm Victorian living room a shot in the arm. ...

How Much is Too Much to Pay for a Sofa?

Yesterday we were zipping around the city looking for sofas and we came across a furniture store that sort of blew us away. And no, it wasn't because of the merchandise. It was because of the prices...

Succulent Candles

With our water-challenged climate (we've heard we may soon be back to official water conservation measures but even without them we're aware of our water usage), succulents are the perfect plants. An...

No. 5 House by Claesson Koivisto Rune

Janel's post on the modern exterior and yard of a country house featured in Domino Magazine reminded us of this project by design firm Claesson Koivisto Rune. (They also made those cool Amazonas Nes...

Look!: Ikea Room Divider = Anthropologie Chandelier!
Washington DC

We recently bought an Ikea Hultet room divider and have been stalling on installing it. We were wondering whether to paint it, how high to hang it (so the pets don't destroy it), and all the other us...

Medicine Cabinet from West Elm

Simple modern medicine cabinets are hard to find - we know because we've been looking for one for months. While West Elm's Medicine Cabinet won't work in our space, we think that its clean lines make ...

Plain Frost Window Film by Graham & Brown
Boston

We love windows in the bathroom but, in old apartments, they usually end up in the shower. Our new apartment's shower has a lovely view of our neighbor's outdoor deck and, although we love the natur...

Fast-Growing Garden from Domino

backyard before, jump below for after There's something so satisfying about planting your own little garden from seed and watching the tiny seedlings grow to full-size plants. On the other hand, it c...

CHI Good Questions: Can You Paint Ikea Lack Shelves?

Jincks wants to know: "Ikea's Lack shelves are among AT readers most popular inexpensive furnishings...Can these shelves be painted without looking tacky?"(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your...

Good Eye: 20th Century Interiors
Washington DC

No search for MCM furniture in Washington DC is complete without a stop at Good Eye, a vintage store that has been operating in Friendship Heights for over a decade. A small store packed floor to c...

Remembering Ettore Sottsass

If you were to ask us which design objects we most covet, amongst our top ten would undoubtedly be Ettore Sottsass' Valentine typewriter. Designed for Olivetti in 1969 and now in the permanent design ...

TLC's Real Simple Casting for Style Makeover

Want a makeover? Real Simple magazine is teaming with TLC network on an upcoming lifestyle makeover series dedicated to making women’s lives less complicated and more rewarding. Whether your pantry ...

Hawaiian Tropics
Blogging...Readymade June/July 2008

We don't know about you, but we definitely feel like we could use a little "island flavor" right about now. The June/July 2008 issue of Readymade Magazine has a great editorial on the home of Conn Bra...

Colorful Doors

We love an unexpected splash of color, and one of our favorite places to see it is the front door. In general we consider our taste pretty classic when it comes to exterior paint colors, but all bets ...

Paula Hayes Silicone Planters

Sculptor Paula Hayes' clever planters, created with translucent silicone, are both quirky and ethereal. Made to resemble baby booties and coming in various sizes from tiny to backyard garden-sized, p...

Water Drop Teardrop Tealight Holder

Yesterday we posted about Vancouver-based furniture-maker Brook Design, and AT reader golflady noted some beautiful hanging glass tealights in one of the photos. We agreed that they were gorgeous, a...

Indoor/Outdoor Furniture: Orange22's Flora Botanical Table

Helping a friend decorate her outdoor space, we've been looking at a lot of outdoor furniture lately. And while it's not unattractive, it's all very similar -- heavy wood or wicker pieces with canvas...

AT Offline: Liberty Sunset Garden Center at Urban Garden Design Meetup - 6.5.08

>> See Slideshow Liberty Sunset Garden Center is the product of Hungarian born owner Sandor Gubis's personal plant obsession. Sandor turned his own potted collection into a diverse and overflowing ...

Look! Kitten Rescued by Vacuum Cleaner

What could have resulted in a tragic loss ended up a heroic rescue thanks to a powerful vacuum cleaner, a sock and a resourceful rescue team......

Shapely Stools with Storage

Stools typically conjure thoughts of hard lines, angles, and a cube or rectangle structure. Our love of these stools comes from two important features: the dual purpose storage, and the curved, round ...

Flickr Find: Aimeeroo's garden

AT:LA reader Aimeeroo shared with us some pics of her beautiful garden. She recommends "...use what you have..." and shows us her great example of utilizing some existing bamboo she had and making it ...

Frame Chair by Wouter Scheublin

We like stopping into Matter every now and then just to see what cool stuff Jaimie Gray has found and stocked. Today it's this weird chair, Frame Chair, by Wouter Scheublin (Holland), which is surpr...

Mrs. Meyers: Free Shipping This Week

This is how we buy our Mrs. Meyers now - we wait for one of the free shipping events and then stock up on what we're getting low on. We just sent in our latest order yesterday - all purpose cleaner, ...

Openings/Closings: What Really Happened to Pottery Barn SoHo?

Why do we continue to be surprised? One of the pillars of the SoHo mall is gone, they've already had a closing sale, but there are still unanswered questions... What the hell happened? Over at Racked ...

SF Good Questions: Can I Make a Platform Bed Out of Wooden Pallets?

Hi AT:SF, I recently saw this photo of a bed made out of wooden pallets. I love it, and wonder if you think it would actually work well? (Wouldn't the wood be really rough? That's a lot of sanding!) ...

Tonight!: Get Lit Competition/Design Meetup

Hope to see you tonight! Join us at the Tree Studios Design Within Reach for an evening of lighting design. 15 of the top submissions to the Get Lit Competition will be on display & renowned lighting ...

NY Good Questions: Window Treatment for my Bedroom?

Dear AT, I have these three great windows in my bedroom, with nice wood framing. I recently switched out thin cotton valences and cafe curtains for these blinds. But the windows are still kind of...

Design Score: Fredrik Färg's 'Coat' chair

Fredrik Färg's 'Coat' chair This past weekend we caught the closing day of the Getty's expansive video art exhibition, California Video, which included a piece by a favourite artist of mine, John Ba...

Rainwater Hog at Dwell on Design

My Grandma was an avid gardener and was committed to all the things we consider to be green today, but back the in the day were just smart gardening. She had a compost pile (and strict rules for what...

A Modern Picnic

In the last few years, picnic equipment has evolved into sleek gear that's cool enough to do double duty on a dinner table. We searched AT and the rest of the web for some of our favorite designs th...

Teak Towel Bar by Skagerak Denmark

Did you notice those gorgeous wood towel bars in the Margaret Esherick House yesterday? These are surely Louis Kahn custom, but they led us to look for an off-the-shelf version. The best bet we foun...

eBay Scavenger: Vintage Pieces for the Patio

Click below for all details on these vintage pieces: ...

"Torn Lights" by Billy May

This lighting concept from designer Billy May kind of reminds us of those scenes in the movies, where a wall is punched and then rays of light burst in, usually followed by a shadowy mysterious figur...

Princess Daybed by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien

Last week, we got a very mixed reaction when we posted Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien's My Beautiful Backside Sofa. The design is just one part of the duo's new collection for Moroso. That other par...

Pencilvilla at Rare Device

This Pencilvilla -- a great little wood house that just happens to have a pencil sharpener inside -- makes us want to run out and buy a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils. ...

Top Ten: DIY Charging Stations
From Unplggd: Our site that untangles your wires

Need some inspiration? Finally feeling the need to round up all those chargers so charging your gadgets doesn't equate to a messy pool of wires on your desk or floor? Check out our Top Ten DIY Char...

How To: Display Cut Flowers (10 Easy Ways)

Some people have a knack for flower arranging. When we shot photos of Bill and Colleen's outdoor space we also snapped a couple pictures of their indoor arrangements, which have the same simple eleg...

Look! Ivy in the Kitchen

Sure, the white combined with wood and red accents in a kitchen is nice and crisp and all, but the detail that really caught our attention was the abundance of ivy in this lovely space. It's a bit wi...

10 Best Succulents

It's no secret that we're into succulents. They're easy to take care of, cheap, easily propagate, don't need much water and come in tons of beautiful colors and textures. Below find our favorite suc...

NY Good Questions: How Should We Transform Our Bathroom?

Dear AT, We're trying to give this pre-war bathroom a bit more of a luxe feel without doing massive renovations. As a start, we bought a new sink. We're working on adding more light. Above a...

LA Survey: Lawn Ornaments

The other day, we blogged the Youngwood Estates aka The House of Davids, a case of tongue in cheek lawn ornaments. We're torn on the subject. While we enjoy a statue or two in the right setting, we'...

Look!: DIY Puffy Paint Terra Cotta Planters

Oh how we love those crafty kids at Anthropologie. We, predictably, swoon over almost any store display they throw our way and this latest little find is no exception. While many of their projects e...

CHI Good Questions: How to Build a "Living Wall"?

James sent in a good question for our outdoor month - he says that he's looking "for some help with building my own "living wall". Attached is a pic of what I mean." (Note: Include a pic of your prob...

Charlybox: Canteen for Your Canine

With the return of warm weather here in Southern Cali, we're starting see more joggers and hikers around accompanied by their trusted tailed companions. Though we often see their owners carrying water...

Living Behind Walls of Ivy

The ultimate vertical garden, walls of ivy always catch our eye and imagination. We see homes around the neighborhood covered with ivy and can only imagine that the interiors screened by the ivy are...

Look!: Even MORE Open Kitchen Shelves from Readers

Serra's orange inside/yellow outside open shelves We wrote one email about it (How To: Open Your Kitchen Shelving and Not Screw it Up). Then you started to send in amazing pictures, which we posted ...

Stelton Oil Lamps

We're not currently in the market for $100+ oil lamps, but we can't help being drawn to these like a moth to a... well, you know. ...

Hot or Not? Red Lampshade from Hong Kong

As Seen All Over Hong Kong - Red Lampshade for $25 Jump below for voting and link:...

Today's Email: Unique New Outdoor/Garden Source

We like the red hose, the MidC Modern birdhouse, and the other stuff these guys sell. You may not need a chainsaw from these folks, but if you're into gardening (even rooftop gardening) you will wan...

Look!: Ceiling Art at Given

Yesterday we told you about Given and today we're telling you about their ceiling. At first glance we didn't know what was going on, but after closer inspection we realized it was birds in flight! N...

Angela Adams: Wednesday at DWR (Oh, and Rugs on Sale for 30-40% off)

Tomorrow night at DWR Tree Studios you can join yet another event: Angela Adams will be making a visit to share her story and inspire design minds of Chicago. In honor of her visit, we pulled some cot...

The 2008 Architecture Issue
The New York Times Magazine 6.8.08

Did you catch the recent Architecture-themed issue of The New York Times Magazine? If you missed the printed edition on Sunday, you can still find it online. With a broad theme like Architecture, we g...

Burlwood Tree Stump Bowls

I saw these first at Pottery Barn last Christmas. They were "display only" and I couldn't find out much about them. But I love their raw and natural form and felt they'd be really, really nice as w...

SF Scavenger: Niels Bendsten Sleeper Sofa for $1400

There's a red Sleeper Sofa Futon Niels Bendsten Bensen couch Limn DWR (otherwise known as a Sleeper Sofa, designed by Niels Bendsten for Bensen) in SOMA looking for a new home. Jump below for links...

NEWS: Michigan Avenue Pottery Barn Closing Sale

Walking down Michigan Avenue yesterday, we spotted a "Store Closing" notice at Pottery Barn's flagship Chicago location. Their Gold Coast shop will be leaving for good on June 20th, although other C...

Blogging...Marie Claire Maison's Ingenious Loft

This loft looks something straight out of the Fifth Element: everything (and we mean everything) is tucked away behind this wall of sycamore wood. Kitchen, television, and other media slide easily ou...

ColorTherapy: Le Corbusier, Kt. Color and the Villa Savoye

To All ColorTherapy Posts Last week, I was grumpily dispatched to Aronson’s Floor Covering on a bit of nonsense, which quickly turned into a meeting with good fortune. Therein, I was reacquainted ...

CHI Scavenger: DWR Twilight Orange Sleeper Sofa for $800

In Wrigleyville, a Design Within Reach Twilight sleeper sofa in orange. The seller says they also have an extra cover that is brand new, still in the package. Jump below for links to this and more goo...

How to Stain Your Concrete Driveway Floor

We saw this how-to on BeJane for acid staining of concrete driveways. We promptly wanted to know if the how-to could be applied to interior concrete floors, too. Turns out it can. Check out a photo ...

NY Scavenger: Vintage 50's-era Kitchen Table for $150

Sonia in Prospect Heights has this great Vintage 50's-era Kitchen Table for sale, in all its shiny vintage splendor. This piece looks to be in particularly great shape, and comes with a 1-foot extens...

Look!: Oversized Planters

Our neighboring apartment building just installed two of these flower pots to flank their entrance. There's nothing truly special about this decision other than the fact that the planters are crazy e...

NY Good Questions: Opinions On This Desk?

Dear AT, I need a desk for this small alcove area I am converting to an office for my student partner who is moving in. I am looking for one large piece to fill the space (approx 60x35) and that w...

Home Improvements: What's on Your DIY Summer List?

As new homeowners, we're told on a regular basis that we will "never be finished." That may be true, in a sense, but we firmly believe in fulfilling our summer to-do list without worrying too much abo...

Survey: Best Trash Furniture Finds
Washington DC

We know you’ve done it too. You see something on the side of the street, a pile of trash - and you just can't help yourself. You have to go investigate. We have embarrassed many a friend with o...

Senator Chuck Schumer Recommends New A/C's

If you have an old a/c unit in your apartment, you may want to listen to what Sen. Chuck Schumer is saying. We have a very large, old unit that sits in the basement, rarely used (we haven't taken it...

PlantTherapy: Natural Pest Control

Chili Peppers hard at work I think Regina and I are on the same wavelength. I noticed these three recipes from the June/July 2008 Organic Gardening issue and wanted to pass them along to readers. ...

From The Kitchn: Avocado Dips (Not Guacamole)

The Kitchn is talking about (non-guacamole) avocado spreads today, including a California Avocado Pate. Avocado dips that aren't guacamole - shocking! But yes, there are actually quite a few delicious...

Dwell on Design Downtown Urban Living Home Tour

The highlight of this week's Dwell on Design show here in LA was arguably the Downtown Urban Living Home Tour, with 6 different residences in or around the historical region of Downtown Los Angeles op...

Inspiration: Outdoor Seating at Hotel du Nord

We've had this great wood seating at Denmark's Hotel du Nord bookmarked ever since we spotted it. We really love its simplicity....

Great Outdoors: A Modern Exterior & Yard
Domino 06.08

The current issue of Domino features some good outdoor inspiration, ideas and sources - especially the home of Carina Schott, which almost has us wishing for a non-city home. This is life in the count...

Large Bone Vase by Sara Paloma

Bay Area ceramicist Sara Paloma's Large Bone Vase is kind of funky cool. Made of stoneware, while it looks a bit like a stack of teacups, it's actually thrown all in one piece....

Getting Rid of Ants

We were typing away this morning and twice, out of nowhere, we suddenly found an ant crawling on us. We're so glad it was just a single ant. (Well, two single ants.) Last year we had several instan...

Small Space Solutions From a Large Open Loft

Amazing things hit our inbox...yesterday we received an email from Poland, with a link to some really great photos of an open plan loft. Even though the loft is very large, we saw so many smart and sp...

SF Good Questions: Help Decorating Our Camper?

interior pics below the jump Hello ATers! I'm going out on a limb with this question, I know, but those people on the biodesiel bus have made this question seem admissible...my husband bought a camper...

Look! Disco in the Bathroom

What would you think if you saw a mirrored disco ball hanging in the shower? OK, so that's a loaded question. We're thinking this one was done merely for aesthetic reasons: the lighting in that bathro...

Inspiration: Tubs and Rugs

Most of the time, we are hard-pressed to find a reasonably-priced yet classy rug for our living room. Perhaps that's why the idea of using such beautiful rugs in the bathroom seems like the epitome ...

Skina Outdoor Lights from Ikea

Okay okay, we admit it. We're a sucker for fairy lights. Especially outside. Perhaps it's reading too many Victorian novels at an impressionable age but there'll always be something magical for us ...

Look! Silver-Leaf Wallpaper at Bloomingdale's Home

When we spotted this wall in the Bloomingdale's Home Store on Ohio Street, we had to take a photo. The silver-leaf wallpaper, combined with gray-and-white trim with just a touch of pink, looked amaz...

Look!: New DC Bloggers Unite at Eastern Market
Washington, DC

[Caroline and Colleen checking out mirrors and architectural salvaged items] The new AT DC team recently met up at Eastern Market, one of our favorite places. Photos of us above and below! We love s...

Retro Modern Lamp Base from Urban Outfitters

We recently needed some simple bedside lamps for a project we're doing, and after lots of searching decided on these Retro Modern Lamp Bases from Urban Outfitters. Their simple but graceful shape is d...

Isometric Chair at Dwell on Design

Bring some of the garden indoors with this bamboo chair made with 100% all natural, non-toxic and sustainable materials and manufactured locally....

Thai Triangle Pillows: Floor Seating for Crowds
Boston

When you invite a big crowd over to your place to watch a movie or say, the Boston Celtics beating the Lakers in the current NBA Finals, you need extra seating. So we’d been brainstorming about h...

Reconsider the Butterfly Chair Outdoors

We're planning a trip to Palm Springs this coming weekend so we've been surfing a lot of hotel websites. We've always found a lot of inspiration in hotel design; this photo, from the Parker Palm Spri...

10 Stylish Toilets That Save Water
Western Interiors + Design

We know it's not Bathroom Month, but we just spotted this list of 10 Stylish Toilets That Save Water on Western Interiors + Design's website -- and you didn't expect us to wait until next year's Bathr...

CHI Good Questions: Good Carpet Shops in Evanston?

Pauline is looking for some recommendations: "I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a one-stop shop to select carpeting and get an install at a good price...(Note: Include a pic of your problem and yo...

DC Scavenger: Garden Furniture and Antiques
Washington DC

For sale in the DC area are some great garden furniture, lockers, and antiques. Links and more items below the jump... ...

Look!: Bright Blue Wall at Eden & Eden

Saturday was so gorgeous we decided to go on an epic walk across the city, from outer Noe to Jackson Square. And despite our fatigue, we still got excited by all the beautiful inspiration we found at ...

Look! Orange and Blue Outdoors

We saw this outdoor seating at Bloom Cafe a while ago and have been meaning to go back ever since. We love the inset planters painted Yves Klein Blue and set up like dioramas and the fun orange table...

Best Lighting in the Living Room?

We've been battling back and forth with installing recessed lights in our home. On one hand, it would certainly update the look (so streamlined!), but on the other hand we're having a hard time letti...

Oreck XL Ultra In The Test Lab

Product: Oreck Ultra XL Price: $500 Rating: Recommend* Nutshell Review: While not the most attractive member of the 2008 vacuum club, the Oreck XL Ultra is, nevertheless, a very pleasing standout. ...

The Murphy Gym: A Gym in a Closet

Here's an interesting space-saving idea that just popped into our mailbox. The Murphy Gym take the murphy bed concept and applies it to a home training system which allows for up to 200 exercises, and...

John Deere and Silence Rugs by Permafrost

Here in the Northwest we wish it were warm enough outside for this rug to feel refreshing, with its imitation of freshly stepped in snow. But the creative design is refreshing enough....

Bringing Your Style Outdoors

We love how plants and flowers can add vibrancy and life to a home. Successful landscaping is the marriage between the style and colour of a home and the foliage to highlight the best features of bot...

LA Good Question: Modern Interior with Wood Paneled Walls?

My fiance just moved into our little bitty newlywed one bedroom basement apartment. I let him sign the lease sight unseen while I was out of state for the summer. The bedroom has wood paneling and we ...

Good Quotes: Jane Jacobs

"... a family I know ... bought an acre in the country on which to build a house. For many years, while they lacked the money to build, they visited the site regularly and picnicked on a knoll, the s...

AT Offline: James Stephenson at Urban Garden Design Meetup - 6.5.08

Brooklyn Backyard Designed and Built by James Stephenson's Artist Garden >> See Slideshow There isn't a backyard or balcony that James Stephenson can't whip into shape. He tends to veer towards mor...

Utility and Serving Cart from Brands On Sale

Also spotted in the Summer 08 O at Home was this "industrial chic" steel utility cart. It's powder coated in a bright red that would bring instant pop to your next outdoor shindig. It has two shelves...

Given

This past weekend we were very happy to stumble into Given, a casual and hip home furnishings and accessories store. The shop is on the smaller side, but still manages to pack a punch. The walls are ...

Look! Cork Wall

Did anyone else check out the Dwell Home Tours that happened over the weekend? We ran around and saw all 6 houses on the Westside. One of the highlights was this cork wall used in a home office in V...

NY Good Questions: Where Can I Find White Felt to Reupholster My Couch?

Dear AT, I would like to reupholster my sofa and chair in white and the two fabrics that come to my mind would be either wool or felt (but I am open to suggestions... the only no-no's being leather a...

Look!: DIY Marble Shelf for Indoor Garden

Since it's Gardening Month here at AT, we're been on the lookout for bits of urban greening. Last week we went to a new restaurant in our neighborhood, Hundred Acres, which sported these slim marbl...

Best of Modern Wallpaper: Trove

Spotted at ICFF - Trove's gorgeous, moody photographic wallpapers. The brainchild of Randall Buck (graduate of the School of the Art Institute, Chicago) and Jee Levin... ...

LA Store: Pussy & Pooch

What a busy weekend we had. We spent all of Sunday in historic downtown again, this time participating in Dwell on Design's Downtown Los Angeles architectural tour (photos and post coming later). Whil...

SF Good Questions: How Do I Fix Scratches on Eames Bent Plywood Chairs?

see photos of scratches below the jump AT:SF, I just got a great deal on 2 Eames bent plywood chairs - the reason...some nasty scratches. I think most of them are from those metal fasteners on the ba...

Lighting on Sale at Crate & Barrel

Looking at Crate and Barrel's website, we noticed a lot of indoor and outdoor lighting on sale that we've blogged before, including the Dane Pendant Lamp and Gracie Chandelier. In case you've been h...

Look! FLOR Color Scheme Inspiration

We've got an extended post of this boutique pet shop coming up, but we wanted to particularly point out the sophisticated modern looking FLOR area rug in faux mohair inside the downtown pet shop, Puss...

For Sale...Still: Louis Kahn's Margaret Esherick House

Friday's Architectural Landmarks as Investments post from Aaron reminded us of the news that the Louis Kahn-designed Margaret Esherick House is still up for sale following an auction last month... ...

Brook Design

Brook Design's storefront in the Kitsilano shopping district of Vancouver, BC, showcases handcrafted furniture made from locally reclaimed shed, fence and barn wood. ...

Coming Soon to Chicago: BoConcept

We don't know exactly when its doors will open, but we've seen notes in print and online declaring BoConcept is "Coming Soon!" to Chicago (1901 N. Clybourn according to their website). With an old AT...

Jennifer Carpenter's Laurel Canyon Home
O at Home Summer 2008

Actress Jennifer Carpenter's home in Laurel Canyon is featured in the Summer 2008 issue of O at Home Magazine. It's her first house and she enlisted the help of a college friend. who's also a decorato...

Auto: Living Above the Store
The New York Times 6.8.08

Roman Luba and Renata Bokalo, the owners of Auto in the Meatpacking District, live above their shop on Washington Street. The New York Times shows us their one bedroom apartment and lets us witness ...

Drapeless Round Table Cloths

One of our favorite bloggers, Maryam in Marrakesh, is of the "if you can't find what you want, don't settle for less, design it yourself" school. The latest example? Colorful custom-made round table c...

Self-Watering Planter

We picked up a new plant last week - a little clover pot in a self-watering planter. Ground-cover plants can be difficult to water from above, since the tightly woven stems blanket the soil while wa...

Neighborhood Garden Inspiration

We took a walk this morning (what a nice day it is) and noticed some of the gardens around the neighborhood. These front gardens in Venice are small and have used drought tolerant plants in place of ...

NY Good Questions: Window Treatment For Our Dining Room?

Dear AT, I recently renovated my entire downstairs of my house so we now have a mostly open floor plan. I am finally finished and love everything about it except I'm having trouble picking out win...

Design Star 3: What Did You Think of the Premiere?

HGTV's reality show challenge to find the next Design Star kicked off last night and is back in its third season, this time in (very rainy) Nashville, TN. The judges referred a lot to "raising the b...

The Air Plant Curtain

DreamingGreen whose plant lamp, the plamp, was profiled on ATSF has come up with a new idea, The Air Plant Curtain......

Help Our Little Tree!

We're reaching out here. We need some advice from our readers. We had a weekend mishap involving our recently planted beloved apricot tree and a wheelbarrow......

The Color Sense Game

Pittsburgh Paints has posted a diversionary fun little online "game" that supposedly reveals your current colour preference depending upon your senses, interests and style via a seven step questionnai...

Today's Email: Table Runner Mania for Hot Days

This past weekend, Sara Kate did some shopping and came back with these simple table runners for $6 each. They totally made our weekend by dressing up our Saturday night dinner table (we had guests)...

Whit Coffee Table at CB2

Simple, simple, simple... and pretty cheap. These are the two main reasons we like this coffee table. It has been left unstained, with just a coat of natural lacquer allowing the natural beauty of the...

CHI Good Questions: Paint Metal Gold on this Desk?

Liz is considering a makeover for her desk: "I have a computer desk like the one above (the only difference is that my desk has silver colored metal instead of black). It's not a great piece, but I t...

Comparing Big Apples to Oranges

It doesn't make a lot of sense, comparing housing prices here to those of lower-cost-of-living cities. We fully recognize the worth of living in this city and wouldn't easily trade it. However, we d...

Look!: Painted Sidewalk

We were walking down 18th Street when we passed by this painted sidewalk. It's outside of a new restaurant (not yet opened) called Kasa. We know this isn't "high design," but we appreciate the effor...

NY Open Thread 647

Now we're into June...Welcome to VZoom, Kit and ubertimmo! ...

New Shelter Magazine: LoftLife

A new shelter magazine just hit stands - complete with the all-important online presence/coverage. Using Atlanta as its test market (a smart move - since it's always easy to hit up the coasts or Chic...

Flickr Find: Bread Pan as Succulent Planter

Here's an inexpensive planter idea from AT:LA reader giantjeansparlor. She says "Small succulent plants are cheap, but plant containers are not..." so she found a solution in bread pans! She found a g...

Moving Alexander Hamilton's House
The New York Times 6.8.08

We've talked a lot about moving the past few weeks — but few of us will ever have the experience of physically moving an entire house. On Saturday, Alexander Hamilton’s country home, the Grange ...

SF Scavenger: B&B Italia Charles Sofa and Ottoman for $6000

Yes, this B&B Italia Charles Sofa and Ottoman may cost a little chunk of change, but hey, it was about $20,000 new. You could always think of it as an investment piece. Jump below for links to thi...

DIY Sex and the City: Interior Design Notes
Email from 5.29.08

Carrie's bedroom So, Sex and the City is back.....with a vengeance. If you never knew what it was all about, chances are you will now. Let's move past the boys of summer (Iron Man and Indiana Jones)...

Garden Tour: Bill and Colleen's Green Sanctuary

Outdoor spaces can have as much impact on our lives at home as the indoor ones. Ten years ago, Bill and Colleen were married under the crabapple tree in their Oak Park garden. They continue to use t...

NY House Tour: Keith and Brent Make Over a Small Piece of Jersey City

Name: Keith and Brent Location: Jersey City, New Jersey Size: 550 square feet studio Favorite Element: Kitchen counter >> See Slideshow Keith and Brent aren't afraid to go the extra mile to build ...

Indoor Gardening: Kitchen Window Boxes

When we first moved into our house, we had some very VERY grand ideas about what to put in the window box. After a friend's suggestion at orchids ("Trust me, they grow like CRAZY in these kitchen wind...

Tibetan Rugs by Martha Stewart

We like Martha's line of rugs for Safavieh - we blogged the petit point ones earlier, which are bright and homespun. The Tibetan rugs from the collection are more elegant and luxurious - take a peek ...

LA Scavenger: Mid Century Modern - Danish Glider for $225

Feelin' blue? Not with this mid century glider. This gem is in near mint condition with pretty cornflower blue cushions. Priced at $225. More good stuff after the jump: ...

The Old Lucketts Antique Store
Washington, DC

Just 45 minutes from DC is the Old Lucketts Antique Store. When we first stumbled upon this while driving down RT 15, with all the stuff strewn all over their front lawn, we thought we were halluci...

ForSpaceSake

At first we thought that this store was only online but then we found this beautiful photo of their shop. Located in Winnipeg, ForSpaceSake is helping our Canadian readers keep organized. They ...

NY Scavenger: Modernica Poppa Bear Lounge Chair for $1499

Calling all Hans Wegner fans...this one's for you. This exceptional Modernica Poppa Bear Lounge Chair in Taupe Mohair is just the chair for those on the cutting edge. It also kind of looks lik...

Grocery (or Laundry, Cleaning, Bill-Paying) Day

In our suburban childhood, our mother designated Saturday's as grocery day. We knew there was a period of time each Saturday when we would go out together and purchase the groceries. It was never hu...

CHI Scavenger: Maple Butcherblock Table Top (for dining or desk) for $100

In the Loop, this Room & Board maple butcher block top is up for grabs. Shown here as either a desk top or table top, the seller reminds us of the options and confirms the it's in great condition (new...

NY Good Questions: Where Can I Find This Sofa?

Dear AT, I was just browsing window treatments on great windows.com and fell in love with this sofa shown in the gallery. I couldn't find any info on the manufacturer. Does anyone have an idea whe...

House Tour: Chez Pierre & Masa
Paris, France

>> Enter House Tour Name: Pierre & Masa Location: Paris Rent or own: Own Size: 925 sq/ft Years lived in: 2 >> Enter House Tour Pierre and Masa live in a nondescript 1960s building with a panoram...

Squirrels in the Flower Boxes

When we woke up this morning, a squirrel had rummaged around in one of our flower boxes, upturning the herbs that were starting to sprout. We remembered Matt's Showdown last year, and quickly turned t...

PlantTherapy: Weekday Post Round-up

Just a small note that weekdays (for June, anyways) PlantTherapy will be growing up through the cracks and into the 8:30 slot in the mornings. Looking forward to seeing you all then! Above are lin...

From The Kitchn: Mangosteens Now Available in the US!

Have you ever eaten a mangosteen? They are supposed to be one of the most superb fruits on earth - and yet they've been banned in the US until very recently. Well, the ban is lifted, and The Kitchn ha...

CHI Hot Posts: A Tour of Alan's Loft, an Atlanta Modern Home, Carrie's New Apartment and Monopoly Posters

The reader's favorite posts on AT:Chicago this week were a tour of the owner of Patina, Alan's, loft in Andersonville, a modern home in Atlanta, the decor sources for Carrie's new SATC apt. and a q...