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Great Reader Escapes: Send us Your Own!

Welcome to Escapes Month at Apartment Therapy! Here are five amazing reader escapes from the New York archives (all info below).

Join us by sending in your own pictures or links to your favorite summer escapes. In return, if we post you, we'll send you the Apartment Therapy t-shirt of your choice. Whether it's a summer place, a roof deck, a lake house, a hotel, a tent or a B&B in a foreign country, we're looking to share the touches, tips and inspiration that are brought home. Share your travel wealth. All info below...

Weekend Sales Guide: 7.3.09
New York, Boston, DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Bay Area & Online

Clockwise from upper left: sales at Visionary Boutique, Room 4, AlwaysMod, and Russell & MacKenna

Here are all the sales across the country that are fit to print - painstakingly collected by our editorial team of over 70 bloggers across the country. This is only place on the web where they are all in one place. You can also get this delivered to you via email each Friday (see subscription box on upper left)...

July is Escapes Month!

During hot seasons around the world, it has long been a tradition that people would travel or decamp to whatever cooler places they could find, whether it was the mountains, the lakes or the sea. The types of homes they would devise for themselves were often of the simplest kinds, meant only for a those warm summer weeks or months that they could get away.

In addition to the coolness this allowed, there was also the enjoyment of a simpler life in these temporary homes and it was often felt that the simplicity and closeness to nature was enriching in itself. This simpler life balanced the complicated, machine oriented life of the cities and was an opportunity to refresh family and community. Why do you escape?

Inside Neverland Ranch
The New York Times

When the co-owners of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch opened the doors to the public yesterday, The New York Times photographer Jim Wilson was there. Though the 13,000 square foot main house and the grounds were cleared out 5 years ago, the evidence of an opulent lifestyle is still in place (ferris wheel footings, gold-plated bathroom fixtures, gigantic home theater, the train station, etc)...

Apartment Therapy New York Blogger Search

It's that time again — Apartment Therapy is looking for a few bloggers to help us cover New York City and the metro area and bring their unique voice to our team. Do you love interior design, furniture and all things home-related? Would you like a place to share your ideas and inspirations with a large design-centric community? Think you would like to join the Apartment Therapy team? If this is you, jump below for the details:

Great Living Rooms
House Beautiful

For this week's look into the House Beautiful archives results we've pulled a diverse collection of pics from a flipbook called "Rooms we Love." Each one above is from a slide show below the jump, and we've even pulled out a few good links that stand out in the pics....

White Furniture in a Dirty City
The New York Times

The New York Times looks into the New York City problem of dirty air and white apartments — and they talk to some designers and architects who have battled gritty soot-filled air with their clients AND their own homes...

Travel by Train for the Environment and Inspiration
10 Best Train Stations for Layovers

Layovers and travel delays can be a drag unless you're "stuck" in a cool place. Imagine spending your layover sipping coffee under a domed atrium with a 4,000 square meter tropical garden with exotic plants and palm trees, or a station surrounded by water on three sides...

>>Read the full post here!

Penny Tile Floor at the Standard Hotel
NotCot.com

Early this year we featured Tova's Penny Tiled Powder Room on Apartment Therapy SF. Earlier this week, Jean of NotCot shares her preview of New York's new Standard Hotel restaurant, The Standard Grill and they've tiled the floor in pennies!

Good Questions: Hiding Mirrored Doors?

Dear Apartment Therapy, I have four mirrored armoires that came with my apartment when I moved in. I'm not allowed to get rid of them, and I wouldn't want to since they provide a lot of closet space, but they're unsightly. My bedroom feels like an 80s dance studio. Each armoire opens from the middle, out (in the photos, they open where you see the metal latch in the center of each one). What can I do to make them look better? My sewing skills are limited, but I'm willing to try almost anything. Thank you! Alexandra

(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: newyork(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com)

Michelberger Budget Hotel by Werner Aisslinger
Berlin

Berlin's new Michelberger Budget hotel is scheduled to open on September 9th, 2009 and the preview images show just what we like to see in a budget hotel — a space that is simplistic, modern and NOT boring. With interiors designed by Werner Aisslinger (he of LoftCube fame) and rates starting at &eur; 59 per night, this hotel should be popular...

Hot or Not? Grecian Urn Cut Outs

We spotted this image on Mrs. Blandings — it's taken from a 1991 issue of House and Garden. And honestly, we think it looks pretty awesome for a 18-year-old DIY idea, but we thought we'd put it to a vote. Usually these votes swing widely toward the not category, but don't you think it's a little bit hot?

Thursday Giveaway: My Record Collection II - Michael Jackson

Item: 2 Michael Jackson Albums: Thriller & Off The Wall
Value: Priceless

As I continue to clean house and let go of my record collection (in true Cure fashion!), I had to dig into my MJ this week and part with these two legendary albums. Since they're just gathering dust, I want to give them to folks who will actually play them and dance. I'm giving a piece of the collection each week. If you're interested, jump below...

Catskills Cottage on a Budget
The New York Times

With a budget of $10,000, Christina Salway and John Moskowitz transformed an abandoned 700 square foot house in the Catskills into a weekend cottage with a touch of urban sophistication. The New York Times tells the story of the couple's first home purchase and their 8-month DIY renovation (they did hire a roofing contractor)...

Scavenger: Danish Vejle Stole Tables - $95
New York

This pair of Danish made solid teak Vejle Stole tables are the best bargain of the day at only $95 for both.
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