Title: Red Room, Magazine Street, 2002
Photographer: Katherine Slingluff
Gallery: Meter
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We were talking to mom this morning about pet month on AT and she reminded us of her favorite pet of ours growing up. Since she was the one who ended up walking the dogs, cleaning the hamster cage ...
We first discovered photographer Amanda Jones at our neighborhood coffee shop, Grey Dog. Of course, the Grey Dog only cares for dogs, but Amanda photographs dogs cats and other animals (you should s...
We have written about green roofs before, but have never seen them on houses designed for animals until now. Sustainable Pet Design claims the Greenrrroof Animal Home "smells good, grows plants, at...
We love the simple execution of Danny Kuo's concept for StairCASE — a shelving system where the lower shelves double as a pull-out step ladder. The design allows a tall shelf to take advantage...
Dear AT, I have a chair in need of seat repair. The seat was made of leather straps, but they are all cracked and broken. I bought it with the straps busted, hoping to get them replaced, but this had...
Frustrated by yet another common laundry room problem (broken card machine), we're dreaming of having our very own washer and dryer. In a tiny living space it's hard to find room for such large appl...
Over the last couple years, through the slew of reality dwelling shows, we've said one thing: wouldn't it be interesting to see an architecture reality show? But of course we discounted the idea due ...
If you've ever had the pleasure of browsing one of John Derian's shops on Second Street, you'll instantly recognize the vintage decoupage style of the above pieces. The surprise? These home accessor...
Katy needs some advice: My boyfriend and I just adopted an 8 month old yellow labrador retriever from Lousiana. My boyfriend is a water baby and wants to take the pooch to the beach on the weekends to...
Tissue Paper Landscape by Patricia Zannie
The Galleries of Dupont Circle is a consortium of art galleries with coordinated opening receptions the First Friday of each month from 6 to 8 PM. Several ...
William Abranowicz
I met Marty Weiss four years ago. A creative soul and founder of two successful advertising companies, he kept finding himself in love with the skill and art of the photographers ...
One of four new furniture designs from Matthew Hilton being launched at London's 100% Design, Fracture Table is comprised of three freeform tables that can be used together (in a variety of shapes) ...
Item: Two Modern Hepper Pet Beds - one for a cat owner and one for a dog owner
Designer: Jed Crystal
Value: @ $300 total (up to $155 each)
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Congratulations to yesterday's winner, Heidi ...
Danish Modern Desk Lamps for sale in our Classifieds!
These are hot, fresh finds from Craigslist we just brought in this morning. Click to view these in bold below...
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We've covered graffiti in the home and green house tours, but how do you feel about eco-graffiti? Done by artists, these moss experiments are billed as "a healthy alternative to spray paints." We'r...
Target is preparing to open four pop-up shops in Manhattan! For four days, the Bullseye Bodegas will transform a small storefront space in four Manhattan neighborhoods into a mini-Target touting the...
Ahhh, yellow. We've been craving more of it in our life lately. We're also constantly thinking about how to create simple, affordable desks for our clients or for our own office space. So when ...
The fixation with graphic type has led from single letters and words to another French home decorating trend, the blown-up wall quotation. This particularly lovely and oblique example is a novel fragm...
Tyler Horsley is the person behind the garden which featured the Japanese grass that I love so much (Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’).
After inquiring with him about his other design work, he agre...
If you are looking for some fashionable modern touches for dogs only, Wagwear is calling your name. This cool little store is definitely not for the suburbs, but rather for urban sophisticates who l...
Our recent survey inspired by The Economist provoked many readers to admit they are irrationally attached to their stuff. Books are especially difficult to part with because of sentimental and othe...
by Michael 9.4.08: I told the chandelier designer that I wanted it classic but updated and large enough to feel like it was eating at the table with us...
by Magneto 9.4.08: A great yellow themed r...
Staring at July's issue of Martha Stewart Living, we loved the bowls on the cover and suspected they were Bodum, but we'd never seen them before. We went digging and this is what we found......
Fellow Boston bloggers Wes & Kayla first blogged about the famous Walter Gropius House in Lincoln, Massachusetts during their Apartment Therapy audition. Clearly it was a hit! Apparently Martha S...
If you love HGTV's newest Design Star Jennifer Bertrand, and you have a room in need of a makeover, then today could be your lucky day. According to this posting on the DC Craigslist, HGTV is looki...
Check out the amazing textiles manipulated by Helen Amy Murray. Working primarily with nature-inspired imagery (with an emphasis on floral patterns) and produced in natural materials like leather, f...
Hey there! I recently bought several of these vintage saarinen tulip knockoff chairs & table. I'd love to get some cushions for them, similar to the ones on some of the other real (& knockoff) version...
A DC friend is searching for a drying rack that hangs on the ceiling and can be lowered down when needed. We mentioned the home-made rack in the DIY Home on Mystery Island, and wanted to find somet...
Still Life, 2008. Screen & relief, ed. 2/3, 22 x 22".
Introducing Diane Logan Butler a master printer who recently took time off from helping other artists to create perfect prints... and has given ...
When we finally got Bacon we knew that an important part of raising a puppy who becomes a well adjusted dog is socializing him from a very young age. What we didn't realize was just how much that wo...
Graphic Designers Will Hopkins and Mary K. Baumann gave up their apartment in the Apthorp building on the Upper West Side and moved into a converted flour mill in downtown Minneapolis. The New York ...
Last week we took a tour through Lynne Siodmak's historic restoration in Ventura, Ca. The house was almost literally falling down when she bought it; now, the Craftsman is a healthy, beautiful green...
Brad is asking for our help: Hi AT, I was hoping you could help to identify these lights. I saw them at Epcot in the the China Pavilion.
Thanks,
Brad
(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your q...
Browsing through pet pictures on Flickr brought us to this product design by michal shabtiali. Michal designed this portable fishbowl with the children of divorce in mind, but we love the idea of s...
Congratulations to today's winner, Heidi Sherrell, who won our Back to Work Giveaway: Tolomeo Classic Table Lamp.
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Item: Two Modern Hepper Pet Beds - one for a cat ...
• What: AT Offline Design Meetup
• This Month's Theme: Pet Design At Home: Problems & Solutions
• Members: 710 and growing
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David Stark has a knack for transforming common, unexpected materials into stylish and dramatic displays for parties and events. In this feature for The New York Times, he creates unique centerpiece...
Item: Tolomeo Classic Table Lamp
Designers: Michele De Lucchi, Giancarlo Fassina
Value: $370
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(Congratulations to yesterday's winners, Michelle Wong, Angel Webster, Jason Brozek and C...
>> Laure's Constant Change Tour>> Poster by Tracy Jenkins from Village
Maybe it was a last year thing or maybe it's an evergreen, but I found myself thinking about the "For Like Ever" poster last nig...
Kiosk and Areaware are having a huge sale!
August Sales...
Kiosk and Areaware Annual Sale
• Up to 70% off merchandise
• September 12th through 14th
• 95 Spring Street, 2nd floor, betw...
Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams Mona Sofa for sale in our Classifieds!
These are hot, fresh finds from Craigslist we just brought in this morning. Click to view these in bold below
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This Sunday the Georgetown Flea Market reopens at its original location in Georgetown. We're excited because since 2006 it's been across the river in Arlington, VA. Some of the vendors are staying ...
After Sarah's link to the new blog Stair Porn yesterday, we had to share our own photos from a recent tour of Venice which included a jaunt past Scala Contarini del Bovolo — a six-story exteri...
The color combination of the rentrée appears to be black and navy -- if these photo spreads from Habitat (above) and, below, the Conran Shop's fall catalogs have anything to say about it......
IKEA for the kitchen is like IKEA for every other part of the house: it's best used in moderation. We're spotlighting a few things that we have found to be good buys for the kitchen at IKEA.
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Le Pet Spa is a full service pet store, with grooming, pet sitting, accessories, food and supplies. This is strictly a local affair, built on the love of pets and the hard work of an owner who answ...
Have you heard of adhesive gift wrap paper? It could be great for those of us who love to give gifts, but can't wrap well. We haven't tried it yet, but love the idea. Would this really make wrapp...
Name: LJ, Elena and Teo
Location: Downtown Brooklyn
Size: 500 sqft studio loft coop
Years lived in: 3 years
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LJ invited us in to view phase one of a very labor intens...
We love the look of things that are similar without exactly matching. Lots of house tours we've seen on AT showcase this style by painting or upholstering mismatched chairs the same color or with co...
Phoebe Washburn at the Zach Feuer Gallery
Art & Design Events...
AT Events:
• September is Pets Month
• AT Offline is tomorrow night!Pet Design @ Home: Problems and Solutions
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We've blogged before about displaying jewelry as art, but know that many people prefer closed storage instead. If you would rather keep your jewelry out of site, we love the curving lines of this T...
Brazilian designer Rafael Morgan's concept for the UnsTable allows the owner to manipulate the legs of the table to project an image of extreme rigidity or dizzying drunkenness with turns of the cub...
Dear ATNY,
I'm looking to replace my dining room chairs and have come across these ones several times — most recently on Feelmorehuman.com website. However, they do not sell them. They look li...
On the hunt for a canopy bed, we're impressed by the selection available at Eco-Furniture. All the wood options are sustainably harvested solid hardwood. The metal choices are iron and aluminum cast...
Dear AT: Boston, I have electric baseboard heating underneath the three windows in my living room. What length curtain should I have? I do not want the curtains to fall too close to the heat but worr...
Earlier this year, Tom Sandonato and Martin Wehmann's Kithaus — a 187-square-foot prefab shelter — became available from Design Within Reach. Last week, design*sponge featured a peek at ...
Jessi would like some advice: Hi,
Hoping you are well. I was wondering if you could help me find these tiles (or something like it).
thanks for your time,
Jessi
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If you're planning to visit the DC area anytime soon with your beloved pet, you might want to check out the Hotel Palomar just across the river in Arlington VA. This Klimpton hotel caters to pet ow...
The new look!
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Yes, it's back. Just when you thought it was safe to redo your own bedroom, Top Design is coming back bigger and badder than ever t-o-n-i-g-h-t. While last se...
Are grizzly bears and king crabs the new antlers and songbirds?
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Thursdays I zone in on something I've seen around town. This time I'm looking again at this fashionable wallpaper, that is becoming something of a classic, particularly as it is introduced in new c...
Accent Pillows on Ebay
It almost seems too obvious to say, but Ebay has quite an array of super cool accent pillows, particularly those in fun patterns and colors. If you're looking for that color *...
We recently attended a cat show and were delighted by the strange sights. We saw breeds we never knew existed, interacted with the most obsessed cat people ever (who travel with shrines to their ca...
We only feature International Real Estate listings from The New York Times when they truly blow us away...this penthouse apartment in Montreal fits the bill. Located in the Paper Mill District, the ...
Admittedly, we're taking a liberal interpretation of September's Pet Design Month for this post. We think good pet design should include human furniture that your pet CAN'T manage to climb. But i...
James Plant is a 22-year-old recent graduate from Buckinghamshire New University and an award-winning new designer at this year's 100% Design show in London. His Private Dining is a fold-up dining roo...
You never know what you'll find when you play with the buttons and switches on your new (yet old) stove in a new (yet very old) kitchen! Check out our stove's Bat Cave-style secret.
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Their store windows were the most fun you could have at lunchtime. Now that 33rd and Bird have moved upstate, you have to go a little further, but it's still worth it. There are few shops in the gr...
September is Pets Month at AT! The dog bed shown above is from the DC store Muleh. It has a steel frame coated with polyethylene, and can be used indoors and outdoors. We'd have no problem letting...
We blogged in July about the Brimfield Antique Show (if any of you went, did you get anything good?). Its held 3 times a year in the quaint Western Massachusetts town of Brimfield, about 1 1/2 hour...
To All ColorTherapy Posts
Name:Classic Brown
Brand:Benjamin Moore 2109-10
I’d like to kick off our fall season with a newly discovered brown—it’s a color that makes for the sexiest parlor roo...
In honor of Pet Design month, we give you the Wowo Dog Pod from Vurv in Canada. According to the website, this is the Eames chair for your best friend. Made of bent plywood with a choice of veneer...
Eager to jump into Pet Design Month? Blogs Evil Mad Scientist and Moderncat have published do-it-yourself instructions (which include a PDF template) for a cardboard cat chaise...
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Eric would love some help sourcing unique architectural elements: Hi AT,
I want to add some architectural elements to my windows by installing some mouldings/trim around them. The problem is I cant ...
The Washington Post features a new Annapolis houseboat company that is struggling with the city's rules. The story details the benefits and drawbacks of living on a houseboat. Benefits include no t...
In a small space, architectural details like this are invaluable—if you just keep an open mind. We spotted this tiny home office nook while at a house party in Jamaica Plain and couldn't resist sna...
Did you catch this? A special online feature of Domino Magazine rounds up 25 ideas for low-low budget decorating — all the ideas are under a dollar! Katy Elliott found inexpensive decorating s...
Felt and monitors seem to come up as a regular pairing over at unplggd. So if you are someone that is using a monitor cozy for protection or just to hide the monitor away, here is a a cheeky little f...
A reader needs your advice: I need some urgent help. My co-op is repainting the interiors of our building and unfortunately they have picked the most horrendous colors possible. The walls are a light ...
Mark your calendars- Terasol: An Artisan Gallery is hosting a grand opening on Saturday Sept 6th from 3-6pm. We were lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the pottery and art on sale at Terasol an...
This Velorbis takes its curvilinear shape from the "subtle, smooth lines of the female form."
Sorry to do this to you again, but I've got to get it out of my system. In my search for super cool Dutch...
Wednesday's email always focuses on House Tours, and this week I'll be cataloging a trio of remarkable house tours where pets play a prominent role. Want to meet the woman who makes felt balls out of...
The artist and designer Roy McMakin designed an offbeat home for Steve Jensen on Vashon Island — a short ferry ride from Seattle. The homeowner is a collector of the artist's work and wanted a...
Russell's winning pet design, Cat Stairs 3, from 2006
Is your home domininated by your pets? Is it hard for them to comfortably fit in?
Yes, that's right, we're doing it again: Pet Design Month. F...
West Elm Couch, Chair & Ottoman for sale in our Classifieds!
These are hot, fresh finds from Craigslist we just brought in this morning. Click to view these in bold below
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The Washington Post offers some advice on renewing old cabinets. Their tips include writing the location of each drawer and door in a place you won't paint over, such as drawer bottoms or door hing...
Over the long weekend, The New York Times featured the tiny 320-square-foot studio apartment of Rose Cirigliano. Rose maximizes space and usability with her Murphy bed, half-size refrigerator, and b...
We go through refrigerator phases. Sometimes we crave the minimalism of a blank fridge. Other times we take advantage of our refrigerator as a readymade magnetic canvas to create incidental collag...
One of the exhibitors in the upcoming 100% Design show in London is Athens-based design trio Greece Is For Lovers. Its irreverent products are inspired by its home country's cultural clichés and monu...
Take a look at this gadget that reader Rae sent in from a recent trade show. It prints any digital image you like on top of a good foamy cappuccino or latte. Would you like your photo on that tall non...
Previously known as Pet Bar South, this Tribeca local carries a full line of products for dogs and cats - from collars and clothes to healthcare and food. They also offer veterinary and overnight bo...
September is Pets Months at AT! Though you can't have an elephant as a pet, you can have an elephant watering can. We found the photo above in our flickr group "Apartment Therapy DC" from member t...
>> Go To Previous Roomark: Magneto
I told the chandelier designer that I wanted it classic but updated and large enough to feel like it was eating at the table with us.
The whole apartment is just...
>> Go To Previous Roomark: Andy
A great yellow themed room with an egg-chair.
The image comes from a post that is titled 'Yellow Themed Rooms' at this location: http://www.home-designing.com/2008...
We're off today, but you can troll our top posts and house tours below. Happy Labor day! (pic via michpics.wordpress.com)
"Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday...
Name: Gil
Location: Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Size: 1500 sqft
Favorite: The shower and the transom in the master bathroom
>>Enter House Tour
"I said to my contractor, 'I want to feel like I am taking ...
