Apartment Therapy New York - Archive for the week of 2008-08-31

Roomark: Moxie 9.10.08

>> Go To Previous Roomark: Denise This is my happy corner. - Moxie Origin: http://www.flickr.com/photos/moxiesinclair/sets/72157604683775960/ >> Go To Previous Roomark: Denise >> Return To Main ...

Roomark: Denise 9.10.08

>> Go To Previous Roomark: Richard My newest addition- a mirrored vanity. 'm in the process of redecorating my room and my newest addition is this mirrored vanity- which I got on clearance from jc...

PlantTherapy: Edward Weston

Pepper, 1930 Faith's post the other week about savoring the beauty of your tomatoes reminded me of one of my favorite photographers, Edward Weston. His honest and straightforward photography broug...

Most Popular Posts: Great Tours and Sarah Palin's Office Decor - 09.06.08
New York

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, and staying invol...

PlantTherapy:A Tree Falls in Brooklyn

I am sure Mike Pace and his crew (Santo, Brandon, and Lawrence) are rolling their eyes at this title if they are reading this. This past week I happened upon them as they were taking down a tree in...

PlantTherapy: Baby Pineapple as a Cut Flower

A quick, informal poll among my friends resulted in most thinking pineapples grow from trees. Pineapples do grow from the ground, like a flower, and in fact have stems. And so these 'baby pineappl...

Roomark: Patty 9.9.08

>> Go To Previous Roomark: Hiroshi Jashiki Our living room and favorite spot in the house. I love the mix of wood tones and contrasting textures. The palette is neutral with a splash of orange/reds...

Roomark: Richard 9.9.08

>> Go To Previous Roomark: Patty In short, my bedroom. - Richard S. Origin: NA >> Go To Previous Roomark: Patty >> Return To Main Post...

HotHouse: Katherine Slingluff, Carol Inez Charney & Torkil Gudnason

Title: Red Room, Magazine Street, 2002 Photographer: Katherine Slingluff Gallery: Meter - Click thumbnails for more -- Please join us by submitting your own pictures (all info below) -...

Pet Photography by Amanda Jones

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...

StairCASE: Ladder & Shelving Unit by Danny Kuo

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...

Good Questions: Who Can Repair This Broken Chair?

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...

John Derian Home Accessories for Target

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...

Good Questions: Dog-Friendly Long Island Beaches?

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...

Photos from Meter Gallery
Email from 8.28.08

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 ...

Fracture Coffee Table by Matthew Hilton

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) ...

Scavenger: Danish Modern Desk Lamps for $495
New York

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... ...

Look! Target Bullseye Bodega Preparations Underway

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...

Wall Quotations
France

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...

PlantTherapy: Tyler Horsley Frames the View All Year

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...

Wagwear

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...

Sora Bowl from Bodum

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......

Roomark: Elizabeth 9.8.08

>> Go To Previous Roomark: Salmi The one and only bedroom in my first apartment, featuring my favorite $5 print from a TN antique store! - Elizabeth Origin: NA >> Go To Previous Roomark: Salmi >...

Roomark: Hiroshi Jashiki 9.8.08

>> Go To Previous Roomark: Elizabeth Nice to have some splashes of red here and there against neutral colored walls and cat (also neutral). Our Japanese screen is long gone if you recall our house ...

Helen Amy Murray: Artfully Textured Furnishings

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...

Good Questions: Cushions for a Saarinen Tulip Chair?

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...

The Gallery: Diane Logan Butler

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 ...

Live & Work Loft in Minneapolis
The New York Times 9.4.08

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 ...

Green Tour: Lynne's Historic Restoration
From Re-nest: Our site that covers abundant design for green homes

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...

Good Questions: Help Identify These Light Fixtures?

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...

Thursday Giveaway: Modern Pet Beds (one cat & one dog!)

Congratulations to today's winner, Heidi Sherrell, who won our Back to Work Giveaway: Tolomeo Classic Table Lamp. >> Choose One From Our Slideshow Item: Two Modern Hepper Pet Beds - one for a cat ...

AT Offline: Tonight!
New York

• What: AT Offline Design Meetup • This Month's Theme: Pet Design At Home: Problems & Solutions • Members: 710 and growing • RSVP's: Sign Up Here!! • When: Tonight! 6:30-9pm ...

Creating Centerpieces with Event Designer David Stark
The New York Times 9.4.08

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...

Tolomeo Giveaway: 20 Minutes To Go

Item: Tolomeo Classic Table Lamp Designers: Michele De Lucchi, Giancarlo Fassina Value: $370 >> Enter Here (Congratulations to yesterday's winners, Michelle Wong, Angel Webster, Jason Brozek and C...

Like Forever: Big Bold Graphic Art
Email from 8.27.08

>> 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...

Sales Calendar: 09.04.08
New York

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...

Scavenger: Mitchell Gold/Bob Williams Mona Sofa for $650
New York

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 ...

Look! Scala Contarini del Bovolo — Spiral Stairs in Venice

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...

Black And Bleu
Paris

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......

From The Kitchn: RATIONELL Cutlery Tray From IKEA

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. • ...

Le Pet Spa

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...

House Tour: LJ Builds To Fit One More
New York

Name: LJ, Elena and Teo Location: Downtown Brooklyn Size: 500 sqft studio loft coop Years lived in: 3 years >> Enter House Tour Gallery LJ invited us in to view phase one of a very labor intens...

Events Calendar: 09.03.08
New York

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 - See ...

UnsTable by Rafael Morgan

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...

Good Questions: Who Designed These Upholstered Chairs?

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...

Kithaus Installed in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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 ...

Good Questions: Similar White Tiles?

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 (Note: Include a pic of your problem...

Bravo Presents: Top Design Premiers Tonight

The new look! >> Enter Cast Slideshow 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...

Hot or Not? Sarah Palin's Alaskan Office Decor

Are grizzly bears and king crabs the new antlers and songbirds? (see the image - here) ...

Tomorrow's Email: New Views of this Woodsy Wallpaper

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...

Ebay Scavenger: Accent Pillows

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 *...

Open Thread 663
New York

It's still officially summer....(To All Open Threads)...

Industrial Modern in Montreal
The New York Times 9.2.08

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 ...

Private Dining From James Plant
London

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...

From The Kitchn: Secret Surprise Behind the Stove

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. • Click here...

33rd and Bird

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...

Roomark: Bemyescape 9.7.08

>> Go To Previous Roomark: Michael I intially saw this bedroom posted on Design Sponge and thought it was very nicely done. I especially love the black chandelier. - Bemyescape Origin: jessicacla...

Roomark: Salmi 9.7.08

>> Go To Previous Roomark: Bemyescape my day bed. in addition to my real bedroom, i have another one just for weekend midday napping, reading, work on my creative side, just being myself. it refle...

ColorTherapy: Classic Brown

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...

DIY Pet Furniture: Cardboard Cat Chaise

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... ...

Good Questions: Who Sells Unique Architectual Elements?

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 ...

Cheap Decorating: Design Accessories & Decor Under $1
Domino 7.08

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...

The Following is a Test of the Emergency Cuteness System
From Unplggd: Our site that untangles your wires

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...

Good Questions: What Colors Will Save This Space?

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 ...

The Dutch Bicycle Company: Sexy Dutch Roadsters
Email from 8.26.08

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...

Tomorrow's Email: Pet Design House Tours

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...

Modern Farmhouse by Roy McMakin: Inspired by The Wizard of Oz
The New York Times 8.31.08

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...

September is Pet Design Month!

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...

Scavenger: West Elm Couch, Chair & Ottoman for $800
New York

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 ...

Tudor City Studio
The New York Times 8.31.08

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...

Greece Is For Lovers
Athens

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...

From The Kitchn: Look! A Printer For Your Latte

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...

Canis Minor

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...

Roomark: Michael 9.4.08

>> 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...

Roomark: Magneto 9.4.08

>> 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...

Happy Labor Day!

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...

House Tour: Gil's Path to Enlightenment
New York

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 ...

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