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Photographer: Brittany Goodro
Description: summer morning, little freckles, carl, and my fake bow headband.
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Picture from House Tour: Josh and Laurie's OC Modern
Designed in 1973, the Togo is a Ligne Roset classic. Made from multiple density foam with a quilted cover, the chair is synonymous with Ligne Ros...
One last flower arrangement from Hilarriet, with red berries to signify the holiday :-)...
Quote of the Day: I'm going to keep going as of course, one is never completely done, but I am so happy wit...
All of us at the office have noticed a real slowness today around email and blog traffic. A few of us also noticed people lugging lots of luggage around yesterday. Is the city emptying out early?...
Aaron Ruff, Brooklynite and jewelry designer, recently took a few snapshots of the gorgeous studio where he creates the goods for his line Digby & Iona. Antique mirror, decorative cord and weathered...
Does anyone have any suggestions for revamping our tired and dated kitchen cupboards? We plan to redo our kitchen in 1 or 2 years, but I'm wondering about paint options, hardware, molding, etc. to sp...
We ran into Eddie Ross from Top Design on the street a few months ago (don't you love New York!), and he invited us to tag along on one of his flea market shopping trips.
Eddie has begun to offer ...
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• KleinReid Sample Sale
• Project Alabama Sample Sale
• Holiday Designer Trunk Sale
• Brocade Home Holiday Shop
• Establishment Sale
• Brooklyn Flea and TONY's ...
Earlier this year, Jeanine from AT: Boston took a look at Martino Gamper's Experimental Chair Designs. On a recent visit to the Conran Shop, we noticed they are selling three of Gamper's designs man...
HI! My boyfriend and I love our little rented apartment, and we love the huge front yard but it is a wee bit ugly/uninspired. When we moved in 6 months ago we added the white planter, the window box...
We just received an email that Brocade Home is opening a holiday pop-up shop in SoHo tomorrow...
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Brooklyn's Brave Space Design has just announced a new design from Gregory Buntain — the Prism Stool. Made from walnut scraps left over from the production of their popular Tetrad Mega Shelvin...
Small scale desks seem to be in high demand, so this Mid Century Modern Kent-Coffey Desk fits the bill nicely. It's solid walnut, too (no laminate) and measures a cool 19" D x 32" H x 48" W.
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We were drawn to this airy and light-filled shop in Tribeca by a chance encounter with their website. Featuring both furniture and accessories from Scandinavian countries, the store displays all of...
We've been noticing a lot of fresh, pretty tea towels by independent designers. They're an inexpensive and often colorful way to spruce up your kitchen. Here's a gallery of ten favorite tea towels for...
Introducing Kristen Thiele and her luscious paintings of "Mad Men" era cocktailing to put you in the mood for the holiday party crush...
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We are huge fans of I.D. Magazine, so we were intrigued by their list of New + Notable Green products. From bamboo rugs, to efficiently burning grills, they've rounded up the best in green design......
Say what you will about Damien Hirst, but the man clearly understand the importance of merchandising. His venture Pharmacy, opened in 1997, was essentially a pill-themed bar and restaurant, serving ...
Does anybody know where I can get a slipcover for my leather DWR Theater Sofa? My cats are running across it and destroying the leather. I have googled slipcovers but can't find anything in this sha...
Last Sunday we trekked out to Fort Greene to check out the Brooklyn Flea's Holiday Market. It was freezing outside, so we were pleased that the Market was inside the historic Brooklyn Masonic Temple...
Take a peek at Adrian Grenier's Alter Eco headquarters. The place is LEED Platinum Certified and now, thanks to the help of Domino contributing editor Nathan Turner, it's decked out with all sorts of...
In addition to integrating a charging station for phones, cameras and MP3 players, this desk and stool combo from Swedish designer Jarl Fernaeus features an integrated lamp and storage compartments....
Help, AT! We have recently moved into our first condo. We'd like to make this corner, with its great windows, into a cozy reading/conversation nook and have just ordered a 6'7" round flokati for it....
Last year, The New York Times published a story of how Silda Wall Spitzer was giving the New York State Executive Mansion a green makeover. Now, after her husband's resignation, the state home in Al...
Nambe Menorah by Marilyn Davidson
I was going to do a lighting roundup, when I realized that Hanukkah is right around the corner (sundown 12.21 this year) and menorahs are popping up everywhere in Ma...
The New York Times asked Valerie Courtney, an associate product designer at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, for her tips to make practical everyday packaging special enough for holiday gifts...
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Pair of Art Deco Club Chairs for $875
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It's cold and chilly outside, and while we're eating copious quantities of soup, we're also craving greens and fresh vegetables. There are plenty of vegetables at their peak this time of year, and man...
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Front hallway
This is our dog's favorite place in the house. They can't wait to greet old friends at the door.
- Brandyce
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Our home is the canvas on which we create the art of living.
Our living room is where we spend most of our time. We like it keep it fresh, inspiring, colorful and filled with images, people, and...
Name: Sara
Location: Riverdale, The Bronx
Size: 1550 sqft three-bdrm coop
Lived in: 1.5 years
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We've been obsessed with good quality task chairs lately — this is due to sitting on $40 $199 PATRIK chairs from IKEA all day. Our latest infatuation? The Workbay chair. A follow up to their W...
This renovated former Jesuit Monastery is located 62 miles from Buenos Aires in Lobos, Argentina. A brick building from the 17th century, the 2 bedroom and 2.5 bath home is listed in The New York Ti...
Pity the Papasan. The maligned chair had a moment, once. Really, over a decade-long stretch; yet now you can barely give one away (we see at least one on the street weekly). A quick perusal of Craig...
Hi AT, In my very small kitchen, I currently have cork covering the one wall. I like how I can change the display on a whim, and also take down/put up miscellaneous pictures, recipes, lists, etc. Howe...
We were walking down Grand Street in Williamsburg, when we spotted these gorgeous feather pendants in the window of the salon/jewelry/clothing store, Bunny & Hole. We loved the display so much t...
This week on Ohdeedoh, Carrie wrote: We've been thinking about making a family portrait for the holidays and while there's nothing wrong with the traditional studio portraits at places like JC Penney ...
Here's some Marrakech eye-candy from The New York Times: The Palais Layadi in Marrakech, Morocco was once the home of a tribal lord — Caid Layadi. The eight buildings and 43,055 square feet of...
Hi AT, I know you have posted a few items about the freestanding Eco Smart alcohol
fireplaces, which are super cute but super expensive at around $6,000 or so. Does anybody know how these much less ex...
Check out this whimsical tea set from Jorine Oosterhoff — with footed bases and oversized lids, the service items take on personalities of their own (we're fond of the the Three Mad Hatters!)....
Although today's weather certainly doesn't testify to this (65 degrees anyone?!), under normal circumstances blankets are a necessary and desired December staple. If you're anything like us, though...
You may remember reading about David Petersen's remarkable house in Brooklyn a while back -- a Moby Dick of a housing tale. One of the architects, Anshu Bangia, sent in more pictures of the house a...
Have you accumulated a supply of wine corks throughout the year? Possibly more rapidly now that holiday season is here? Here are ten festive – and green! – ways to reuse them.
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We've published posts about preparing your home before you leave for the holidays and Best Self Watering Solutions for Container Gardens. These Wine Bottle Plant Nannies could be just the ticket to ...
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Over at Unplggd, we just picked up a great story on the evolution of home appliance design: Baby Boomer Home Appliance Design - It was bound to happen. After the deluge of reading glasses, SUV's and...
Stream of Light is a conceptual sofa by Olivia Lee and Alienor de Chambrier made from four separate items of furniture wrapped and bound in silk, wool and horse hair. Created as a response to a chal...
I discovered Apartment Therapy last month and have been really impressed by how much everyone here knows about furniture so I was hoping you could help me ID this cabinet. I just moved into a new ap...
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We blinked and Grand Street in Williamsburg became a shopping destination. Abode is just a few doors down from the newly opened Williamsb...
Let's see how that little project called gluing flat speakers to your walls and covering them up with drywall compound in order to make it look like they were never there to begin with is going shall ...
Design Within Reach is making the move into customized kitchen cabinets! The collection, by designer Nilus de Matran, includes various storage modules (155 designs!), organizational tools and free-...
Dear Apartment Therapy, I saw this glass teapot first featured on the Martha Stewart Body + Soul magazine "Warm Grapefruit Tea" recipe page. Both in the magazine and online. It's beautiful and I've b...
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Every once in a while I report back from my forays into the field of decorative painting. This project in particular turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself. And colo...
Each Friday lately, I've been emailing good bits and bobs of interest that I've found through the week. Here are my picks from last Friday......
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Name: A pair of Cricket Chairs by L'Abatte in Black
Shop: Karkula
Value: $560
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present a set of two Cricket Chairs by L'Abatte in ...
We've looked at the idea of using Easels as TV stands and rounded-up a variety of High and Low-end Media Stands — this stainless steel, asymmetrical TV stand from Cattelan Italia is height adj...
Mirrors can be an incredibly versatile piece in a home, and today we're liking this Venetian Dressing Table Mirror for sale in our Classifieds. The beveled-edge design adds a nice bit of interest,...
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For those who want to jump on the wallpaper wagon but don't want to hang the next Woods Wallpaper, we'd like to share Wallpaper LAB. Based in New York, Wallpaper LAB creates limite...
Last summer I bought these vintage blue canning jars for the flowers at my wedding. They made very pretty centerpieces, but I also had a more functional use for them in mind.
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When I moved to France twenty years ago,
I had nothing but a suitcase of stuff.
Thankfully, my love for the BROCANTE (flea markets)
created a fantastic way to setting up a home.
Everything in the...
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the dining room of my recently purchased, 1930's bungalow.
I had to paint over the ugly, navy wallpaper below the chair rail. It came out pretty well though! The bedrooms are small so there wasn...
In this House Beautiful article, designer Susan Ferrier used the painting of billowing clouds as her starting point for the entire home......
Long a favorite of some of New York's top prop stylists and editors, we were a little surprised to discover we had never given the West Village's The End of History a proper shop tour. EoH specializ...
Hello! I don't know where this picture is from, but I kept it because I love the decanters in it, and the fruit-as-bottle-stopper idea. If anyone can tell me where to find decanters like this, that wo...
Through The New York Times T Style Magazine, we learned that the Campana Brothers have created the set for this year's production of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf at the Guggenheim Museum. Fernando...
Last week, the AT community tackled the problem of tastefully displaying wedding photos. Now, Marieke would like help displaying a kimono: I was given a beautiful antique silk Kimono by my mother-in...
There's a lot of love for Chesterfield Tufted Sofas currently and Dutch design duo Bert & Dennis are ready to take full advantage of the trend. They've created the Chester Lamp for Belgian compa...
Hello! We have a 1930's bungalow home in an historic area of town. While we love most of our home, the kitchen to me is an eye sore. The person we bought it from remodeled the kitchen just before ...
We are loving this chandelier from Ponoko. If you've never heard of Ponoko, it's a site that allows you to shop for designer crafted goods, request a designer to make something especially for you, o...
I love this pic that I spotted last week in a post by Jeanine on how to make guests feel more welcome. Since I've been working on a headboard for our own bed (and not getting it quite right yet), I...
Choreographer and director Martha Clarke has lived in a Sherman, Connecticut farmhouse since 1982. She often works there, too, and uses the light-filled room pictured above as her workspace (it was ...
It's IKEA reimagined. This White Dining Table with Red Legs is fun and festive. You can buy 1 for $60 or 5 for $250. Sounds like the seller used them once for a party and/or wedding. Certainly be...
Utagawa Kunisada II, 1823-1880
If you are looking for Japanese prints, we've heard that Scholten Japanese Art is a great place to check out. Their intimate gallery space features gorgeous works that...
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