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Real & Fantasy Homes in New York, New Jersey & London
New York Hot Posts

Click to view these New York Hot Posts in bold below • Clock Tower Penthouse in Brooklyn • Upper West Side House Tour: Caroline's In/Animate Collections • Amagansett House Call: Ter...

Weekend Sales Guide: 8.14.09
New York, Boston, DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Bay Area & Online

Every Friday! Here are all the home and garden sales across the country - painstakingly collected by our editorial team of over 70 bloggers. This is only place on the web where you can find them all...

Alexis's Nautical Nest with Porthole!
House Call

Name: Alexis Tirado Location: East Village, NYC I moved into my shoebox East Village apartment 4 years ago. Last year, I decided to redecorate my apartment with a fun nautical theme due to my ...

Casa 2 by Vaillo + Irigaray Architects
ArchDaily

This modern home in Pamplona Spain by Vaillo + Irigaray Architects has a secret — beyond the plain, boxy and dark exterior is a light and airy interior — and I love the tight groupi...

On Display: Le Creuset in the Home

Fashionistas have Prada. Home enthusiasts have Le Creuset. Whether it's a tiny space with limited storage or a huge loft featuring a walk-in cupboard, people love keeping their enamelware out f...

Reveal Ottoman by Keith Kaminski
Design Showcase 2009

Materials: Smith & Fong's Neopolitan Plyboo Bamboo Plywood Price Point: $3000 "The Reveal Ottoman is meant to function as a coffee table and storage ottoman. When closed, it’s perfect for th...

Storyteller: Repurposed Furniture by Isabel Quiroga

Promoting the ideas of creative reuse and the aesthetics of vintage furniture, Dutch designer Isabel Quiroga has repurposed various tables into Storyteller. This purple shelving and desk combo remin...

Stat Key Designer Keys by Gregory Scott Stoermer

Does your keychain need some extra bling? Check out these stylish keys with cool and helpful icons such as a house, a heart or even a cat. It's a perfect way to identify the key for the neigh...

Blue Kitchens: Edgy & Serene
House Beautiful

The House Beautiful archives are rich with color inspiration — this week, we've narrowed our focus and pulled a collection of blue kitchens. From very vibrant turquoise to relaxing ocean-...

Collections Submission Form

Online Form - Collections...

Mosaic Table - $75
New York Scavenger

Here's a delightful 4' round mosaic top table just ripe for the picking. It certainly is priced to move, and has to be gone by Saturday so run don't walk!...

Astrojet by Michael Hovey
Design Showcase 2009

Materials: fiberglass, wood, upholstery Price Point: $3,000 - $4,500 "Astrojet is a rocking chair, or vehicle, or fantasy. It is one of a set of rocking chairs that suggests a fantastic voyag...

Suggestions for Finding a Ceiling Mounted Clock?
Good Questions

Q: Aloha! I have been looking for a ceiling mounted clock for awhile and all my searches returned digital clocks that project to the ceiling. I also considered a train station clock for my home but ...

Paintings of Home Interiors by Nick Patten

We found Nick Patten's portfolio when we were writing the recent post, Checklist for Moving Out. A revisit to his site revealed oil paintings of still, timeless interiors from his home in New Y...

The Weekend Guide: Sales & Events
New York 8.14.09

THIS WEEK • AERO Summer Sale • ABC Warehouse Sale • Pompanoosuc Mills Showroom Sale • Nest Interiors Summer Sale • IS Stationary Sale • Dallek Office Furniture Sale &bull...

Retro Childrens' Rooms

In our many searches through Flickr, we often come across a photo or two from a users youth. We found a few bedrooms that made us a bit nostalgic. Our kids won't have old yellowing photos with a vint...

Maria's Gramercy Glam
House Call

Name: Maria Location: Gramercy, NYC I bought my two bedroom post war co-op around 18 months ago, and have been renovating it ever since. (I think it's beautiful!) My living room is a real mid ...

Camouflaged Hamptons Escape
LoftLife

LoftLife shows us a Hamptons escape that appears smallish from the approach but measures in at a whopping 6,700 square feet! Hidden among trees and manicured hedges, the home opens up to a stri...

Iconic Furnishings by Ron Arad

A lot of Ron Arad's designs are iconically 90's — the furniture version of blobitecture. His designs often test the limits of technology, materials and production resulting in a high pric...

Union Jacks: The British are Back

OK, so Apartment Therapy has featured Union Jack Roundups before, but with the popular style constantly being reinvented, we thought we’d bring you up-to-date on the famous look....

As the Crow Flies Mobile by Contexture Design
Design Showcase 2009

Materials: Outdated road maps, recycled card stock, tread, wire Price Point: $49 CAD "A stylish hanging mobile for babies, parents and anyone who appreciates good design in their nest. This ...

STEEL Series by Nathan Goldsworthy
Design Showcase 2009

Materials: Mild steel, powdercoat Price Point: Large: NZ$883.00 Small: NZ$673.00 "The STEEL range is a series of objects constructed from steel wire and finished in a range of powdercoat co...

Téo Jasmin: Stylish Digital Prints on Furniture & Accessories

Téo Jasmin was founded by Angéline Bailly, a freelance designer, who was in search of better wall decoration. The Paris-based company now produces a large selection of stylish images digital...

Quick History: IKEA
Retrospect

Oh, IKEA. For some, the name itself conjures up images of off-kilter bookshelves and teetering tables. For others, the modern-on-a-budget wares are necessary to adequately furnish a home. But t...

Mid Century Daybed - $595
New York Scavenger

If mid century furniture is not your cup of tea I ask you to please avert your eyes as today is a full on Danish Modern lovefest. And nine more below the jump... ...

Identify Spindle Floor Lamp?
Good Questions

Q: Hello. I ran across your website, and you are my last hope. I am attaching a photo from Thom Filicia's website (portfolio, East End) that shows a great spindle-shaped lamp. I am wondering where the...

Book House: Casa di Libri by Livio De Marchi

It seems it's a split when it comes to reusing old books to make something else. Some argue that there are lots of obsolete books out there that can be put to new use. Others argue that a book ...

Caroline's In/Animate Collections
House Tour

Name: Caroline Location: Upper West Side, NYC Size: 1,500 square feet Years lived in: 21 years Trying to sum up Caroline’s home in a few short paragraphs is akin to putting on a straightjacket b...

Mostra by Ligne Roset
Sofa Sleeper of the Week

This sofa sleeper from French company Ligne Roset is brand new for 2009 — I got to see it in person after it was delivered to the Park Avenue South showroom and I was very impressed. Unas...

Creative Home Engineering: Hidden Passageways!

Make your Scooby Doo fantasies come true! Creative Home Engineering is in the business of building custom secret passageways and hidden storage ways in homes. While most of their portfolio of d...

Look! Schultz 1966 Collection & Carter Kustera

When I see things that I like, I take a photo, sometimes with my phone and sometimes with my good camera. These I spotted at the D&D building a few weeks ago. The left is an absolutely beautiful out...

Nauti & Co: Art & Furniture from Salvaged Barns & Boats

Nauti & Co creates nautical inspired art using salvaged pieces from beaches, barns and abandoned boats around New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Vermont. Making every piece a true one of a k...

Lamp Sweater by Lise Lefebvre
Design Showcase 2009

Materials: Mohair, socket+electrical cable, CFL lightbulb Price Point: $30-40 "Following the new EU regulations that aim to prohibit the sale of non CFL bulbs in Europe, I decided to design a...

Terry & Shawn 's Homey Modernism
House Call

Name: Terry & Shawn Location: Amagansett, New York In the lush woods adjacent to scenic Gardiner's Bay, our white clapboard and glass home represents a casual and eclectic mix of mid-centu...

Wall Staining: An Alternative to Paint
Italy

Part of the beauty of Italy is the colors of the buildings. Picture the rich ochres and peachy pinks of Tuscany or the brights of Burano. In Piemonte, Diana and Micha love rich, saturated color...

Vintage Burl Wood Table - $250
New York Scavenger

This round burl wood, brass and glass coffee table is said to be in the style of Milo Baughman, but we'll leave that up to you. Regardless of who the designer is, it is an unusual piece of vin...

Tonight: August Group Design Experiment
New York Design Meetup

• What: AT's New York Design Meetup (Signup here) • August Guests: 6 Members with problem rooms • Members: 1,109 and growing • When: 6:30-9pm, Wednesday, August 12 • Wh...

Chair Suggestions to Complement Therapist's Sofa?
Good Questions

Q: I'm a newly minted therapist trying to furnish my first office. I was inspired by your site to select the Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Dexter sofa for my office, but could use some suggestions fo...

Dream Storage & Attainable Alternatives

These storage designs by London's John Minshaw are over-the-top custom, undoubtedly with equally over-the-top price tags. There are built-in dressing room shoe shelves with lighting for each pa...

Win the Boden Chair and Ottoman from Room & Board!
1 Day Left!
Thursday Giveaway

Item: The Boden Chair and Ottoman in Valor Tangerine Store: Room & Board Total value: $1,798 Description: Imagine this: Saturday morning. You wake up and realize with a child's glee that you ...

Jonathan Adler's Malibu Barbie Dream House

What would Barbie's home look like if she were a real person? We suspect it would look something like Jonathan Adler's vision he created in this Malibu Barbie Dream House.... Check out the entire pos...

Apartment Therapy's Design Showcase 2009
The Winners

Congrats to all our finalists, thank you to all 38 amazing designers who submitted and see you next year! Emily Fischer's Soft-Maps (quilted blankets patterned after city maps) was our double whammy,...

Origami House by Jane D Burnside Architects
Contemporist

The Origami House in Ireland is comprised of what appears to be 8 individual homes but is actually a single home. Jane D Burnside Architects' design based on "7m square offset pavilions" allude...

Roundup: Historic Homes from Across Apartment Therapy

The recession is prompting more visits to historic homes and artist sites throughout the U.S. “Compared to the cost of a theatre or movie ticket, seeing an artist’s home or historic site is...

Extreme Industrial Style Studio Apartment

This Moscow studio apartment from Russian architect Peter Kostelov has me reconsidering my infatuation with the industrial aesthetic — this is a HARD apartment! Though all the metallic fi...

Bookshelf Display: Book Spines Turned In

Is this the backlash to displaying books by color? A friend mentioned seeing a book shelf where all the book spines were turned in so you only saw the whites of the pages. Seems like a sleek wa...

Maxwell's Modern Sleeper Sofa & Sofa Bed Reviews
Dwell

Earlier this year, Dwell Magazine asked me to review an assortment of modern sofa beds, and my sleeper sofa opinions are in the September issue. Mind you, I was not responsible for choosing the sofa...

Inspiration Gallery: Hand Painted Chinese Lanterns

Hand painted Chinese lanterns can be romantic, whimsical, exotic — or just the perfect splash of color to a room. One or two of them adds a little flavor to a room, while a bunch creates...

Classic Gray Paint: Silver Fox by Benjamin Moore
ColorTherapy

Name: Silver Fox 2108-50 Brand: Benjamin Moore Close friends of mine have a brownstone in Brooklyn — they are both artists unafraid to be decoratively daring, and have invested every room in ...

Quilted Wingback Headboard - $350
New York Scavenger

This quilted wingback style headboard was purchased at West Elm, but looks like a much more expensive piece of furniture. All in all a pretty great deal on a handsome bed....

Compact & Green: Flow2 Kitchen by Studio Gorm

Check out the design for the Flow2 efficiency kitchen (key word: efficient) — Oregon-based Studio Grom has integrated all the functions of a kitchen so that drying dishes help water plant...

Identify These Round Dressers?
Good Questions

Q: Hi, Can you tell me where these dressers are from? Thanks Sent by Roxanna...

Inspiration: Doodling on Walls

We were major doodlers in school, with meandering lines drawn on everything from notebooks to shoe soles. Maybe that's why these wall doodles appeal to us......

Pluunk Beds

If you're looking for a bed that's modern, well-made, and endlessly versatile, Pluunk may be just what you're seeking. Designed by UCArchitect, an architecture firm that focuses on sustainability, th...

Jon & Liezel's New Bloomsbury Home
House Tour

Name: Jon Hindley & Liezel Strauss Location: Bloomsbury, London Size: 980 square feet Years lived in: 5 months With August's Setting Up Home theme I thought it only appropriate to share my new...

Sustainable Connecticut Retreat
Dwell

From the archives at Dwell — architect Lynn Gaffney and her husband Bill Backus built a weekend retreat in rural Sharon, Connecticut. Manhattan renters, the couple wanted an escape that w...

Document Light by Gaby Crohn

The Document Light by Gaby Crohn combines the functions of a table or desk lamp with that of a bulletin board. Shadeless, the lamp's design has metal rings that are designed to hold ephemera an...

Sexy Bachelor Pad Interior Design

Is this for real? We know there are plenty of men out there that simply view their apartment as an afterthought — just a place to sleep and shower. But what we didn't know, was that there is ...

Look! Factory Furniture for the Home

Okay industrial nerds, we're adding this to our list of The Best Industrial Furnishings & Sources. If you’re looking for some rough-around-the-edges factory furniture head over to Fishs Eddy....

Clock Tower Penthouse in Brooklyn
The New York Times

Look at this apartment that just went on the market! The New York Times takes us inside the triplex penthouse of Brooklyn's ClockTower Building — where the most striking features are the ...

Frame Napkin: Creating Art from Stains & Spills

I can hear the conversations around the table now — art or kitsch? Definitely kitschy but still a clever idea and perhaps the host can relax a bit more knowing that the napkin stains need...

Timber! Selecting Quality Wood for Your Projects
WoodWise

Picking wood for furniture construction is part practical, part personal. Experts advise choosing a board based solely on its condition and workability, but if you’re a brazen amateur like me, you...

Vintage Retro Wood Folding Chair - $30
New York Scavenger

A few great examples of vintage folding chairs in today's Scavenger! In addition to the sweet deal on the wooden folding chair above, we've got gorgeous Warren McArthur upholstered folding chai...

Similar Slatted Wooden Shelves?
Good Questions

Q: I saw this image awhile back and have since then been on a hunt since for these smaller, wooden shelves. I've tried IKEA, Target and even Overstock, but no luck finding these slatted individual wo...

People at Home
from Apartment Therapy House Tours

You know we love to see your gorgeous homes here on Apartment Therapy. We're here to help you to create (and show off) spaces that are well laid out, lovingly furnished, thoughtfully organized....

Win the Boden Chair and Ottoman from Room & Board!
3 Days Left!
Thursday Giveaway

Item: The Boden Chair and Ottoman in Valor Tangerine Store: Room & Board Total value: $1,798 Description: Imagine this: Saturday morning. You wake up and realize with a child's glee that you ...

One Room Home for a Family of Four

When we think of a family of four living in one room we think of turn-of-the-century tenements on New York's Lower East Side, not a fab, modern Japanese home. Okay, 'one-room' is a bit of a misnomer ...

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