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• Brookyln House Call: Valery's Colorful Mix in a Brooklyn Brownstone
• Helsinki House Tour: The Aalto Family Home, Studio & Laboratory ...
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 y...
We paid a neighborly visit to Open Air Modern, a new store on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint. Matt, the owner, used to run the show over at Airstream Books outdoor market in Williamsburg. He's ...
We've gotten into the habit of checking for discounts or coupons before purchasing online. It takes a few seconds and we often find some sort of discount for major retailers. Do you search around fo...
The summer is wrapping up and so is my trip to the beach. We’ve shared doors, restaurant walls, a dilapidated house, but I you leave with 10 things I'll miss about my home away from home in P...
WOW — check out this is beautifully crafted kitchen re-design in Brooklyn Heights! Stefanie Brechbuehler, LEED AP and Robert Highsmith of Workstead did this custom job with a budget of on...
I’ve always said if you can only invest money in one room of the house — or, in this case, one section of the studio — pick the bedroom. It’s where we theoretically spend 1/3 of...
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• NOMAD Floor Lamp by Steve Worden
• Good ...
Pick up this white plastic chaise inspired by the classic Eames for a helluva lot less than the original....
Product: Penguin Home Soda Maker
Designer: SodaStream
Price: $199.95
Rating: Strong Recommend*
Just days after I'd gotten deep into replacing our cans of fizzy water at the office with an entry l...
Q: Hi, I am looking for chairs to go with my dining table. I made the table myself using the Vika Moliden underframe from IKEA — I wanted this white and metal look as a contrast to the pa...
Whether of yourself, loved ones, or strangers, introducing a portrait painting into your home does not come lightly. With such artwork, you suddenly have a constant companion peering out from your w...
Item: Two 20"x30" satin silver metal prints
Store: Impel Ink
Total Value: $570
Description: When you look at an Impel Ink print, you immediately know there's something special about it. Impel In...
THIS WEEK
• The Future Perfect Warehouse Sale
• Ligne Roset Sale
• YLighting Warehouse Clearance Sale
• Desiron Sample Sale
• Alessi "Time is Money" Sale
• Thos. Moser Sa...
Fortis Arbor Wood Mosaics, produced by Flux Studios, are tiles made from sustainably harvested and sourced bamboo, teak and rosewood. Partnering with a small furniture company, the wood is taken from ...
Pure House Candy. This week we travel back to the East Coast and gather up only the House Tours and House Calls from July. I've ranked them by comments this time and simplified the layout a bit. Wh...
Here at Apartment Therapy we're always looking for thrifty ways to beautify our spaces. When I came across this kooky wrapping paper featuring different collections by Cavallini & Co., I im...
Annie's post yesterday on purple reminded us of the fabulous purple staircase in the film How to Steal a Million, with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole. The bold purple staircase runner and bann...
This weekend home sits on the dunes in Amagansett, New York. The original home's facade allowed a glut of sunshine in that kept the house hot (Image 5). The renovation by Sag Harbor-based Bates...
Craft rooms are enticing. I wonder what it is, specifically? The organization (or at least the potential) of it? The assorted mix of boxes, cubbies and containers? The variety of colors, textur...
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If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me the difference among the Louis styles, I could buy a few postcards of Versailles. So today, let’s do a quick survey of the style of Louis XIV...
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FINAL VOTE IS BELOW:
Note - Due to one person who tri...
Check out this set of four playful vintage scoop-type chairs. They're made of durable metal and are slatted to easily resist water - so feel free to put them outside, or give them a creative ho...
Item: Two 20"x30" satin silver metal prints
Store: Impel Ink
Total Value: $570
Description: When you look at an Impel Ink print, you immediately know there's something special about it. Impel ...
Q: I have dozens upon dozens of neckties, some for work, but some because I loved the color or pattern and couldn't leave them on the rack at the local resale shop. I have far too many to place on r...
During Artwork, Crafts & Collections Month here at Apartment Therapy, one thing we're taking a look at is artwork in the home. What if your home were centered around a collection that included ...
We don't know very much about this woman, but her creations are completely lovely and we just had to show them to you. Her dolls and home objects are made from linen, wool, Mohair wool, cotton, vintag...
Name: Weeds, The Tudors, United States of Tara
Location: Tribeca, Manhattan
Size: 2,500 square feet
Years lived in: 2 weeks
While today's tour may not be something to try at home, there are a ton o...
We have a lamp in our living room with an empty glass jar base and initially I bought some rocks and fake plants from the Chelsea Flower district and made a quick little arrangement. I like it ...
A few weeks ago I wrote a little something called Purple Things That I Don't Hate, challenging myself to find purple decor items that I actually liked. It turns out that many of you have an ave...
Around since 1888, National Geographic magazine has long been respected for its photojournalism. The magazine is opening its vaults to sell unique photographic prints - some of which were never ...
We’ve all thought about it. Some of us have done it. Buying a quaint little home somewhere remote and checking out from society. I recently succumbed to the temptation while on vacation and w...
On my trip to Helsinki Design Week, I got to take a quick walk through Marimekko headquarters. The inside was home to design offices, showrooms and the large factory where their textiles are pr...
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Finnish designer Harri Koskinen has designed tableware, textiles, furniture, audio equipment, glassware and underwear. When I met him in his Helsinki studio space last week — I was most i...
Vote here for one of the 2 designs being showcased today till 2pm tomorrow and please view each entry before voting! Main Showcase page is here.
• Double Cantilevered Case by Scott Wilson
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To get you over the hump, imagine sneaking in a few more days of summer this coming weekend (the weather is supposed to be beautiful!) by entertaining your friends using this portable and retra...
Martha's kitchen at Skylands with her distinctive grey stools
Martha Stewart made a career of highlighting her collections, from her identical dogs to her antique tableware, distinctive houses and ma...
Q: Hi — My boyfriend and I recently bought a "cottage" in Connecticut and
remodeled the bathroom. We put in black hex tile with black grout, for the shower floor, but it isn't looking so hot.....
These objects and artworks are taken from math, science, and penmanship practice......
Hi guys, I just wanted to share my dog's new bed I made last weekend — we have a disused fireplace in our living room and I thought it would be charming to make it into a doggy bed for ou...
Okay, we’ve finally decided to do it – get a bench made for the landing strip. We’ve been thinking about it for over a year, and have started the process to work with Green Sawn to make a custom...
Name: Brianna
Location: Greenwich, Connecticut
Cohabitation is always an interesting exercise in compromise, and with my husband and I, it has certainly been no exception. You see, I like stu...
A few years ago, I purchased some delicate items that got wrapped in a divine invention - tissue paper printed to look like simple blue-lined graph paper. I don't know what it was about the hum...
International art powerhouse Gagosian Gallery is opening a new retail store next week that will sell publications, posters and lower priced artist editions related to the gallery's worldwide shows. ...
Check out these hand painted walls from Devon’s in Provincetown. Artist Denny Camino used simple, child-like shapes and patterns to create one-of-a-kind wall art....
Bone inlay furniture is so exotic looking and one cannot deny the craftsmanship that is involved. If the idea of actual bone bothers you, a very similar look and same technique of craft is furn...
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I happened across a gallery exhibition of paintings by Milton Avery over the weekend — a favorite of mine in my halcyon days of art school — and I thought a quick discussion of his ...
It's hard to find a large group of vintage chairs in great condition, but we've found that most elusive of collections for you today....
This September Apartment Therapy is partnering with Valspar to help you paint in a surprising place, and we want to know how you're doing!
Did you find a cool, unexpected place to paint? In your ...
Q: My boyfriend and I just bought the most beautiful chair from The Divine Chair Company. She arrived with the name Sasha (cause she is so sexy), and we have been referring to her as such ever since...
Around this time last year, Anna Ogier-Bloomer and Erik Sanner were putting on an exhibit in Chashama's Hell's Kitchen space called Have a Painting? Leave a Painting. Need a Painting? Take a Paint...
It's a busy time for Colin Beavan and his family as the No Impact Man book officially arrived in stores on Wednesday, and the documentary opens in theaters today. We sat down with Colin and Michelle t...
Name: Alvar Aalto & family
Location: Munkkiniemi neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland
Size: approximately 2,200 square feet
Years lived in: 40 years
Alvar Aalto's first building built in Helsinki was ...
You may have heard of the Big Mac index — where The Economist magazine lists prices of McDonald's Big Macs in various countries to get a better handle on the actual value of currency value. N...
Disclaimer: This past weekend, your author may have knocked back a few spirited beverages with one of these talented designers. Fact: Alphabets aren't just for children....
• What: AT's New York Design Meetup
• September Guest: Fritz Karch - editorial director, collecting, Martha Stewart Living (and Megan R's Room Cure)
• Members: 1,158 and growing
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Greetings from Provincetown, Massachusetts. I’m on vacation and it’s 76° and sunny so I’ll make this quick. Here are 10 front doors that say welcome to Cape Cod. I was going to do a t...
For Laura's Cool Turquoise or Elizabeth's Pretty Pink, try Valspar's Wishing Well 5002-10C and Grand Hotel Geranium Pink 1005-1B.
Project clock: 30 days!
Assignment: Paint somewhere unexpected!
Welc...
Name: Valery
Location: Prospect Heights, Brooklyn NYC
Our house is truly a marriage of styles. A duplex in an 1860's Brooklyn brownstone, we've filled it with family heirlooms, antique kilims...
I adore Josef Frank textiles and furniture but since my budget does not allow for buying furniture via Christie's Auctions, I always just figured owning one of his decoupage dressers would rema...
When I left my cozy marketing job in April to become a furniture maker, my friends and family were a wee bit baffled. And who could blame them? To me, a screwdriver was just a cheap cocktail an...
These vintage electric blue vinyl chairs with wooden arms and metal legs have a unique curved shape to their upper backs and are available for delivery directly at your door....
Q: I just bought a gorgeous wood mid century modern dining set on craigslist that was a real bargain, but the table has a formica top. I was wondering if people have suggestions about whether the fo...
This article from New York Spaces features this apartment for its purple interiors. But what caught our eye was the headboard pictured here......
Although we really like the idea of shipping container houses, a lot of the time they look so spare and cold. We wouldn't really want to live in one. We feel differently about Kevin Freeman and Jen Fe...
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