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October 9th is Leif Erikson Day in the US. When I shared this with a friend, she asked, "Who's that, a tennis player?" Oh boy. Seeing as how the national holiday dedicated to a better-known exp...
Yesterday we polled you on the yellow bloom chair by Kenneth Cobonpue. Many readers found the design over the top but liked the color. So we've rounded up yellow chairs that have the same brig...
Here’s an idea for you fall lovers. John Caswell is a clever, whimsical designer from Bristol. His latest creation is a simple chair back that can be wedged into a bale of hay making sitting on st...
Indoor decorating with fairy lights gives me pause for thought. In some aspects I see them as perfect decorations for kids, teenagers, dorm rooms or even first apartments (and of course holiday...
A few years ago a friend asked us if we could decorate her apartment in Brooklyn. She didn't have a whole lot of money to spend on it — which was fine as we didn't like to spend people's ...
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Name: Gidget
Location: New York, New York
Type of Home: 1 bedroom co-op
Color Inspiration: The gloriously vibrant colors in the Chinese Art Dec...
This one year old leather and walnut Goetz sofa from DWR is being marked down $2K to $3500. Although it is still a pretty hefty investment, it is a great piece for collectors of modern furnit...
Q: I have fallen in love with the touch, the feel of Ligne Roset's Silk Plush rug — I'm just not in love with the $960/sq meter cost. The rug is machine-tufted 100% pure silk. I feel certain i...
We missed this during Artwork, Crafts, and Collections Month here at Apartment Therapy, but the Wheeler family's dedication to stylish display hit a nerve. Take a peek at the appealing display ...
Item: One Grand Prize winner will receive a Whirlpool brand Resource Saver™ dishwasher and six pouches of affresh™ dishwasher and disposal cleaner. Five alternate first place winners will...
THIS WEEK
• Visual Acoustics Film
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• Blu Dot Sample Sale
• Cassina Fall Sale
• Baker Warehouse Clearance Sale
• Nemo Tile Warehouse Sale
• KIOSK...
We love examples of great looks at even better prices. If you have a knack for finding the right look and still be at, or below your budget, then we salute you. Eva's space shows a lovely room that wa...
This modern home featured on ArchDaily is in the the Netherlands was designed by Rocha Tombal Architects. Beyond the sleek interior (which we love), the unique windows were designed to take adv...
We've written about photographer Irving Penn from time to time, and feel compelled to share the sad news of his passing at age 92 in Manhattan....
This yellow micro-fiber chair is a brand new design from Kenneth Cobonpue. The chair is completely different from his other designs - which we've admired at Muleh (in DC). We think the bloom chair ...
Earlier this week we brought you a Red Roundup, now let’s see what orange has in store. Orange is a very inviting color; it’s friendly and warming, and it's a very popular choice in the Roo...
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Name: Christopher
Location: Astoria, Queens NYC
Type of Home: rental apartment
Color Inspiration: I like using colors that exude ones personal...
Decorating with letters or words is nothing new, in fact, some say it is cliché. I'm already thinking cliché would be a great word to put up on a wall — complete with accen...
Le Corbusier was one of the most celebrated architects of the 20th century. His designs were inspired by the automobile, and celebrated modern materials and technologies, but his favorite build...
These vintage tile mosaic stacking end tables have wood veneer and tile tops with brass trim. A really gorgeous pair of tables at a truly bargain basement price....
Item: One Grand Prize winner will receive a Whirlpool brand Resource Saver™ dishwasher and six pouches of affresh™ dishwasher and disposal cleaner. Five alternate first place winne...
Q: I've six black Eames DCM chairs and I'm looking for a suitable table for these chairs. Anyone have some recommendations? Thank You!
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NYC designer Sara Story's work seems at once embedded in tradition and full of unexpected surprises. Take, for instance, these details from one of her Gramercy Park projects......
Name: Beth
Location: London, England
We live in a 1960s townhouse in London which has been in our family since its construction. We have spent the past four years rebuilding many areas of the ...
A while back, we discussed the finer points of Letterpress Alphabet Posters and featured some work by talented independent designers in the field. One of the pieces we chose was done by Yee-Haw...
In The New Yorker, Susan Orleans wrote about her experience raising chickens in upstate New York. Her article explained the raising popularity of chickens as pets, and mentioned this chicken co...
“What is this, velvet?” Do you ever get a design idea stuck in your head and all you can think about is how it would make life perfect? For me, the latest is a velvet tufted headboard. ...
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Name: Eve
Location: Schaghticoke, New York
Type of Home: single family home
Color Inspiration: I just love saturated color in general. It cre...
A great way to add an accent color or to add more of an already existing accent color is to paint the back wall of a bookshelf....
Posted last Spring Kiki Clark did an amazing makeover of her bedroom, forever recorded here.
• Cure Clock: 5 days till start
• Assignment: Buy or borrow the book!
It's tiiiiiiime people! T...
This vintage dinette would be a super solution for a small space, all three pieces could fit in a small nook....
You did it! Thanks to everyone who participated in our September 2009 Project of the Month: Paint in a Surprising Place. We hope your unexpected pop of color will bring you a secret pleasure for ye...
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Name: Katie
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Type of Home: studio apartment rental
Color Inspiration: We took our color cues from the war...
My color personality?
In just twenty questions, House Beautiful's Color Personality Quiz claims to help you determine a fitting color direction for your home......
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Description: Danze, I...
Have you ever had one of those moments when you're reading one of your favorite blogs and you catch yourself saying out loud, "Oh no they didn't!" Our heart sank as we came across the misuse of a red...
One of the great things about color is how it can transform one object a million different ways. Take the Alto Rocker. Simple, contemporary design that comes in 9 different colors. Not to menti...
Miss Elisa was kind enough to share the updates she did to two pieces of her IKEA furniture. Take a peek to see how small changes to nondescript items can make them fit into a highly personal s...
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I love putting together this list each year — not only is wallpaper growing in popularity, but it's getting so much better. There are a ton of really beautiful, colorful and...
Last week we featured the "new" living room decor on the retro TV show Mad Men. This week AMC's Mad Men website shares the favorite decor picks of Andrew Wagner, editor-in-chief of ReadyMade an...
We've been receiving wonderful glimpses into Apartment Therapy reader's homes for over a week now as the entry forms hit the inbox and and are impressed with what the color lovers in our community ha...
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Name: Lydia
Location: UWS New York, New York
Type of Home: apartment in 1910 brick home
Color Inspiration: Economy was our guiding force. We ...
I've never been a girly girl. Pink is often my least favorite color but add a splash of orange and I immediately start to see the appeal. ...
As you may recall, I had Flame-Stitch Fever last spring, and painted zigzags large and small everywhere I went. Well, you can never get sick of a good thing, and I’m continuing along my merr...
This Room & Board Cameron two seat sofa is ready to move this week. Please be aware it is a slate gray, not the color shown....
Q: Hi, in a recent post regarding indoor hammocks, Kyle Freeman referred to Brooklyn's Nu Hotel, for inspiration. While navigating through hotel photos online, I found bar stools that I'm now obsesse...
We can't think of color in our home without remembering the colors we unearthed from owners-gone-by. The oldest layer we uncovered during renovation of our home was the saturated green in the photo ...
Conde Nast is closing more of their titles - it was announced today that Cookie, Gourmet and Modern Bride are all slated to fold. We've long been fans of Cookie here at Ohdeedoh - their mix of style ...
Name: Kittie Lonsdale
Location: Tudor City, Manhattan NYC
My TINY mid-town live/work studio — 225 square feet! — exemplifies William Morris's philosophy from way back in 1882: "Hav...
On Saturday, we attended an event celebrating designs available at Areaware and VOOS Furniture as part of a larger series of gatherings....
We're fascinated by the surreal photos of "Telling Tales: Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design" — an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The exhibition presents re...
It’s Color Month here at Apartment Therapy, so here are 10 red home goods that can make any room pop. What does red décor say about you? Red is the center of attention — it screa...
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Name: Daniela
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Type of Home: apartment
Color Inspiration: As I was thinking what to do with this room I picked u...
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Name: Jennifer
Location: Montclair, New Jersey
Type of Home: rental apartment
Color Inspiration: This kitchen gets great light during the day....
With autumn officially here, the trees will soon be shedding their leaves and sparse empty branches will prevail. Gather them as they fall and decorate! I've gathered a few images for inspirati...
Until recently, I had a rather elementary understanding of adhesives. (Elementary in the sense that, like a third grader, I was overly fond of peeling dried Elmer’s off my fingertips.) But woodwor...
From our NY classifieds today comes this steel platform bed by Boltz. This is a hand made piece of furniture that is built specifically to be easy to set up and take apart. A great piece for...
Q: I just bought an apartment and will be moving in next month. The living room/dining room is almost square and there's a beautiful antique large crystal chandelier in the center of the room. While ...
People can be kept awake by their own homes for a wide variety of reasons. When we're little, it might be monsters under the bed or creaks and moans of the house itself under the strains of the wind...
Item: Win a High-Efficiency Toilet (retail value $525-$950)
Special Offer: Get up to $500 on each bathroom remodel project with Danze's Direct Rebate Program
Company: Danze, Inc
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One word and and one store is not enough for Christiane Celle, the French born founder of the Calypso empire, who left Calypso in 2008 and has now embarked on building a new one. I sat...
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