Earlier this month Jess Watson brought us Chic & Modern Halloween Decorations, but here are a few more…playful ideas. Whether you’re into spooking up your home for the holiday or you like a ...
New Yorkers have experienced the best weather of the year these past few days. It's been fair and breezy in the low 70s, after a hellish few weeks of heatwaves and violent rain. I've felt inspired t...
We recently heard NPR's This American Life episode, Fear of Sleep, when it touched on bedbugs. We had to point you toward it, as it was at once terrifying and entertaining......
Dear Apartment Therapy, I came home yesterday to discover that my apartment had been broken into…BY EVIL SQUIRRELS! We’ve spent months becoming *ahem* familiar, these squirrels and I (read: they...
Name: Maki Podell Location: Upper West Side, NYC Type of space: Backyard Deck & Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: This is my oasis in the middle of Manhattan. We have d...
Name: Lynn & Andy Location: Jersey City, New Jersey Type of space: Deck with Mosquito Shelter Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: It took us a while to figure out how to best...
With spring cleaning month, it's that time again - time to touch base with those of you out there who have been infested or are being infested by bed bugs. We've had a good deal of experience here o...
Bed Bath & Beyond has started to market a "bed bug barrier" mattress and pillow protector. Regular readers of AT are familiar with some of the bed bug horror stories out there, but we're curious to ...
ATSF's post yesterday on Citronella Bucket Candles from Crate & Barrel reminded us to share these: Insect Citronella Candles by Two's Company......
Looking at garden catalogs is an annual occasion at our house. While it's usually window shopping and imagining "WHAT IF WE LIVED IN THE COUNTRY", tucked away inside are always a few super cool, use...
This is a fly swatter for those of you who feel bad killing insects. The swatter, designed by Erik Bagger for Rosendahl, will not squash the insect but only stun it......
When we woke up this morning, a squirrel had rummaged around in one of our flower boxes, upturning the herbs that were starting to sprout. We remembered Matt's Showdown last year, and quickly turned t...
Tables aflutter. This Butterfly coffee table was created by Alexander Taylor for Zanotta......
We've Got The Willies! The Apartment Therapy community has had its share of battles with bedbugs, mice and ants. The newest issue of New York Magazine features The Everything Guide to Pests and offe...
We are Mouse Warrior. Yesterday we posted a very personal question under an assumed name: Good Questions: What's the Best Way to Catch a Mouse?. You were all incredibly kind in your responses (7...
They're baaaaack! Amanda pulled us aside this morning at the cafe where we both go for coffee and handed us the bodybag atop. A fresh casualty of her war with bedbugs. "I found another one last nigh...
Nobody died. Unlike Harry Potter, the end of Amanda's fabulous bedbug story comes without any great drama, and perhaps a little romance. You may remember that her apartment became infested last mont...
Picnics invaded by flies? We like these tree-hung fly & wasp catchers at Smith & Hawken. ...
Bedbugs at rest. The immediate drama settled down yesterday as Amanda returned home for the night and slept through undisturbed on her new vinyl mattress cover. Although her home is spartan and empty ...
Amanda didn't sleep at home last night. The exterminator finally arrived (scheduled for noon, came at 5pm) and the work began in earnest. Before he arrived, however, she got a chance to visit her neig...
Amanda didn't show up for work today. Over the weekend, the bedbug situation got suddenly worse, and she barely slept. She called us to give us the lowdown: "Basically, on Friday night, I woke up an...
Though your votes were split, Amanda let herself be the sacrificial lamb last night, and King Kong did not come. Or rather, Mr. Bedbug didn't come. Mr. Mosquito did. She washed all of her bedlinens ...
This is breaking news. Within one of the homes previously toured on AT (don't even try guessing), a bedbug has been found (see above) within the past 24 hours, after more than a week of reported bit...
Is anything more frustrating than an ant infestation? At this time of year, lots of people encounter the little pests... ...
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