Dear AT, Advice is sorely needed. We bought a warehouse condo and are in the process of renovating. On the final approval of our plans the condo board says we MUST use 2 inches of insulation on ...
Hello AT, We had Ann Sacks Penny tile installed in our bathroom last year and now have several areas where the grout has become dirty looking. I've tried everything (and believe it was the fault of...
We love this rammed earth construction by Terra Firma Rammed Earth Builders. It's uncommon enough to see on a home's exterior. But would you believe you can also use the material in bathrooms? Check...
We were simply checking out this cool material called Shimmer Screen. But we didn't expect to see this use of the material, which could be done by anyone in their home. Even though it's not Bedroom ...
Flush is the thing to be. No, not in the Bathroom Month sense of the word. Flush modern doors! It's tough to acheive a detail that puts a door surface flush to a wall surface without a jamb of some ...
The textures in these plaster tiles by Above View are incredible. They're modeled after exotic animal skins like elephant, crocodile, ostrich, and stingray. See more photos after the jump......
We love Roman bricks and always start when we see them. They're much longer and more slender than standard bricks (about 1 5/8"H x 11 5/8”L). We rarely see them and they're almost impossible to so...
Re-Use. We found these unique cabinets buried in the design*sponge Eco Gift Guide and wanted to highlight them. We were thrilled to see that there is an entire series of reclaimed patchboard furnitu...
The gift wrap is the gift when you're dealing with such beautiful papers as these by Marimekko, now at Crate & Barrel. Via: Happy Mundane......
Quite possibly on of our top five favorite materials. Cork is warm and natural and modern, too. We were pleased to find the material highlighted in this month's issue of New York Spaces magazine. ...
German Engineering. We're intrigued at the possibilities of the German designed Welter Wall as a design element in small spaces. The hardware's mechanics allow for a smoothly sliding "c-wall" to env...
Greener, Happier. Architects Paul McKean and Amy Donohue tackled The Complexities of Keeping It Small and Simple when they built a weekend home outside Portland, Oregon in the Hood River Valley. The...
Now with more contrast. The imprints in Iconic Panels by B+N Industries have been in single colors, until now. The company has now introduced Iconic Color-Core Panels, which have the same great reli...
AT reader Curtis shares with us his ceiling tile project that was published on the Talissa Decor website......
In leather, fall colors really get rich and sumptuous. These recycled leather tiles by Ecodomo come in three textures and even more colors......
Made of coconut palm, Durapalm is a building material that is sustainable, beautiful, and durable... ...
Palette cleansing as we work our way through Fall Colors Month. White Space is an apartment interior designed by hMa......
Clad your home in these bamboo slats from Cali Bamboo. We could see a single wall clad in these, or maybe a ceiling......
Humble Materials. We were super-excited for the newestT Style Magazine: Design that arrived this past weekend. One of our favorite pieces profiled Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek in The Imperfectionist...
Being architects, we often question a material's performance in rain, sun, freeze/thaw cycles. But we love it when we can cut loose and get completely creative with an interior finish material. Thes...
Adorned with texture. These new Parametre partitions are brought to us by the folks at 3form, who are experts in adorning. ...
Adorn! We're loving the graphic boldness of these vases designed by Stephen Burks. Made from scraps of Missoni knitwear cast-off's from the fashion industry, these vases are covered in a knit patc...
Petra Island Paradise. Looking at the original drawings from 1950, it is easy to understand how Frank Lloyd Wright's house designed for Petra Island (a private island on Lake Mahopac, about 50 miles...
"The Poor Mans Plasterwork." It's adornment month! British designer Rachel Horrocks' thick felt wall decorations, Basic Baroque, easily add dimension, texture and that special something to surfaces....
Hot Stuff. Last week we posted KleinReid's Porcelain Campfire and many readers expressed disappointment that the design was purely decorative and wasn't suited for use within a gas fireplace. This m...
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