How To: Hang Your Artwork and Not Screw It Up
A number of years ago a friend gave us a great tip that to this day has made picture hanging a simple, pleasurable task. The tip was to always hang your art at 57" on center. "On center" means that ...
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Hot Mexico: Photography by Lisa Candela
Email from 7.11.08
I saw these photos yesterday and simply loved them. Full or rich color and raw gritty imagery, they are beautiful, sexy, whimsical and refreshing on a hot city day......
Search Hints for Vintage Paintings on eBay
Washington DC
Recently Abbey of Abbey Goes Design Scouting posted a how-to on searches for vintage paintings on eBay. Paintings that have a vintage feel to them but are still reasonably priced......
The Gallery: Reese Inman
Noise V. 2006 acrylic on panel 40x60" Introducing Reese Inman; an artist who sets an algorithm off on a long run -- and then follows with her paint brush. < Enter Slide Show >...
DC House Tour: Barb's Condo, Collections and Rotating Gallery
Washington DC
>> Enter Slideshow Name: Barb Location: Washington, DC Size: 1270 sq ft, 2 bdrm loft condo Years lived in: 3.5 years Barb is an an artist, art dealer and collector who moved from a 3600 sq ft house...
Narrow & Eclectic Madrid Home
The New York Times 7.16.08
The Madrid home of Rosalind Williams and Tino Calabuig is only 11.5' wide! (which is evident from the tight angles of all the photographs). The couple bought the four-story building in 2001 and reno...
Droog Aalto by Jan Ctvrtnik
Yesterday, Sally from ATSF shared her friend's use of Alvar Aalto's iconic vase as a fishbowl. Earlier in the year, we shared Tobias Wong's unique "doorstop" interpretation. Now, there's another int...
The Gallery: Lisa Candela
"Virgin Surfboard", 19X19, hand-made driftwood frame. ed 3/7 Introducing Lisa Candela's color-saturated photographs from her Sayulita series. See more luscious images of endless summer below... ...
How To: Paint a Tree Mural
Graphic DIY. As with most painting tasks, it's all about prep. Reader Telmen from the Netherlands, sent us his own How To, documenting his approach to painting a tree on a wall of his home. After lo...
The Gallery: Recent Works by Jo Weiss and Jill Phillips
Washington DC
Artists Jo Weiss and Jill Phillips are both faculty members of the Washington Studio School, but their styles are very different. Jo Weiss focuses on the figure and uses thick layers of paint and he...
Modern Still Life
These modern takes on the still life painting make a curated glimpse at everyday life. ...
Copper Shade Panels by Parasoleil
Created in Colorado by artist Uriah Beuller, copper Parasoleils are shade panels made of pattern-cut copper. The panels are Green-certified with 90% recycled content... ...
WeatherPrints Outdoor Art by Rittenhouse
Paintings that decorate your home's exterior. These WeatherPrint "paintings" from Rittenhouse are actually printed on aluminum composite panel that resists the weather. And they come in sizes suitab...
NY Good Questions: What Should I Do To The Walls?
Dear AT, When I moved into my new rental, I splurged on this wonderful pink chair/ottoman combo. I'm absolutely IN LOVE with it. Since it's such a strong piece, I waited for it to arrive before...
Postcards from Provence: Julian Merrow Smith
Email from 6.13.08
I found the British painter, Julian Merrow Smith, via the NYTimes a few years back and blogged him here: Postcards from Provence. Inspired by Duane Keiser's "A Painting a Day" site, and his move to...
Artists to Watch
At home, we keep note cards on hand for sending out on birthdays and other occassions. And we found an unusual greeting card company recently to add to our stash: Artists to Watch. They feature up-a...
Muleh: Moving the Tropics Indoors
Washington DC
Muleh's furniture brings the feeling of the outdoors inside, so it's the perfect furniture store for garden month. Muleh's modern tropical furniture is made from organic materials. The quality is go...
The Gallery: Robert Festa
Boston
Leaded We adore saturated color. We think about it, we decorate with it, we wear it, and if we ruled the world, it would imbued with a whole lot more of it. So when we stumbled upon Jamaica Plain-b...
Expansion XL by blankblank
The Expansion XL lighting fixture is a piece of art as much as anything. When the light is turned on, it reminds us of those canvas armatures by artist Lee Bontecou... ...
NY Good Questions: What Should I Do With This Wall?
Dear AT, I've been in my apt. for two years and I am still at a loss at what should I do with the wall above the couch. The ceiling is two heights. Do I go with a large mirror on the main wall, ...
Look!: New DC Bloggers Unite at Eastern Market
Washington, DC
[Caroline and Colleen checking out mirrors and architectural salvaged items] The new AT DC team recently met up at Eastern Market, one of our favorite places. Photos of us above and below! We love s...
Lunuganga: Branch Shelf from WOK Media
The beauty of this simple shelf rests in its visual trickery of emerging from the wall. WOK Media's Branch Shelf was inspired by trees submerged in water that the London-based designers encountered ...
The Museum of Bad Art
Boston
Charlie and Sheba If you're a fan of Goodwill, or curbsides on trashday you see a lot of bad art. We do too, and we actually have a soft spot for it. Not in large doses, but sometimes the simplest, m...
The Rasterbator: Huge DIY Artwork
Email from 5.23.08
Here's a little Memorial Day Weekend parting shot email tip for you to play with if it gets rainy in the next few days, and you're stuck inside. The Rasterbator is an infamous website which allow...
Miina Äkkijyrkkä's Kevätjuhla for Marimekko
Maybe it's our recent trip to the midwest, but Miina Äkkijyrkkä's Spring 2008 Marimekko fabric pattern, Kevätjuhla, fills us with energy and a breath of fresh air......
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