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Health Care Cures for the Home

A lot of home design brings the current health care situation front of mind. Some designers, like Tonky, are going one step further than red cross motifs and donating all profits from their modern p...

Latis Bathroom Collection from Omvivo

Today's post was going to be a Before & After of a re-caulked bathroom. Unfortunately I found extensive black mold. So stay tuned for the trial and errors of renovating a bathroom in a New York ...

Hot or Not? Gothic Faucet Handles by Stephen Einhorn

This faucet design by Stephen Einhorn is perfect for Halloween, but would you want it in your home all year round? Shown here is a version in polished chrome with Swarovski Crystal Eyes -- red for ho...

Hot or Not? Multicolor Bathroom Faucet by Savil

We've seen some wild color uses so far this Apartment Therapy COLOR month. Is a bathroom faucet a place you'd think to add color? Italian company Savil design came out with this new "V-Color" fauc...

What to do with Built-in Soap Dishes?

Most older rentals have them. Those knobby little built-in soap and toothbrush holders. There but to hold a sliver of melting Ivory....

How To Hack a Showerhead That Is Too Low?
Good Questions

Q: We desperately need your help. We just moved into a beautiful apartment with a clawfoot tub. The showerhead looks like the picture above. My boyfriend is 6'5 and the shower head is not tall enough...

Good Questions: Source for Modern Gate Hardware?

Hi Apartment Therapy, We're getting ready to build a horizontal fence like this one you featured awhile back. The problem is, I've searched high and low and can't seem to find any stainless steel, m...

Good Questions: Source for this Space-Saving Sink?

This sink would be great for tiny apartments. I was at Bar East in the LES (NYC) last night and noticed their sinks are mounted in the wall. The tap comes out at an angle and underneath the soap dis...

Design Within Reach Bathroom: Fixtures & Furnishings

A few months ago, Design Within Reach launched their own collection of Kitchen Cabinetry. To complement that move, they've recently introduced bathroom collections of cabinetry, fixtures (sinks &...

Good Questions: Refinishing Vintage Hardware?

Hi Apartment Therapy! I have fabulous old hardware in my vintage apartment kitchen. I'm thinking about undertaking a kitchen renovation and want to spruce everything up. The finish on the hardware is ...

Integrated Cabinet Pull Ideas
for the small kitchen and bath

Even cabinet pulls can stick out and get in the way when you're in a cramped kitchen or bath. There is cabinet hardware that's designed with a minimal projection, but there's also the option of full...

Best Products: Sugatsune AG Series Cabinet Pulls

A simple hardware swap-out can have huge impact on the appearance of cabinetry. We really like the AG Series Pulls from Sugatsune. The varied sizes of this hardware make it useable on drawers, cabi...

Lumiere Shower Head by Jaclo

This shower head by Jaclo is something a bit different: it combines the popular rain shower head with the equally popular drum lamp shade... ...

Good Questions: What Would You Do With This Bathroom?

click thumbnails for larger pics Hi! My husband and I are closing on a condo with plenty of potential but right now it's hard on the eyes (70s wallpaper in every room, avocado green bathroom, etc.)....

Invisible Mirror Clips

Sure, there are all kinds of mirror clips for hanging a plain old mirror on the wall. There are those clear plastic shell-shaped ones that are, sadly, pretty prevalent. But one type looks pretty goo...

Good Questions: Similar Bathroom Faucet & Hardware?

Dear AT: I am in the middle of an apartment renovation. We selected all of the hardware and bathroom fixtures months ago and we chose Restoration Hardware's Albion line in the bathroom. Yesterday, ...

Creating a Spa Feeling at Home
The New York Times 1.22.09

This week's Shopping With feature from The New York Times follows Manhattan designer Mark Zeff as he recommends bathroom fixtures and accessories to create a spa-like atmosphere in your home's bathroo...

Axor Urquiola
Bathroom Fixtures by Patricia Urquiola for Hansgrohe

The prolific designer Patricia Urquiola is at it again — her new bathroom suite designs for Hansgrohe are launching this spring. The line of more than 80 pieces, Axor Urquiola, includes design...

Pluviae Shower Head & Rail by Matteo Thun & Partners

We found this while Google image searching and loved it. Super smart and simple, Matteo Thun's shower head truly is both form and function, with stainless wrap around tubing that carries both water...

NY Good Questions: With My Budget, Where Can I Get a Reliable Shower Panel?

Dear AT, I am thinking about getting a Shower Panel/Massage Jets. Does anybody have any thoughts about it? The price varies from $400 to over $5000. My contractor will install a panel before tiles...

Aerators: They're Green and How to Keep them Clean

Aerators are on our faucets to put air in the waterstream, which increases pressure with less water. They can gunk up over time and cause low pressure that's solved by simply cleaning the aerator......

NY Good Questions: What is the Proper Way To Mount a Faucet?

Dear AT, I bought a sink for my bathroom renovation. From the front to the back is 13" (a hole is right in the middle). I will place a sink one to two inches away from the wall. On a wall, I wi...

Hose Thread Adapters for the Kitchen Faucet

There's a garden hose spicket on the outside of our building. We use it to water the planters around the trees out front. But it definitely won't reach our windows or flower boxes. With this handy l...

NY Good Questions: How Do I Decorate This Narrow Bathroom?

Dear AT, We're moving next week into an apartment with one small problem: A very long, very narrow, tunnel-like bathroom. I have NO idea how to decorate it! It's painted a taupe-y brown right now,...

NY Good Questions: Should I Remove My Large Fridge?

Dear AT, I thought perhaps you and your readers could help me make a decision. The small kitchen in my rental apartment is really a corridor between the living room and the bathroom. The only cou...

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