We've all heard the contractor-from-hell stories. (quite a few were shared at our last Meet Up that focused on Urban Renovation). The New York Times takes a look at the other side of the coin — home...
There has been a huge shift in the market for paint in recent years — as consumers demand more environmentally friendly paint, the paint companies are working hard to satisfy these concerns but st...
How much is too much? The New York Times shares the first-person account of author Alberto Manguel discussing his life-long love of books and his personal library of over 30,000 volumes. As romantic...
As more and more products with labels like "green" and "sustainable" enter the marketplace, companies look for new ways to stand out. And the latest development? Furnishings labeled "biodegradable."...
Bath tubs have morphed into sculpture. The New York Times rounds up some very, very pricey tubs that will elevate your bathroom to art gallery status. If you have the budget — and space — for s...
All-glass stairs can be a great solution for flooding an older building with light — or it can be a terrifying exercise in acrophobia. The New York Times looks at some Victorian-era homes in Londo...
Last week, The New York Times featured a preview of this year's Kips Bay Decorator Show House. Today, they followed up the general preview with some specific details on replicating the professionals' ...
The newest installment in the Destination series at the Museum of Modern Art travels to Japan for a collection of uniquely Japanese designs for housewares, gifts and oddities. Destination: Japan fea...
Our own Good Questions have attempted to answer the question: What's the Right Red? This week's Room to Improve question from The New York Times examines the apprehension and anxiety that sometimes ta...
This year's Kips Bay Decorator Show House is not a townhouse — it's six apartments in the Manhattan House apartment building on East 66th Street. Built in 1950, the modernist block of apartments a...
A New York sculptor who works with stone, Elyn Zimmerman built a new home and studio among the rocks in Oaji, California. The New York Times gives us a peek inside the modern and "disciplined interi...
Though they didn't mention Maxwell's favorite inexpensive lantern, the Rotera from IKEA, this week's Personal Shopper from The New York Times rounds up plenty of options for outdoor lighting. Whethe...
Designer Ron Arad created this unique sectional sofa fifteen years ago for Italian company Moroso, and it is finally going into production this year. Misfits is comprised of six forms: two ottomans,...
Don't ask us how The New York Times came up with a 1600-word story concerning the evolution of the toothbrush holder. (we're still shocked we read the whole thing). With a new Stylish Toothbrush, AT...
Here on AT, we've asked Is Bamboo Really as Eco as We Think? and looked at IKEA Bamboo Flooring, but there are still lots of questions and confusion due to the many various qualities and prices in the...
Jumping on the Murakami train that's stopped at the Brooklyn Museum, The New York Times rounds up some cartoonish furnishings designed for adults in this week's Personal Shopper. In addition to Fran...
Amidst all the luxury kitchen remodels and fanfare for new products, Steve Feldman started the not-for-profit Green Demolitions to make the process of donating a kitchen simple and financially appeali...
Sterling silver knobs and hinges? Who is going to polish them? The high-end kitchens from English kitchen designer Christopher Peacock don't all feature such obnoxious displays of wealth (though som...
More good stuff from The New York Times' Kitchen Issue of Home & Garden. This week's Personal Shopper looks at new products that can update (or replace) the kitchen sink. At left is the sleek and mode...
No stranger to extravagant taste, The New York Times helps keep it real this week with a story on the low-budget kitchen renovation of Brooklyn Heights resident Katherine Belsey Davis. Spending just...
Today's Home & Garden section of The New York Times focuses on kitchen design. After an interesting discussion on What Is the Best Material for a Kitchen Work Surface? on The Kitchn this week, we we...
The picture at left is the home of the Dean of Syracuse University's School of Architecture, Mark Robbins. The New York Times shows us how Robbins has helped to jump-start the Syracuse community into ...
For those that found yesterday's post on purposefully crooked frames hard to swallow — turn away! You are likely to go into shock. The Bioscleave House in East Hampton was designed by artists Made...
Having issues placing your bedroom furniture? The New York Times shows us that Broadway director Jack O'Brien couldn't decide if he wanted "to awaken to trees and to fat little birdies in spring" or...
This week's Room to Improve question from The New York Times asks Is dark molding appropriate in a modern interior? We've covered this very question many times (and in many different situations) in o...
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