Apartment Therapy: tools

Manufactum
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Manufactum attempts to avoid what they call "the proliferation of paler imitations, produced by unimaginative competitors at the lowest possible price." Instead, their products are classic, excepti...

Frager´s Hardware
Washington DC

We love a good neighborhood hardware store. With superstores like Home Depot and Lowe's, the local hardware store can easily be overlooked. Honestly, when you have a question or if you aren't reall...

Flickr Trend?: Transparent Desktops

We've spotted tons of people doing this on Flickr. They're setting up their desktop images to match what's behind them, making the computer screen look transparent. Are we missing something? Has thi...

Metalliferous, Inc.

Primarily a jewelry-making shop, Metalliferous is a great resource not just for crafts but for home projects that call for lengths of metal shapes. Metal sections like tube, angles, and flat bars ar...

Chinatown Electric Supply Inc.

Chinatown Electric does not stand out on the Bowery. It's a nondescript storefront right next to the blazing yellow of Lighting by Gregory, and the kind only contractors know to step into. Indeed, o...

Smith & Hawken

Please go to our new link for Smith & Hawken. Smith & Hawken has jumped the shark. In fact, Paul Hawken, the founder, was one of our inspirations for starting our own business, but since Paul Haw...

Saifee Hardware & Garden

Great for the urban gardener. Everyone says a similar thing about this East Village landmark: great selection, wish the prices were lower. It's all true. Saifee is a remarkable hardware and garden...

Bed Bath & Beyond

It's time to review this NY staple, Bed, Bath & Beyond. We have a love/hate relationship with this big, mall-like shop because it IS a great place to go for so many household items, but it gets so CR...

Desco Vacuum

Dept. of Suction. If you are looking for a vacuum, make sure you check out Desco before you buy. Their prices are very good and often the lowest you will find and their expertise with vacuums is unp...

Garber Hardware

Please go to our new link for Garber Hardware. To hell with design, what you need is a good hardware store!" This morning I went to Garber, and it was gone. One of the best, perhaps THE BEST hardwa...