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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...

A Murray Hill Apartment by Ron Marvin

We've spotted previous Small Cool contestant Ron Marvin's own studio apartment and just last week Aaron shared a New York Times feature on Marvin's work in photographer Andrea Sperling's apartment. ...

Inspiration: Dude Design

Dude design, otherwise known as the man cave. What makes a home decidedly manly? Nothing per se. It certainly doesn’t make you more of a man to choose one design aesthetic over another, but there ...

Redecorating on a Budget: Pre-war to Modern Eclectic
The New York Times

The New York Times paired up photographer Andrea Sperling with interior designer Ron Marvin (a previous Small Cool winner!) to demonstrate the process of redecorating on a budget. Sperling, a single...

Wall-Mounted Fireplace by Vauni

Winter is looming and already the Duraflame logs are out for sale. A sad reminder that you live in an apartment with a stifling, rattling radiator instead of a a warm, crackling fireplace. Fortunate...

Green Accents & Accesories for the Home
Roundup

Green is next on our Roundup of colors and I feel in harmony just thinking about it. Green represents growth, renewal and life. It connects us with nature and makes us feel fresh and alive. ...

Jennifer's Sophisticated Springtime Living Room
Room for Color - East #27

To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Jennifer Location: Astoria, Queens, New York Type of Home: rental apartment Color Inspiration: I knew I had to use a wall color that would sh...

Lauren's Jewel Tones
Room for Color - East #24

To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Lauren Location: Brooklyn, New York Type of Home: rental studio apartment Color Inspiration: I live in an L-shaped studio with my boyfriend....

Yellow Accents & Accessories for the Home
Roundup

We’ve brought you red, orange and now a fan favorite − yellow. Of course yellow is the color of sunshine which means warmth, energy and cheerfulness. It’s perfect for brightening things up...

Cusi & Peter's Cosy Writers' Studio
Room for Color - East #20

To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Cusi & Peter Location: West Village of Manhattan, New York, New York Type of Home: rent stabilized apartment Color Inspiration: My husb...

Abigail's 'Victorian Peacock'
Room for Color - East #16

To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Abigail Location: New York, New York Type of Home: rental apartment Color Inspiration: Oscar Wilde, Pedro Almodovar, Paul Poiret, Maurice Ve...

Katie's 'Apple Green' Studio
Room for Color - East #10

To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Katie Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type of Home: studio apartment rental Color Inspiration: We took our color cues from the warm ora...

Accent Walls Using Wallpaper

Accent walls are a hot topic on Apartment Therapy, so here's a look at some rooms that use wallpaper to make one wall standout among the rest. ...

The Drapers' New Living Room Decor
Mad Men

The fabulous 60's decor in TV show Mad Men is a great inspiration here on Apartment Therapy. In last night's new episode (Season 3 Episode 7 "Seven Twenty Three"), Betty Draper and her decorator unve...

Exposed Ceiling Beams

There are ceilings and then there are ceilings with exposed beams. It’s like being born with perfect eyebrows. You don’t always notice them at first, but then you realize they make the face, or ...

Dealing with the Television
from Apartment Therapy House Tours

The television is the bane of many otherwise well-thought-out living spaces. The problem is compounded when you're dealing with tight spaces, as every little move packs a punch in a small apartment....

Return of a Trend? Extreme Matching

Remember how everything matched in Blanche’s bedroom on The Golden Girls? Do people still match their wallpaper and bedding? Or drapes and cushions? ...

Furniture in Front of the Fireplace

Fireplaces grace many a pre-war apartment, working or non-working, decorative or functional. In small spaces, the fireplace can be somewhat limiting when it comes to laying out furniture. That's why...

Balancing Color from a Dominant Chair?
Good Questions

Q: My boyfriend and I just bought the most beautiful chair from The Divine Chair Company. She arrived with the name Sasha (cause she is so sexy), and we have been referring to her as such ever since...

A Room to Cure: Megan R's Living Room
New York Design Meetup

• What: AT's New York Design Meetup • September Guest: Fritz Karch - editorial director, collecting, Martha Stewart Living (and Megan R's Room Cure) • Members: 1,158 and growing &bull...

Stephanie's Living Room+: August Group Cure
New York Design Meetup

• What: AT's New York Design Meetup • August Guests: 6 Members with problem rooms • Members: 1,135 and growing Two weeks ago, we had a remarkable meetup in which we got to hear six p...

10 Amazing Rooms
well-plaid

well-plaid seems to be the connoisseur of all things classic, masculine and cool. The site features everything from clothing to music to vintage inspiration. But for us home lovers, the best part ha...

A Wall of Windowed Cabinets

How cool is this wall of millwork between a Long Island living room and kitchen? It consumes the entire shared wall between the rooms. Glass cabinet doors on both sides mean light and views are shar...

Allison's New Living Room: August Group Cure
New York Design Meetup

• What: AT's New York Design Meetup • August Guests: 6 Members with problem rooms • Members: 1,135 and growing Last Wednesday we had a remarkable meetup in which we got to hear six p...

The Painted Couch: Art or Trash?

Seems like everywhere you look something new is being used as a canvas. So it’s no surprise that the next big thing to hit the streets comes straight from your living room — the Painted Sofa...

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