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Posts tagged “living room”

Roundup: Best Throw Pillows 2008

Thomas Paul, Unison & Loolo During Fall Colors Month (see all our entries here), many readers are learning that one of the best ways to experiment and add color without painting or spending a lot mon...

Rita Konig's Tips for Working From Home
Dominomag.com

There's a cute new video up at Dominomag.com of editor Rita Konig's small one bedroom where she lives and works... ...

The Slow Chair by The Bouroullec Brothers: My Favorite Armchair of 2008

Here's a comfy old man's chair for anyone under 40. A good chair is easy to love, hard to find, and I don't crave many. Last week, we were walking by the Vitra shop over in MePa, and I s...

Perfect Soft Rocker: The Sleepytime
Email from 8.13.08

The pic in Cookie when Ursula was 1 Just last week I received this email: "I'm always looking for great furniture and I noticed the chair you were sitting in [in Cookie Magazine] (holding your daugh...

Magtable Coffee Table by Satina Turner for Umbra

Welcome to Ashley, 1 of 6 finalists trying out for our two NY Blogger spots! Comment away.... For my parents, the idea of cleaning the coffee table is ridding it of any magazines from before 1998 -...

Good Questions: What Should I Do With This Room?

Adam wants some advice for his living room: "Over the last month I have had the great luck of acquiring an excellent mid-century modern tufted armchair from my grandmother and a pair of Danish(y) ar...

Best of Three: White Linen Armchairs
Email from 7.10.08

Not everyone has enough room for two big, comfy armchairs, but most of us have enough room for at least one. The ones listed here are favorites for different reasons, but I won't hide the fact that...

Sony's Apple Remote by Jason Roebuck

Nope, it's not by Apple. But this remote by Sony looks just like a granny smith. This remote attracts us because it looks like a green apple, not a remote control......

Living Room by Seifert Stoeckmann

Talk about indoor/outdoor living. The living room in this house designed by Gabriela Seifert and Goetz Stoeckmann pulls out of the house just like a drawer......

Box Sofa from Autoban Built by De La Espada

This sleek and minimal sofa design from Autoban's Seyhan Özdemir & Sefer Çaglar seems to be inspired by a Donald Judd piece. The straight wooden frame will probably scare off many loungers from tr...

Best of Three: Mid-Century Style Sectional Sofas

These similarly-styled sectional sofas are all available new from national retailers. All share button-tufted details and are shown in a neutral upholstery. Have you sat an any of them before? Which...

Walk on the Moon Rug from Atypyk
Paris, France

New from witty online French design retailer Atypyk, the beguiling 100% wool Walk on the Moon rug is decadent, whimsical and 3,000 euros. But they also sell plenty of clever, inexpensive products for ...

My Beautiful Backside Sofa by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien

We're thrilled to have stumbled across these images of the new seating collection from Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien — My Beautiful Backside. Manufactured by Italian company Moroso, the work evol...

Mountain Range Coat Rack: By Brave Space Design
Email from 5.13.08

I'd seen this rack around the web and really liked it. On Saturday I got to see it in person at BKLYN Designs in DUMBO. Designed and made by Brave Space Design from scrap pieces of FSC-Certified M...

Merge Nesting Tables from West Elm

Nesting tables are nothing new — we've even devoted a Top 10 list to them. This pair of walnut veneered nesting tables caught our eye for their unique wedge shape. We're certain this shape has bee...

Shimna Furniture: Strong, Modern and Crunchy - Email from 4.15.08

Meanwhile, I wanted to share with you yesterday this great relatively new furniture company, Shimna, which has done a great job pairing natural materials (read crunchy, organic) with strong modern fo...

Misfits Modular Sofa by Ron Arad
The New York Times 4.17.08

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,...

Beanbag Coffee Table and Ottoman from West Elm

Yesterday's post of the Modern Family Home from The New York Times Magazine prompted reader katrinales to ask where one could find similar ottomans. We'd like to suggest West Elm's new Beanbag Coffe...

Reo Lounge Chair & Ottoman: Modern Rattan from Selamat

The descriptors modern and wicker aren't usually found describing the same thing. The Reo collection from Selamat is an exception. With graphic lines and clean-lined cushions, Reo was designed by Mi...

AT Email: Create Your Own Mirrors & Custom Sizes - 4.7.08

April 7, 2008 I've been wanting a mirror for our dining room (to go behind the dining table) since we moved in last November, but had been unable to find one that was a nice strong ho...

BERGSBO Cabinet from IKEA

Waiting patiently for the Red Hook IKEA, I still needed my seasonal IKEA fix. On my most recent visit to Elizabeth, I put the new BERGSBO cabinet on my list of purchases to consider. The picture on th...

AT Email: Best Adjustable Coffee Tables 2008 - 4.1.08

April 1, 2008 No April Fools here, just a roundup of a category that is repeatedly high in our google searches: the adjustable coffee table. These are the things that look good low down b...

AT Email: Dosa Leather Poufs, The Perfect Small Seat - 3.25.08

March 25, 2008 Christina Kim, the founder of DOSA, lives in a small Richart Neutra building in Los Angeles's Silverlake neighborhood. Known for her clothing and accessories that sell at ...

Good Questions: Ideas on the Layout of my Living/Dining Room?

Hello AT, I'm having a tough time with the layout of my living/dining room. I'm moving to an apartment soon in a foreign country, and have no furniture with me. So I'm starting with a clean slate...

Look! Installing a New FLOR Area Rug

I am so excited to share my new FLOR rug with AT! I was an early adapter when it came to FLOR. After two moves, almost six years and a hot-tempered chihuahua puppy, my first FLOR purchase had seen b...