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Posts tagged “outdoor”

Wreaths in Windows

We loved the wreath in the window from Lindsey's Where to Wear Your Wreath. Hanging a wreath in a window lets if float a bit, with all eyes on its color and form....

Beautiful Lime Washed Walls & an Awesome Deck!
design*sponge

My mouth dropped open yesterday when I saw this gorgeous yellow room on design*sponge. It wasn't just the color that caught my eye but the beautiful wash effect (not to mention the David Lance Goine...

Pumpkin Topiaries

Alright, there are only a few days left until Halloween, but there is still time to create a pumpkin topiary. The ones that are carved will be great for Halloween and a few days beyond. The solid pu...

A Green Roof Grows in Brooklyn
by Future Green Studio

This green roof is on top of an Adelphi Street residence in Brooklyn. It's 600sf in area and provides a beautiful green oasis from the streetscape below......

Bale Backer Chairs by John Caswell

Here’s an idea for you fall lovers. John Caswell is a clever, whimsical designer from Bristol. His latest creation is a simple chair back that can be wedged into a bale of hay making sitting on st...

Tatzu Nishi Brings Home to Art

Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi builds homes around large monuments. Rather than making art for homes, he creates homes around art. Shown here is Tatzu Nishi's latest project outside the Art Gallery of ...

Outdoor Furniture... Indoors?

It's rainy and cold in NYC and it feels like fall has arrived. For those lucky to have an outdoor space in the city, what do you do with your outdoor furniture? Do you bring it inside this time of ...

BloomFrame Window & Balcony by Hofman Dujardin Architects

The Bloomframe is now in production! The concept for a window that transforms into a balcony space spread across the internet — Apartment Therapy first posted it in November of 2005! —...

Budget Gardening Tips for Concrete Backyard?
Good Questions

Q: My boyfriend and I just rented a beautiful garden-level apartment in a brownstone. The problem is that our backyard is all concrete with little to block the sight of our neighbors. To boot, neit...

Mosquito Repellents for the Home

New Yorkers have experienced the best weather of the year these past few days. It's been fair and breezy in the low 70s, after a hellish few weeks of heatwaves and violent rain. I've felt inspired t...

Outdoor Artwork at Garden LM

We've visited the subject of hanging art outside before. Garden LM takes two- and three-dimensional outdoor art to beautiful heights....

Modern Pool House & Patio
ArchDaily

Though it is technically just a pool house, I'd love to move into this 1,200 square foot structure as my primary residence....

Best Outdoor Spaces! East Coast, European & African Submissions

Ever wondered what you could do with that little scrap of balcony or yard outside your door? Here's more inspiration and resources from homes in the East Coast, Europe and Africa. These were the 8 m...

Best Outdoor Garden Hose Showers 2009

It's been really hot lately, and I've been wanting to find and purchase a simple outdoor shower that would hook up to a hose and stick into or sit on the lawn. At the house we visited in Italy in J...

Vertical Garden: A Green Wall in Islington
Architects' Journal

What a sad sight! The exterior vertical garden of Paradise Park Children's Centre in the London Borough of Islington has seen better days! Britain's first "Living Wall" was installed in 2006 and inc...

Bird Bottle by Julie Rooney
Design Showcase 2009

Materials: Aluminum, stainless steel, powdercoat Price Point: $142 "The Birdbottle is a modern update to the classic bird house of the colonial days. What once was a functional necessity in the col...

Outdoor Summer Kitchen by Muru & Pere
Dezeen

An outdoor kitchen is a total fantasy in New York City — it's even less attainable than your own washer & dryer or walk-in closet. That's why this circular cooking and entertaining space in Es...

Romantic Bedrooms: Best Yurt Sources 2009

Our Yurt (a few summers ago) Over ten years ago, we put up our first yurt in a field out on Long Island. A spare bedroom, a romantic getaway and a dramatic design statement, that round yurt is still...

Look! Putting Up a Big Purple Martin House

One of my summer aspirations was to put up a birdhouse with Ursula. It was my latest dad and daughter project. We talked about it for weeks, did some research and then picked up a beautiful purple...

Look! Schultz 1966 Collection & Carter Kustera

When I see things that I like, I take a photo, sometimes with my phone and sometimes with my good camera. These I spotted at the D&D building a few weeks ago. The left is an absolutely beautiful out...

Wall Staining: An Alternative to Paint
Italy

Part of the beauty of Italy is the colors of the buildings. Picture the rich ochres and peachy pinks of Tuscany or the brights of Burano. In Piemonte, Diana and Micha love rich, saturated color and ...

Treehouses by Romero Studios

New York City's Romero Studios designs, among other things, treehouses. Lots and lots of extraordinary treehouses from the Petra Cliff house in New Mexico to the Five Oaks house just north of NYC......

Four Funny Welcome Mats

Escapes Month may find you welcoming others into your home. We've all acted like it's a pain to host guests in our homes, but most of the moaning and groaning is only in jest. Here, we share four fu...

Look! Table Setting Artwork from Start to Finish

This past weekend we had dinner at my mother's house, and we cooked for her and two of her old friends. It was a lovely summer evening. My first job was to set the table, something I love doing. For...

High End Papasan: Tropicalia Cocoon by Patricia Urqiuola

An expensive update of the Papasan? Patricia Urquiola's Tropicalia collection for Moroso features this hanging cocoon that looks like the perfect colorful alternative to a hammock... ...