We're always excited to get our copy of Diner Journal. We expect lots of yummy recipes from the folks who run Brooklyn restaurants, Marlow & Sons, Diner and Bonita, but we hadn't anticipated fin...
We recently stopped by Natrona Furniture on our lunch break. The space is large and we were impressed with the selection. Prices seemed very reasonable, especially when the furniture is all in-stoc...
Dear AT, So I'm moving to a new place and decided to go clean, bright white for most of my living room furniture. The living room is in an open space shared with the kitchen. The floors are darke...
Dear AT, Just signed a 2-year lease for a basement-level apartment in Spanish Harlem and I need help and advice on how to make the space brighter and less claustrophobic. It's a railroad layout with...
Dear AT, My friend is throwing out an IKEA Tullsta barrel chair, and I offered to take it off his hands. The only problem is that the chair is in the "natural" color and heavily stained. I know ...
Dear AT, I am currently looking for a nice modern console table to put on casters and use as both a sideboard near my dining room table and as a second prep surface in my kitchen. I don't have a l...
Dear AT, My boyfriend and I just moved into our first post-college apartment. We're pretty much settled in, but the wall above our bed is completely blank. Since taking this picture, we have addre...
Dear AT, The other month I came home to find this giant branch in the middle of my patio. It's pretty huge and my ceilings are quite tall. I had an idea to paint it and mount it to my wall as a c...
Dear AT, I am closing on my very first townhouse in a few weeks and I'd like to paint the living room navy blue and the kitchen yellow. I love the KWID's Imperial Trellis wallpaper, but it isn't v...
Dear AT, My grandmother, a glamorous woman who lived her whole life in New York, cherished her genuine Louis XVI chairs. When she died, the appraiser informed us that though the style was genuine L...
Dear AT, I bought this tree stump side table at TJMax in Chelsea and I was wondering if anyone knew where it was originally sold? There was no tag or stick on the item saying what store it was fro...
Dear AT, I found this chair at an estate sale. The cushions were horrible so they got tossed. It needs a general cleaning and the straps need replacing. What I'm wondering about is, can I s...
Dear AT, I picked up a really great Heywood-Wakefield coffee table on Craigslist this week -- or at least, it WILL be a really great table someday. For now, it needs to be refinished. The damage ...
Dear AT, I found this chair at a thrift store for $5, and I'm wondering what the best way to repair it is. The finish is chipping off, and the cane back is starting to fall apart, but I can't affo...
Dear AT, I love the idea behind Sofa.com: luxurious, comfortable customized sofas at an affordable price, and more importantly, they sell online. The company was founded by two guys who just wanted...
Dear AT, I am looking to update my bedroom, and I wanted bedside tables that look like the glossy white ones with the X legs from Williams Sonoma Home. However, at $795 a piece my part-time student...
Dear AT, I fell in love with this sectional, but I don't know where to find it. Does anyone recognize this sectional set? I am trying to figure out who manufactured it and from what collection it...
Not dwarves. We needed a cleaning crew last week and our go-to guy wasn't available. Who Ya Gonna Call? We got a tip to call Little Elves and can't say enough good things about them. They came the...
Dear AT, I found this awesome mid century Burke task chair in great condition! The chair is white fiberglass with a metal base and wood accent and has casters. It doesn't have an original cushion...
Dear AT, We're looking for a couch - comfortable enough for both of us to lay and watch TV, take naps on, but also attractive to look at (we like mid-century modern - couch w/ legs). We're still deb...
Everyone is gearing up for the beginning of the year's Flea Market Season. In addition to the excitement surrounding the brand new Brooklyn Flea, The New York Times provides us with a glimpse at the...
Hello AT, Help! I need to get this chair reupholstered, but I don't know where to go. Where in Manhattan can I get my antique corner chair reupholstered, at a reasonable price? Thanks! Bettina...
Hello AT, I bought five Danish teak chairs a couple years ago, and a few of them are coming loose and splitting, to the point where they can no longer be used safely. Is there anyone in New York wh...
Hello AT, I bought two of the Ikea Gyllen wall lamps and want to hang them horizontally over my bed, but I'd like to wire them in sequence and use just one plug to plug them into the switched outlet....
Hello AT, My girlfriend and I sold our individual apartments and together bought a 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath apartment. Now we need someone who can help us keep it beautiful. We've tried a few different...
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