apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

•Four Logs: designed by Dean Van Dis: Finally, a solution for the empty fireplace besides pillar candles. •Camilla Engman's blog: Artist Engman has a fine eye for color. She is redoing her apartment in Sweden. Check it. •Flora Gill Jacobs — The goddess of small things — is dead: Jacobs, "Considered the foremost authority in the U.S. on antique dollhouses and their furniture," died on May 31 at the age of 87. •Home Dopey: Drug caches are found in Home Depot vanities and Charles and Hudson say "The surge in bathroom renovations has been answered." •Keyaki wood teacups from Rare Device: "Keyaki wood is a Japanese elm and has been much prized for centuries by Japanese woodworkers for the dramatic and beautiful grain." •Small Private Gardens by Alejandro Bahamón: Just in time for Gardening Month: "Increasing density in our cities has made it very difficult to find space for gardens. This compilation gathers the best examples of the way garden designers use strategic solutions to optimize space.” •Flowerpower Fan: otherwise known as the Elmar Flötotto from Germany. Comes with a high density foam blade that won't chop your head off. •The Kenguru: Great design for wheelchair users!

Writer's Almanac:
•It's the birthday of short-story writer and memoirist Tobias Wolff
•POEM: "Six National Guardsmen Blown Up Together" by Peg Lauber