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Husmus Modular Recycling Bins by Muungano

These colorful recycling bins are more sophisticated than they first appear — the Husmus (translation: house mouse) bins from Swedish company Muungano are designed to fit in cabinetry under si...

Dune: Furniture & Design Studio

Dune has been producing high-quality contemporary furniture since 1998. The designs of Tom Dixon, Nick Dine, Fabien Baron, Jeffrey Bernett, Harry Allen Victoria Meyers and Dune president Richard She...

Let the Light Shine In: Stained Glass Windows

I adore stained glass windows in homes. In fact, it was primarily because of the stained glass window in the bathroom that I fell in love with my old studio apartment in Brooklyn, instantly — ...

Lampshades in Color

Lampshades are to a room what a scarf or jewelry is to an outfit. Okay — I just made that up and since I am neither a fashion expert nor an interior designer, please don't think that I take my...

Look! 290 Mulberry Day & Night

I took this first photo a few months ago because the outside of this building at the corner of Mulberry and Houston is so textural and odd looking it just made me want to touch it. ...

Germain: Eye-Popping Interior by India Mahdavi

The new Parisian restaurant Germain was designed by India Mahdavi and its centerpiece is the oversized, faceted, yellow, and highheeled sculpture Sophie by Xavier Veilhan. Sophie lives in two spaces...

Barber Osgerby for The Rug Company: Not Just for Kids

For their first collection of rugs for children, The Rug Company went to Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby of British design duo Barber Osgerby. The designers — who already have a wonderfully col...

Colorful Accents & Accessories for the Home
Roundup

Let's get multicolored. All month long we've brought you a complete spectrum of colorful Roundups and now we leave you with the most eye-warping collection yet. ...

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...

Purple Accents & Accessories for the Home
Roundup

We're at the end of our colorful Roundups and it’s time for purple. What can decorating with purple do for you? Think regal, dramatic. Purple is great for formal entertaining, like a dining room, ...

Rooms With Silver Linings

As we continue into color month, I thought I would venture into metallics with a showcase of silver rooms....

Coisas da Doris Tour at Belle Maison

When we saw the tour of Doris Sochaczewski's home decor boutique on the Belle Maison blog, we knew we had to share it during Apartment Therapy's month of color. The shop is that perfect blend of whi...

Coloring Your Kitchen Appliances?

Yesterday we polled you on multi-colored faucets. Would you customize your kitchen appliances with color, glitter, or Swarovski crystals? Italian company Coolors is offering you the option to "be c...

Blue Accents & Accessories for the Home
Roundup

Next on our Color Roundup is blue − the calm, tranquil color of the sky and sea. Blue is considered a dependable color; it’s always there for us. In fact most people answer blue when asked ...

Pink Rooms That I Don't Hate

A while back, Annie shared with us her dislike of purple. I feel the same way about pink so I too, decided to challenge myself to find pink rooms I actually sort of liked....

Hot or Not? Multicolor Bathroom Faucet by Savil

We've seen some wild color uses so far this Apartment Therapy COLOR month. Is a bathroom faucet a place you'd think to add color? Italian company Savil design came out with this new "V-Color" fauc...

Paint Palettes from Donald Kaufman

Donald Kaufman's full spectrum paints have been mentioned time and again here by Apartment Therapy readers. For a closer look, here is a gallery of residences where his paints are used and their pal...

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. ...

Hot or Not? Voltaire Collection by Jasper van Groote

The Voltaire series uses psychedelic colored rubber to give stuffy antiques a makeover. Designed by by Jasper van Groote, the antique furniture is restored and reconditioned, and then coated in color...

Neutral Rooms With Texture, Pattern & Shape

Before I began this post, I looked up the definition of neutral just so I could be sure of what I thought I already understood. After all, beige and grey (or gray) are both colors, right? At what po...

Carl Plansky (1951-2009): Artist & Founder of Williamsburg Paints

New York painter and paintmaker Carl Plansky passed away last weekend. Carl Plansky was known for founding Williamsburg Paints -- a company that makes high quality artists' materials and handmade oil...

A Calm, Colorful Connecticut Home
New York Spaces

New York Spaces magazine features the Connecticut house of architect Gene Kohn and his wife Barbara. The Victorian house was built in 1894 and designed by Ehrick Kensett Rossiter, an American archite...

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...

Textile Designer Paolo Bagnara's Colorful Milan Home
Cote Maison

Cote Maison magazine features the intensely colorful home of Paolo Bagnara — a textile designer who LOVES prints, patterns, stripes, and color. The designer uses lots of purples and says that...

Unexpected Color in Glass Doorknobs

We enjoy spotting color in unexpected places around a home. One place we wouldn't expect rich jewel tones: doorknobs......

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