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Inspiration: Bold-Patterned Draperies
Roundup: Keeping it Simple in the Bedroom
School Gym Converted to Eclectic ...
click thumbnails for larger picsHaving a guest room with a full-size bed is a nice luxury, but for most of us lucky enough to have a spare room, that room needs to serve several purposes at once...
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We've been obsessing over this bathroom for a while now. We think it is something about the apothecary-style classic simplicity of everything that is drawing us ...
click thumbnails for larger picsMarie Claire Maison is one of our favorite resources for great ideas. We have always admired their gorgeous photography and inspiring examples of interior design....
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Curt is a man after our own heart: his apartment, largely furnished by hand-me-downs and thrift store finds, houses an awesome collection of chairs. Curt also c...
We've slowly been working our way through the possessions we have stored away at mom and dad's house. From childhood memorabilia to more recent objects like wedding gifts, we still have things stowe...
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Who Lives Here: Sara and Maddie (her Scottish Terrier)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Size: 283 square feet
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We can't really get enough of Jean Pelle's designs — her projects for Ready Made are crafty yet elegant, and her wood and gold leaf candleholders are simply beautiful. This time she's crafted a ...
Monday, we posted about how a pop of color (fuchsia, in this case) added to a frame within a grouping adds a measure of interest and drama. Serendipitously, we later stumbled across these wonderful an...
Solbeam, from the Apartment Therapy Home Cure flickr pool, is doing a beautiful job of organizing and decluttering her media. She's thinking of filling that empty glass vase (top shelf on the right ha...
With all the messes that are made in kitchens, some may wonder why white is such a popular color for the space. But we love a white kitchen for just that reason: it conveys a sense of cleanliness that...
click thumbnails for larger pics In our classifieds, an assembled Holger Strom IQ lamp is available for $150. See this and other scavenger finds after the jump...
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Who Lives There: dp2r and his wife
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Size: 900 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? Our...
These colorful prints from Orignaux Moose instantly put a smile on our face. We like how such lovely sentiments are matched with equally lovely designs. See more prints after the jump......
THIS WEEK
• Cherry Blossom Festival
• Flora Grubb at Design Within Reach
• Judy North at Electric Works
• Brian Mark Taylor at Elliott Fouts Gallery
• Julie Alland at Public...
This amazing curtain by Bauke Knottnerus, a Dutch designer, could be a wonderful room divider. We love the idea of printing photos at a large scale on fabric. This is a great way to showcase your own ...
It can be really frustrating to want to make a significant change to your home decor without the funds to buy a new piece or hire help, but very often the most significant changes require no or very...
We recently checked out a Smart Car interior for the first time and were surprised at how spacious it felt. While the cab of a car is a far cry from our home interiors, we can still remember a few l...
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Who Lives Here: Jordan, Larissa and Little Maya
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 875 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your...
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Not to be confused with Queen Anne High School, which was converted to condos in 2006, West Queen Anne Elementary School led the local trend when it was convert...
We've been a huge fan of hanging unframed artwork with binder clips like Elizabeth blogged about here. (Make sure to put a little piece of paper over your artwork, though, as binder clips can rust in ...
click thumbnails for larger picsFiona and Ben O'Brien, the UK-based husband and wife duo behind Wish You Were Here—a beautiful, whimsical collection of giclee prints—have just released a new...
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Apartment Therapy Chicago recently did a post on Otomi textiles, handmade fabric produced by the Otomi Indians of Hidalgo, Mexico. The style has seen a surge in ...
click thumbnails for larger picsIn Redwood City, a Herman Miller-built Eames desk unit is available for $850. See it and other finds after the jump...
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Last year you helped us give thousands of dollars to Habitat for Humanity, your non-profit of choice. This year we're asking you to help again. For three years Apartment Therapy has been teaming up wi...
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Name: Brenden & Shannon
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 478 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? W...
click thumbnails for larger picsThe obvious association with red and green as a color combo is Christmas, and not in a good way. Perhaps the colors make you think of cheesy dimestore wreaths and...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe have a deep fascination and love for powder-coating. It's like the bacon of the design world - throw some on anything and it's bound to be good. So when we saw...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe came across photography by Magnus Persson when we featured
Jimmy Schönning's apartment a couple months ago. He takes beautiful pictures of food, interiors, f...
In the vein of an old-fashioned book strap, we love this very no-frills design for holding big mail, such as rolled-up newspapers and magazines....
This DIY bathroom storage solution is so cool. It reminds us of old wash basins found in bedrooms before there were indoor bathrooms!......
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Who Lives Here: Kim & Erik
Location: Berkeley, California
Size: 764 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? Lot...
It's a voyeur's dream: photographer Mark Cowper has created a series of portraits of people in their homes. The catch? Each person is a resident in a single high rise with identical units. The serie...
Photographs by Gustavo Sanabria
In early March an art group in Madrid created an installation of 80 recycled plastic bags that were perched on stems, illuminated and inflated with the help of the win...
Keeping houseplants brings a lot of energy and life into a home, and with relatively little effort. Like most household items, however, plants need a deep cleaning every once in a while. Even though y...
This massive three-story home in the Corona Heights neighborhood of the city has been featured in several media outlets recently. What makes it so special? Turns out it is green on top, blue on the in...
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A West Elm adjustable metal floor lamp is available for $75, plus lots of beautiful desks today in the Scavenger. Click below for all the finds...
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Who Lives Here: Rita
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 514 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? I get to...
click thumbnails for larger picsWhile they may not be the most practical choice in this earthquake-prone region, hanging vases certainly do create a lovely effect. Whether for a party or for eve...
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Occasionally clocks can be a big downer (say, when your alarm goes off or when you're trying to will the work day to end), but for the most part having a few aro...
click thumbnails for larger picsInspired by this beautiful weather, we spent most of our Sunday cleaning the balcony, repotting a few plants, and pruning all the rest. We finally put the patio c...
We've seen salvage-wood frames from bigger retailers before, but they're usually the paint-flecked boat wood we've come to expect from the material. We're loving these we found on Etsy, which are pa...
When we posted on the beauty of kitchen utensils during kitchen and bath month, two readers tipped us off to the work of photographer Jan Groover. Her work is primarily still lifes of the everyday a...
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Name: Patti P.
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 430 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? The apartment ...
We pride ourselves with finding inspiration in all kinds of interiors, not just those with impossibly high design. There is a lot that is commendable about Nathan's simple apartment bathroom, which ...
We are always putting bits of inspirational material up on our wall and cork board, but don't always want to put a hole in some of our more treasured prints and photos. These magnetic thumbtacks provi...
click thumbnails for larger picsThe other day on her Real Simple blog, the fabulous Holly Becker alerted us to the existence of Rachel Whiting, a British photographer whose interior work is simp...
click thumbnails for larger picsYou probably don't envision your dream home as a log cabin decked out Laura Ingalls Wilder-style, but a few rustic pieces used sparingly around the home can help ...
click thumbnails for larger pics In SOMA, a $600 Sleepy Hollow platform bed from CB2 is available for delivery today. See this and more scavenger finds after the jump...
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Who Lives There: Bernard
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
Size: 450 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? The light...
click thumbnails for larger picsAfter moving into a new house last year, we decided at first not to worry about window treatments in the living room; why not enjoy the view for a while? Soon, ho...
We were so excited to open our inbox today and find this little peek into a Nob Hill penthouse from SF-based interior designer Steven Miller. See more photos of the project after the jump......
We only have one window in our home, so we like to keep it mostly uncovered. In the past we used very transparent fabric, and we also tried decorative wooden screens. Privacy is not much of an issue, ...
It's happening: the idea of spending more than a few non-essential minutes outside is becoming more and more palatable as the weather warms and the sky brightens. And this gallery of outdoor nap spo...
We were looking for information on painting radiators and came across this pretty decorative paint job by San Francisco's Robinson Finishes. The radiator has been refreshed with a white coat of pain...
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Name: J & R
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 650 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? Reclaimed redw...
In general we may have passed over this look as a little too scholastic, but the way these rooms are styled with the bold, bright colors of Eames shell chairs with attached arm desks gets a passing ...
Photograph by Hallie BurtonWe are huge proponents of the frame and art montage. We have (probably) too many on our own wall, and really enjoy mixing modern with baroque, metals and woods, and all medi...
A little while back we blogged about the amazing object murals Maira Kalman did for a school library project; it seemed like an idea that would translate beautifully to the home. Well, Jessica from Th...
A small cottage in Russian Hill gets a glamorous second life as a hip Parisian flat, thanks to interior designer April Sheldon......
click thumbnails for larger picsA recently sold-out West Elm 8x10 cable rug in gray is available in the Sunset. See more deals below the jump...
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Who Lives Here: Argelia & Rodrigo
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 880 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, co...
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