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click thumbnails for larger picsStylist Chelsea Fuss' blog, Frolic!, is one of our favorite daily reads, and lately we've been raptly following the series of lovely tablescapes she's designed fo...
click thumbnails for larger picsOr Tiffany Blue, light blue, sky - whatever you prefer. By any name, we love how the vibrant hue always manages to brighten up a room. This recent post on the col...
A place for everything, and everything in its place. It seems so simple, but it can be harder to achieve than it seems. This entryway inspires us with its practicality, and the amount of activities ...
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Frank Gehry started it back in the 1960's (see photo 2). Now, we see cardboard popping up all over throughout the design world. We've gathered five of our favori...
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The final Match-Up in the International Division has begun and will be open through the weekend. Help us decide who has THE most inspiring, small and cool home — International #01: R...
It's a beautiful day outside, and we're starting to uncurl from our winter hibernation. What better way than with some citrusy-bright beach bungalow inspiration? Sunset visits the (inland) home of R...
"When it comes to housework the one thing no book of household management can ever tell you is how to begin. Or maybe I mean why." ~Katharine Whitehorn, "Nought for Homework," Roundabout, 1962
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click thumbnails for larger picsThere may be those among you who are just so over Ikat, but we're still pretty taken with it. At the outset of the trend, the objects of our Ikat lust were all at...
click thumbnails for larger picsOn overcast days like today it can be hard to imagine that summer is just around the corner, but surprise! It's already May. Here are our picks for creating an ou...
click thumbnails for larger picsEver wanted your own tiny house? This one has a very sweet interior and is available now for just shy of $30k. See this and other finds after the jump...
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Is there a twelve-step program for addiction to throw pillows? Maybe we'll start one. It's gotten pretty bad. In fact, we've had to place a moratorium on them for the calendar year (here we come, 2010...
For anyone in the midst of the Cure, we pass along a few good quotes on the virtues of simplicity...
“Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.” - Plato
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click thumbnails for larger picsWe featured Lili's work previously on Apartment Therapy. Her amazing loft was featured in Domino magazine last year. Her new work is just as inspiring with great ...
Who says city living precludes kitchen gardening? This couple adapted their sizable (about 40 square feet) apartment balcony to grow herbs and tomatoes, and took pictures to prove it....
This little kitchen in a Portland, Oregon apartment uses a mirror over the sink to great effect. It's not unlike having a window over the sink, as the mirror reflects light and movement and adds a "...
It may be difficult to imagine anything truly exciting in the world of budvases, but these do it for us. Ryan Takaba crafts these tiny porcelain vessels, but instead of sitting on a table, they stic...
San Francisco often conjures images of multicolored row houses, a la the Painted Ladies, in bright, cheery tones. Black isn't the color that usually comes to mind when painting the house, but we're re...
click thumbnails for larger picsTomorrow's May Day, which means only a few short weeks to summer! In most places, it's time to put sweaters in storage and crank up the A/C, but in San Francisco ...
Since it is right off of the entryway, our dining room is usually cluttered with shoes on the floor and projects, mail, and anything else to be considered at a later date occupying the table. Perhaps ...
click thumbnails for larger picsIn Danville, a Williams-Sonoma Home Beekman Chair is available for $400. See this and other finds after the jump...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The newest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — SIZE #12: Bernard's ...
We love a good small-space garden design challenge, especially when it involves finding new and creative ways to grow your own food. Suzanne Forsling of Juneau, Alaska, wanted to grow vegetables, but ...
At Apartment Therapy we believe that a calm, healthy home is a necessary foundation for happiness. That said, there are always aspects of home life that can just freak you out, you know?...
For $3,000,000 you can have the Russian Hill penthouse that belongs to San Francisco's major, Gavin Newsom. He purchased the 1,693 square foot condo in 2006 from Peter Getty for $2,350,000. Since then...
Many of us likely associate tree houses with childhood fantasies. Still others never gave up the dream. This tree house built by a team of builders and designers at The TreeHouse Workshop is a retre...
While we live in an apartment (not a house) that's nowhere near the beach, we still appreciate beach house style - especially with summer right around the corner......
VOTE NOW!Attention Small Cool Fans! We've progressed from hundreds of entries to only a handful of finalists. Today, we're voting on the size division winners. Help us decide who has the most inspirin...
Something unexpected happened after we'd been through the Cure a couple of times: we became a lot less uptight about the little messes and piles that accumulate periodically around our home....
While relocating into my new loft/attic space (I have decided to call it a loftic) I did what I usually do when I move into a new home---put up a fresh coat of paint and clean the dickens out of it! T...
click thumbnails for larger picsArtist Rachel Denny, best known for her animal head trophies encased in cable knits, explores themes of domesticity throughout her work; several of her pieces are...
While perusing the wares at our local Anthropologie, we stumbled upon a large rack of oversize zinc letters meant for using as decorative accents around the home. A few years ago the look was a favori...
click thumbnails for larger picsSave about $40 plus tax and shipping on this new Design Within Reach Eames Hang It All, located in Santa Clara. See this and other finds after the jump...
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Over at the fun blog Peacock Feathers, Elizabeth has posted some photos of her freshly decorated deck, and we just love what she's done with it. This is a fabulous example of how a few quirky, inexpen...
click thumbnails for larger picsSome say a well-designed home flourishes when there's balance - a mix of old and new, warm and cool, and high and low pieces. Right now we get along perfectly fin...
Our windows are totally filthy, and we need to clean them. We don't even want to think about how many cycles of condensation and dust have caked a thin brown film over them, but the important thing ...
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Two great people who both have a superb sense of style have come together with an artwork installation that is a "don't miss" event for Bay Area art and design l...
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London designer Kelly Hoppen's website includes a portfolio of her interior design work. Its format walks us through a few different project types, from The Loft...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The newest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Teeny-tiny #15: Kev...
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First of all, it's kind of strange to look at vacation rentals in one's own city; a furnished apartment seems a bit more like playing house than a hotel does, a...
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With springtime upon us, we always find ourselves gravitating towards bright, energized color. One of our favorite colors that infuses vibrancy and excitement i...
click thumbnails for larger picsLately we're really loving the look of an upholstered bar stool in the kitchen. We would venture to say it's more common these days to find a sleek, contemporary ...
We fell in love with Mark Giglio's new wallpaper patterns when Re-Nest (our sister site featuring green design for the home) first featured them a few months ago. Unfortunately they weren't available....
click thumbnails for larger picsIn Brisbane, a Mid-Century Modern couch with caned sides and vintage woven upholstery is available for $420. See this and more finds after the jump...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The newest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Little #02: colorTH...
The Swedenborgian Church in San Francisco, built in 1895, is an example of the beginnings of the Arts and Crafts tradition.
This month, San Francisco is hosting the national convention of the America...
click thumbnails for larger picsSkinny laMinx is one of our favorite Etsy sellers (remember the "I Wish We Had Ikea" pillow?), and her new line of fabric makes us love her store all the more. Ma...
click thumbnails for larger picsWhite walls can look too stark and clean - normally, we like the idea of painting at least one room in an apartment or even a single wall a different color but wh...
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On both interiors and exteriors, we're spotting a renewed use of shingles in contemporary architecture. The wood shingle comes in a relatively small and easily-...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The latest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Small #14: Dave & A...
Usually the view goes the other way, but this enterprising person decided to turn the tables on that notion. This presumably DIY paper-cut of the Seattle skyline dresses up a uniform apartment windo...
Lately, we have become dissatisfied by the current landing pad in our entry. We have a great hook for our keys and jacket, and a go to place for our purse, but our mail always ends up tossed on the t...
click thumbnails for larger picsTrudging towards the baggage claim at SFO around midnight on Saturday, grumpy from having endured a two-and-a-half-hour flight delay, we were cheered by the disco...
Despite the fact that this little nook came together last Fall, to our eyes it looks quintessentially Spring......
click thumbnails for larger picsIn Ingleside, a set of four vintage cantilever chairs with gray tweed upholstery and chrome bases are available for $120. Find this and other deals after the jump...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The latest round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Teeny-tiny #04: Ann...
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