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The Parsons Dining Table, 10 Ways
Before & After: John's Victorian Staircase
Displaying Childhood Collecti...
Whitewashed or pickled wood finishes, popular in the eighties and early nineties, can look rather dated in today's interiors, despite their resurgence as "shabby chic." But whitewashing can also ...
Need a reason to look up from your cutting board? What about painting your ceiling in beautiful, vibrant color!
Here are seven kitchen ceilings that recently caught our attention and made us start e...
Over at Bloesem: Black and White Inspiration, we spotted this amazing room photographed by Frederik Vercruysse. With so many simple design choices executed beautifully, we were reminded of othe...
In honor of one of our favorite types of collections--strange, wonderful and odd tchotchkes--we have created a roundup of little treasures for building your own cabinet of curiosities......
Created by San Francisco biologist and artist Kevin Clarke, these odd little beetle dioramas are in a world of their own......
Q: I've always gotten such good advice from the Apartment Therapy crowd, that I'm back again. I have a small collection of letter R's (they have been gifts and my own purchases) that I love. Previousl...
We previously posted about Amy Ruppel's State Birds Series, today we wanted to share with you a collection of state birds prints from Dutch Door Press. Their approach is very different, much more...
Up for grabs in SF today, two of the espresso colored 2 x 3 rolling bookcases from West Elm shown above. Originally these cost $399 each plus delivery, but are being offered at $229 for the se...
Collected sugar packets in a shadowbox frame are perfect for the kitchen
Many of you loved the warm and homey feel of Katy and Tighe's Cozy Island Cottage, and of course the gorgeous woodland surroun...
(Welcome to Sarina from Seattle. She is one of the bloggers trying out for a place on the Apartment Therapy editorial team, covering different cities in the NW. Comments welcome!)
Name: Sarina...
THIS WEEK
• Heath
• Baker
• UC Botanical Garden
• Janakos & Company
• Rex Ray
• Lauren Sanders
• Eron Johnson
• Rose and Radish
...and more, below the jump...
Gardeners relate to our planet more intimately than most, with their hands in the dirt and their eyes on the weather. So who better to speak to environmental concerns like climate change? The Lat...
We've seen a lot of San Francisco Victorian renovations go the way of the modern; when original details need re-tooling, many owners choose to replace them with updated designs. Others, like John Clar...
Do you like to keep something pretty on your table while serving weeknight meals? How about during dinner parties? Do you break out fresh flowers and candles? Or do you keep it simple, letting the foo...
(Welcome to Ally from Seattle. She is one of the bloggers trying out for a place on the Apartment Therapy editorial team, covering different cities in the NW. Comments welcome!)
Name: Ally
Loca...
Many of you love velvet, especially the blue kind, but either have a hard time keeping it clean or just haven't given in (to avoid such velvety dilemmas). You want it to retain its luster for years, y...
We have always been fond of concrete as a building material, and now we have reason to be even more partial to it. We loved the concrete art that was blogged about on Apartment Therapy last year, but ...
There are a few styles at work in this beach house dining room, and we like how they balance each other out: contemporary, industrial, and traditional......
Q: I absolutely LOVE this bookcase and have been trying to find something like this for awhile – a book or display case type solution that doesn’t look like any other standard bookcase. Can any o...
With colder days just around the corner, we have been looking at warm blankets and winter decor. Through our search we came across a story from the Domino archives about Tartan. The patterns can be ve...
Fresh from our Apartment Therapy classifieds today, four matching mahogany and steel Thonet side chairs that would work beautifully as a dining set with the right modern table. ...
Something about Virginia Johnson's gauzy textiles and bright, energetic prints makes us think of summer, and yet the colors and patterns of this pillow collection seem like they'll blend beautifully r...
(Welcome to Olivia from Portland. She is the first of a group of bloggers trying out for a place on the Apartment Therapy editorial team, covering different cities in the Northwest. Comments welcome!)...
Last week we wrote about some DIY ideas for decorating with tillandsias, or air plants. But if you're not in a crafty mood, why not mine the Etsy talent pool and go for a tillandsia terrarium or ...
We just discovered the work of Dos Family, a band of three friends and photographers in Sweden. Jenny, Staffan and Isabelle take luscious photos of homes and share them on their website.
We are espe...
It's no secret that we here at Apartment Therapy are big fans of SF-based artist Rex Ray. His colorful, biomorphic work is captivating and, we've always found, inspiring. It seems we're not the only o...
Early autumn garage sales are some of our favorites; wake up early, throw on a hoodie, grab some cash and coffee and foray into the unknown yards and garages of those who purge at the change of...
Photographs reader-submitted on DesiretoinspireWhile we can't help but love when our dog, Jackson, snuggles up with us on the couch, we know that there are still some out there who are not keen on the...
This room foregoes artwork all together in favor of walls covered entirely in fabric. The vibrant blue hue is just about the color of evening light, making this feel like a relaxing retreat at day's...
Q: We're moving into a new apartment and want to repaint the kitchen/dining room. At present, it's a fairly neutral griege but I just don't find it that interesting and would like something more ...
When we were in college, printing class was one of our favorites. Linocut was the first printing technique that we learned. It is similar to woodcut, but it is much easier to master as linoleum i...
This petite mid century coffee table is not hard on the eyes or the wallet at only $40....
We love the idea of the backyard shed as peaceful getaway, like Lisa's beautiful cottage in Port Orchard, Washington, built and decorated with recycled materials. If you're interested in building...
Names: Katy and Tighe
Location: Vashon, Washington
Size: 850 square feet
Years lived in: 1 year, rented
Back when Katy and Tighe were city dwellers, they lived a semi-country life. They built a gre...
Our bed has gone naked for far too long, and it's time for some kind of a headboard, preferably a cushy one to lean against for reading. With our simple bedding, a headboard upholstered in a bold...
Many fans of Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte eagerly wait for it to show up on menus again in the Fall. However, for those of us on a budget, those little cups of goodness can add up. Making your own a...
This is one color/texture obsession that's just not going away for us. While I've yet to own a blue velvet piece of furniture, these 10 examples have it high on my gush list, in a way that feel...
We love these paintings of birds that incorporate a somewhat digital deconstruction. With a modern, pixelated take on romantic and beautiful images, we'd love to hang one of these on our wall....
Ewwweee! These specimens would have seriously freaked me out as a child - I screamed at the sight of anything with wings, antennae, or six-to-eight legs. But I'm a big girl now, and even like t...
Q: I was hoping someone on this fine website can help me with my dilemma. I just moved into a small attic apartment, and have found myself struggling with all the funky angled walls/ceiling. I'm esp...
Because today is the first day of Fall and many trees are already changing color, at least in some parts of the country, we wanted to share with you this great DIY project on how to make a maple leaf ...
It's all about the mid-century finds today in SF starting with these fab Kartell Dr. No chairs. Click through for plenty more to complete your retro room....
Shopping from the comfort of your living room seems like a relatively modern convenience, doesn't it? These days, after all, with the abundance of online retailers, you could furnish your whole h...
Maybe you've noticed that the Parsons table, in the myriad incarnations of its simple, balanced form, is one of the most frequently advertised items in our Scavenger posts. The reason for the tab...
OK, 50 is a liiiittle bit of an overstatement, considering many of the "ideas" are product placements from the House Beautiful Kitchen of the Year that was on display in Rockefeller Center. However, i...
Q: We're moving into a new apartment and are trying to work out what color to paint the living room walls to go with our big, red sofa. The sofa is a dark red with a bit of blue in it. (see pic). The ...
On a recent stroll through the Mission, we caught Lisa Davidson Wissink's "Knuts 4 Knots" show (sadly, only through the window on the shop's closed day). Selected for display at the much-loved ...
These tables grabbed our attention---as lovers of type, lucite furniture, and functional design as a whole, these hit the spot......
Casual collections often seem to migrate to windowsills. It seems they're a natural display space: Is it because abundant natural light highlights their surfaces? Because they're at window open...
We posted about framing wallpaper samples previously on Apartment Therapy, but we especially like the way it is done in this neutrally decorated room. For many, committing to one wallpaper is an overw...
This dark brown velvet DWR Frank sleeper sofa was originally purchased for over $3500 and is still in perfect condition. ...
Last week we went down to Hayes Valley to check out the new location of Birch, one of our favorite local florists, and the shop did not disappoint. Brightly colored blooms and shapely white containers...
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