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Flickr Find: Mizrobot's Vintage Bottles

Browsing our favorite Flickr images we came across Mizrobot's collection of vintage bottles and had to share. We love the colors and shapes of her well-appointed selection, and they're set off so nice...

Flickr Finds: Classic Party Decoration Inspiration

Festive and classic, the party decorations featured on this album cover can still hold their own in a world that celebrates kitch times. By having a few basic items on hand: streamers, tissue paper ...

Urban Gardening

We've heard a lot about dumpster pools lately but what dumpster gardens? For the urban dweller, this is a great alternative to the rooftop garden. Plus, it's a perfect way to reuse and recycle an ab...

New Apartment Therapy SF Flickr Group Pool

The team here at Apartment Therapy:SF is notorious for spending hours perusing the Flickr archives in search of amazing images to share with our readers, but we can't deny the bias we have toward im...

Flickr Finds: Adding Color with Vintage Pyrex

Displaying vintage Pyrex in your home is a simple way to add a splash color and personality. Enjoy this Flickr inspiration for some ideas on showing off your wares. You can go full-on with a Pyrex...

Flickr Finds: A Touch of Turquoise

We were browsing pictures of readers' homes this morning, and loved seeing touches of turquoise that brightened up some of the spaces! Here are our favorite blasts of the blue that made us smile......

Flickr Find: Crazy House Of Collections In Seattle

An ex-Boeing engineer collects anything and everything at his home in Seattle. His walls are packed with taxidermy (real and fake), toasters, electronics, vintage prints and paintings, plus all sor...

Flickr Find: A Chariot & Polar Bears? Enough Said

We thought we had seen it all earlier today with this striped and labeled house in Omaha, but we do believe that this Chariot of Polar Bears takes the proverbial cake. Why keep such fabulous designs...

Flickr Find: Restoring an Eames Lounger

We came across a Flickr set titled "Project Lounge" that documents the restoration of a weather-worn Eames Lounger that was coming apart at the seams. This is a restoration that we can wrap our minds ...

Flickr Find: Painted Floor by Michael Lin

Taiwanese artist Michael Lin is known for creating large installations inspired by traditional textiles from his country. The brilliantly colored floral patterns are quite a sight to behold, like this...

Flickr Finds: Ashley's Clever Dining Room Bar

Maybe we've been watching too much Mad Men, but lately we've been obsessed with stylish bar set-ups in the dining room, where cocktails can be close at hand for easy mixing during or after a meal. Ash...

Flickr Find: Tulips and Clock

We love this simple vignette of vibrant tulips paired with a cool, retro-style clock. It got us wondering, how many of you choose your floral bouquets to match your decor?...

Flickr Find: Toy Terrariums

Cruising around Flickr, we came across this delightful play on terrariums--small toy animals in recycled jars. We think these are a fun way to put a collection of small objects on display, and like th...

Flickr Finds: Jenhewett's Bright Book Corner

We came upon this photo of a cozy looking reading corner, and had to share it here on Apartment Therapy. We greatly appreciate a small area, stolen from the larger living space, and turned into an int...

Flickr Finds: The Ace Hotel's Indoor Patio

It's got all the features of a modern patio, without the small detail of the outdoor part: the indoor patio at Seattle's Ace Hotel. Check it out after the jump......

Flickr Finds: Richard Winchell's Minimal Vancouver Patio

We've seen, and loved, plenty of verdant patios with lush, overflowing container gardens. But that's not the only game in town; this spare outdoor space can also be an oasis of calm, with only one o...

Flickr Finds: A Growing Patio Garden

A patio garden that's just starting out can look a little scraggly, but benefits of greenery, visual pleasure and sometimes food make it well worth it. And as this garden demonstrates, it doesn't ta...

Flickr Find: Hanging Vegetable Garden

This is practically one of the wonders of the world. This particular hanging garden isn't just decorative, though - it's a vegetable garden......

Flickr Finds: Patio-Free Flower Garden

These days we've been combing the internet for examples of people who have used apartment patios to create outdoor living spaces and gardens. But this picture reminds us that not even a patio is nee...

Flickr Find: Balcony of Succulents

Can you tell we're on a bit of a succulent kick lately? If you have one of those awkward balconies that isn't quite wide enough for a chair but still deserves some attention, why not emulate this look...

Flickr Finds: Skinnylaminx's Couchscape

Sometimes a sunny spot inside is a perfectly adequate substitute for the luxurious outdoor living rooms we're seeing in every magazine and catalog. This "couchscape" of colorful pillows calls to us....

Flickr Finds: Potted Succulent Garden

To us, a cluster of succulents is just about one of the most delightful plant arrangements around. Fill several large pots with a few of your favorite specimens, and you've got an instant garden that ...

Flickr Finds: Candles in the Garden

Candlelight against lush green foliage is always a little magical, and we usually see it used on a table top or along a garden pathway. We were intrigued by this variation, which sees slim, birthday...

Flickr Finds: A Simple Outdoor Space

Sometimes we cringe at all of the magazine features touting the idea of creating an entire second home outdoors, complete with bathing, cooking, sleeping and eating functions. When we want to spend ...

Flickr Finds: Cigar Box Planters

This inviting patio caught our eye with an intriguing little detail: each sitting atop a tiled and a wrought-iron garden stool, two cigar boxes used as planters. They look like little jack-in-the-bo...