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Affordable Alternative to the Copenhagen Bed?
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Q: Know an affordable alternative to the Room & Board Copenhagen bed (larger photo below)? Or a straight-up knock-off? Sent by Claire...

Waterproof Fabric Shower Curtain Suggestions?
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Q: Hello, I am looking for a vinyl or waterproof fabric shower curtain that can do double duty as a liner and curtain. I have never liked the way using a liner and having a cloth curtain on the outsid...

Design Ideas for My Dining Room?
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Q: Help please!!! I am having difficulty completing this room (larger photos below). was wondering if I can get some suggestions on paint, accessories, and window treatments for my dining room. I have...

How Can I Purchase "To The Trade" Fabric?
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Q: I live in Seattle. I would like to make custom drapes/window treatments. The fabrics I am interested in, like Donghia, are only available in a specific design center "to the trade." As a "civilian,...

Alternatives to the Papasan Chair?
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Q: Can you suggest aesthetic alternatives to the papasan chair? I love its comfort, especially as a book reading seat. What can I buy to replace it, that is just as comfortable? Sent by Joy...

Can Anyone ID these Unusual End Tables?
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Q: Can anyone help to identify these night/end tables (large photo below)? I have searched and searched and can't seem to find anything even similar. Could they possibly be McCobb? I thought that the ...

Discount for Buying an Apartment I've Been Renting?
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Q: What discount I am entitled to if I buy an apartment I have been already renting? It's in California, SF Bay Area, and we've been living in the apartment for 1.5 years. Would a discount (if any) ap...

Where Can I Find a Vintage Farmhouse Table?
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Q: I am in search of a vintage farmhouse table for my upcoming (solo move upon separation from my husband of eight years) move to a new loft apartment. Since the loft is very modern and sleek, I love...

What Color to Paint My Living Room?
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Q: Need help deciding how to refresh these creamy yellow walls. It’s a small space, with lots of natural light (SW exposure). Just not sure how to pull this space together. I’m open to any & al...

Window Treatment Suggestions for My Bedroom?
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Q: Here are three pictures of my bedroom. The wall is painted a darkish grey with white trim. Bed is a dark wood with the night stands soon to be matched. I'm looking for suggestions on window treatme...

What Color Would You Paint This Room?
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Q: What color would you paint this room? The yellow-beige has to go! I’m in graphic design and work from this home office that we recently refurnished. The room doesn’t get much natural light an...

Which Colors to Use with New Sofa Set?
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Q: Just bought this loveseat (large photo below), couch, & ottoman -- yes, I know it was a bad idea to get all 3 in the same cognac brown leather, but it was the only way I could get the hubby to agre...

Which Countertop Colors to Suit IKEA SOLAR Cabinets?
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Q: I love these cabinets (larger photo below) and will be using them in a small kitchen in a rental unit in my house. The problem is, I don't know what color countertop or backsplash to do with them....

Ideas for Displaying Holiday Ornaments Without a Tree?
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Q: I am looking for ideas that address what to do with collections of ornaments if you are not able to put a holiday tree up. Not round/ball ornaments that can easily just be scattered around or place...

Help! Inlaws Keep Sending Stuff!
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Q: I have a problem. Neither my husband nor I are collectors of stuff. We like mostly empty table tops, bookshelves with books in them, and as little clutter as possible. The problem is, my husband wo...

I'm Thinking About Opening a Home Goods Store...
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Q: Hi there. Longtime reader, first time writer. I would love some feedback from the Apartment Therapy:SF community. I am seriously pondering quitting my job and opening a home goods store. It would f...

How to Decorate the Balcony in Winter?
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Q: Now that fall is upon us, I'm wondering if readers have decorating suggestions for balconies? The plants have to come inside, and the only thing I can think of to make it look nice out there is to ...

What Color Pillows for New Blue Sofa?
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Q: We bought a blue Ikea Karlstad sofa for the living room (larger photo below). I really don't how to pair the pillows with it. My living room wall color is white, with a little cozy fire space. The ...

Where Can I Find a Similar Ikat Fabric?
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Q: I was hoping to get some suggestions on prints that are very similar to the ikat print on this Lorraine Headboard from Anthropologie. I'm hoping to DIY my own headboard for a significantly lower pr...

Ideas to Warm Up New Living Room?
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Q: Hello from Portland! My husband and I just bought our first house here and would love some advice from the incredibly helpful (and opinionated) folks on your site. I'm stuck on our living room. We ...

Which Color to Paint a Very Small Reading Room?
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Q:I was hoping to get some ideas on a paint color for a walk in closet that I'd like to convert into a sitting/reading room. The closet has the exact dimensions and shape of a queen size bed with the...

Strom Trooper, Ewok or C3PO?
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Storm Troopers, left and Ewoks, rightQ: I'm trying to find the perfect dining chairs to accompany my Burke Industries Saarinen knockoff table. I'd already had some Ikea chairs from my previous dining ...

Before & After Kitchen Still Has a Way to Go...
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Q: I'm signing up for kitchen help! I've attached a "before" photo to show how far it's come but there's still a way to go. Before photo is shown at left, and the after is below the jump......

Slipcover for the Crate & Barrel Petrie Sofa?
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Q: I was wondering if there was a good slip cover solution for the Crate and Barrel Petrie Couch (larger photo below the jump). Mine is white and getting wrecked, and I just can't bring myself to get ...

Ideas for Styling a Plaid Sofa?
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Q: My girlfriend has had this couch (larger photo below) for years and while i've heard that plaid is in, its proving very difficult to style (besides the red pillows). She has beige curtains and we ...