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Trend Watch: Are Arrows the New Antlers?

For a few weeks this summer, vintage archery arrows were all the rage on some of our favorite design blogs, and with good reason. A group of these, with their vibrant colors and elegant forms, would l...

Roundup: Cabinet of Curiosities

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......

Etsy Find: State Bird Prints from Dutch Door Press

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 subt...

Close-Up! Katy and Tighe's Artwork and Collections

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...

Displaying Childhood Collections in a Grown-Up Home

Recently I noticed a glass bowl of beautiful polished rocks newly displayed on my mother's sideboard. A closer inspection revealed this to be my long lost childhood rock collection, which I promptly a...

Lovely Prints by Freya

We came across one of Freya's prints and decided to find out more. After visiting her website we completely fell in love with her work. Her art is somewhat unusual and very straightforward. Simple quo...

Look! World's Largest Collection on Display

Remember my friend Rachel, who looked so cute posing next to all of the World's Largest Things? We marveled over her photos of the World's Largest landmarks, a collection of experiences rather than ob...

Mergers & Acquistions
SF Chronicle

The SF Chronicle ran a story this last weekend that couldn't be more apropos for Collections Month on Apartment Therapy. Several design experts from around the city (including the owner of this amazin...

Two San Francisco Artists Share Their "Favorite Things"
Decor8

Holly over at the wonderful blog Decor8 has been running a series of guest posts this month in which artists and designers share their favorite things from their own homes. As it happens, two of our f...

Inspiration: The "Other Side" of Katrina's Office

A home office always seems to accumulate a lot of junk, doesn't it? In our own home office, we try to keep our desk itself as neat as possible, but there's always one corner of the room where the buil...

Inspiration: Souvenir Plate Wall

At a loss when it comes to souvenirs once the vacation's over? What about a display that goes over the top with multiples? A little (or a lot of) inspiration can be found in this Richard Ginori disp...

Flickr Finds: Mattie & Den's "Crazy" Kitchen

click thumbnails for larger picsMinimalists and clutter-phobes better just move on down the blog, because Mattie's kitchen has got a lot of stuff in it. Thing is, the stuff is so artful and colorful,...

Look! Jess Lives in a Yellow Submarine

click thumbnails for larger picsThemed rooms have been a subject of controversy around here in the past, but even doubters might have to admit that Jess’ Yellow Submarine guest room is a success. S...

Political Ephemera for the Home

The election is officially over, and while we don't want to spark a heated political debate, we would like to know if there will be any lasting effects of the campaign in your home. No matter which wa...

Look! Awesome Vintage Owl Collection

Like the deer, the panda, and the wolf that have become the ubiquitous animals of indie rock band names, the owl has become the clichéd kitsch animal in hipster wares. But you know what? We still giv...

Flickr Finds: Artdsgnr's Toy Collection

We're big fans of Matt and his design style. His apartment (past and present) is often blogged on AT. Recently he moved his office into a collective space, where he decided to showcase his toy colle...

Look! Our Favorite Collection

We admit it - we're collectors. We like to think it's an inherited trait, as both our grandparents and our parents are also collectors. However, collecting doesn't need to mean clutter, and we've disc...

Collections at Lost Found Art

We're so inspired by the collections at Lost Found Art that we're glad it's Alameda weekend. From antique metal glove molds to cast iron shooting gallery targets to children's metal toy beach shovels...

Survey: Do You Have Tchotchkes?

We were intrigued by a post earlier this week -- What's Your Weirdest Tchotchke? -- mostly because we saw it while we were in the midst of happily conducting a sort of mini Cure. And we realized we d...

Chihuly's Treasure Trove
Seattle Homes & Lifestyles

Did you know that famous glass artist Dale Chihuly collects vintage designer chairs? We didn't. The Seattleite (whose work is currently on display at the de Young) says, “I really just can’t thin...