Apartment Therapy Archive: Feb 2014

Apartment Therapy Archive - February 2014

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Your walls are gleaming with new paint, but only three days later do you remember that you forgot to clean the brushes. Blame the chaos, the kids, the fact that you don’t have to be old to forget the obvious. Either way, that expensive paintbrush is trash for sure, right? Wrong! With a little patience — and minimal elbow grease — you can restore your brushes to their former glory. Paint tends to build up right near and inside the metal band, called the ferrule.

Emil Evans

Feb 3, 2014

Maxwell’s 12 Things Every Home Should Have

Cambria Bold

Feb 3, 2014

Before & After: Lynn’s Lightened & Updated Kitchen Corner

Lynn and her husband, an energetic couple in their early 60s – 70s, had a dream to “age in place,” and planned to do so in a 27-year-old condo they purchased in its original, uninspiring state: vinyl flooring, wall-to-wall carpeting, almond-colored appliances, Formica countertops and more. They gave every inch of this condo a face-lift, and this cute corner of the kitchen is a taste of their simple but effective updating style.

Adrienne Breaux

Feb 2, 2014

Melissa’s Stylish, Space-Maximizing Home

Name: Melissa Location: Washington, D.C. After years of living with roommates and not feeling enough ownership of my space, I decided that this was going to be the home where I finally put nails in the wall. My boyfriend Andrew and I have been renting a 645 square foot apartment in a former embassy building in the Kalorama/Adams Morgan neighborhood in DC.

Adrienne Breaux

Feb 2, 2014

Before & After: From Uninspiring Shelf to Ultra-Functional Floating Storage!

When Griffin found this old shelf just “collecting dust” at a local thrift store, she knew there was some place in their home for it, perhaps the garage or maybe the playroom. But it was some creative thinking (and not even that much work!) that transformed it into a surprisingly sophisticated storage piece for a dining room! From Griffin: With the help of my husband we started by removing the base which was made up of 2x4s.

Adrienne Breaux

Feb 2, 2014

Before & After: Laurie’s From Dull to Dramatic Simple Bathroom Makeover

With a new baby on the way and no budget to completely gut and remodel this bathroom, Laurie decided to roll up her sleeves and get creative, only using paint, fabric and accessories to make the space look more finished and fabulous. From Laurie: I decided to make do with what I already had and come up with a solution. First that had to go was the blue cabinets that look better in the photo because in real life they were so bad.

Adrienne Breaux

Feb 1, 2014

Robin & Dave’s Cute Craftsman Cottage

Name: Robin & Dave Isely Location: Alameda, California Our 1919 one bedroom Craftsman kit cottage is a bit of a cranky old lady (not unlike myself) and I’ve learned to respect her old but lovely bones and definite Craftsman esthetic after years of experimentation.

Adrienne Breaux

Feb 1, 2014

Avoid Weekend Burnout: 6 Ways to Not Be Exhausted on Monday

I can get a little ambitious when the weekend comes around sometimes (all the time). It’s easy to say yes to events and parties (or dream about hosting my own), create DIY project lists a mile long, think I’ll finally have time to deep clean every corner of my house and plan on organizing my closet to boot. What I do to avoid weekend burnout? Try and use my home, as it is, as a recharging retreat, so that when Monday rolls around I’m more energized than exhausted.

Adrienne Breaux

Feb 1, 2014