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Mid-century armchair with light fabric and wooden frame on grass, labeled "Before."

Before & After: A Cheap Chair Gets a Chic Update

Luann spent just $40 on this thrift store chair and a great deal on discounted fabric to boot, but you’d never know it. Check out the expensive-looking (and, dare we say, nature-inspired) final results. From Luann: The finish was worn down on the arms and gunked up with…gunk? I sanded the wood completely down and stained and polyed it. I got a good deal from a fabric outlet on this fabric which is, in my opinion, perfect for this MCM chair.

Jennifer Hunter

Dec 16, 2014

Weird Things People Do in the Shower

Your shower may have been designed purely for washing your skin and hair — but that doesn’t mean that’s all that goes on there. For the sake of science, and for the sake of writing an Apartment Therapy post about weird things people do in the shower, I took an informal survey of co-workers and friends (and did some cursory internet searches), which turned up all kinds of showertime activities that have nothing to do with bathing. Here are seven of the most unusual. Do laundry.

Nancy Mitchell

Dec 16, 2014

Recipe: Butternut Squash & Sausage Lasagna

(Image credit: Sarah E Crowder) From The Kitchn → Recipe: Butternut Squash & Sausage Lasagna

Apartment Therapy

Dec 16, 2014

Andy Moves Back to His Childhood Building in Brooklyn

Name: Andy Location: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York My home is a 600-sq. ft. parlor floor apartment in a mid-1800s townhouse in Brooklyn Heights. It has two bedrooms—I use one as an office—and a spacious, newly renovated backyard. I actually was raised in the upstairs duplex apartment (my family has since moved away), and two years ago, after 14 years of living in the San Francisco Bay Area, I moved into this former rental unit.

Janel Laban

Dec 16, 2014

The Secret of Beautifully Decorated Cookies Is a Cheap Squeeze Bottle

(Image credit: Emma Christensen) From The Kitchn → The Secret of Beautifully Decorated Cookies Is a Cheap Squeeze Bottle

Apartment Therapy

Dec 16, 2014