Apartment Therapy Archive: Sep 2019

It's rocking my world.

How calming and stylish is this Sarasota, Florida, guesthouse? (We'd certainly stay there!). Filled with gorgeous black, white, and lucite pieces along with tons of plants, this sweet space couldn't be better. Get the full tour and then recreate your favorite looks using pieces from Bazaar.

Life can be a lot. Thankfully, there's art for moments like that!

Don’t be surprised if this tucked-away neighborhood looks familiar: It played a role in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic “Strangers on a Train.”

With the fall season officially here, some would-be gardeners who missed their chance to flex the ol’ green thumb may be experiencing regrets. Fortunately, there’s no need to wait until next spring to try again. There are a ton of alternate gardening options, and this personalized home garden known as the Verdeat is a pretty cool one.According to its Kickstarter page, Verdeat is a “modular fully automatic gardening system” crafted from environmentally friendly materials.

The Mondrian-inspired grid of blue, yellow, red, and white makes it stand out among its natural surroundings in the photos.

Make the most of what you've got with these organizing essentials.

Reminder: clean your phone right now.

There are smaller things we know to do—clear the lint tray, clean the disposal weekly, scrub down the inside of the fridge—but what about all the big stuff, the kind you don’t see every day?

“We’ll be watching you,” the 16-year-old climate activists said to world leaders.

This home's nickname is "The Pink Palazzo."

The company says the arctic complex will be “the northernmost hotel in the world."

This small space features a music room, guest bed, as well as an arts and crafts corner. Wow!

Fittingly referred to as “The Etsies,” the online platform’s awards ceremony highlighted six sellers who “truly embody the spirit of Etsy.”

'Tis the season to start buying decorations.

50+ years after the Fair Housing Act was passed, segregation's legacy still fiercely influences public school funding.

The main bathroom needed an entire makeover, including a layout update.

Hoping for better sleep and, as a result, more productive and intentional mornings, I gave the 2:1 ("two-to-one") breathing exercise a try—every night in bed, for an entire week.

Nobody does holiday decoration like Hogwarts.

That's right — these candles are inspired not just by Disney films or characters, but by the landscape of the Disney parks themselves.

The Solis, coming out in 2020, will be one of the first camper vans on the market that provides comfortable sleeping space for four people.

It's so cute, it instantly sold out online, but it's still available in stores.

Whether "earlier" means decorating after Thanksgiving or leaving your tree up year-round, it's all up to you.

While real estate agents wish potential buyers could let their freak flags fly, unfortunately that's not the case when people are in open house mode.

If you’re still captivated by the Royal Tenenbaums aesthetic, it’s not too late to bring it home.

A lot of people think that if they rent their home, their ability to make it feel like home is impacted. This is true, but only to a point.

Seasoned gardeners know there’s no reason to fret the end of summer—there are lots of plants that can be used in a garden during the cooler months before the first frost.

Like many half baths, Jo Char's powder room is tiny and windowless. Logically, she initially went with a light wall color, but all that did was make the room feel "sterile and anemic," she writes.

No more scraping away at the stickers with your fingernail; no more half-torn-off stickers spoiling otherwise beloved appliances.

There’s a whole community of people obsessed with candles, wax, and wicks—and all of them have tips and tricks for how to find the very best deals when it comes to candles.

Having a baby is already hard work. Finding baby-proofing items that won’t ruin the aesthetic of your home shouldn’t have to be.

Not all parts of the U.S. are equally easy to live in without a car.

Calling all sloth lovers, including but not limited to Kristen Bell.

There’s even a cat house that fits perfectly inside IKEA’s classic square shelving unit, so you can keep all your favorites — books and cats — in one place.

Transforming your living room is just a click away...

With a little research and creativity, you can make rental upgrades that will totally improve your quality of life at home.

Turns out, the 30-year mortgage is so not the norm.

Because they had primer and paint on hand that was left over from other projects, these homeowners put a lot of time into their townhome's garage makeover, but no money.

This apartment dweller gave his space the first-class treatment.

These expert-approved wares are worth adding to your blue and yellow shopping bag.

Fall is officially here! And while we’re excited that that means cider and pumpkin everything, we also know it can be a hectic time.

Plenty of people might want her job but soon, someone will have a shot at claiming Vanna White’s former Beverly Hills mansion as the ultimate prize. Not only does the home come with the reputation of having belonged to the iconic “Wheel of Fortune” letter-turning celeb, it also has one of the heftiest price tags on Realtor.com.

Why should you have to choose between a single-family or multi-family home?

Get that luxurious, cozy look for less!

We reached out to designers, writers, and influencers to let us know what they’re watching and to award some TV Superlatives to the best and most memorable spaces they’ve seen on current television shows.

Who needs Second City or UCB when you can pay $180 a month to live on Hoover Street?

Go natural, or go home.

Despite the beige walls, pink bathroom, and yellow kitchen, Jenna and her husband saw potential in this 1930s home.