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Do these colorful homes look familiar? They were entries from the Northwest in this past spring's Small Cool Contest... an...
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This week we weren't surprised to see that our Northwestern entries in the Fall Colors Contest were among our hottest post...
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Name: Matt and Kevin
Location: San Francisco, CA
Type of Home: Apartment
What inspired you to use color? Like Apartment Therapy, I like to draw inspiration from...
October Sale at Hip HavenOctober Sales...
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Introductory Sale on Translucent Bullet Pendant; Duo and Trio pricing on the Retro Bullet Planter; Last Chance Savings on Factory Irregulars
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Art in kitchens can be difficult. More often than not, you're dealing with cabinetry dominating most of your walls. When we saw Paul's kitchen lined with masks he's collected over the years we fell ...
We recently moved into a new place, and while it's not our first apartment, in a lot of ways it feels like it is. We're basically starting with a clean slate and we're combining our tastes with our si...
Session's living room before the Cure. We are amazed that this is a before pic.
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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...
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Perfect for a kid's room, we love how one Oregon blogger combined a thrifted stool, some red wool from Value Village and a felting tool to create a very magical mushroom. Find out how she did i...
We're usually pretty disappointed when we search the internet for handmade quilted items. They seem to always be of a particular style that seems better suited for, say, the little old lady that runs ...
Learn how to make cool functional furniture with cardboard! Gomi Style is a DIY lifestyle and design show created by San Francisco Bay Area makers, artists and engineers using found objects, recycled ...
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Name: Megan
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
Type of Home: Student Rented Ranch House
What inspired you to use color? Happiness is the key to anything I bring into m...
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We are currently renting a house with old parquet floors that are in desparate need of repair. It's not a large area, but I'd like to have the fixed up since we'll be in this house for aw...
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This week we have five great giveaways for you -- jump below to see the fifth. Please don't forget that you have to go to...
There are projects, and then there are projects. We found these two handmade lamps at uber-vintage/salvage/curio shop Great Stuff, and the base materials are unique, to say the least....
We love it when a local artist gets national attention, so we were pretty excited to see that work by one of our favorite San Francisco artists, Rare Device co-owner Lisa Congdon, was now available t...
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Name: Jessi and Jeremy
Location: Portland, Oregon
Type of Home: 1923 Cottage - 658 sq ft
What inspired you to use color? How can you not be inspired to use colo...
Last weekend's Chronicle included an article about how to address the challenge of covering your windows when you have a small budget. (We've just come up against this issue ourselves after having di...
Yesterday, Elizabeth pointed out buyolympia's giveaway of 10,000 Vote! posters created by Nikki McClure. We'd like to point out her other noteworthy and timely works: Vote for Survival. Sorry folks, t...
This Round Glass & Lucite Dining Table is the kind of furniture piece that you could build a whole room around. Jump below for links to this and other good finds.
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Name: casacaudill
Location: Oakland, CA
Type of Home: Craftsman bungalow
What inspired you to use color? Not only does color help define your style but it can c...
Lab Partners are a local illustration and design team known for their retro-sweet art (which is featured at one of our favorite shops in the city). Well now you can get a peek inside their home, court...
Annie Galvin at The Curiosity ShoppeArt & Design Events...October is Fall Colors Month at Apartment Therapy
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Opening Reception: Fibrocosm - an exhibition of original...
Dwell magazine recently covered San Francisco–based architecture firm Sagan Piechota's transformation of a dark and dated Menlo Park ranch house. It's now new and modern looking. ...
Growing up with artist parents holds both good and not so good memories. Good, because working out of the home meant availability to help with homework. Not so good, because New York's Art Expo often ...
We posted the other day about floating night stands, and couldn't help but share this option from Publique Living......
Industrial-style tables and casegoods have a lot of appeal for thier clean lines and bright, smooth surfaces, but it can be hard to find vintage pieces where some element isn't off somehow — awkw...
No matter your political leanings, most of us can agree that it's important to vote. To encourage this viewpoint, buyolympia is giving away 10,000 of these Vote! posters, featuring artwork by Olympia-...
Cereal boxes make great material for home office DIY projects, since their dimensions work with standard paper and magazine sizes (case in point: this cereal box magazine holder). Here's another ide...
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Name: Sandi
Location: Portland, Oregon
Type of Home: Small 60's ranch
What inspired you to use color? It makes for a happier environment. I live in the Pacific ...
One thing we've always needed in our own bathroom is natural light. We know that it's considered a luxury in a city like San Francisco... but we just can't give it up. However, we also know that liv...
dear AT, where can i find this big white mushroom-like floor lamp?
-philip...
If a wall of photos is too two-dimensional for you, check out this wall of dioramas with contrasting interior walls. Every bit of available space is used, and we like the touch of the small lamp in ...
There's something we like about this table. It's not that it's made out of recycled milk jugs, although that is cool, or it's classic black and white color scheme. ...
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Name: Marinekko
Location: San Francisco
Type of Home: Studio Condo
What inspired you to use color? I just bought my first home and was thrilled that I would no ...
San Francisco designer Craig Zolezzi used 20th century designs when he helped his father remodel his Nob Hill condo. The catch? Walter Zolezzi is part owner of antiques gallery Therien & Co., and has...
We've written about how great stools are because they not only take up less physical space than chairs, they take up less visual space. Well, we love benches for the same reason. ...
We love the vivid lemon peel color of this Mod Vintage Eames Aluminum Lounge Chair. Jump below for links to this and other good finds.
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Name: katheryne
Location: Victoria, British Columbia
Type of Home: Rental basement suite
What inspired you to use color? In my last apartment we were not allowe...
We love to be inspired by the beautiful pieces of furniture throughout San Francisco's antique and vintage scene. However, we don't always get the opportunity to run around town and check out our fav...
We know how difficult floating shelves can be. More often than not, they end up sagging. With that said, when we saw these pics of a floating shelf library we fell in love! The execution is flawles...
AT:SF, We recently moved into a house built in the 1940s. The previous owners painted the guest bedroom in dark reds and stripes!!! Recently, I inherited a bedroom furniture set when my grandmother pa...
We use Flickr all the time for saving photos or checking out those of others, but we're just starting to take advantage of all the cool features the site has to offer. For instance, we just joined one...
The design may be humble, but we were inspired. This ceramic savings bank is decorated with a hypothetical object of desire: a 21 speed bike. In these days of financial uncertainty, there's somethin...
We never paint anything - a wall, a piece of furniture, and certainly not a house, without swatching first. Not only do paint colors usually look different on the wall than they do in a paint deck, bu...
After our recent post on Best White Paints, we received an email from a friend who has a background in decorative painting. Jump below for her notes on white paints......
Usually we manage to stuff, cram, and pack everything from our shopping excursion into the car, but this trip there was just no way. There was just too much, and too small a trunk. So for the first ti...
We've admitted before to being superstitious, but it wasn't until we packed up our cottage recently that we realized we have a few protective or good luck pieces. Our blue glass evil eye amulet is ou...
We're big fans of Barbara Hulanicki... and also Graham & Brown. We got very excited when the designer hooked up with the wallpaper company to create designs. They're funky, but opulent. Our kind of...
Here at Apartment Therapy, we strive to deliver fun, easy, and accessible ways to make your apartment or house a home. That's why when we saw this photo from flickr user tanakawho, who says that it's...
AT:SF, I saw these hanging flower boxes in Montreal recently. Do you know where I could find something similar locally? Thanks,
-Patricia...
Greg Smith designed his 2,200 square-foot penthouse in downtown Seattle with one goal: to create a sustainable living space that did not advertise the fact....
While we're usually big fans of simple white bath linens, a good pattern can really get us going. So it's no surprise that we're currently eyeing these Tile Jacquard Towels....
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Name: Rachel
Location: Oakland, CA
Type of Home: Rented house
What inspired you to use color? The moment we moved into our rental 3 months ago, I knew we had to...
While walking down Golden Gate Avenue in the Western Addition the other day, we noticed the false facades on these Victorian homes. We've noticed other homes around the city with faux fronts and assum...
When gearing up for a trip, we always take time for research. Wherever we're going, we've found that a little planning and an hour or two with the local newsweekly always lead...
This Design Within Reach Min Bed, Queen - Red is a modern classic - get this almost new one for a pretty decent discount. Jump below for links to this and other good finds.
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Name: Serena Mitnik-Miller
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Size: Approximately 100-120 sq. ft.
Years lived in: 2 years, rented
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Name: yojmac
Location: Richmond, CA
Type of Home: Apartment
What inspired you to use color? When I moved to a new apartment a few months ago, a few things inspi...
Do you know about the 'Eames' search technique? You go on Craigslist and search for Eames. What type of results do you get? A ton of cool stuff, with maybe an Eames lounger or LCW sprinkled in, but...
Martha Stewart's web site has just listed 21 easy decorating ideas. From creating a room divider with a simple sheer fabric, to creating a floating tapestry, Martha has you covered for at least a few...
AT:SF, I desperately need some color help! This past year we moved into a new home, and I've waited until the fall to conquer my bedroom. I have a few items I've based my decorating choices on such ...
The MoMA Store never disappoints when it comes to peddling conceptual and contemporary design. So, when we decided to start a list of colorful products, where do you think we started? ...
In a few years, you might be relaxing on your levitating recliner, inhaling from your musical home oxygen bar and digitally checking on the health of your houseplants. Or not. The reality is that what...
Overstock.com is our new obsession. There's a pretty great selection of rugs, and some of our favorites (like this one) are under $200......
We were inspired by the product styling for this chair: its industrial profile in a bright color set against a patterned textile is a recipe for a very alluring and eclectic setting, in our book. If...
Some spaces in the home don't immediately cry out to be decorated, but in our opinion that doesn't mean they should be neglected. The back of the toilet is one of them, and you can see what we've curr...
As we showed yesterday, our bedroom currently contains only the absolute bare essentials, as we're just beginning to move into our new place. On the long list of things to do is figure out are the nig...
At first glance the intricate decoration of this front door -- seen on a house in Carmel -- reminded us of those henna tattoos that we've seen on people's hands and feet, but then we noticed that the ...
At Apartment Therapy, we're big fans of Finnish textile company Marimekko. Their bold use of color and their distinctive patterns always have us coming back for more. So, imagine our delight when we...
We can see why Oprah loves Chicago-based decorator Nate Berkus. He's as talented as he is charming. (Did you see his apartment in last month's Elle Decor? And that recent episode of Oprah during whi...
Dear AT:SF, Can anyone suggest a lighting fixture for my dining room? We have a 8 foot high ceiling and the dining table length is 84 inches. Should I only be looking at linear-type pendants like Crat...
We've seen dry, gnarled branches used as accents in a room, but they're usually off to the side in sedate containers. We are far more intrigued and delighted by how these are employed in all their w...
We're a big fan of using small containers and bowls for organization, and have one of these laquered cupcake bowls on our desk to hold paper clips - it's the perfect unexpected vessel to corral odds a...
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Name: Square Harbor
Location: Guemes Island, Washington
Type of Home: House
What inspired you to use color? I use bold colors in my artwork and it has seeped in...
There's a seller in the Mission who's selling a Saarinen Coffee Table very cheaply, and, on top of that, throwing in a free Eames Repro. If we had the room, they'd already be in our car headed for ...
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Name: Noodle
Location: Portland, OR
Type of Home: 450 sf studio (rental)
What inspired you to use color? I can't even imagine being the type of person who is af...
There are 8,003,932 reasons why we love FLOR's carpet tiles. Literally. They're priced great, they look great, there's a style for everyone, etc. Over the weekend we were ordering some new ones, an...
AT:SF, I am looking to buy a new sofa and would love some guidance! I was looking at the Metro from Room and Board. Not sure if it is everything I think it is! :) Anything helps, thanks!
-Maria...
The grim outlook of the economy calls for pinching and saving where ever possible. But while in many parts of the world you can talk the price down on almost anything, around here there's a time and a...
Check out moviehippo's awesome new sofa: "Now i just need to figure out what kind of coffee table/ottomans to put in front."
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We've had to finally give in and admit that summer is over. In an effort to embrace fall, we like to add some touches of the season into our home - like these orange Chinese Lantern Pods we added to o...
Halloween is still weeks away, but it's pumpkin season and we can't help but feel the itch to carve a jack-o-lantern. We'll be patient and wait a couple of weeks, but just in case we end up pulling ou...
Today we're eating our words. When we said before that we don't like to skimp on quality when it comes to bed and bath linens, it was true. But all of our sheets and blankets are still in transit (we ...
Open only twice a year for 10 days each time, walking into the warehouse of Kyoto Art and Antiques feels like stumbling into the past — namely, the storerooms of an early 20th century trader with J...
Yes. We know. But we are on the hunt for a rug (again; it seems like the quest never ends) and among the far less interesting options available, happened on this colorful collection at Target. Whil...
California Home and Design recently put together their top picks for the home office. The picks include desks, chairs, and accessories. Although most of the items are far out of our financial reach,...
AT:SF, I live in an Edwardian style apartment in San Francisco with bay windows. I was wondering, what is the typical way people hang curtains? I've seen "bay window" curtain rods that bend, but I've...
We're big fans of tree coat racks, so we're always excited when a new one comes out. Imagine our delight when we found this tree coat rack in West Elm's New section on their website. We love that it...
Lately, peacock blue has been our favorite color, and we've been trying to find ways to incorporate some of it into our home. This rug from Urban Outfitters may be the trick....
Tired of posting your own furniture ads on Craigslist? Looking for a great local resource for gently used furniture? Chameleon Consignment is a husband/wife team operating a 6,000 square-feet consign...
Although we blogged the start of the Happy Chic Home Contest that Point Click Home held with Jonathan Adler this summer, we realized we never showed you the results. Check ou...
Over the weekend we saw this large glass jar full of colorful golf tees for sale in an antique collective. It reminded us of Abbey's collection of bread bag ties... ...
There are Four Knoll Bertoia Side Chairs - Modern Classics in the Inner Sunset that need to find a new home. They come with blue upholstered covers, but at least for us, no contest, they look bette...
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