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Inspiration: Stripes and Florals
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click thumbnails for larger picsPutting together yesterday's Weekend Guide, we came across Portland-based Hiih Gallery's handmade paper lights for the first time and fell hard. Wow, these lights...
Seeing as we've got visitors this weekend, we thought it would be a great time to round up some ideas and inspiration for adding extra sleeping space for guests. As the weather warms, we imagine we're...
click thumbnails for larger picsIt is Friday and we wanted to share something inspiring before this weekend. This amazing Viennese penthouse was designed by Arkan Zeytinoglu. We love the sculptu...
CRAFT recently featured this how-to from Instructables for a handy, durable garden basket made from an old tire. The project results in a sturdy carrier whose contrasting, asymmetrical handle makes ...
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Who Lives There: Shilpa & Troy
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 600 square feet
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We love the robust, roundy quality of double-walled woven baskets. They look so friendly and function as strong, attractive storage pieces around the house......
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Who Lives There: Shanni and her husband
Location: Los Gatos, California
Size: 764 square feet
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An unused piano is a huge item to keep in one's home, rivaled in size only by the sentimental and historical value that may be attached to it. The Oregonian profiles a piano shop that transforms unp...
We proudly use a vintage suitcase we found at a thrift store as a catchall for our scarves, gloves, and other cold-weather accessories. We love the idea of repurposing these classically designed trave...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe’re aware that terrariums may have already gotten more than their share of Apartment Therapy love. But trust us: the terrariums Bay Area artist Kat Geiger is ...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe had so much fun during our recent trip to Portland that we're already looking at hotels for our next visit. The Nines, a new hotel located right in downtown, l...
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In Oakland, a sixties era Vintage Dining set by Douglas Furniture for $700. Links to this and more good finds below:
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Name: Idea Chick, her husband and one ferocious cat
Location: Oakland, California
Size: 620 square feet
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Who Lives There: Zen Buddhist Student plus one
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 140 square feet
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This grown-up bedroom from an upcoming house tour puts the best principles of a teenage bedroom to work.
Looking back on the bedroom where you lived in your teenage years, do you feel horror or nosta...
We love the idea of using vintage furniture in a completely new way. This practice is great for the environment and it can be a creative option to buying new furniture. Marni, an Apartment Therapy rea...
Back in December we blogged about Tracey Falk's Vancouver apartment on Flickr, and we are once again delighted and inspired by her subtle, beautiful home. But on second look, we realized we missed a...
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Who Lives There: SFGail, her husband and 8 year old son
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 880 square feet
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from Dornbracht's Tara black edition
More often than not, hardware and fixture finishes in our contemporary homes are brushed or polished chrome or stainless steel. But we have a soft spot for unlacq...
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Who Lives There: Megan, her fiance and their two cats
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 670 square feet
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It's no accident that we get inspiration from folks' summer homes. Though we live in the city with no second home forthcoming, we identify with a similar approa...
We are always looking for sleek and inventive solutions to furnishing a small home. Anything that does a double duty, does its job in a minimum allotment of space, or converts into something else piqu...
THIS WEEK
• Hayes Valley Block Party
• Flora Grubb at Design Within Reach
• Design Within Reach Sample Sale
• Amy Ruppel Art Sale
• Hiih Handmade Paper Lights at Metro Light...
For anyone who has seen and loved Grey Gardens, the documentary following Jackie O's eccentric relatives Big and Little Edie, the upcoming HBO dramatic retelling will be quite an event. And while most...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe've been fans of this Coffee Table/Factory Cart since its recent debut at Restoration Hardware. Now there's one available in Walnut Creek for half of the regula...
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Who Lives There: Jenny and her boyfriend
Location: Portland, Oregon
Size: 740 square feet
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Last year we wallpapered a little bathroom, and the leftover strips and scraps have been stowed away in our garage ever since, awaiting some higher purpose. Fortunately, Better Homes and Gardens has p...
The possibilities for creating a well-designed room are endless, and never is that more apparent than when the same room is completely transformed through its decor. SF-based interior designer Gary Sp...
click thumbnails for larger picsAgaves are one of our favorite plants for their beauty and strength. Since the plants thrive even when neglected, they are a perfect choice for gardens, patios, o...
We think this is an excellent idea for a very busy household with a vast wall in the entryway. We have a number of items in our entryway awaiting some kind of scheduled disbursement, and since we ha...
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Who Lives There: Praveen
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 705 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? I fi...
from the Lace in Translation series, Philadelphia's Design Center
Design inspiration for those of us who are "interested in decorative objects and those who find our engagement with them compelling."...
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Who Lives There: Rhiannon, Victor and their dog, Mayo
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 501 square feet
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We talk a lot about repurposing around here, but it can be a bit difficult to look at the same old things in new ways, no matter how motivated we are to save mo...
While on vacation in Georgia last week, we were enchanted by the gorgeous wraparound porches of the plantation style homes. We noticed, early on, that many of the ceilings had been painted various sha...
click thumbnails for larger picsCongratulations on having (almost) made it through another tax day! Now that you've filed with the IRS, it's time to file your own copies of all those forms and r...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe guarantee that no animals were harmed in the making of this post, nor for any of the items contained herein. Yes, we love looking and learning about animals, b...
click thumbnails for larger picsIn Oakland, a white marble-topped Saarinen side table is available for $475 (retails for over $800 with tax). See this and other Scavenger finds after the jump......
Last year you helped us give thousands of dollars to Habitat for Humanity, your non-profit of choice. This year we're asking you to help again. For three years Apartment Therapy has been teaming up wi...
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Who Lives There: JasonSF
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 445 square feet
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click thumbnails for larger picsLately we're seeing a lot of floral prints layered with stripes. It's a classic pairing, partly because it can work for so many different styles, from bohemian an...
The loss of so many great shelter magazines in the last year has got us seriously hurtin' for our monthly glossy fix. Elle Decor helps, but those pricey interiors can only hold our attention for so lo...
click thumbnails for larger picsWith our Small Cool contest going on this month, we got inspired by all the small beautiful homes. One thing lead to another and we started looking at tree houses...
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Who Lives There: Lucas and his wife
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 520 square feet
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Have you run into the phenomenon of paying higher prices on products made for small space living? From small appliances to furniture to the price per square foot of apartments themselves, it seems t...
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Who Lives There: Elizabeth, her fiance, their two cats and a corn snake
Location: Ashland, Oregon
Size: 350 square feet
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Shelves that let the light through, either with spare construction or translucent materials, can add needed storage to a small space without limiting sight lines or making the space feel too heavy. ...
Yesterday we wrote about closet solutions for those with little or no closet space. It got us thinking about how to best utilize the space that we do have. One problem we always seem to encounter is t...
click thumbnails for larger picsJordan Ferney's blog, Oh Happy Day!, is one of our absolute favorite sources for entertaining inspiration. Seems like she's always either planning or hosting an a...
So often extra storage options are of the bland, utilitarian, and possibly plastic variety. This is especially the case in the bathroom, where floor space is at a minimum and most apartment-friendly w...
click thumbnails for larger picsA Design Within Reach Bantam sofa is available in the Inner Sunset for $980. See this and other deals after the jump...
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Who Lives There: Chris
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Size: 300 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? I love my light u...
click thumbnails for larger picsAt the farmers’ market this weekend, we couldn’t resist gathering up a bunch of these gorgeous flowering branches for our Easter table. Murmured oohs and aahs...
Plywood is usually the sign of a work in progress, but as this living room proves, it doesn't have to be. For an inexpensive way to cover your walls, you could consider using the material as an off-be...
Inspired by the tillandsia wall garden at the Bardessono Hotel that we featured recently on Apartment Therapy, we have been trying to figure out how we could do something similar on our balcony. The s...
We never tire of seeing creative ways to store bikes, especially since we gave up on our own after failing to find a good place for them in our tiny apartment. Dusty_pen isn't stopped so easily....
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Who Lives There: Kaycia, her husband and two "furry friends"
Location: Portland, Oregon
Size: 925 square feet
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Pssst. We love living in our small apartment. We're constantly driven by the challenge of making the most of our small space. However, we do have one big house dream......
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Who Lives There: Alisa, her husband, 4-month-old baby Olivia and two dogs, Mister and Max.
Location: Portland, Oregon
Size: 1000 square feet
What i...
Left: the Vancouver loft. Right: the Sunshine Coast cabin.
Even though owning a country retreat isn't necessarily the norm for us city-dwellers, we love seeing how people who do have that privilege ...
Living in a small space presents a multitude of storage and organization solutions. One prevalent obstacle is little to no closet space. In a room that boasts a teeny tiny space for your clothing or ...
Frank (aka The Irish Samurai) shares his guest room wall treatment
Summer in San Francisco tends to bring on the houseguests, and so we've been thinking a lot recently about sprucing up the guest roo...
We've seen some of Portland-based furniture designer Michael Arras' work on here before, but we just had to show you a few of his new pieces that we're loving......
click thumbnails for larger picsIn SOMA, three West Elm cube side tables used for staging are available for $49 a piece. See this and more Scavenger finds after the jump...
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Who Lives Here: Jay
Location: Sebastopol, California
Size: 89 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? I love my coz...
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