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Bright, bold colors, luxe furnishings and whimsical touches make this room by Jonathan Adler a girl's dream. All are beautiful to look at, but (with the exception of the paint) may be painful for the ...
We just can't get enough of how others display their artwork (as you might have guessed by now). Looking at the perfectly placed work of others not only inspires us to rearrange our own, but t...
We have a severe love for swings in the home. They just seem to provide the right amount of playfulness, making anyone feel like a kid again. We are however, completely jealous of those with enough...
Here at Apartment Therapy we embrace the use of color in many ways. How about, then, a little appreciation for those who are able to use almost all colors at once! These rooms manage to incorpor...
We're not even altogether sure how we stumbled onto this, but we love this one-of-a-kind lamp for lighting artwork. It's made of brass and turned on something called a mini lathe......
Q: We just moved into the most adorable apartment in Oakland, but the kitchen is less than cute. Mostly because of it's super awkward layout, and super ugly water heater. We are toying with the idea o...
We love Orla Kiely's designs. When a collection of her products began selling at Target, she became much more popular in the US. Not knowing much of where all the creativity happens we were surprised ...
Such a great deal for a handsome piece that could be used in the living room, dining room or office....
We recently came across the work of San Francisco furniture designer Dylan Gold, whose fabulous "cornered" table won Best in Show at DWR's M+D+F contest back in May. If you love the clever way th...
We know the Labor Day weekend is supposed to be packed with fun spent with your family and friends, but the truth of the matter is, most of us end up using the long weekend as a final push to finish ...
THIS WEEK
• Modern Economy
• Flora Grubb Big One Day Sale
• Martin Mattox Dollar Sale
• Sausalito Art Festival
• Matt Shallenberger
• Home is Something I Carry With Me
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Name: Angelique Lalonde, Catherine Lalonde, Jessica Ziakin
Location: East Burnside, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Size: 3 Bedrooms
Years lived in: 3 years rented
Our friend and photograph...
Even the most talented and organized among us have a lot of accumulated office junk. The above accumulation belongs to Jason Loper, the brains behind Zola Jones Designs, a line of stylish and efficien...
Rugs. They make any room instantly warmer and ground furniture for a more pleasing look, but when you're pairing them with kids, they can seem over priced and lacking in style. Urban Outfitters has 10...
An ex-Boeing engineer collects anything and everything at his home in Seattle. His walls are packed with taxidermy (real and fake), toasters, electronics, vintage prints and paintings, plus al...
This rug has a trick up it's sleeve (although we're pretty certain, rugs don't actually have sleeves). It picks up the radio waves with human contact! Check out a video of it in action after the jum...
To our complete delight, we came across an October 1981 issue of Metropolitan Home at the thrift store, and had to bring it home. Flipping through the pages (chock full of cigarette ads and ridi...
Cardboard boxes are corrugated for strength. So goes it for corrugated sheet metal. And plastic. On top of that, these materials are readily available, efficient, and economical, too. Some desi...
Q: I was wondering if you guys might know of a local place to get some really thick (like 1/2" and thicker) felt. I've been seeing it used a lot lately, like in this chair found on dezeen. I'm not par...
Recently paper art is all around us. Just the other day we posted about beautiful creations by Helen Musselwhite. Today we discovered these gorgeous paper cut maps of London and Paris made by a husban...
I cannot vouch for the quality of this deal as this chandelier is more than most people spend on rent, but as far as a truly cool looking chandelier goes, it could pay for itself...especially i...
"Dream house" to be raffled off by Community Action Marin
Seems like in recent years, there have been quite a few Bay Area "dream house raffles," big-ticket raffles that benefit local charities, wher...
Seems like there's an iPhone app for just about everything these days, including quite a few geared to help eager DIY home designers. Several of these we've covered here before, but we thought it migh...
A while back, we posted a link to an excellent tutorial from JCaroline on how to recover the ever-popular Poang chair. For the non-sewing-inclined, JCaroline is back, this time with ready-to-buy slipc...
The trend in hanging art lately seems to run towards walls of mismatched frames clustered devil-may-care to create an amorphous arrangement. It's a look we often love, though we admit this photo felt ...
We thought we had seen it all earlier today with this striped and labeled house in Omaha, but we do believe that this Chariot of Polar Bears takes the proverbial cake. Why keep such fabulous designs...
We've posted bits and pieces of Kim Ludy's gorgeous vintage infused home here on Apartment Therapy before, as well as her gorgeous botanical prints. We just found, however, a great interview and exten...
The stripes in the backs of these hutches are a terrific combination of tradition with bold newness......
Q: West Elm has a new sofa with back support cushions that can be rearranged to make a chaise, couch, sectional, etc. The cushions are available for sale without the purchase of the couch, and so I wo...
These beautiful photos of the waterways in this home had us completely mesmerized for a few minutes. Crystal clear water and a gondola, plants cascading down the brick walls, and the gorgeous arches c...
This hardwood walnut nine drawer dresser and three drawer nightstand set feature recessed pulls and cane detailing....
This chic and modern courtyard at the home of garden designer Suzanne McKevitt contains a few fun, unexpected choices. When we came across the garden on Sunset magazine's blog, Fresh Dirt, we studied ...
Tiny kitchens are the plight of many city dwellers, but a lower square footage doesn't necessarily equal a claustrophobic room. Borrow a few ideas from the kitchen shown here to open yours up and crea...
A few weeks ago we had the chance to be a guest at a one day concrete countertop workshop at Cheng Concrete located in Berkeley. We took the workshop mostly out of curiosity and desire to learn m...
So, I swear I'm not trying to jinx the good weather, but... is it too soon to start getting excited about the fall?? Truth be told, as fun as summer can be, autumn is my favorite time of year, an...
Ah, the ever-versatile egg carton. Before you toss your next few, consider recycling them into something cool like this project...fairy lights...
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We always spot something in the window of Lower Haight's Xapno that catches our eye, whether it be one of their potted plants or anything from the well-edited selection of home accessories. This time,...
Here's a peek at the best of the Northwest from Maxwell's daily email blast. He recently took a look at outdoor spaces and these are the six he featured:...
There has been a flurry of inspiring vertical gardens lately, like these ones recently posted on Apartment Therapy, and this one is definitely one of the most ambitious that we've seen......
Why don't they exist on every bath towel? One Apartment Therapy reader reminded us in the comments on yesterday's Aarikka towel clip post that some bath towels already have a loop sewn in for hangin...
Q: I found this amazingly unique shelving unit thrown out by a local retailer recently. It's quite large, about 4' x 2.5'. When I picked it up, I had great plans for it but now that it has sat in...
We have a weak spot for beautiful tea towels so we were very excited to learn about Swizzlestix and their wonderful collection of tea towels. They also have retro inspired aprons, pillow cases, p...
Industrial and masculine, this steel frame bed from Room & Board is a nice change from your typical wrought iron bed....
My friend Anne (remember her gorgeous home?) called me this weekend all aflutter about this beautiful lamp she found while trolling garage sales on Saturday. In fact, the lamp wasn't even a garage sal...
Putting in an elaborately tiled kitchen backsplash is a costly venture, but it's possible to achieve a similar patterned effect below your cabinets with wallpaper. Although a wallpapered backplas...
As a longtime Threadless fan, I was thrilled when the company branched out into kids tees and art prints. However, many of the designs, while clever, are a bit dark and edgy for your average young 'u...
If we saw the phrase 'mirrored closet doors' in a rental ad, we'd immediately picture those sliding styles of the 70s and 80s framed in bright metallic trim, and probably move on to the next listing. ...
We've seen Aarikka mobiles before, but here's one more playful home accessory from the Finnish designer and manufacturer: towel clips!......
Q: I just moved again (twice in two months - what a nightmare!) and I need your help! I found an awesome studio space on the top floor of a historic Victorian home and I have no idea what color(...
A while back we posted about papergraphics by Yulia Brodskaya. Today we would like to share with you the amazing paper art creations of illustrator, Helen Musselwhite. More photos after the jump....
This Balinese table appears in photos to be a giant bowl. Could be an excellent place to throw many many sets of keys when walking into the house, or perhaps as intended it could function as a...
Now that August is winding to a close, our outdoor party days are numbered, but if we were going to squeeze in one last garden soiree, this would be it. The Etsy handmade blog, The Storque, partnered ...
We want to crawl into every dreamy bed in these photos from Plum Pretty Sugar. The brand stocks home items from bedding to curtains and tablecloths all in garden-inspired prints collected on jou...
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