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Inspiration: Danish Modern Dining Rooms from Bulthaup

For the dining room, we love a good wooden table and chairs. They're classic materials that have been used in eating areas for centuries. In the 20th century, Danish designers began updating these m...

House & Garden's Complete Guide to Interior Decoration, 1953

Inspiration for 2008 in a 1953 book by Simon & Schuster: House & Garden's Complete Guide to Interior Decoration shows a lot of ideas that are firmly stuck in the 50s, but also several that we have see...

Bloomingdale's Fashion Photo Styling

With Project Runway's season in full swing (now back-to-back with Top Design on Bravo) and our ongoing interest in the connection of fashion and interiors, an interesting background always jumps out t...

Erie and Kingsbury on the Park by Lucien Lagrange

Last weekend, after 11 years of living in this city, we finally took the Chicago Architecture Foundation's hour-long River Cruise. One highlight of the tour was the chance to see two of our favorite...

Hotel Tour: The Dana in Downtown Chicago

Name: The Dana Hotel and Spa Location: River North, Chicago Size: One-Bedroom Studio Suite Style: Contemporary >> Enter Slideshow & Thumbnails Even though Escapes month is over, we managed to fit ...

VM Condo Interiors by JDS Architects

VM is a condo complex in Copenhagen designed by JDS Architects and named for the shape of the plan when viewed from above. Each unit has a triangular balcony, open views, and its own unique floorpla...

Stair Porn... No Really

Sometimes looking over design blogs can be overwhelming. You are thinking about living rooms, colors, entryways, bedrooms, linens and more. You can now rest easy as we have found a place devoted ex...

Photo Styling in Real Simple

So, these "trends worth trying" are all about the clothes, but Real Simple set them against a clean, modern backdrop that focuses on interiors and architecture, too. We do love that:...

Inspiration: Headboards from Floorboards

Even if we never buy anything, we're always up for a good game of bargain hunting. After checking out our local Big Lots (which was a serious retail disaster), we came across a fantastic $18.00 barg...

Window Seats You Can Sleep In

Back from a relaxing break, we're thinking about, well, relaxing. These window seats are made for taking it easy: they're deep enough to lay down and read or take a nap. Follow the jump for more win...

African-Inspired Decor

African art and design covers a huge range of styles, cultures, and time periods - many of which have had a big influence on modern Western furniture and textiles. Wood carving, batik dyeing, and we...

Color Combo: Red-Toned Neutrals

Neutrals aren't always neutral. They come in a wide range of shades, and their undertones can compliment or clash with another color depending on whether the neutral is warm or cool. Wood is usually...

Kanye West's Apartment

Freestanding stone basin in bathroomWe certainly hope Kanye West's apartment feels a little more lived in these days. These renderings show the minimalist space as it was nearly completed back in Jan....

Hotel Rooms by United Designers

Yes, we've been going a little hotel-mad lately, but it's Escapes month and hotels provide some of the best bedroom inspiration you can find outside the home. Our picks for today include rooms aroun...

Roundup: High-Style Dorm Accessories Under $150

It's late August, which means thousands of college kids have been scouring Ikea, Target and the usual suspects for their dorm rooms. We like the affordable options that these stores offer, but we al...

Rue Berri Residence by Brière, Gilbert and Associates

The dining room of this house on Rue Berri just makes us want to bask in the sun. The double-height space is washed with light from the side and above, and the window wall opens fully for dining en ...

Global Inspiration from Italian Hotels

All the Italian escapes from AT Readers have us dreaming of a trip to Tuscany. (Check out this getaway and this one for starters.) We found a virtual escape the other day that kept us busy doing not...

Mansi's Detroit Apartment

Today we heard from a devoted Detroit reader, Mansi: Apartment Therapy has been a great inspiration for me to decorate my apartment...here are some images of my apartment living room. So, thank you fo...

Look! Home Pics from Bits and Bobbins

Looking for a good "Home Sweet Home" image today online, we stumbled across Bits and Bobbins, a crafty site/blog that mainly focuses on sewing and fashion. Tucked in the blog, though, was a little s...

Colorful Gifts from auto.

We are so loving the color, color, colorful items available online from NY shop auto. Check out these four and more below:...

Color Combo: Green, Orange, and Off-White

Green, orange, and white were a popular color combo during the 60s, but they've also made their way into the current times. Whether pairing mint green with a dark orange-red or yellow-green with bri...

Landing Strip Inspiration from Tas-ka

A string of clicks across the web last night led us to Tas-ka, a Dutch company that ships home goods around the world. We loved their site design; each landing page acts as an entryway, similar to w...

Not Following Directions

Many tasks are creatively inspired but certain things really beg for instructions. Yet being the stubborn DIYers that we are, our stupidest we don't need no stinkin' directions experience involved el...

Wheelchair Accessible House by Acton Ostry Architects

In Vancouver, BC, architecture firm Acton Ostry renovated a 1950s ranch house on a sloped site for a partially paralyzed man. Partition walls were removed and open spaces were preserved. Architects ...

Live/Work Space: Marriott Towneplace Suites by IDEO

If you're setting up a workspace on a budget, you might want to check out this live/work room by design firm IDEO. Created for the Marriott Towneplace Suites, an extended stay hotel, the prototypica...