Apartment Therapy: DIY

5 Real Life DIY's by Readers

Sure we see all kinds of glossy, perfect DIY projects in magazines, but how often does the project actually turn out like that when you do it yourself? For us, it's rare. Maybe it's impatience, a re...

D.I.Y.: Freshen Up Furniture With Wallpaper

We spotted this neat Before & After of a standard secretary over at ferm LIVING's Clever Spaces blog. Check out how to make the most out of an old piece of furniture after the jump. Keep in mind that ...

Ugly AC Transformed Into Stylish Landing Strip

We've posted about ideas of how to hide your AC unit and recently shared this hilarious ugly heater solution. But we think AT reader Alex might have trumped them all with his stunning DIY solution for...

Look!: Toilet Paper In a Tall Vase

We are loving all the cool storage as display ideas we're spotting this week. First it was guitars and now toilet paper--what's next?! Find out why we love this storage as display option after the j...

5 Easy Tips to Add Luxury to Your Home!
Austin

We brought you some great photos of the downtown Austin restaurant Starlite yesterday. As promised, here are some of the easy ways in which Starlite transformed their simple and modern space into a l...

Guitars: Storage as Display

Playing the drums happens to be a strong hobby of ours. Luckily, our drums are stored at a rehearsal space but the few times the kick drum and stands have landed at our apartment, there's little room...

DIY Or Call In the Professionals? 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Jump In

Given our previously confessed "all thumbs" nature, a combination of our inner clumsiness and our inner perfectionist, if we need to hammer in a nail,, we call our handyman. But not everyone's as chi...

Affordable Decorating: Doilies

One of the things we like to do is to switch things around, whether it's mixing up arrangements or making new pillows, it keeps the apartment feeling alive and fun. Although we aren't going to embark...

Ask the Designer: What is Your Favorite Decorating Trick?
via Real Simple

We're always interested in finding out what successful designers favorite decorating tricks are. Watching Top Design is one way we get our answers but when the season is over we cull ideas from our d...

Flickr Find: Making the Bed Photographs

We've seen this bed a few times on Apartment Therapy but there's something particularly interesting this time around......

Inspiration: Use Fabric for Wall Treatments

We absolutely love this idea for a wall treatment in an apartment. Not only is hanging fabric one of the easiest options to change a room drastically if you aren't allowed to paint your apartment--it...

Before & After: 1940’s Rocker Chair
Perth

The weekend is so close and all this Spring weather we’re having in Australia is making us feel alive again after shivering through Winter. Di over at The Cut Cloth has added to our motivation to st...

Inspiration: Five Tips For Decorating On a Budget: Todd Oldham

This past weekend we caught up on our Tivo'd Top Design episodes. We are super happy that Todd Oldham is back for season two and find his presence quite comforting knowing that the judges harsh criti...

How To: Make DIY Outdoor Furniture Water Sealant

Sure, it's been nice, sunny and dry here in LA all summer. But any day now that pesky thing called "weather" will return and start dropping those near mythological raindrops onto your outdoor wood fur...

Look: Picture Frame Medicine Cabinet!
Austin

We came across this photo of a medicine cabinet while browsing through the September issue of Better Homes and Gardens. What a great idea to place a framed photograph on the door! This definitely dis...

DIY: Masking Tape Screen
Melbourne

This has to be one of the cleverest and cheapest window treatment ideas – creating a decorative window screen using masking tape. Our rental has very public front windows and we don’t like to open...

How To: Make Your Own Natural Dishwasher Powder

Don't fret or call PETA on us...we're not asking you to put Scruffy in the dishwasher to scrub out those caked on stains (though plenty of pets like to clean our leftovers clean when we're not looking...

Look! Patchwork Tea Towel Kitchen Curtain

Earlier this year Sarahc over at AT Chicago put together a great list of additional uses for tea towels around the house. We can now add the idea above: tea towels with different designs stitched toge...

UMA Cutout Screen Panel Set

Have a space you want to divide, yet allow light and air in? UMA's Cutout Screen Panel Set are an ornately designed damask and floral partition that provides an attractive and airy doorwas partition, ...

Look! DIY Litter Boxes Hidden Inside Bookcase

Ask any cat owner with an ounce of decor-savvy what is amongst their top "pet peeves" and litter boxes will likely be high up there (right next to surprise phantom hairballs). Most litter boxes aren't...

Look: Customizing Simple Bookcases to Your Space!
Austin

Yesterday we brought you one of our favorite elements from Greg and Laura's Austin home, the gorgeous grill work doors by local artist Susan Wallace. Our second favorite element in their home is a bi...

Look! Ikea Hack Bathroom Counter

This ranks high on our list of successful Ikeahacks--maybe because it was featured in Living Etc. and styled beautifully? Or maybe because we happened to buy that exact kitchen island at Ikea and it's...

Use Frosted Glass to Transform a Table

You can't tell from looking at this table (and boy do we wish we had taken a before picture) but when we purchased a previous sofa at the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store they gave us this piece of fu...

Roundup: Best DIY Projects

There's a long holiday weekend ahead of us. You might be traveling, or already have your social calendar booked. But, if you are sticking around this weekend and don't want to twiddle your thumbs,...

Look! Pushpin Art Gallery

We had dinner last night at Palihouse, a new boutique hotel in West Hollywood. We loved the vintage decor of the lobby and main room, The Hall. Aside from the beautiful mosaic tile flooring and the un...

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