Apartment Therapy Tagged: cheap

9 DIY Gift Ideas To Get A Jump On the Holidays

Last week we unveiled a new little plant that we started as a part of our commitment to making more of our gifts this year. Since projects can become time consuming, we've started early with the goal...

Good Questions: Local Resources for Outdoor Patio Furniture?
Los Angeles

It's getting chilly, and I was hoping to score a deal on an outdoor dining set.. Any ideas where to look? I've done some online searching (Target, Home Depot, Overstock, etc.) but wondered if there ...

Save Money at Home

We read a post the other day on Real Simple's blog about saving money at home. They had some simple strategies and got us to thinking...We'll share our favorite ways to save money with you and ask yo...

How to: Clean Cheaply
Melbourne

We have a confession– we’re still using store bought cleaning products. We’ve heard all the praises for vinegar and bi-carb soda but until today we hadn’t realised just how much money we’re ...

Affordable Luxury Roundup

Ryan's Affordable Luxury Redo We like to think it's the small things in life that add up to a great quality of life. And while we can't exactly solve the economic issues that have a lot of people sca...

Do You Use Craigslist To Make Money?

When money gets tight we have a friend that's brilliant at making ends meet through craigslist. Somehow he just has a knack for selling off garage sale finds and making that extra cash needed to pay ...

Great, Simple, Affordable Shelves

Recently we were at the new Firefly store in Venice when our friend commented on how much she liked the solid, simple shelves they were using for a display. She was surprised to hear where they were ...

Prepping for the Parents: When You Can't Afford to Furnish?

This week, we are tasked by a good friend to please, pretty please help him get his near-empty apartment ready as his parents are coming in for a visit and staying with him (Disclaimer: The photo abov...

10 Dorm Essentials: Under $100

Moving into the dorm can be a great escape and a chance to start out fresh, independent and confident. There are a couple of things that will help that transition feel like a success: ...

Best Desks under $200

Susan is moving into a dorm this fall and doesn't have time to hunt for a desk in thrift stores or on craigslist so she asked for our recommendations for desks under $200: ...

Finished! Revamped Patio Furniture

Earlier this summer we posted AimmeeRoo's progress on revamping her patio furniture, well she's finished and we're happy to say that we're totally jealous. Amazing what some paint and fabric (and har...

Look! Subtle Painted Stripes

We've been seeing painted stripes for a little while now, but none that we loved as much as this welcoming pairing of mocha and cafe au lait (?). ...

Simple Summer Flower Arranging

It's summertime! And one of the best parts is that everyone can take a load off, let their hair down, ignore that chore (for now) and just enjoy great weather and long days. One of our favorite ways...

LA Good Question: Where Do You Buy Affordable Pillows?

It struck us recently when we were trying to find affordable pillows for a friend's living room, that besides scouring the usual suspects like Etsy, Target and West Elm, we just don't know where to fi...

Best Sources for Cheap (and Cheap-ish) Hammocks

We're ready for some serious laying around this summer, and nothing is better than a hammock for being lazy, ice tea and great book in hand. We've been looking around and have found some great resour...

Long Weekend Roundup: Best Garden Tips, Tricks and Inspiration

As we prepare to sit back and relax for a nice 3 day weekend (we're going out of town, yay!) we thought we'd round up our favorite garden related posts from last month for those of you who plan to do ...

Update on the Bare Lightbulb

Thanks to everyone's suggestions for the bare lightbulb in my kitchen. I checked out all of the ideas you guys had and finally settled on one. It came in the mail yesterday, I put it up and I love ...

Casual Summer Cure

If you're looking to conquer some paperwork, work on the garden, finally clean out the kitchen, or just figure out a way to make your space feel better without spending any money, check out the LA Cur...

New Use for a Broken Bowl

At one of the designboom booths we spotted this broken pitcher turned parsley holder. We thought it was on purpose, that they pitcher was actually supposed to be that shape, but when we asked the tol...

LA Sale: Danish Modern Warehouse Open to the Public

We've heard rumors for a while about a warehouse in North Hollywood being full of Danish Modern furniture. Then we saw this announcement about one that will be open to the public this Saturday. We'r...

10 Best Succulents

It's no secret that we're into succulents. They're easy to take care of, cheap, easily propagate, don't need much water and come in tons of beautiful colors and textures. Below find our favorite suc...

Look! Orange and Blue Outdoors

We saw this outdoor seating at Bloom Cafe a while ago and have been meaning to go back ever since. We love the inset planters painted Yves Klein Blue and set up like dioramas and the fun orange table...

LA Store: Pottery Manufacturing & Distribution in Gardena

A while back we wanted to get some nice big pots to really do up a fancy container garden. Shockingly, we didn't want to spend a ton of money doing it. So Pottery Manufacturing and Distribution in G...

Flickr Find Canned Garden

We found this affordable way to start a garden from Flickr User Happy Sleepy: reuse those giant cans that pizza sauce and stewed tomatoes come in, spray them a fun color (use a rust resistant paint),...

How To's For The Garden:
An Apron, Little Planters And An Outdoor Tray

Martha Stewart's Craft of the Day has recently showcased some great ways to freshen up the outdoors with simple DIY projects:...

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