CHI House Tour: Michelle Kaufmann's Smart Home
>> Enter Slideshow Yesterday, we trekked down to the Museum of Science and Industry to do the press tour of architect Michelle Kaufmann’s MK Solaire, which officially opens today. It was stormy, ...
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Inspiration: Peonies
Sometimes we're surprised at how much our mood can be affected by just a little change in scenery. Our living room is shades of light neutrals and some espresso, and yeah, it can feel kind of blah som...
Look!: Recycled Magazine Wastebasket
Just when we thought we seen it all in recycled magazine home accessories, a Crafter user spent a day putting together this wastebasket, based on a project in Mark Montano's Big-Ass Book of Crafts. ...
Prairie Mod Podcast with Michelle Kaufmann
Michelle Kaufmann's Smart Home opens to the public for tours TODAY at the Museum of Science and Industry. While Kaufmann was in town finishing up the details on the installation, PrairieMod intervie...
LA Thursday Giveaway: Autographed AT Presents Book
Yay, it's finally here for us to give away: the Apartment Therapy Presents: real homes, real people, hundreds of design solutions book is filled with beautiful interiors culled from all of our best ho...
Thomas Paul Inbox Trays
We hate to admit it, but we're what some might call organizationally challenged. It's a constant struggle for us to keep on top of the paper piles, but we're determined to win the fight. We've discov...
Keep Calm and Carry On
We'd like to apologize for the site being down for most of the day today. Although we think "small is cool", this apparently doesn't apply when referring to server traffic capacity. An unusual spike i...
Look! DIY Platform Bed With Storage
David tells us his DIY platform bed project isn't yet complete, but we think he's done such a spectacular job with his bed/storage to this point, we wanted to go ahead and share what's he's completed ...
Greenhouse by Jantze Brogard Asshoff
Let's just stop right there. Sometimes something is so charming and clever that we need a minute to sit down and take a breath. Come on...how great is this Greenhouse?! ...
CHI Good Questions: Decorator in Milwaukee?
Alana is looking for a decorator: "I just wanted to contact you in regards to the possibility of you being able to recommend a decorator/interior designer in the Milwaukee area of Wisconsin. I have lo...
LA Local Gift Guide: Mother's Day
Mother's Day is this weekend, and as usual, we're a bit behind in the gift department. So, we asked a couple of our favorite local design stores for some ideas. Click after the jump to see some of the...
Pillows from Kaaya
When it comes to our own apartments, we design with "less is more" in mind. With that said, we make an exception for pillows. When we saw Kaaya's silk, linen and cotton pillows with (sometimes) beau...
Urban Outfitters Kashmir Tray
When we were a child, we visited our next door neighbor’s home quite often because – well, because she was always feeding us cake but mainly because she always had the most interesting things arou...
Melamine Trays from NotNeutral
Unbreakable, sleek and fun. These melamine trays from NotNeutral are perfect for hosting a garden party or for use on a landing strip or desktop to keep odds and ends from spreading everywhere. Our ...
SF Thursday Giveaway: Autographed AT Presents Book
You've heard about it, you've seen glimpses. Now, in a special Thursday Giveaway, each of our city sites is giving away one signed copy of our new book. Jump below to enter on AT:SF to win a copy. ...
LA Times H&G 5.08.08
In addition to the peak at some new LA area hotels, today's LA Times Home & Garden section featured some other goodies including a look at the futuristic, midcentury inspired set of the new "Speed Rac...
Look! Z Galleries Outdoor Pavillion
The thing is, though the weather is LA is great, sometimes the sun is, well, too sunny and definitely too hot. We need shade! We need trees! We need to access our inner Kelly Wearstler and put up t...
Historic Findings About Wallpaper
Back during our discussion on vintage wallpaper, Allison1888 linked to an article that chronicles some fascinating facts from a wallpaper excavation in New York's Tenement Museum: ...
AT Europe: Paris - The Rules of La Brocante
Leather club chairs for sale at a Paris flea market There are Paris brocantes (roving flea markets selling second-hand goods) in every season except summer. The biannual Salon Antiquites Brocante at ...
Look! Emroidery Hoop Landing Strip
We love this ingenious use of the decorative embroidery hoop. This time it's part of the landing strip, helping to corral papers and letters that need to leave the house. ...
Biodegradable Furnishings
The New York Times 5.8.08
As more and more products with labels like "green" and "sustainable" enter the marketplace, companies look for new ways to stand out. And the latest development? Furnishings labeled "biodegradable."...
NY Good Questions: How To Make This Kitchen More Up To Date?
Dear AT, I've just moved into a new flat and am in the midst of decorating the whole place from scratch. My biggest issue at the moment is the kitchen. It's got lovely storage space and fabulous ...
Good Quotes: Mark Wigley on Design and Theory
From architect, author, and professor Mark Wigley's 1998 Harvard lecture on Total Design: “Design is always a matter of theory. Design is not a thing in the world. It’s a theoretical reading of ...
The Gallery Bill Wadman
"Rorschach Experiment"- food coloring, water, strobe Introducing Bill Wadman, an accomplished portrait photographer who is always experimenting with his camera... and loves to share what he learns on...
Yuri Kinoshita: Designer
While wandering slack-jawed through the warehouse sale at Kyoto Art and Antiques, we were introduced to the work of Yuri Kinoshita. Her paper lanterns are grand, bold and unlike any we've seen befor...
High End Bathtubs
The New York Times 5.8.08
Bath tubs have morphed into sculpture. The New York Times rounds up some very, very pricey tubs that will elevate your bathroom to art gallery status. If you have the budget — and space — for s...
Etsy Scavenger: Ocean
awaywithwords: White Noise ($14) see these below the jump...
How To: Read Design Blogs and Resist the Urge to Buy
We're often asked how we're able to see so many cool things on a daily basis without buying them. Besides our knee-jerk response that we can't afford it on a writer's budget, we also tell people tha...
NY Good Questions: Who Makes This Sectional?
Dear AT, I fell in love with this sectional, but I don't know where to find it. Does anyone recognize this sectional set? I am trying to figure out who manufactured it and from what collection it...
Finding Space for a Home Office
Even if you don’t work out of your house, you need a place to take care of running your home: paying bills, dealing with mail, handling repairs. You don’t need a dedicated room or a large footpri...
Polish Paper Chandelier
We're not huge fans of lavish parties, we're more the casual dinner party types...just a candle or two here and a bunch of flowers there and we're ready for a simple get-together. But every once in ...
Mustache Key Holder and Don't Forget Chalkboard
Here's a couple of old timey inspired decor accessory items that combine a bit of whimsy with utility. The Curiosity Shoppe's Mustache Key Holder comes with five hooks to keep those keys to your locke...
Best Water/Wine Carafes of 2008
Email from 5.5.08
I opened up the new T Style magazine yesterday and thought it was thin. Design & Living is my bag, and I was totally ready for some good shelter porn, but I was left wanting. I guess if you pay ...
Look!: DIY Mug Display
We've been following Portland resident Erica Mulherin's home projects for a while now. We were especially impressed with the display system that the illustrator (and blogger) devised for her inherite...
NY Open Thread 626
Now we're into May...Welcome to K T G, 950 and greeps! ...
Thursday Giveaway: Apartment Therapy Presents Book
This special edition Thursday Giveaway is taking place across all of our city sites - each of us will be choosing one winner to receive a SIGNED copy of our new book, Apartment Therapy Presents. Jump ...
Fresh Ideas From New L.A. Area Hotels
LA Times 5.08.08
Hotels are a great resource for inspiration and ideas for your home. Today's feature story in the LA Times Home & Garden section takes a look at several new hotels that have recently opened up in Los ...
Custom Lamps at FINDecor
We had a "choose your own adventure" book phase some time around ten years old. Feeling like we had a say in how things were going to turn out was kind of a novelty at that age, perhaps. Now we get to...
Openings/Closings: New DWR Flagship Store Coming in SoHo
Laughing in the face of recession. While many stores shutter, DWR expands. We heard rumors about this months ago, but now it's finally public: DWR is moving their SoHo store (Carie Scott, propriet...
New from Atlantico 2008
We have a lot of love, if not enough money, for Atlantico furniture (by De La Espada). Including designs by Leif.designpark, Studio Hausen, and Marina Bautier, here's a gorgeous peek at what's new fo...
NY Scavenger: Vintage Tin Cabinet for $150
Well, it seems that Allison in Greenpoint (the owner of the super cool vintage checkered tile table that we featured yesterday) is also selling this retro vintage tin cabinet - again, very cool. T...
NY Sales Calendar: 05.08.08
Le Fanion Sidewalk Sale May Sales... Odegard Sale • Up to 80% off rugs • May 15th through 20th • New York Design Center, 200 Lexington Ave., 10th Fl. 212.545.0069 - See All Sales B...
GreenWerks: Green Contractors, Painters, & Designers
Opened by Chris Campbell in January of this year, GreenWerks is a contracting service that provides design, remodeling, painting, and repair services. They use low-VOC paints and energy-efficient sy...
Thursday Giveaway: Autographed AT Presents!
Congratulations to the SIX FOLKS, who won last week's giveaway, 12 VIP Tickets to BKLYN Designs. Please come on down to our picnic and book signing as well. Items: 1 Autographed Copy of Our New Boo...
Glass Staircase
The New York Times 5.8.08
All-glass stairs can be a great solution for flooding an older building with light — or it can be a terrifying exercise in acrophobia. The New York Times looks at some Victorian-era homes in Londo...
SF Scavenger: 60's Danish Teak Rocker for $300
Every home should have a rocking chair. Preferably one like this 60's danish teak rocker that doesn't scream "nursery" but instead just looks like a fun place to sit. Click here to view these in b...
CHI Scavenger: Tokyo-Pop Sofa for $950
A Tokyo-Pop sofa by Tokujin Yoshioka, originally purchased at Luminaire, is for sale in Lincoln Square for $950. Jump below for links to this and other good finds: Apartment Therapy Furniture Class...
Strap by Droog
Organizing means compartmentalizing...or at least getting things up off the floor. The Droog Strap reminds us a bit of those frat boy pranks that involve duct-taping people to walls but we have to ad...
NY Good Questions: Window Covering Ideas?
Dear AT, Saw your great website in a magazine and was hoping to get some helpful ideas. This is the master bedroom – and the only wall the bed can go on is in front of two non-concentric windows. ...
Hot or Not? Chicago Vintage Postcard Image Lampshades
Chicago postcard image lampshades from Found ImagesDetails and voting below: ...
Timber Block Stool from VivaTerra
We've always admired Brent Comber's Adler Cube Table (above, right). Made from Cedar, Douglas fir and maple branches that would have been treated as waste, the cubes are a one-of-a-kind table that i...
CHI Sales Calendar: 05.08.08
Lee Weitzman Sample SaleMay Sales... Lee Weitzman Annual Spring Sample Sale May 10-17th 233 W. Huron, 312.455.7949 Unica Home Knoll Sale 10% off and free shipping Through May 11th Online ...
Assemblage Scavenger: A Mid-C & Chinoiserie Mashup
Bright color and a mish mosh of cute pieces would make up a sweet sunroom...a bit eccentric, but why not? Six vintage pieces from Assemblage working together... Jump below for all info links and pric...
Poggenpohl's Dining Desk
Here's an excellent high end idea that we'd love to see brought down in scale and price for us small space dwellers: Poggenpohl's Dining Desk incorporates two slim dining tables that open to reveal a ...
Sliding Display Shelf from VivaTerra
Now here's something a little different: a display shelf, with picture frames hanging from the bottom of it. We like framed wall art, and we like collections on shelves — we even like framed art l...
20 Household Uses for Newspaper (Once You've Finished the Crossword)
Although one of the things we love most is sitting around the house with friends over a long leisurely brunch, sharing the Sunday papers, we've tried to cut back on our paper habit. Of course we recy...
Flickr Finds: Simple Vases
One of the habits that we love keeping from the Spring Cure is buying weekly flowers. Looking through our Cure group's recent flower photos, we can see that they feel the same. We love how each pers...
Look!: Modern Fence
Is it just us, or is this one of the most stunning fences you've seen in a long while? Made out of ipe, a sustainably harvested Brazilian hardwood, in two thicknesses, we think it's the fact that boar...
Look! Granny and Popo's Haus B & B
When we moved to Los Angeles, we drove cross-country, taking secondary roads in order to see the amazing country that lay between New York and here. Granny and Popo's Haus is exactly the kind of plac...
SF Good Questions: Where Can I Find These Chairs?
AT:SF, I am sure AT readers can help answer this question: who designed these chairs (the turquoise ones) in the latest Anthropologie catalog and where can I get them? Thanks!! -Gina...
CHI Good Questions: Coffee Table from Citi Commercial?
Erin sent us an email: Hello! I am wondering if anyone knows where the coffee table in the new "citi cash returns card" commercial is from??? In the commercial the wife decides she needs to redecor...
LA Mansionization Ordinance Keeps the Ugly in Check
CurbedLA has an interesting and heated topic that not only affects Los Angeles, but almost all of the nation where urban sprawl has gone off the deep end. Whichever side of the fence you sit upon, McM...
Paper Plates by Joshua Gajownik
Have we mentioned that we're suckers for old school stationery-type products? Hence, our crush on these very cool paper plates by Joshua Gajownik. ...
AT Europe: London Close-Up - Room-Doubling with Mirrors
To give the airy rooms of The Main House hotel in London an even more spacious feel, owner Caroline Main mounted large vintage-framed mirrors on the walls, doubling the space and capturing the light. ...
Basket Case Study ReadyMade 09/10.2007
While we love looking through ReadyMade magazine and are always inspired by the projects, more often that not we’re left thinking, "I’ll never be able to make that." You see, we’re not that ha...
Look! Nancy's Fireplace Makeover
Remember Nancy's brick fireplace? She asked us for tips on how to update it back in January. We love the clean modern lines of her new fireplace! Check out how her living room looks after the jump......
Where Does All This Stuff Come From?
So, you spent the last long weekend we had organizing and now, only a few weeks later, your house, once again, looks like a file cabinet exploded. One important lesson we've learned is that clutter i...
Paisley Outdoor Mat from West Elm
We have a sliver of a balcony that we've really only used for hanging clothes out to dry and trying our gardening luck. We'd like to make it a place where one (and we mean that literally - there's no ...
Explore Fulton Market
A great event that we wanted to profile beyond the Chicago Arts and Events weekly calendar: Explore Fulton Market. This is Fulton Market's annual art extravaganza where you are sure to see fantastic ...
Look! Cheetah Print Carpet
Domino May 2008
We're normally not very attracted to animal prints. However, we're strangely drawn to this Cheetah carpeting that was featured in the home tour of Stephen Shubel in the May 2008 Domino... (survey afte...
Railroad Station Home
The New York Times 5.7.08
It's rare when a home featured in The New York Times' special real estate section Great Homes & Destinations is small and makes clever use of a tight space. But this one does both. This former rail ...
LA Events Calendar: 5.07.08
Lot's of Culver City Openings This saturday Art & Design Events...May is Organizing/Spring Cleaning Month at Apartment Therapy Bandini Art Opening: Blood and Glitter Saturday, ...
Look!: Shawna's Stairs
We're always intrigued by Seattleite-turned-Dubliner Shawna's observations on decorating and design in Ireland. But today's entry jumped off the page -- wow! (Check out the before pic below the jump ...
AT DC: What Does Your Apt Building Say About You?
This is from our DC finalist, Thomas. Comment away! What do apartment buildings say about the residents that live inside of them? I walk to work everyday...rain or shine. My studio is ten blocks ...
Food Map Containers: Portable Vegetable Gardening
Since summer is just around the corner, we're looking at patio and deck options for apartment dwellers. Food Map Containers are big enough for an edible garden, and their caster stands make them eas...
How to Manage and File Paperwork
In our post on organizing the other day, Li wrote: I need help wrangling paper. I dealt with it okay when I was single but now that I do paperwork/bills for the whole family, I'm drowning in unfiled p...
NY Good Questions: How Can I Make This Room Brighter?
Dear AT, I just moved to DC from Miami and have lived in this spacious 950 sq. ft apartment in Dupont Circle for a month now. Just need some opinions on what else I could do with the family room to...
Free Historic Bricks for Seattle Residents
This morning we read on Shelterrific that there are a lot of free bricks just waiting to be hauled off by Seattle residents. Reading about the demolition of the old Rainier Brewery made us flash back...
Best of Ikea's Summer Collection: Textiles
Sunny, bright, happy, colorful...and inexpensive enough to outfit your outdoor space in style. Or if, like us, the city is your only yard - you can at least bring a bit of the feel of the season indo...
LA Good Questions: What To Do With a Barren Porch?
Kelly writes in: My boyfriend and I recently found our little dream cottage -- the only problem is the entry way. The landlord has built a huge fence separating our home from the front home so our fro...
NY Events Calendar: 05.07.08
River Fish Solution for Locavore Living Art & Design Events... AT Events: • April is AT's Small Cool Contest! • AT Book Signing Event at Brooklyn Designs 2008 in Dumbo on May 10th, 1-...
Outdoor Furniture: Cushy Circle Set from PB Teen
We certainly weren't in a position as teenagers to have our own outdoor furniture, but we're guessing they must be out there since PB Teen is selling this cushy circle put-your-feet-up-and-just-hang-o...
Silvershift Lamp from Anthropologie
Mercury glass is a favorite of ours - it can glam up any room instantly but stays away from being too shiny or glitzy. So we love these Silvershift Lamps from Anthropologie, and have already thought o...
Best Products: Componibili by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
We've talked about the Componibili on AT before (here and here for starters), but our love for this piece has been recently reawakened. In our old home, it was a workhorse in our closet. Now that we...
Hip to Be Square
Canadian House & Home: June 2008
While many of us work on coping with challenges specific to boxy apartments — vast blank walls, lack of character, how to eke an eating area, workspace and den out of one room — David Podsiadlo...
Reader Tip: Affordable "Eames" Style Desk Chair
We thought we'd pass along this reader's tip sent in by Alex, both because of the offer, but also because of his eye-catching photos that want us seeing the rest of his home (we replied with a house t...
Jim and Kari's Evanston Home in CS Interiors
Jim and Kari shared their fantastic Evanston home with us back in November. Seems that CS Interiors was as impressed by the space as we ATers were. Jim and Kari were featured in the Spring issue of th...
LA Sale: Poketo Warehouse Sale 5.10.08
Yesterday, we mentioned the new plate set by Marco Cibola for Poketo. Well, if you're a fan of Poketo's artist goodies, then you'll be excited to know that they're having a huge Warehouse sale this Sa...
Octopus Chandeliers from Autoban by De La Espada
Autoban's Octopus Chandeliers from 2005 have become part of the Autoban by De La Espada collection. The modern and utilitarian appeal of Autobahn's Octopus Chandeliers is immediately apparent. Balan...
SF Good Questions: Who Can Fix This Bent Plywood Chair?
Hi AT:SF, I found a chair in the street, VERY similar to those in this photo, and am wondering where I can get help replacing the bent plywood piece that connects the seat to the chair back... ...
From Ohdeedoh
Our site that covers modern homelife with children
&bull The mini-me version of Philippe Starck's Louis Ghost Chair. More from Ohdeedoh this past week: paint for a gender-neutral nursery, a modern rocking chair and wrapping paper storage. ...
DC House Tour: Drew & Syd's Fab Rehab in Columbia Heights
This is from our DC finalist, Caroline. Comment away! Name: Drew & Syd Location: Washington, DC Type: Row house Size: 750 square feet Years lived in: 1 year >> Enter House Tour Syd and Drew fo...
Look! Organizing Our New Kitchen Cabinets
One of our favorite parts of moving is organizing a new kitchen. Ours still has a long way to go, but we're glad we could reuse the shelf organizers from our old apartment in the new space. In fact,...
How to...Repair Bamboo Floors
One of our pals just put in a new bamboo floor, and it's been less than 24 hours and he's already found scratches in it. Usually, our advice is, "Don't worry about it! It'll give your home character!...
LA Store: OC Modern
We recently got a chance to check out a store that's been on our list since reading about it on Apartment Therapy: OC Modern. We had such a great experience all around that we just can't say enough...
NY Good Questions: Replacement Handle for This Appliance?
Dear AT, I bought a new set of appliances for my condo in stages, first replacing the fridge and then the dishwasher. The downside was that I measured to see if fridge fit with the old dishwasher....
LA Survey Which Type of Clutterer are You?
Yesterday, Laure blogged about clutterers who can't let go of stuff. Did you know that there are actually five types? Which kind are you? Survey after the jump......
Look!: Carlene's Old Lamp Makeover
lamp before, jump below for lamp after We love this quick lamp revamp from Carlene (and her crafty husband). She's described the above version as "Scruffy brown lamp. Cute shape, ugly color". We agr...
CHI Good Questions: What to Do with Big Empty Wall?
Carole is looking for some ideas: "I am at a loss of what to do with the big empty wall in our front room, which is a living room and dining room combo. The wall is 23' long and 8' tall. As you will s...
Ambrogio Book Stand Keeps It Simple
The Ambrogio book stand's beauty is in its sheer simplicity: an airy stainless steel frame cradling a bent Y-shaped plywood receptacle, veneered in bleached or wengé-stained oak. Remove the plywood p...
SF Events Calendar: 05.07.08
The End of PolaroidArt & Design Events...May is Spring Cleaning Month at Apartment Therapy Micro Gallery at Ray Modern Opening Reception: Tod Brilliant: The End of Polaroid ...
Best of Modern Wallpaper: Judit Gueth
Judit Gueth is a designer based in Toronto. We recently saw her wallpaper which is a bit art nouveau, a bit geometric and a bit floral - in other words, an interesting mix. It's also eco-friendly; as ...
NY House Tour: Ann's in Good Hands
Name: Ann (and Martin, her designer) Location: West Village Size: 400 sq. ft. studio rental Years lived in: 6 months >>See Slideshow Ann is blessed by the fact that she lives downstairs from a ta...
AT Boston: Boston’s Textile Tour on the “T”
This is from our Boston finalist, Melissa. Only a few more to go. Comment away! I’ll spare you the bridesmaid dress fiasco that sparked an exhaustive pursuit of Boston’s best textile shops. U...
How To: Make a Bike Rack
We are related to some passionate bicyclists (affectionately known by us as "bike nerds") who have dedicated several garages and a basement or two to their love... but that's in middle America, where ...
CHI Weekly Events Calendar: 05.07.08
Art & Design Events... May is Spring Cleaning month on Apartment Therapy. Smart Home: Green + Wired "During its 75th Anniversary year, the Museum of Science and Industry will be building a functi...
Lemon Oil for Keeping Shower Doors Clean?
While looking into ways to clean our shower door, we came across Real Simple's take. They suggest "...After a thorough cleaning, an application of lemon oil will help serve as a shield from shower gri...
Debranded Home Bathroom Labels
Maxwell has long been a fan of de-branding your home by reducing the number of branded bottles and containers of necessary cleaning products. Debranded Home is on a similar mission. In addition to H...
Today's Email: How To Hang Art Like Kate
Today: a deconstruction of what makes this assembly so successful (aside from the great art) Last week I highlighted one of my favorite dishware designs: The Teema Collection by Kaj Franck, and today...
Roundup: Storage Walls Featured On AT:CHI
The wall of storage is a dream of ours - to one day have everything tucked away in one place, hidden behind closed doors. We haven't yet done it in our own home, but we've seen some excellent exampl...
Best Products: The Teema Collection by Kaj Franck
Email from 5.2.08
I first saw the Teema collection at OK in Los Angeles over three years ago (below) and it was the mugs that caught my eye. I just wanted them immediately. There is something about mugs that can do th...
On Doing Chores...
I used wait until late Sunday afternoon before I broke out the vacuum, and then attempt to clean the whole house in one go. But lately, I've been assigning different chores to specific days so I don'...
SF Scavenger: 2 Leather Chairs from Williams-Sonoma Home for $3000
Imagine this chair in a vintage-style leather. The seller of these 2 Leather Chairs from Williams-Sonoma Home says that they were custom ordered for buyers who changed their minds -- they can be yours...
Help Wanted: AT Chicago Blogger Search
We're looking for a new face on our team page - AT:Chicago is getting ready to grow and we are hoping to add a fantastic new blogger from a NEW CITY. That's right, our current team has got Chicago cov...
LA Scavenger: Danish Modern Lounge Chair for $240
Meh. It's been a bit overcast and cold-ish in LA these past few days. Very grey and blah, which inspired us to feature this lovely bright orange Danish modern lounge chair today. The oak frame and the...
A Kitchen Update for Less Than $100
Kitchen "Before" - Jump below for the "After"Our friends, Kim & Eric, have been hard at work on their home. One of their sore points was their kitchen. They weren't too fond of their oak & glass cab...
NY Good Questions: What Type of Backsplash Should I Get?
Dear AT, We are almost done with our kitchen renovation and would like AT reader suggestions on what we should do with the backsplash. As you can see in the picture we have the backsplash installed ...
CHI Scavenger: Eric's Vintage Goods for $200-$500
In AT's classifieds, Eric in Edgewater is selling lots of vintage stuff including a mosaic table, wool rug, teak table, and ceramic lamp. Also in our classifieds, Meera in Hyde Park has a sweet cherr...
A Greener Mattress: Simmons Natural Care by Danny Seo
By using a combination of natural latex, Tencel, soy-based foam, recycled steel and wood from accredited and sustainably managed forests, Danny Seo has helped create a greener, affordable mattress f...
NY Scavenger: Vintage Checkered Tile Table for $125
We are totally loving this vintage checkered tile table, and if we had any room in our apartment, you would not be reading about this table here! Alas, someone else will have to take ownership of t...
DWR Get Lit Lighting Contest: Deadline is Monday 05.12
Have you ever thought about trying your hand at designing your own light fixture? The parts are often inexpensive and the results can be amazing - now Chicago's own Tree Studios is holding a contest t...
NY Open Thread 625
Now we're into May...Welcome to stoat, pchaparala and bellyglad! ...
SF House Tour: Gehry and Lanya's Life Meets Art
Name: Gehry and Lanya Location: Oakland Size: 1150 sq. ft. 1 bedroom in an 1896 Victorian home Years Lived in: 2 >>Enter Slideshow "The apartment is special and worth honoring," says Lanya. Both ...
AT Book Alert: Update on Dana
Living Room Before - Jump Below for the New Look Name: Dana Home Then: 1700 sq. foot Logan Square apartment Home Now: Same Apartment, Living & Dining Room Switcheroo Dana's apartment is one of th...