apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Name: Kelly and Stuart (with help from PorterFanna Architecture)
Location: Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Size: 675
Lived in: 4 years

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The design and construction phase lasted only five months, but what took place was nothing less then wholly transformative. Stuart knew what he wanted. In fact, he learned the drafting software 'sketch-up' to illustrate his visions. Then he hired architects to help him realize them. The apartment went from typical to fantastic...

Area Warehouse Sale!

October/November Sales...
Area Warehouse Sale
• Up to 90% off bedding
• November 17th through 21st
• 180 Varick Street (King Street) 212.924.7084

Launch Party for Taschen's Reprint of Arts & Architecture at DWR Soho

Art & Design Events...

AT Events:

• October is Color Month!
• Our Fall Colors Contest is in its final throws.

Marlon and Jace, of house tour fame, combined forces in Jace's spacious 1-bdrm apartment, making aggressive updates and adjustments along the way. One of their many innovative moves was to embrace the customized shade in their bedroom...

Name: Ofer
Location: Gramercy Park
Size: 600 sqft
Favorite: the light and that the bed is not pushed against a wall.
Years Lived In: 1

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Ofer is a professional photographer who works out of his home. Because he spends most of his day indoors, Ofer's goal, while apartment hunting, was to find something that would feel as close as possible to being outside. This apartment comes pretty close. It has huge windows with lots of light, and is on a high floor, far away from street bustle...

This week's Hot Posts drew you in and inspired great discussion. Thanks for getting involved, and staying involved, in our community!

Click here to find the answers to burning design questions, great new ideas as well as the hottest of the hot--old posts that AT'ers can't stop reading.

Archipelago Linen Sale!

October/November Sales...
Archipelago Linen Sale
• Up to 70% off high-end linens
• November 5th through 7th
• 38 Walker Street, 212.334.9460

Art & Design Events...

AT Events:

• October is Color Month!
• Our Fall Colors Contest is underway.

For some the kitchen is sacred in its purity of color and materiality. But for others, it is another opportunity for whimsy and fun. Here are a few examples of people who weren't afraid to use their cabinets as a canvas.

Sher and Ritch exposed the contents of their cabinets and then painted the backdrop orange--two bold moves that paid off nicely!

Name: Josh
Location: Moscow
Size: 350 sqft, 1 bdrm sublet next door to the British Embassy (great security)
Favorite: The prime location and that the rather small, space-ship shower stall, can still accommodate two people at the same time.

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Today's home is meant to remind us of the luxury of self-determination. Let's be grateful for the power to make our own aesthetic mark on our homes. Those who sublet are not as lucky. And those who sublet in Moscow have to be especially creative to find that which to celebrate...

This week's Hot Posts drew you in and inspired great discussion. Thanks for getting involved, and staying involved, in our community!

Click here to find the answers to burning design questions, great new ideas as well as the hottest of the hot--old posts that AT'ers can't stop reading.

October Sales...
Denise Schmidt Annual Studio Sale!
• Up to 70% off select Couture, Works, and DS for Sarita Handa quilts. Plus quilt blocks, fabric, scraps
• November 15th, 10am-4pm. Refreshments served
• Bridgeport Connecticut Studio

Untethered: A Sculpture Garden of Readymades

Art & Design Events...

AT Events:

• October is Color Month!
• Our Fall Colors Contest is underway.

Some of our house tour hosts have found a great way to simultaneously spice up their bathrooms, salvage resources, and save money....