Apartment Therapy: Southeast

Escapes: Raleigh, NC Flea Market

Raleigh, NC makes a great weekend escape from DC. If you go, we recommend the flea market open every Saturday and Sunday on the NC State Fairgrounds. Shown are some recent photos from the Raleigh ...

Interview: Ati's Tips on Finding Home Accessories at Flea Markets
Washington DC

Ati is a successful DC real estate agent who regularly stages open houses and advises on home decorating. We were lucky to meet her during the recent Dog Days of August Sale and she agreed to let u...

The Main Character in "The Wire" was... Baltimore's Architecture?
The Guardian, 7.16.08

The Wire was a five-season long HBO series packed with numerous characters, drama and complicated plot-lines all based in and about Baltimore. But was the TV series' main character really the city'...

DIY (or Made-to-Order!): T-Shirt Quilts
Washington DC

Is it hard to part with favorite t-shirts? We're attached to our worn-out Pink Floyd Shirt from the 1995 tour and have been resisting cutting it up for rags (our usual practice for non-donatable clo...

Meditation Room at Home
Washington DC

Do you have a quiet, meditative space at home? As it's Escapes Month at AT we wanted to highlight Sondra and Ron's meditation room. Even without the perfect attic space, we can still take away som...

Skynear and Company
Washington DC

Skynear has been in business for over 20 years, in various DC locations, and is constantly reinventing itself. The Adams Morgan store has an eclectic mix of modern, retro and vintage furniture and ...

Best Home Furnishing Stores in Baltimore 2008
The Washington Post, 7.10.08

With all we need within walking distance of our apartment, including fantastic stores and sales, we don't often leave the District. The Washington Post recently reminded us of some great nearby reso...

Rubber Duckies... in Your Bathroom?
Washington DC

Do you have rubber duckies in your bathroom? Do you use them in your bath? If not, you may change your mind when you see the selection of duck bath products (in rubber, soap and more) from Pulp on ...

Interview: Collecting Art Tips from Brian Petro
Washington DC

Brian Petro is a professional artist and art dealer for Vastu in DC. His duties as art dealer include attending art events and looking online for artwork that compliments the Vastu collection and th...

Bungalow Homewares Gallery
Washington DC

The stunning vignette in the window display at Bungalow Homewares encapsulates the mission and feel of the entire store: stylish, eco-friendly design. The table is made of recycled aluminum, the ch...

Recycled Wood Coffee Table from Vastu
Washington DC

On a recent visit to Vastu, we found this coffee table made from recycled wood. With its warm colors and gorgeous grains, you'd never know the wood was recycled. The overlapping pieces are nicely ...

Look! Mid-Century Modern Danish Drop-Leaf Chest with a Surprise Inside...
Washington DC

This teak mid-century Danish modern chest is a new and exciting find for us. We came across this fantastic piece at Millennium Decorative Arts on U Street and were delighted to discover what it hol...

Flea Market Shopping Around DC
Washington Post 7.17.08

The Washington Post featured a series of articles on flea market shopping in the DC-area. The article topics include area flea markets and tips for attending flea markets. We thought the shopping ...

Reusing License Plates to Make Art
Washington DC

During a recent visit to the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, we came across this artwork by Mike Wilkins titled "Preamble" (to the U.S. Constitution) made from license plates. With all the tr...

DC House Tour: Barb's Condo, Collections and Rotating Gallery
Washington DC

>> Enter Slideshow Name: Barb Location: Washington, DC Size: 1270 sq ft, 2 bdrm loft condo Years lived in: 3.5 years Barb is an an artist, art dealer and collector who moved from a 3600 sq ft house...

Greater Goods
Washington DC

Greater Goods on U Street opened last November and is already the Washington City Paper's #1 Eco Store (2008 reader rankings). Greater Goods specializes in environmentally-friendly products and se...

Marcus Sims of Treincarnation Turns Trees into Treasures
Washington DC

We first fell in love with Treincarnation's products when we saw the mulberry wood kitchen bar in Amy's Green House. So we looked up the company and spoke to owner and tree guru Marcus Sims who sen...

The Gallery: Recent Works by Jo Weiss and Jill Phillips
Washington DC

Artists Jo Weiss and Jill Phillips are both faculty members of the Washington Studio School, but their styles are very different. Jo Weiss focuses on the figure and uses thick layers of paint and he...

House Tour: Amy's Green House goes Platinum
Washington, DC

Name: Amy Occupation: Real Estate Agent Location: Mt. Pleasant in Washington, DC Type: row house built in the late 1800's Size: 1900 sq/ft Years lived in: owned for 2 (renovations took a year) ...

Miss Pixie's
Washington DC

Address: 1626 14th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-232-8171 Website: www.misspixies.com Recently relocated from Adam Morgan's to 14th St., Miss Pixie's carries a wide range of goods: fr...

Hot or Not? Innermost Bigoli Lamp Shades
Washington DC

Spirals of tubular mesh and wire make up this crazy lamp shade from Innermost. We noticed that it's one of those items that everyone (and we mean everyone!) instinctively reaches out to touch. But ...

Roundup: Boot Vases and Planters
Washington DC

With the weather in DC alternating between thunderstorms and heat waves, we like the idea of combining rain boots and sunflowers. These vases and planters can be used both indoors and outdoors. Do ...

Happa Door Stop by Ideaco & Associates
Washington DC

Who couldn't use a little more luck? A little more green in the home helps too. That's why we love these clover-shaped "Happa" door stops, designed by Ideaco & Associates of Osaka. Happa is the Jap...

Gardening Tips: Joe Carmack of Urban Garden Center
Washington DC

When we first had a balcony, we filled it with plants that all died in the DC heat. Looking around at other DC gardens, we've noticed we're not the only ones struggling to keep plants alive. So we a...

Muleh: Moving the Tropics Indoors
Washington DC

Muleh's furniture brings the feeling of the outdoors inside, so it's the perfect furniture store for garden month. Muleh's modern tropical furniture is made from organic materials. The quality is go...

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