How about an escape to a 103-year-old mansion set on a rock in Narragansett Bay off the coast of Rhode Island? Boston architect Henry Wood shares his weekend bohemian retreat — Clingstone &mda...
Reader Melodie sent in pictures of her futon/garden gate hack: Dear ATNY, I just turned a broken futon frame (thrown out by neighbor college students) into a front garden gate. The sturdy hinge betw...
In response to our recent post highlighting a movable pendant light with a ceiling-mounted curtain rail, reader Lasse from Denmark sent in pictures of her his own similar lighting solution......
After getting married in March, Shannon and Aaron Hase struggled to find unique and reasonably priced furniture for their new home. Frustrated with traditional furniture stores, they hit the road, ...
Do-it-yourself home renovations have become very popular these days. We've taken on a few ourselves, from small to large. But there can be health risks associated with working on your home yourself....
Our washer and dryer are in the basement. You have to go down a dark staircase to get there, and we've been looking for ideas to make our trips down there more fun. When we saw how inviting these sta...
You may remember we picked up two Bassett dressers over the Memorial Day weekend knowing they needed some TLC. We finally found the time to work on the one we plan to use as a credenza, and started ...
Name: Bill and Jeanne Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn Size: 2,600sf, 4-bdrm, 3-bath, 2-story living area; 2,400sf ground floor Design Studio; 800sf basement. Lived in: 4 years >> Enter Gallery! ...
Would you let your daughter's classmates adorn your white muslin sofa from John Derian? Pamela Bell encourage it. The New York Times takes us inside the home of one of the original partners of Kate ...
Graphic DIY. As with most painting tasks, it's all about prep. Reader Telmen from the Netherlands, sent us his own How To, documenting his approach to painting a tree on a wall of his home. After lo...
It's a question and concern for many apartment dwellers - How do you hide the monstrously ugly air conditioner? New York Magazine does a quick round-up of five approaches to the common problem. The ...
We just spent the last hour looking at the FLOR website. We were tipped off to an entire area where customers send in photos and descriptions of how they used FLOR carpet tiles in their homes. Peopl...
Name: Curtis Home then: 538 sqft alcove studio coop, Upper West Side Home now: 1981 TV is replaced with a 2008 flat-screen >>See Slideshow Curtis is somewhat of a cult figure in the AT world. His...
The Ample Sample contest was conceived as a way to promote creative re-use of the many thousands of carpet tile samples shipped to architects and designers. The instructions for the winning designs ...
We've debated the merits of various stones, laboratory-grade finishes and butcher blocks but we're loving the cheap and practical solution of plywood! This is especially an inexpensive and attractiv...
Denver-based lighting artist Chris Armijo created this light fixture from 256 wiffle balls. Buoy is just one of his lighting designs that uses multiples of common, mass-produced objects to form patt...
Perfect for small-scale do it yourself projects! These four-inch-square tiles from Chemetal are self adhesive and don't require any grout. Chemetal is known for their metal laminates in larger comme...
Reading through this week's collection of publications, we spotted an amazing roof top space in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Time Out New York shows us a glimpse of the communal roof of Shawn Connell's loft ...
Dutch designer Bertjan Pot (he of the popular Random Light and now, Non-Random Light) created this one-of-a-kind beanbag sofa for a shared office space in Rotterdam......
This weekend, June 14th and 15th, the Renegade Craft Fair returns to Brooklyn! Over 200 vendors will be set up in the McCarren Park Pool in Williamsburg. Included in the list of artists, vendors and c...
Name: Alex Location: West Village Size: 440 sq. ft. backyard behind a 525 sq. ft, 1 bdrm. rental in a 3-story apartment building >> See Garden Slideshow >>See Housetour Slideshow Alex evoked an ...
Since it's Gardening Month here at AT, we're been on the lookout for bits of urban greening. Last week we went to a new restaurant in our neighborhood, Hundred Acres, which sported these slim marbl...
Carrie's bedroom So, Sex and the City is back.....with a vengeance. If you never knew what it was all about, chances are you will now. Let's move past the boys of summer (Iron Man and Indiana Jones)...
Earlier today, we posted Michele Spadaro's Cheap Chair Rehab from The New York Times. The new issue of Time Out New York is The Cheap Issue and features a bedroom makeover for under $50......
How far can you stretch $40 and a do-it-yourself attitude? The New York Times shadowed experienced prop stylist and set designer Michele Spadaro as she rehabilitated an inexpensive, thrift store cha...
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