Apartment Therapy: inspiration

5 Favorite Home Bars

We don't know about you guys, but we're really, really happy it's Friday. It's been a long week and we are looking forward to entertaining close friends at home with the help of our home bar. Let'...

Casa Surf Project
10 Surf, Skate, & Coastal Themed Rooms

Growing up in Southern California, there's a good probability you'd grow up either surfing and/or skating. Living miles away from the beach, but in a suburban hood with plenty of flood control emban...

Your Most Epic Entertaining Disasters

With the holidays on the way and November’s entertaining month in full force here at Apartment Therapy, we’re striving to bring you posts to help with your upcoming entertaining events. Though we...

Colour Galore from the Apartment Therapy LA Flickr Pool

We realized it had been awhile since we last checked our Apartment Therapy Los Angeles Flickr pool, a way for active Flickr users to easily share their images with both us and our readers. What we'v...

Need More Work Space: Add a Hutch

Instead of going horizontal with our work/storage space (where things can easily be out of reach), we like to go vertical. And while shelves are usually a great alternative, sometimes drilling hole...

Jennifer's Woodsy Tablescape

We frequently talk about using our own backyard for bringing the greenery indoors. Succulent cuttings grow to make a welcoming entryway and colorful sprigs from blooming plants always cheer our spa...

New Clocks Made From Old Stuff

We started wearing a watch again for the first time in years. This single act has freed us from locating our cell phone when we need to know what time it is. Using a wall clock in the home affords...

Romantic and Modern Bedroom With a Classic Twist

We love how this bedroom feels "grown-up" without seeming stuffy or overdone. All of the elements came together to make for a stunning bedroom. Basically, we've kinda fallen for the space--let's b...

Self-taught Architects and Builders

We often applaud the work created by licensed architects, but what about those who are self-taught? Filmmaker Zack Godshall explores the intriguing and similar motivations behind the building of five...

Maximize Storage Space: The Undershelf Basket

While we don't believe that you have to run out to The Container Store every time you need a container for your belongings, sometimes the right product can be invaluable. For instance, when we're o...

The Best Green Paint Color

Craving a new paint color but fearful of leaving the beloved beige behind? Neutral and versatile doesn’t have to be plain Jane. Look out the window and borrow colors from nature, like blue and green...

Unstuffy Dining Rooms

We fondly remember our childhood home and and all the quirks that came along with growing up there. For example, even though we had a dining room, it was only used for special occasions (Thanksgivi...

Zac's Raw House
Melbourne

More and more we're noticing that the architecture in our own backyard is changing for the better. While there is still an excess of waterfront McMansions and cookie-cutter display homes, there is an ...

Sarah's Beach Cottage Charmer

Sarah over at A Beach Cottage uses her home as the star for her blog. It started out as a fixer-upper and has been transformed into a cozy and natural beach side retreat. We love how Sarah chronic...

Clever Storage Ideas

It might be a bit premature to be thinking about wrapping presents for the holidays but it's never to early for clever storage ideas. Jennifer (from The Felt Mouse) is a crafter--which explains her...

Rewarding Yourself At Home

One of our least favorite tasks is doing the bookkeeping for our business. We have a number of reasons for detesting this chore but mainly the receipts are illegible due to fading and the date is alw...

Top-Heavy Beds

We were walking through a department store yesterday and noticed a bed that looked similar to this one. Of course, beds styled as top-heavy as that one aren't typical (or realistic) for the home. ...

No Frame Required: Photo Display Ideas

We love displaying candid photos in our home because they add a unique personal touch to the space. Additionally, photos bring instant charm and coziness to any room, particularly when they don't req...

Get Some Privacy... Using Bookshelves

We agree with Abby's post yesterday about the Expedit Bookshelf--there are so many ways to put this IKEA piece to use (it really does have 9 lives). One of our favorite ways to use a bookshelf in a s...

Orange-Red Delight

We're already starting to daydream about decorating and designing our new apartment (when we move early next year). We're thinking some pops of orange-red are definitely in order for the new home.....

The Benefits of Leaving Your Shoes At The Door

We realized recently that we have to wash the small rugs around our house quite frequently. It's not because we're obsessed with clean rugs--they just get dirty really fast. We're starting to think...

Less Things, More Life

An episode of Oprah last week showcased the talk show host heading off to Denmark and other cities. She took in a few home tours of some Danish spaces and discovered that many of the apartments had sm...

Reel 'em In: Decorating With Movie Reels

Vintage film reels always transport us back in time (plus, we love how they're great conversation starters about old movies). And while we've never seen them for purchase at our local thrift store,...

Flying Solo: The Simplicity of Living Single

"This was a very typical time. I was single. All you needed was a cup of tea, a light, and your stereo, you know, and that's what I had," so says Steve Jobs pictured here at his home in 1982. ...

Changing Up The Vibe At Home

A new season always leaves us with a desire to change things up at home. Fortunately, creating a entirely new vibe doesn't always require a dip into the old wallet......

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