Apartment Therapy Tagged: entertaining

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'...

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...

Entertaining: At The Drop Of A Hat

Just last week, a friend of ours threw a last minute get-together. The evening of friends and food went off without a hitch and it got us thinking--entertaining at the drop of a hat is so enjoyable. ...

Party Lighting: For The Bathroom

When prepping our home for an evening of entertaining, we always like to pay special attention to the bathroom. It's the one room in the house where guests are left alone (to judge, peek, etc.) and...

The Cutest Photo Booth Idea to Steal

Of all the things we've seen today, nothing brought a smile to our face like this photo booth made from a spare sheet of plywood with cutouts, some wallpaper, ornate/vintage picture frames and some ...

Photobooth Love

Our friend threw a party recently in her small backyard area and had a bunch of friends come by for Fall cocktails and fun. She also added an extra element of fun into the space......

Roundup: Glass Wine Decanters

We love some of the details at restaurants, like when the waiter pours the wine into a decanter and then serves it to the table. Since dining like this is definitely not really an option for us, we ...

Accommodating A Large Group in A Small Space

Heidi shows us that you don't need a ton of space to accommodate 35 people for dinner. Utilizing the concrete floor of a yoga studio, Heidi and her helpers make it happen......

My Great Outdoors: Rebecca's Small City Backyard

Name: Rebecca Orlov Location: Los Angeles, CA Type of space: Small city backyard behind our quad-plex. Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: When we moved into our new apartment la...

5 Colorful Etsy Finds for Outside

click for more picsWhen it's time to take the party outside we like to have a couple of colorful punches to make things feel festive. So searching etsy, we found a some simple accessories sure to mak...

How To: Welcome Guests with Children

Although I'm kidless, many of my friends are not, so it's not unusual that plans often involve friends and their offspring. Being a bit of overgrown kid myself, I've collected a lot of toys over the ...

5 Excuses To Invite People Over

It's been one of my resolutions (literally for years) to invite people over more often. And for some reason it just doesn't happen as often as I'd like. I've got tons of excuses: I'm tired, the plac...

6 Tips For A Cinco De Mayo Celebration At Home

Celebrating Cinco De Mayo calls for friends and family so invite your friends over for a little party. After the jump, check out a few tips to enjoy a fun and fabulous Cinco De Mayo party at home....

Roundup: Best Hand Soap To Impress Guests

Perhaps it's a case of the grass always being greener, but it seems that whenever we go over to a friend's house and use the bathroom, their hand soap smells better than ours. Maybe theirs is more ex...

Setting The (Home) Bar
Entertaining and Cocktailing At Home

Entertaining in your home is a great way to take advantage of the warmer weather and longer sunny hours. We were visiting with friends and noticed their acrylic bar that was set up and ready to go for...

Game Night!
A Fun and Affordable Way To Entertain At Home

If you are looking for a great idea at home and want or need to save some cash then consider starting a game night with friends and family. Laure mentioned a fun game night idea here and some of you r...

Outdoor Fireplaces: "The Poor Man's Pool"
The New York Times 2.26.09

Over the summer one of our neighbors purchased an affordable fire pit (or "hippie campfire" model) for all of us to enjoy, and during the warmer months our next door friends notably enjoyed many of n...

Amy Sedaris' Entertaining Tips

We'd like to help kick off party and entertaining month with one of our favorite entertainers, Amy Sedaris. Sister to the equally talented David Sedaris, Amy is an avid entertainer and wrote one of t...

5 Ideas For The Best Party Lighting

This week in the Cure we're talking about Lighting and how much it affects how our homes feel. You can have the coolest furniture, the greatest layout, the best bones and nicest art, but if your ligh...

How To: Politely Get Guests To Leave

We've all been there before--hosting a party and for one reason or another, strangers are the only ones left. Or worse, our friends keep starting new conversations (even though they know we have a 7a...

No Dining Room? No Problem!
Other Places In Your Home To Have A Dinner Party

[While we love this dining room set up featured at the DIFFA event, most of us in small spaces don't have a dining room to entertain our guests.] One of the rooms that most smaller apartments and some...

AT Survey: How Do You Invite: Evite, Socializr or Old Fashioned Snail Mail?

We love getting holiday invitations--whether they're from Evite or a paper invite in the mail. It didn't occur to us that some folks have pretty strong opinions on the way they receive and send invit...

How To: Always Be Prepared For Unexpected Guests

Thanksgiving, a dinner party, an out of town guest is one thing. You know in advance how many people are coming over beforehand and have days, even weeks to prepare. But, what about the friend who c...

Roundup: Wall Stickers!
Austin

With the holidays fast approaching, you may be feeling anxiety over the sheer number of visitors who could be viewing your home this season. Don’t feel like you’ve got to spend tons of money upda...

10 Cheap and Easy Ideas for Decorating the Table

If you're having people over this month, no doubt you've spent a good amount of time considering the guest list and what you plan to cook. You've probably started cleaning in advance and have a lot o...

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