The world is full of millions of dining chair designs, so my approach is always to ignore the masses and look for classics that stand the test of time. I find that this approach either leads me to ...
>> Vintage View Racks at Cafe Falai (above)>> Vintage View Racks in our home (we buy them through Beverage Factory and eBay) I am proud to say that while I have cut down on my swollen book collection...
There are a few classic designs that most people don't know about which cause them to want to break their budget when they discover them. Every client I have introduced Vitsoe shelving to has wanted...
>> Azha by Trove I love putting together this list each year — not only is wallpaper growing in popularity, but it's getting so much better. There are a ton of really beautiful, colorful and...
I have never been obsessed with a bath towel before — sure, I've admired a few and I even bought some small Missoni towels for a gift last year — but I was blown away by the quality and ...
These dining chairs had short backs ("Low Back") and were my favorite. Look how they fit under the table in this main dining room - Hancock Shaker Village After over a week of being away, there is so...
When Sara and I ate at Chez Panisse (in the cafe) two years ago, they brought sparking water to the table. Rather than serve it in glass bottles (ie. Pellegrino) that would instantly become waste, ...
It's been really hot lately, and I've been wanting to find and purchase a simple outdoor shower that would hook up to a hose and stick into or sit on the lawn. At the house we visited in Italy in J...
This may seem like an absolutely boring post to some of you, so I'll apologize in advance as I can't help myself. It's been really hot lately, so we've come to rely our air conditioner at night. In...
IKEA continues to create new designs (Awesome IKEA at ICFF 2009 list here), but it's the evergreen classics that we buy the most of — designs that stand the test of time and become staples in ...
I really like these chairs — traditional French bistro chairs. They're the sort of thing you fall in love with when visiting France and vow to yourself that you'll have them one day in your ki...
A friend of mine is rushing, rushing to finish up the renovations on a summer house he bought last winter so that it will be ready for his August renters. Time is tight, and the last thing he is in...
It's escapes month here at Apartment Therapy, and after a long conversation last night we all decided that 1. WE ARE NOT A TRAVEL BLOG (duh), but that we ARE about 1. Far away destinations that insp...
Not everyone has enough room for two big, comfy armchairs, but most of us have enough room for at least one. The ones listed here are favorites for different reasons, but I won't hide the fact that...
In the past year, my top outdoor lighting picks have changed a little, but the number of really good posts from our writers documenting all sorts of solutions has stacked up. Among them is my top pi...
I've been looking to upgrade our outdoor dining chairs for the past month. The ones' we've got are simple old Paris park folding chairs which I love, but they've become really run down from many ye...
It can seem hard to be green when you live in an apartment in a big city. Particularly if you live modestly and don't drive a car everyday, you can come to feel that your environmental footprint is...
We had dinner at a friend's house two weeks ago and they served us wine in these glasses up top (bottom left). Though they are really water tumblers, they have a passing resemblance to the Riedel s...
Here's a roundup of a category that is repeatedly high in our google searches: the adjustable coffee table. These are the things that look good low down but then can raise right up and turn into a t...
It's been awhile since I've thought about rounding up air purifiers, but I'm more than ready, since I've become a bit of an air purifier nut over the years and have two in the office and two at home...
It got real hot here on the East Coast for a few days and now it's cool again, but it still got me thinking about ceiling fans. I've seen two in particular in the past few months that I really like....
Clockwise from left: Lina, Fol.d, Air, Acrylic & Olivia Folders It's that time again. With Small Cool Month coming to a big conclusion this week (and the final four of the Smallest Coolest Home conte...
click thumbnails for larger pics It's going to be a whooping 80 degrees in New York this weekend. We thought it might be an appropriate time to take a look at all things nautical. We recognize that u...
I've been updating my list of best sleeper sofas each year for about four years now, and things have usually changed slowly. This past year, however, things changed a good deal and I have a bunch o...
I rounded up some usual suspects for this list last year and not a lot has changed for 2009. Toto and Duravit still lead the pack. However, I got a lot of great comments to fill in during the past ...
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