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Joe and Kristin's Design Mix Craftsman House Tour

2009-11-08T14:40:40+00:00

Name: Joe DiSanto & Kristin McCasey Location: West Adams, California Size: 1,700 square feet Years lived in: 5.5 years Creative couple, Joe and Kristin, bought their house in April 2004. Located in the historic West Adams area of Los Angeles, the neighborhood is a combination of medium to large Craftsman and Victorian homes, along with other assorted styles. Although the house is a restored Craftsman (which the couple loves), they also love the look of Danish style and have slowly been adding pieces into their home. They particularly like the mix of a contemporary design with the warmth of rich wood colors and textures. Now Joe and Kristen's home is full of an interesting mix of styles and they love how it all works altogether.

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Karen's Urban Cottage House Tour

2009-11-08T12:58:28+00:00

Name: Karen Marsh Profession: Full time: Java Developer, Hobby: Owner of vintage store MackeyBlue Location: Hoboken, New Jersey Size: About 1,150 square feet Years lived in: 8 I first met Karen after I was browsing in her store, MackeyBlue, and both my husband and I were eyeing a gigantic old canvas map of Italy that hung behind the cash wrap. We must have been on our way somewhere and couldn't browse further but a day later I called her from work to inquire how much that map was selling for because it would look just perfect in our home. Too late, the map had sold and I vowed to myself to not hesitate next time I spotted a treasure. Karen herself has similar thinking and loves the hunt for vintage treasures so much that she not only opened her store but has furnished and decorated her whole house with her finds!

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Inspiration: Gourd Centerpeices

2009-11-11T21:24:19+00:00

With their quirky sculptural forms and amazing longevity, gourds make the perfect unfussy fall centerpiece. After spending a few years in the Midwest where grocery stores abounded all autumn with waxed gourds, I had all but written them off as mere festive fall kitsch, but these simple arrangements have definitely convinced me otherwise.

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The Fall Cure: Getting Into the Thick of ItWeek Five - Tips & Tricks

2009-11-11T15:16:04+00:00

k8theriver painted an accent wall and hung some adorable artwork in her son's room.
Looks like he loves it!
• Cure Clock: 3.5 weeks to go • Assignment: Read Week Five: Getting Into the Thick of It • Members: 1,735 So we've arrived at Week Five of the Cure, which demands some crucial tasks, like de-cluttering your file cabinets, but also some fun ones designed to help you settle more comfortably into your home as it evolves. You may have noticed by now that the backbone of the Cure is really about achieving a kind of intimacy with your home, a heightened awareness of its "well-being," and learning to maintain that awareness as a lifestyle. This week's tasks get at the heart of this goal.

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Liz's Vintage Style Ranch Home House Call

2009-11-11T18:47:38+00:00

Name: Liz Location: Little Rock, Arkansas What do you get when you combine a blogger with a love for vintage, a schnauzer (named Mabel) and a fifties ranch home? Let's let Liz tell us: Over the last few years of blogging, I've been so inspired by all the thrifty and vintage ideas I've found on your site!

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The Courtyard House

2009-11-11T18:08:43+00:00

Name: The Courtyard House Location: Westwood, California Size: 2,800 square feet Perhaps some of you remember architect Tom Robertson's Horn House (aka the Courtyard House) from the CABoom architectural tour in 2007. The Westwood residence was designed to resemble a loft, but with the inclusion of a large courtyard space that gives the home its name and most prominent feature. The house is also notable for its green upgrades, including solar panels, radiant heating, sustainable wood flooring and an abundance of colour throughout…

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'Quad Space Home' Architecture Thesis University of Buffalo Reporter

2009-11-11T17:11:02+00:00

A reader sent us this story from the University of Buffalo Reporter that looks at Quad Space — a home in Buffalo’s Black Rock neighborhood that four UB architecture students renovated for their thesis project.

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A Record Lover's Storage Solution: The Atocha Record Cabinet

2009-11-11T10:36:53+00:00

Despite the name, the Record Cabinet by Atocha isn't just for vinyl junkies. With several configurations offering storage for audio components, DVDs and CDs in various sizes and materials, the tastefully designed cabinet would make a great centerpiece for your audio setup. • Read the full post at Unplggd

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3 Super Easy DIY Thank You Card Ideas

2009-11-11T19:33:41+00:00

There's no shortage of beautiful handmade Thank You cards out there, but they tend to be on the pricey side. With all the parties and gifts to give thanks for this time of year, we tried to come up with some simple DIY card ideas that would be unique on the cheap.

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Revisiting a Classic: The Chemex Coffee Maker and Beyond Peter Schlumbohm

2009-11-08T11:39:38+00:00

Since a good host always has coffee available at the end of a lovely dinner party, let's revisit one of the few coffee makers heralded by coffee connoisseurs and design enthusiasts alike. Patented in 1941 by the German born Dr. Peter Schlumbohm, its simplistic yet modern design landed it in MOMA's design collection just three years later.

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5 Places to Use a Candelabra

2009-11-11T18:45:19+00:00

We have a brass candelabra that used to belong to my grandmother. Although we love it, it's been tough finding a way to make it fit in with our more modern decor. We searched the Apartment Therapy archives for ideas, and found five different spots in the home where a candelabra can add some style.

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What to Do With This Renter's Bathroom? Good Questions

2009-11-11T16:55:15+00:00

Q: I am renting and this is my bathroom. Help! I am allowed to do pretty much anything aside from ripping up the tile counter top. I definitely want to paint the wood base cabinets and paint the walls, the issue is selecting a color/colors to compliment the gray and burgundy tile.

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It's The 11|11 Corduroy Roundup!

2009-11-11T14:35:52+00:00

Today on Apartment Therapy we're celebrating a different sort of holiday. It occurs on the date which approximates the texture of a cotton fabric with vertical wales. That's right, it's National Corduroy Appreciation Day.

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Ecodomo Recycled Leather and Stone Mosaic Tiles

2009-11-11T19:45:26+00:00

We've written about Ecodomo recycled leather tiles in the past, but wanted to highlight a new product the company is launching at Greenbuild in Phoenix this month. The M+E Collection is a textured and woven combination of leather, stone, and glass tiles which can be installed just like standard ceramic tiles.

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Mobiles: Not Just For Kids Alexander Calder Exhibit

2009-11-10T20:49:11+00:00

Shapes and colors and testing of gravity: it brought back memories of the scribbled drawings we used to make, shapes that had no meaning or sense. A recent trip to the Seattle Art Museum’s exhibit of Alexander Calder reminded us of childhood: bright, loud colorful dangling arms swinging about perilously. But can we, as adults of a certain age, get away with such childish display in our home?

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