If you've been eyeing something on sale at Anthropologie, today would be a good day to click "add to cart." The boho retailer has further marked down sale items to make them even more of a bargain.
Shelf styling is a low risk/high reward way to practice your interior design skills. While there are a million and one ways to do it (don't quote us on that number), it doesn't get much better than these eleven floating "shelfies." Read on to see how each of the shelves' designers used some genius styling tricks that are easy to implement in any home.
So you've mastered growing pothos and your spider plant is sprouting baby plantlets like crazy. You're feeling pretty good about your green thumb abilities and you're looking for a bit of a gardening challenge—but, you know, nothing too challenging. It's time for a begonia.
Now that fall is in full swing, it is time for us to partake in all of the best autumn activities. We can go pumpkin picking, drink apple cider, go on haunted hayrides, and so much more. As the weather begins to drop, we can don our favorite scarves while sipping on our pumpkin spice lattes. One activity you might not have thought of in association with Halloween is decorating a cookie house.
Disneyland is dubbed the "Happiest Place on Earth," and is a popular vacation destination for people from all over the world. Even celebrities love to spend the day at the magical theme park in Anaheim, California.
But have you ever wondered what it would be like to live close enough to Disneyland that you could visit on a regular basis? For true Disney fanatics, owning a home in the area would be a dream come true. And Disney isn't the only draw in moving to Anaheim—the city is only about 25 miles south of Los Angeles, and is also the most populous city in Orange County.
If you've finally convinced yourself that nothing sears a steak like a cast iron skillet and that you absolutely have to have one to make crusty cornbread, your next decision is figuring out which one to buy. In our opinion, there's only one choice. The good news is that it's remarkably inexpensive. (That's right—"the best" often means "the most expensive," but not when it comes to cast iron!)
It is just about every Harry Potter lovers dream to travel to the magical world. We all waited anxiously to get our Hogwarts letter in the mail, but sadly, it never came. For those of us who are the biggest Potterheads, we try to incorporate the wizarding world into our lives any way we can. We rewatch the movies, reread the books, share them with our loved ones, and find ways to celebrate Harry Potter all year long. Two Maryland parents recently went above and beyond to share their HP love with their daughter.
My husband and I are "recession kids." We were just starting high school when the Great Recession brought the most significant economic downturn in the United States since the Great Depression. We watched our parents, neighbors, and family friends struggle with unemployment and the housing market crash. Foreclosures surged throughout the country, and home values plummeted following the housing bubble.
Name: Emily Schildt, Co-Founder of Thing of Wonder
Location: Fort Greene — Brooklyn, New York
Size: 400 square feet
Years lived in: 1 year
Emily's apartment is all the proof you need that living in a small space doesn't have to mean going short on style, and that with a little ingenuity a smaller space can live just as well as a much larger one. She's fit a full-sized bed, a comfy living room, plenty of storage, and even a full-sized dining table into her 400 square foot studio apartment in Brooklyn — and made it all look so good that you'll want to move in yourself.
A stud finder is more than a dad joke. This helpful little tool is an essential part of the serious DIYers arsenal—especially if you don't want to risk ruining all your shelves and expensive electronics (not to mention the walls) because they weren't properly secured.
Does your cat actually sleep in the bed you bought them? Or do they like to sleep in boxes, on your counter, on your bookcase, or just about anywhere that isn't their bed? Cats are finicky like that. They do enjoy soft, plush beds, but they don't always want us to know that they like what we bought them. Maybe if you purchased this spaceship cat bed, your pet would have no other choice but to show you how much they love it.
Check out Natalie Jacob, the woman behind cocktail blog Arsenic Lace, and see what she's done with her New Jersey apartment. Full of vintage, IKEA, Target, West Elm and a host of other sources, she's mixed it all together in a super fun, original way. The wallpaper and paint treatments are exceptional—together it shows how the everyday can be turned fabulous if you roll up your sleeves and apply a little style!
This was a complete renovation, from top to bottom, inside and out, back to front. Although the outside alone goes from night to day, it's the inside that's pretty remarkable — not only for the scope of the work, but the beautiful outcome.
Dead skin cells, soap scum, random food scraps, human hair, pet hair, and just regular ol' dirt—these are all the things you regularly wash down your sink or tub's drain. And if they sound gross now, image how much worse they are once they've congealed into a stringy, slimy ball of gunk inside your pipes. Yuck!
I know I'm not alone in the intensely pleasurable emotions I feel when opening a door or drawer and finding a perfectly lined-up, organized set of containers. It's a joy matched only by the excitement of seeing an unattractive (but useful) home element smoothly reveal itself from its hiding spot...and then slide right back out of view. Sure, this post has some organizing and camouflaging ideas, but it's also unabashedly full of some moments of sweet and simple zen.
The hills are alive with this sustainable tiny house. While those might not be the lyrics to the iconic The Sound Of Music song, it doesn't make it any less true when addressing this glamping haven. Perched on the mountainside in Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia, this tiny accommodation is all about modern simplicity.
Did you catch this rad house tour from Buenos Aires? Each room was bursting with bold design elements balanced and mixed to perfection. But something about the living room really stuck out to me: it's an excellent example of the versatility of a black and white color palette. In other words, if you're someone who gets tired of the same look after awhile and you like to mix it up, take some notes from this home. It's a room with design ideas that work with any style and make it easier to change up the look on a whim.
Did everyone go through a goth phase? Or was it just us? You might have told your parents and friends at the time that it "wasn't a phase" but for most of us, it was. However, even if you don't wear all black and channel your inner '80s Winona Ryder every day, you still can love and appreciate the goth subculture. If you ever were goth or still are, you're going to need to see Crate & Barrel's Halloween decor.
Welcome to Scandi Week—Apartment Therapy's seven-day focus on all-things Scandinavia (often defined as the countries of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway). Sometimes it seems like the whole world is obsessed with trying to copy this corner of the globe, from its timeless style aesthetic to its now-famous coziness rituals. For the next week, we'll take a look at all of it—cleaning, pop culture, and of course tons of eye-popping design inspiration. Pull up a blanket and get hygge with us.
Bedrooms should be calming spaces, where it's easy to cast off the stresses of the day. Look to Scandinavian bedrooms, with their limited palettes, organic materials, natural light, and verdant plants, for inspiration when creating a sleeping space that helps you relax and catch some quality ZZZs.
Do you ever walk into a stylish space and mentally try to decipher storied or custom pieces from those that were shipped in a flat pack from IKEA? That's a cool game to play, right? IKEA, arguably Sweden's finest contribution to the 20th and 21st century (I kid…?), has become a mecca of sorts for the broke-twenty-something-who-has-no-furniture folk to the high-caliber tastemaker fold, and for good reason: there is literally something for everyone.
If you're like me and get your kicks from decor guessing games, then you'll probably be interested to know what pieces interior designers turn to time and time again, whether to meet a budget or because the pieces themselves really are that good (hello, the Stockholm Series!). Here, eight interior experts share their IKEA go-tos and weigh in on why they just can't quit these perennially versatile and accessible staples.
If you aren't following Mandy Moore on Instagram, you should be! She's been living it up in her gorgeous mid-century maison and even graced the cover of Architectural Digest showing off her new digs.
Picture it, the year is 1999, you are settling down on the couch with your best friends with snacks and soda, getting ready to watch a DCOM. The movie of the week is Smart House, which is about a house is so smart, it can do anything you want, like do your chores for you. It is the dream home (minus the minor meltdown the house has after some unplanned reprogramming). That might all seem like it could only ever be the premise of a movie, but smart homes are much closer than we think.
You've been squirreling away dollar after dollar and finally have a pile big enough to consider buying your first home. That's the good news. The not-so-great news: First-time buyers are prone to making some pretty big mistakes.
"Home sales have gone up and many first-time homebuyers are coming down with a case of home-buying FOMO," says Tanya Hobson-Williams, an attorney in Jamaica Estates, New York. In fact, 68 percent of millennial homeowners said they felt buyer's remorse after purchasing their home, according to a Bank of the West study published in July. "They will put the deposit down, move in, and then feel that case of buyer's remorse because they realize that it's not the house they wanted," says Hobson-Williams.
All the more reason you should take your time. Read on for the 10 things you should never do in your quest to find your first home sweet home.
The books we hold onto say something about us. Sometimes it's because the characters, places, or plots are still a part of us, even after we turn the last page—and we're not quite ready to donate, or pass along to a friend. Other times, they're like to do lists: the titles we've been meaning to get to. Or maybe they're just something you're proud to display: Those books that telegraph something about your personality, interests, or convictions.
No matter the reason, book collections are really important. But the reality is that they also take up precious real estate, especially when storage is tight (and when isn't it?). If you've got stacks everywhere, it's time to invest in a bookshelf. No matter your style, budget, or collection, we've rounded up solutions that will suit.
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Every week we research new product categories and bring our final picks into the office, where we haggle and decide which ones make the final list. Everything is based on quality, appearance and price. These are what we could choose for our own home.
If you're running short on closet space or lack the motivation required to hang up your clothing (no judgment here), designer Zhihao Guo created a transparent vinyl chair case with your space and energy-challenged existences in mind.
