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From my experience, the wine glasses don't sweat, as other commenters have pointed out. However, when drinkers are less than careful (especially at a crowded party) a full glass can sl...

My husband and I just bought a new bed but we're still using dressers and nightstands from our childhood furniture suites. Hopefully we can get something new after the holidays. Something simple fr...

Lisa (Montreal) is right... my grandmother has one to display small, decorative hand towels... but i might use it to display jewelry!

I really like the options for writing your name on your beverage (#1 and #6). It seems to me that once you enjoy a few cocktails, it will be hard to remember which suction cup monster ...

IT'S NOT ELITISM! IT'S ILLEGAL! That's what separates a profession from a job. You wouldn't let just anyone prepare your taxes, or drill your teeth, or perform surgery on your loved on...

It is wrong of AT writers to refer to these men as architects. As you can see, the film maker refers to these men only as builders. The title 'architect' is one to be earned and respec...

The first time I stayed home alone while my parents went out, I heard the ice maker rattling in the next room. I had no idea what it was and I hid in my bedroom until they got home. L...

i love the curtain! i agree it would be a perfect surprise for a halloween party!

Everyone seems to be jumping to the conclusion that the 'less than ideal' neighborhood is a crime infested ghetto. There is something in between! I am of the opinion if you want to go ...

what a waste of leather...

i am just imaginaing all the dirt/dust/cat hair that would get trapped in all those folds! the horror!

I have always believed 'whatever you do has to look intentional.' If it's supposed to be straight, make it straight. If it's supposed to be uneven, free-form, organic, etc, really go for it and don...

When I was a kid my neighbor had 2 regular white mailboxes mounted side by side. One had her house numbers painted on it and was for mail. The second was mounted 15 feet above the first and had 'AI...

from Apartment Therapy New York | Least-Liked Craft? on September 29, 2009 05:44PM

If it were me, I would buy a bunch of shadow boxes or deep frames - 1 per 'R' - all the same size. This way all the items take up the same amount of visual space, then hang them in a row, grid or c...

i love photos 2, 3 and 5 because they work within a space and aren't competing with the other items in the room the yellow dress is too much... i think it's the overly dramatic spreadi...

I understand the temptation! My freshman year at college, my dorm had a covered entry porch and the porch was accessible by a stairwell window. A few of us would sneak out there to hang out, read, ...

from Apartment Therapy Boston | Secret Roof Spots? on September 15, 2009 08:01PM

This just doesn't sit well with me. The whole logic behind his furniture was for it to fit the room it is designed for. Mass producing his work flies in the face of what he was trying to accomplish...

the only thing i organize chromatically is my clothing and accessories. almost everything else is arranged alphabetically or numerically. unless something is purely visual (colored pen...

i like it... it reads more as a border than as art. i think this would work especially well with plates from vintage horticulture/biology/ornithology/etc books i also think this would ...

as an only child i had a room (and a double bed) all to myself. when i went to college, sharing a small dorm wasn't a 'shock' but it was hard. i am VERY particular about my possessions and how i do...