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If you can mount your current TV to the opposite wall than where its stationed now, you could watch it through the serving window in the kitchen. This space oddly seems like a dining area too.


How Do I Arrange My Oddly-Shaped Living Room? Good Questions
5/22/13 8:53 PM

Don't kill me, but my suggestion is downsizing. The size of your TV is dictating your living room and it's not working :-/
I don't however feel like I know your space that well based on the pictures, so maybe I'm wrong. I do think that the space above the fireplace would be great to place a tv. You could also space furniture further out to make up for the angle.


How Do I Arrange My Oddly-Shaped Living Room? Good Questions
5/22/13 8:51 PM

Beautiful home! I love the rug!


Amal's Victorian Details Small Cool Contest
5/21/13 1:56 PM

This one's my favorite. It's super classy. You've got great taste!


Small Cool 2010: Jenna's Quirks & Character
Little Division # 5

5/6/13 9:13 PM

The color is beautiful, but I fear it would be too distracting to do anything in those rooms! the way you decorate around it makes it pop out even more!


Tabitha's Rare View Small Cool Contest
5/6/13 9:12 PM

Don't just throw them away! Sew them into pads, etc. Seriously. Fabric is very valuable and our consumer culture throws everything away just because it's slightly worn. It can still be useful. I promise!


Moving In Together Means Getting Rid of All the Ratty Old Granny Panties
5/6/13 2:20 PM

If you're going to share a bedroom, which I recommend not doing (been there), do not put anything besides whatever you need for sleep in it. The more time both of you spend in that room, the more alienated you will feel from one another in your daily routine. Sounds strange, right? I shared a bedroom with a close friend and we both did everything in our beds, including any computer work. It really put a strain on our friendship. The sex part was no issue, because respecting each other's privacy is the easy part.

Do yourselves a favor and keep your bedroom for sex and sleep only. If you need more privacy, put up a dividing curtain in the space and keep intimate lighting around your bed. That way you will feel like you have your own space.


How To Design Shared Bedroom For Two Single Ladies? Good Questions
4/26/13 5:16 PM

Eurista,

Bread needs to be baked daily. Without preservatives or without being stored in plastic, which keeps oxygen out, your bread will get hard. Reuse a clean plastic bag for your bread! Anything that will let oxygen through will make it super hard.
I work at a grocer that has fresh and preservative free bread. The best thing to do is reuse bread bags or freeze whatever you can't eat right away.


Bee's Wrap: An Alternative to Plastic Wrap Product Review
4/26/13 5:09 PM

Glass everything is best for keeping food. While finding alternatives to plastic is AWESOME, I don't want to do it on the backs of our bee friends. I might be okay with it if the wax came from a responsible heritage bee farmer. Unless we want to hand pollenate all of our plants, we should boycott Monsanto and leave the bees alone.


Bee's Wrap: An Alternative to Plastic Wrap Product Review
4/26/13 5:04 PM

Something about the colors screams "show room" to me. It doesn't seem like a place where I can stay and hang out in for a while. I find that the green on blue only works in some angles, but overall really like that it isn't over curated. The occasional pop of pink is really nice on the dark walls. The kitchen is nice!


Mark’s Urban Architect's Loft in Seattle House Tour
3/26/13 10:04 PM

She's so wonderful!


One Minute Tip: Sorting 101! Apartment Therapy Videos
3/25/13 10:56 PM

I have that bag in the photo and I LOVE it. HEX is such a cool store.


Survey Says: We Think Everyone Is Staring At Our Phones
3/22/13 1:25 AM

"The Americans is a new television drama that is bringing an not-currently-in-favor era back into style with mustard yellow and high wasted jeans. The early 1980’s style of the kitchen in The Americans is bringing back wood paneling and Harvest Gold appliances, but there is a modern way to get the early 80’s look without the formica. "

WHAT? Do these two sentences make sense to anyone? Who is writing the Apartment Therapy posts these days??!


Shop the Set: The Americans
3/22/13 12:58 AM

You can change Siri's language, which helps it understand what you're saying as well.

I'm obsessed with my Nexus 7, but I find Siri extraordinarily useful as well. It just depends on what I'm doing. Certainly the Nexus trumps anything web based, but Siri is a great tool for creating and managing appointments.


Battle of the Assistants: Google Now vs Siri
3/22/13 12:38 AM

The posts at apartment therapy lately seem like they haven't been looked over enough to fix gramatical and some mis-typing issues.

• Close those html tags!


The Best Ways To Clean Your Computer & TV
3/21/13 11:14 PM

lol @labchick. In other words, this post just informed me to treat curtains the way I would treat various clothing materials? Don't people understand that already?


How To: Care for Your Curtains
3/21/13 11:04 PM

There's so much personality in this space. It feels like someone actually lives here, which many apartment therapy tours fail to communicate.


Cory's Former Factory Loft in Berlin House Tour
2/26/13 3:32 AM

Oh how I miss Germany.


Cory's Former Factory Loft in Berlin House Tour
2/26/13 3:29 AM

Certainly a nice space! I was trying to figure out what exactly was bugging me about this house tour and I realized the photography doesn't capture the space well. Could be because of lenses vs space issues, but overall the photography either focuses on the wrong things or takes on a heavy documentary feel, which is overwhelming in a space with a lot of right angles and bright color pushed together.


Alex & Alina's Lovingly Layered Home House Tour
2/25/13 1:25 AM

I think most French presses are too delicate for an aggressive pumping action. I'd be devastated if mine broke! Next time you're in IKEA, get a $2 milk frothing wand. You won't regret it!


5 More Uses For Your French Press!
2/12/13 10:40 AM