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Amazing kitchen! I'd love more details on the brands of appliances, etc. Where are the cabinets from? What are the two doors on the counter top to the right of the Natura Water ‘System’? Is the island a complete custom build or a custom counter top on a purchased island? Etc, etc. I'd love to hear as much as you're willing to tell. Thanks in advance. Apartment Therapy The Kitchn \| Kitchen Tour: David and Laura's Modern Organic Remodel Miami, Florida Flag this comment	6/10/09 3:38 PM
Seerakat, I'm with you but the "editors" are paid by the post. Substance behind the thin veneer of style worship is too much to ask for on this site. Apartment Therapy Los Angeles \| Inspiration: Dramatic Indoor Plants Melbourne Flag this comment	9/5/08 7:37 AM
This is the type of decorating and design we need to see more of on AT - thoughtful, creative, and interesting. Its too easy for "editors" to post the latest junk from Designer X. This place has turned into a virtual link mall for consumer consumption. If AT needs to exercise a little more editorial restraint - replace quantity with quality in its content. This is a great example of what we should see. Dig a little deeper here. Apartment Therapy New York \| Personalizing Your Kitchen With ScrapsParis, France Flag this comment	7/22/08 5:49 AM
despite lacking authentic marks and the authentic-looking patina... Apartment Therapy New York \| New Old-Style French Club ChairsParis, France Flag this comment	7/3/08 12:02 PM
seems like 75% of AT's content these days is just (not so) glorified product placement. Apartment Therapy New York \| New Old-Style French Club ChairsParis, France Flag this comment	7/2/08 12:03 PM
Restoration Hardware had a beautiful club type chair called the "Library Chair". Great sleek deco styling. Unfortunately they no longer make it. Apartment Therapy New York \| New Old-Style French Club ChairsParis, France Flag this comment	7/2/08 5:41 AM
"authentic marks", "aged to give it an authentic-looking patina" - Clearly a cut above the many inferior club-style chairs... Apartment Therapy New York \| New Old-Style French Club ChairsParis, France Flag this comment	7/2/08 5:39 AM
Paul Smith is a day late (if not a dollar short). We've had our wall of posters up for a year now. Check 'em out... http://tinyurl.com/68zyj4 http://tinyurl.com/6qettg We have a few more we're willing to sell if anyones interested. Apartment Therapy San Francisco \| May 68: Street Posters from the Paris Rebellion Flag this comment	5/21/08 4:33 PM
lenny and wendy-rae have good points. Before you buy the rod, make sure the length is correct or close enougg - its easy to adjust the length with a inexpensive hack saw. Regarding the positioning, make sure you have enough room inside AND outside the shower. I was a little put off by the cost but in the end I felt it was worth it. Apartment Therapy New York \| NY Good Questions: Is Installing this New Shower Rod a Good Idea? Flag this comment	4/11/08 10:28 AM
Why on earth would you use Kijiji? Ebay owns Kijiji. It will be for-profit business that will ultimately be looking to make money off of users with ads and data mining. Craigslist is a shining example of a great internet resource that is non-profit, highly privacy-oriented, honest, and simple. Maybe the folks at AT should spend a little time learning to configure their web browsers so that the don't have to waste their precious time "with the annoying copying and pasting of an e-mail address or opening up of a separate mail application". Apartment Therapy San Francisco \| Kijiji Free Local Classifieds Flag this comment	4/11/08 10:22 AM
I disagree with bepsf. You're working against the exact reason to have a curved rod - more room. I bought a similar curved shower rod from BB&B. Removed my old curtain rod (which was installed in ceramic tile) and installed the new rod in the exact same place. The holes on the mounting bracket didn't line up perfectly so I used the old upper hole and drilled a new lower hole. The old lower hole was covered by the bracket. It worked perfectly. Loved it. The shower felt twice as big. There was NO issues with it being in the same spot. The key is to make sure your shower curtain is long enough. Mine was fine but you can buy x-long curtains if theres a problem. Apartment Therapy New York \| NY Good Questions: Is Installing this New Shower Rod a Good Idea? Flag this comment	4/11/08 9:55 AM
jennjenn - a pair of filing cabinets is the option I've used often. You can buy inexpensive low-grade filing cabinets many places or find a used office furniture store and get a couple of heavy duty ones for the same price. For the desk top you can get a Vika table top from IKEA or for even less, a door blank from your local hardware store (Home Depot, etc). You can stain the door blank the color of your choosing. Apartment Therapy New York \| NY Open Thread 610 Flag this comment	3/31/08 7:09 AM
Is that toothpaste "key" made of plastic or metal? Does anyone know where to find a metal toothpaste key? Apartment Therapy New York \| Deja Vu: The Toothpaste Bowl Revisited Flag this comment	3/21/08 9:15 AM
I'm looking for a nice framed round convex mirror. Anyone have suggestions? Maybe something with a wooden frame. Nothing to fancy. I've found this one: http://4blackbird.com/wood_frame.html Any other suggestions? Thanks Apartment Therapy New York \| NY Open Thread 608 Flag this comment	3/17/08 5:58 AM
more quality content from AT... Apartment Therapy Chicago \| Hot or Not? Teknobili Diamond Edition Faucet Flag this comment	3/4/08 6:32 AM
FYI, The suggestion that the word posh derives from the term "Port Out, Starboard Home" while appealing is not supported by any known historical evidence and appears to be apocryphal. http://www.oed.com/bbcwordhunt/posh.html http://www.merriam-webster.com/help/faq/posh.htm Apartment Therapy Chicago \| P.O.S.H. Flag this comment	2/26/08 11:23 AM
we love it Apartment Therapy New York \| Look! New X-Rubberbands at MUJI Flag this comment	2/12/08 11:42 AM
None of the reasons you mentioned has anything to do with better content. Why can't all "editors" post to a single site? Why not have a tag system with city-specific content tagged by city name? The allow searches by tag. That way if you clicked on the LA tag you'd get content that was ONLY about LA. The tag system would also allow more specific and useful searches, e.g. chairs, kettles, home tours... What exactly is the purpose to the city-specific sites? It would be one thing if the city specific sites contained ONLY content that was specific to the city but they don't. They also contain lots of content that is of general interest to ALL readers. So a LA reader must choose between seeing all the content by viewing the Main site (including more and more repetition and filler) or only a subset of the content (and therefore miss lots of general interest content) by viewing the LA site. What does "drastic improvement in overall readership and response" mean? Does it mean more advertising revenue? I'm certainly not surprised that you've generated more "hits" by creating 5 sites instead of 1. But what does it do for the readers? IMO, not much. Apartment Therapy Los Angeles \| Couture Lab Home Coat Hanger Flag this comment	2/7/08 1:21 PM
Welcome to Abby and I'm happy to cut her all the slack she wants. Overlooking the point that this couture "coat rest" is simply a bad design, the larger problem is with the bad design of the new AT website. The idea that people from LA read the LA site, people from NYC read the NYC site, etc is silly. Look at the responses to this post. At least four other readers have seen this post multiple times. AT should recognize that they screwed up and get rid of the city sites. Why not have one AT site with editors from all over the country? I don't think anyone will be offended if they have to look at a post about a store in another area of the country. I'd prefer reading new posts about stores in other cities than the same post about a poorly designed "coat rest" three times. Apartment Therapy Los Angeles \| Couture Lab Home Coat Hanger Flag this comment	2/7/08 12:18 PM
And what about this desperate attempt to make this inane object relevant... "Lately, we've been wearing a coat. But with a coat comes the coat problem. " "WE'VE been wearing a coat"?!? How many AT editors fit into one coat in LA? Lately I've been thinking. But with thinking comes the thinking problem. Where to put my head? Apartment Therapy Los Angeles \| Couture Lab Home Coat Hanger Flag this comment	2/7/08 11:03 AM