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Guy & Karen's Modern Family HomeHouse Tour

Marcia Prentice — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:30:00 -0500

Name: Karen and Guy Vidal
Location: Silver Lake - Los Angeles, California
Size: 2800 square feet
Years lived in: 10 years

Family is definitely the essence of this modern home. Karen and Guy designed it but the kids have also added their own personality to the space; you can see their unique interests represented in their rooms. Their daughter's room is inspired by her love for all things creative from art to music. In definite contrast is their son's room, packed with figurines, animal posters, and a top bunk filled with stuffed animals.

Children Making Sand Homes Apartment Therapy on the Concept of Home

Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:15:00 -0500

There are sand castles and then there are sand houses. As my daughter, Ursula, has turned five, her imaginative play has suddenly all centered on the home and making it her own. She wanted a play kitchen for Christmas, she has been taking care of her doll by giving her a bed and a clothing shelf in her room, AND she's become super great at cooking and helping to set and clear the table. More

A Beautiful Blue Wallpapered Bedroom Daily Dose of Inspiration

Janel Laban — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:00 -0500

Create Your Own: Custom Paint Deck from Wooden Paint Stirrers Natty by Design

Jessica Tata — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:00:00 -0500

I take a strange sense of pride in saving the paint chips from all of the colors on my wall. They're filed in a home folder, and I can always refer to them when I need to. But this little DIY is a brilliant way to take your paint colors with you in the most accurate way---I'm making one ASAP! More

A Conversation About California Design at Mid-Century Curator Wendy Kaplan / The Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Abby Stone — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:30:00 -0500

This coming weekend, in conjunction with their exhibit on mid-century modern design, LACMA (The Los Angeles County Museum of Art)` is hosting a symposium that examines this still influential period in design history and why it exploded in California. I got a chance to sit down with curator Wendy Kaplan to learn a little bit about "the perfect storm" of events that gave birth to this fertile period. Here, our conversation. More

Cantilever Fever

Adrienne Breaux — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:00 -0500

Every few years we get absolute cantilever fever: that quickening of the heartbeat and hitch of the breath that occurs when you see something performing an aesthetic feat that should seem impossible, yet is. The only cure: more cantilever furniture to look at! More

Annie Leibovitz's Cultural Pilgrimages: What's On Your Bucket List?

Rachael Grad — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:30:00 -0500

Cultural pilgrimages are in the news: the New York Times Magazine recently asked readers to submit photos of their cultural travels and the Smithsonian American Art Museum opened an exhibition titled "Pilgrimage" of Annie Leibovitz's photographs. Unlike Leibovitz' previous work of celebrity portraits, this exhibition focuses on objects, rooms and landscapes of cultural significance to Leibovitz. More

Use an Old Remote to Hide Cash & Keys Real Simple

Taryn Fiol — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0500

There are plenty of times you'll need to hide small items around your house—like a key for overnight houseguests or a small wad of emergency cash. Unfortunately, there aren't as many unique places to stash them. The next time you're tempted to leave a key under the doormat, try this trick. More

Trend Report: The Cantilever Chair Craze Stockholm Furniture Fair 2012

Janel Laban — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:45:00 -0500

Here's my usual routine at design shows: I start out walking the aisles simply snapping pics of whatever appeals to my own sensibilities, taking it all in. After a few hours, I stop, have a coffee, and replay what I've just seen in my minds eye (and on my memory card!) and let the "stories" float up to the top. There are always a few (sometimes unexpected, often very subtle) throughlines of design trends that show up in multiple collections. More

Safety & Style Intersect at the Stairs

Catrin Morris — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:30:00 -0500

Childproofing your home can be antithetical to stylish living, especially ugly prefab baby gates to block the stairs. The decorating equivalent to buying a minivan. But these childproofing measures are crucial for the safety of your early crawlers and walkers. More