公寓治疗档案:2014年7月3日

Name: Christina Simon, co-owner of Feathers Boutique, interior designer at Mark Ashby Design and graphic designer with clothing line through Alchemy Design. Shares home with partner Ed Davis. Location: Windsor Park, Austin Texas Size: 1100 square feet Years lived in: Owned 10 years Christina wears a lot of hats. She’s an interior designer for a high-end residential design firm in Austin. She’s personally tackled some hip commercial spaces like Stubbs, Trinity Hall and Emos Austin.

Lots of patriotic people will be showing off their American flags this weekend so make sure to do it right! Here are the basics so you can brush up before the flag’s big day. Fly your flag from sunrise to sunset only, unless you light it, in which case you can display it 24/7. Don’t fly the flag in bad weather. No part of the flag should ever touch the floor or the ground.

Name: Amanda Location: New York, New York This room is seriously my favorite of the whole apartment. I managed to make it sleek enough that I can have guests over for wine and cheese, yet comfortable enough for my husband to plop down on the couch and watch a game. I conquered this mission by : 1. Sticking with a neutral color palette of grays and whites 2. Choosing sleek and simple furniture – like white Barcelona chairs and a chrome legged coffee table 3.

If you are an Apartment Therapist, you most likely love a “before and after” (who doesn’t?) and nothing (nothing!) beats the reveal of a full top-to-toe room decorating redo. Paint, fabrics, lighting, artwork, furniture…these three rooms are out with the old, and in with the new, new, new! To create the accent wall, Katja first painted it a light turquoise. Then, strips of painter’s tape were placed vertically every 14 inches.

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → How Liming Can Save (and Update) Those Honey Oak Cabinets

I just finished helping my mom plant the last of her outside plants, and now I’m craving some new plants of my own. Always looking for an opportunity to craft, I figure it would be fun to make a new (to me) planter as well. Here are ten planter ideas using odds & ends you just might have laying around your home. TOP ROW: 1. Clothespin Bag Wall Planting, DIY from Justina Blakeney 2. Vintage Ladle Plant Pot, DIY Vivere a Piedi Nudi 3. Upcycled Herb Cans, DIY from Changing My Destiny 4.

From Apartment Therapy → The Best Sources for Unfinished Wood Furniture “Unfinished wood furniture is great for a bunch of reasons. It’s often more affordable that pre-finished furniture.

I just purchased a new rug for our hallway and am pleased as punch with it. It’s a runner from Colonial Mills’ Shear Natural collection. The entire collection is woven of undyed wool fibers, meaning that every colorway happens to be the colorway of a sheep! From creamy whites to warm brownish grays to black, there’s beautiful variety in undyed wool.

Kristi recently remodeled her kitchen and didn’t give her toe kicks a second glance. Then she got a glimpse of Oh Joy’s recently remodeled studio kitchen, and was inspired to try something new… Switching up the white to black is a subtle but significant change. Rather than painting the actual toe kicks again, Kristi came up with a temporary solution that lets her try out a color, and change it up again down the road. Renters, take note!

There’s just something intriguing about a completely empty room; it’s so full of possibilities. Astral’s bedroom started out like this and got a punch of personality you won’t believe. Wow! We’re loving all the color and drama she packed into this space. From Astral: I recently redesigned my bedroom. I wanted a fun, yet sophisticated & chic space. I painted the walls black using Behr’s “Black Suede” latex paint.

Wouldn’t you have loved to create little worlds on the walls with magnets, or draw tiny characters all over your bedroom when you were a kid? If you have a creative child that leaves you scrubbing walls with a bucket and sponge—let the creativity fly! These five interactive wallpapers for kids let parents breathe easier and get kids’ creative juices flowing. 1. My personal favorite: Sian Zeng Interactive Magnetic Wallpaper for kids from Just Kids Wallpaper, $540 AUD.

There are few things more wholesome for the summer than traditional games played outdoors on the lawn. Whether you are planning a birthday party, a 4th of July celebration, or just want to have summer fun all season long, these tutorials can help you build one or more traditional games to play in the yard. 1. Outdoor Word Game at Better Homes and Gardens. Essentially a giant version of Bananagrams, the lawn word game is a cross between scrabble and a do-it-yourself crossword puzzle. 2.

If you’re a home decor junkie like myself, then you’ve probably heard of Covet Garden. And if not, then I’m about to feed your addiction. Covet Garden is an online shelter magazine that’s all about real people and real spaces. No interior designers or stylists — just incredibly creative people with a passion for home decor. Each issue focuses on one space and the people who live there.

From Apartment Therapy → Before & After: An Acid Bright Kitchen Gets Toned Down