apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Are they still called blueprints? I was looking for the old fashioned blueprint paper when I asked a friendly architecture firm for old plans I could use — but these worked perfectly.

Maybe it has to do with growing up in California and never really experiencing a white Christmas until I went to college but I am a complete sucker for what I picture as old fashioned, New England, storybook Christmases — right down to the kind of stockings I hang by my fireplace.

In search of inspiration for setting our table this year, I turned to Flickr and found a good mix of traditional, modern, colorful and crafty tables!

We first saw Sean Scherer's home here, so when my husband and I were up in the Catskills this weekend and came across one of the best antique stores I have ever seen, it felt like major déjà vu...

With autumn officially here, the trees will soon be shedding their leaves and sparse empty branches will prevail. Gather them as they fall and decorate! I've gathered a few images for inspiration...

We have a lamp in our living room with an empty glass jar base and initially I bought some rocks and fake plants from the Chelsea Flower district and made a quick little arrangement. I like it and it adds a little plant life to the room which I otherwise can't seem to have (due to our curious cat)...

You know that tape collection you have? Think about it...do you still even own a cassette player for them? Yet throwing them all away just doesn't seem right; especially those mix tapes that you spent hours picking and choosing just the right songs for your slumber parties or road trips...