Archive for the ‘Home Design’ Category

6 Pinterest Inspired Spaces

January 26th, 2012

Finding inspiration for your pintsize Manhattan apartment can be challenging. We pulled six spaces that will help spice up your creativity.

Keep it simple – We love this space posted by 1 kind design. White walls and minimal clutter help open small spaces. Try taking down the curtains or using something light and sheer for a

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Our 5 Favorite Design Tips from TONY’s 2011 Home Design Issue

November 3rd, 2011

The 2011 Home Design Issue from Time Out New York dropped last month, and we wasted no time devouring it cover to cover. Here’s a few helpful design tips we took away, for making the most of your economy-sized living quarters.

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Vote Now at Apartment Therapy for Best New Design of 2011

September 28th, 2011

In New York City, apartment inspiration can sometimes be hard to find (we’d guess it’s usually buried underneath the years’ worth of stuff crammed into your shoebox studio apartment). That’s why we’re excited about the third installment of Apartment Therapy’s Design Showcase, which aims to help make homes more beautiful and inspiring places to live.

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5 Tips from Apartment Therapy’s Small/Cool 2011 Contest Champions

May 12th, 2011

This week we drooled over the winning spaces announced in Apartment Therapy’s 7th annual Smallest Coolest Home Contest: Small/Cool 2011. Here are the most inspiring strategies we found from culling through these fantastically utilized teensy spaces:

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Top Five Things We Learned About New York City Apartments

April 27th, 2011

New York Magazine’s annual Home Design issue is always a great read, especially for us in the business of helping Manhattanites make the most of their living spaces. This year’s issue was all about the New York apartment in all its glory. Here’s a rundown of what we gleaned from our favorite articles:

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Look what storage in Manhattan can do! Photo: Apartment Therapy

Minimalist House Tour: Apartment Therapy Shows How To Cram a Lot into a Little

October 26th, 2010

Apartment Therapy’s Upper West Side apartment spotlight shows that when space is a problem, keeping things off the floor can make tiny rooms look almost spacious.

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The Minimalist House Tour: Decorating a New York Apartment for Girls

August 10th, 2010

Decorating a New York apartment can be tricky. For one thing, there are the usual space and budget limitations. (Check out our newest commercial “New York is Tough” for more on the pitfalls and payoffs of living in NYC.) But for those who refuse to say “can’t,” take an example from Better Homes & Gardens!

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June 4th, 2009

Decorating your NYC Studio Apartment

How to find that extra living space in Manhattan Living Spaces
Almost every true New Yorker has had that studio apartment or share space that pretty much is the size of a walk in closet. It can be very challenging to make a tiny space work for you and accommodate all the things one needs for

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May 19th, 2009

Feng Shui Simplified: Ancient Chinese Secret to a Better Life

 
Putting your things in storage can help you be more focused, more productive, and happier.
The ancient practice of Feng Shui has gotten a lot of hype in recent years making it seem like a new-age kind of trend, but much of it is actual true.
The basic philosophy of Feng Shui is that all matter has

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April 21st, 2009

The Magic of Staging

Gone are the days when a Manhattan apartment festooned with dated wallpaper and covered in plastic toys would fetch top dollar.
New York City real estate is experiencing a rare downturn, and homeowners and landlords who want their properties to sell quickly need to make sure their properties are flawless when they come on the market. 
Enter

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