Category: Restoration and Renovation

Is This the Year of the Bunk Bed? Some Designers Think So.

“We’re pretty much doing a bunk room in every house we work on.” Here’s how they do it.
How to Decorate Your Home for the Holidays Like a Pro

Whether you’re a minimalist, a maximalist or agnostic about holiday decorating, these designers have some suggestions for you.
Their Cape Cod Home Isn’t Small, but Its Carbon Footprint Is

One Massachusetts couple decided to use the most cutting-edge green technologies in their new beach house. It was more challenging than they expected.
A Swiss Home So Well Designed It Needs Just One Door

Thanks to a series of pivoting panels, the Geneva apartment can be reconfigured for remote work or parties: “We only have one door, and that’s our front door.”
How a Hallmark Holiday Movie Screenwriter Got Her Dream House

A Hallmark Channel screenwriter shares her secret for prevailing over all-cash offers: “Maybe what I do for a living gave me a little bit of an advantage.”
His Architect Said the Site Was No Good, So He Built the Project Himself

The South Korean ceramist Hun-Chung Lee taught himself design and construction, creating a collection of small buildings as impressive as his artwork.
Tired of Waiting to Buy, They Redesigned Their Brooklyn Rental

In the process, a family discovered the joy of living in the present — and how much you can do to personalize a home that you may not be in forever.
Setting a Table for the Holidays? Designers Share Their Secrets

For starters, don’t worry if there isn’t much space: “The closer the people are, the better the party.”
Is Buying Real Estate With a Friend Really a Good Idea?

For two art enthusiasts who went in together on a “cathedral-esque” country house outside New York City, it seemed brilliant: “Why wouldn’t we do this?”
How To Hang Curtains

When you’re choosing curtains for a room, there are so many things to consider. Jake Arnold, an interior designer in Los Angeles, walks us through it.
Inside Roz Chast’s Connecticut Home

The New Yorker cartoonist has trouble making decisions about décor. Anyone who has seen the art collection in her home may not notice.
What Makes a Tiny Home Cool? Apartment Therapy’s Latest Pop-Up Has Ideas

The “Small/Cool NYC” pop-up exhibition in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, offers rooms you can explore created by designers you know — and some you may not.