The Obama family has moved to DC! Although they are not quite in the White House, they are temporarily staying across the street at the Hay Adams Hotel. The hotel has a long DC history. Open since 1928, the Hay Adams was renovated in 2001 by DC designer Thomas Pheasant. The traditional-styled rooms overlook the White House, Lafayette Park, and St. John’s Church. See more hotel photos below the jump...
In order to look ahead to 2009, I'm going to have to look back for a moment to 2008. Last year, I really focused on my home and on apartment related projects. I Cured, I January Jumpstarted, and I replaced or refrurbished lamps, assorted furniture, bedding, etc. Despite all that work, in December I still found myself with an apartment that made me jittery. My best Christmas present this year came from my sister- she gave me the gift of a comfortable home for the holidays. After my Christmas wreath was stolen from my door, I basically entered a holiday funk that was only made worse by the knowledge that my apartment resembled a Law and Order crime scene after my most recent attempt to sort and organize my stuff....
Happy New Year — welcome to the AT:DC Open Thread! This month we're concentrating on Fresh Starts & Resolutions with an emphasis on Bedrooms here on Apartment Therapy. Join us in the comments for discussion.
(Image: House Tour: Francois and Tracy's Wonderland)
(To All Washington DC Open Threads)
We are looking for a new blogger (or two) to help us cover Washington DC and the Mid-Atlantic area in 2009. Do you love AT, interior design and all things home-related? Would you like a place to share your ideas and inspirations with a large design-centric community? Think you would like to join our team? If this is you, jump below for the details:
1. Drunken Dinner Parties...Out of Fashion?
2. Gilded Age Mansions — Decked Out for the Holidays
3. 10 Cheap Parties to Host this Winter
4. Amy Sedaris' Entertaining Tips
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We're always impressed when a product is introduced in a multitude of color options — or takes advantage of multiple colors in a single item. We're not always content with a standard neutral option and we hope you are not as well! These products (pictured above and listed below) blew us away in 2008 with their colorful options!
1. Good Questions: Injecting Coziness Into This Daybed?
2. Good Questions: Ideas for Setting Up a Studio?
3. Good Questions: Contact Paper for Cabinet DIY?
4. Good Questions: How to Hang a Hot Hairdryer?
5. Good Questions: How to Improve Flow in This Small Room?
6. Good Questions: How Do I Create An Urban-Masculine Apartment?
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3. Karen and James Colour Commitment
4. Mason and Serena's Sunset Beach Bungalow
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To those who harbor dreams of hitting the open road or shacking up in a tiny modernist prefab cabin in the wilderness: this roundup is for you. Tiny homes, trailers, and prefabs are hot right now, and we've covered the trends in both our house tours and regular posts. Jump below for prefab and portable living, split into six categories: house tours, trailer and RV living, tiny prefabs, not-so-tiny prefabs, shipping container homes, and prefab economics...
1. How To: Make a Captain's Bed on the Cheap
2. How To: Build Your Own Headboard
4. How To: Make a DIY Headboard
5. How To: Create a Hotel-Style Bathroom
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1. Clip File: 8 Great New Wallpapers (and one Classic)
3. AT Asia: Ten Best Home Wares From Japan...
4. The Best Industrial Furnishings & Sources
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1. PlantTherapy: Simple Plant Food, for Free
2. House Tour Roundup: Outside Spaces & Gardens
3. How To: Grow an Avocado Tree
4. PlantTherapy: Growing from Groceries
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As we near the end of 2008, many folks are looking for ways to trim their budget, but at Apartment Therapy, we've been on the hunt for smart money ideas for life at home all along. This past year we looked at how to collect quality furniture without much money, painless ways to save at home, money saving home improvement tips and good sources for furnishing a first apartment on a budget plus plenty more. In honor of an even thriftier 2009, we've gathered up some of the best posts about budget living from the whole year - jump below for some smart inspiration:
1. Daybed as a Sofa Alternative?
2. How Can I Make This Studio Liveable For Two?
4. What Color Tile for Our Backsplash?
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