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Hi, Apartment Therapy Boston! We live in downtown Boston in an apartment that backs up against a very busy street. The sound of the traffic is very loud. Since we rent, we can't replace the windows....NY Good Questions: Air Conditioner Solutions?...Dear AT,
We've just bought our own apartment and we are going to replace the aluminum windows with beautiful steel ones.
I don't want to spoil the effect with ugly through-the-window air conditioner...Get the Atomic Alarm Clock for your computer...If you want to get more organized, or if you are the type of person why likes to keep track of things such as appointments, birthdays and other events you might be interested in visiting the Atomic Al...Good Questions: Modern & Clean Window Coverings?...
Reader Nekoeight needs help with her windows: "Dear AT, We have a very large window in our living room (68wx57), and are looking to replace the vertical blinds left by the previous owner. The curre...Barier: The Football House...The Barier house is a prefab shaped like an ovoid football (that's egg-shaped for you non-eggheads). It has great natural temperature control in its design, keeping cool in the summer and warm in the ...Solution for Road Rage?...
The perfect gift for the passive-aggessive driver in your household.
It's called the Drivemocion, which is a small electronic display that can attach to the back window (replacing that moldy "Baby...Where the Heat Goes - Home Energy Audit Report...
The energy consultant has sent in his report of the Home Energy Audit we had done on this old house house... and the results are quite eye-opening!
Here's a graph from the report, showing the ene...Greenland is Melting: Inspiration for Making Your House GreenerWashington DC...
July is Green Month at AT. We've all heard about global warming and melting glaciers, but just this week we actually saw Greenland melting (from an airplane). This has inspired us to reevaluate ou...
