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I love the first chair---Sara---but I'd never be able to get out of it.

I used to make aftershave for my husband and friends.

I would never buy paint based on the name, but I would like a one-on-one meeting with anyone who wants to use "taupe" in a color description.

Fried okra is best. But whole okra, steamed tender/crisp is delicious. Speaking in generalities---use okra about the size of a woman's ring finger. Larger is NOT better. Do not boil, d...

Certainly you can paint the wainscot and wall above it white. You might want to choose a creamy white, not bright white though. For a touch of whimsy, you could replace that molding around the wind...

I went back and read the first two post. Very nicely done.

The photos are---of course---utterly charming. But schools are so highly scheduled, I can see where they might pass on this somewhat disruptive technique, which would probably take twice as long to...

This is another reason why I will never live in a house that is subject to a HOA.

Not everyone "decorates" all at once. Given the very nature of this wall of glass cabinetry, I suspect the owners are being quite deliberate in selecting what they want to display.

I love it. In fact, in my 15 year-old un-built, self-drawn house plans (which probably will never be built), I created a similar wall in-between my dining room and kitchen. I plan to store my mothe...

I once lived in an apartment with a beautiful FAKE fireplace. I asked the property manager why they would waste precious wall and floor space, money, and time installing FAKE fireplaces. She had no...

I want one.

My mother did this in the mid-50s. She would serve the frozen banana "ice cream" on top of hot gingerbread, and was it wonderful.

Wooden, circa 1935. I have lived in a house with "hard" floors---stone, ceramic, concrete---and I will never do it again. (In fact, I think any kitchen designer who suggests rock-hard flooring like...

Not my style, but quite charming and easy to do.

St. Charles Cabinetry (my heart's desire) is magnificent. http://www.stcharlescabinets.com/

I'm always wrong :) but predicated on the window coverings and the game table, I call the 80s.

Bad form, old sport----to use the flags of America's oldest ally as window coverings.

Dear Desperate :) You will be ok. You just have to think about vertical space instead of horizontal space. I suggest investing in a free standing 4ft wide by 5 or 6 ft tall open...

Yes, just like in the photo, please :) I prefer thinner, cake-like brownies to the thick fudgy kind---more chewy, less gooey. And strawberry jam is a divine topping, although my family prefers Her...