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great colors. nice furniture. Your living room is a bit bottom-heavy (spelling?) It seems to have a fairly high ceiling but you weigh it down by confining all decoration to its lower h...

Ok: I found them: they are called Phifer Sheerweave 2000. Ours were "Alabaster" which is as subtle as it gets.

We used very simple white (see-through) roller blinds for a modernist renovation some years ago. They filter about 60 % of UV rays and are very laid back. We were very happy with them.

to do something fairly visible without spending too much: -- take everything out of your closet and hang it on a freestanding rail. -- buy new identical hangers.

Wouldn't paint it ... I believe the urge to change it comes from its current surroundings .... you could - put a rug underneath, for instance retro elegant as here: ...

ah. your mouths. My dentist says not to do it as it introduces caries bacteria into the baby's mouth. ?

please! yet another machine (I hesitate to call it a "gadget" -- it's so uninspired) to clutter up your countertop and mind. ....when you could put the pacifiers in a mug and cover wit...

Beautiful books can be made with the software at www.blurb.com .... you need a lot of photos, though, and some time to learn. Note: the print quality of the hardcover is much better than that of th...

shouldn't be difficult to build with stuff from your hardware store .... I'd just be a bit worried about the walls in my apartment ... I once bought a floating shelf which kept breaki...

though I'm sort of surprised that their being women needs to be emphasized that much. (however, I'm 41 and far removed from my non-feminist easy-going re: pc-ness self). Love the reddish room on th...

isi soda siphon --- don't do it. Carbonation is not good or lasting, water has a funny smell, and, as noted above, you have to use a cartridge for every liter your carbonate.

- I just bought a soda siphon from an Austrian manufacturer (isi) at Zabar's. Cost: 50.98 for the siphon 10 Soda chargers @ 7.98 tax = $ 73.65. - It's no...

Dear Kristin that's a gorgeous picture! And I do see why you'd want to have your wall look that way. - One possibility may be to find contact someone who owns that wall, a...

a related question: any ideas where to find a canvas beach tent ... something like a small (modernist) cabana?

from Top 10: Market Umbrellas on June 6, 2007 12:51PM

Dear Faith as someone who likes her bathroom to have a clean, minimalist and calm character, I'd -- clean up the grout (has been said above), -- paint the wall shi...