In the 3 California cities I've lived in, I've only had AC in one of probably a dozen apartments.
Need for job and sanity: cell, laptop, hs Internet, car, iPod.
Really app...
Mark Montano has a project in his Big-Ass Book Of Crafts that involves filling doll heads with plaster and painting them to look bronzed. I think it's the best idea ever--creepy paper weights for e...
My great-grandmother always called sofas "chesterfields." And she grew up in Oklahoma and then headed out to California. Her brothers had a furniture business up in Chico California, maybe that had...
I can't believe I'm mentioning this, but specific personal stories read very oddly when told in the "we" voice. It makes perfect sense for the site most of the time, but really? Everyone who blogs ...
I don't know about calling most of these "new takes." Nesting dolls have been painted every which way as souvenirs for ages. But I do LOVE the measuring cups. Maybe every lady in my Russian family ...
I love the gin & titonics, though I don't have them yet. My husband and I were given false teeth ice cube trays for our wedding. He can't use them--they completely gross him out. But I think they'r...
Um, I have always used a blanket or throw on a regular basis. In all but hot weather. In my family lounge time = blanket or throw or large snuggly pillow on the lap.
But while I don't ...
Orange oil is the best, non-toxic way to treat termite infestation.
But I too am a renter and we didn't get to decide on the treatment when termites began swarming in our kitchen wind...
I'm tackling our second bedroom, which we need to use as an office (I work from home, he's a student). I'm a little nervous because we're broke and have extremely limited organizational skills. And...
If I had only one bookcase of books--or I rarely read or loaned the books I own--I'm sure arranging by color would be fine. As it is, I don't think I'd ever find anything. I'm all for color coordin...
I too would frame the ad in the bathroom, but I wouldn't re-create the decor in the ad (blue, pink & yellow? Is this a baby's room?). I would either re-glaze the tub, or do the rest of the bathroom...
Add me to the growing list of people who hate the name. I don't mind the online format so much, but I do wish the font were better and I didn't need to zoom (even zoomed in the font didn't quite wo...
I would say it is irresponsible to get rid of good furniture and purchase new, simply because your taste has changed or you hanker for purple. Making your existing pieces work in your home is envir...
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Yes, I'm curious about the frames as well. I have a Black Apple print that would benefit from such framing.
In the 3 California cities I've lived in, I've only had AC in one of probably a dozen apartments. Need for job and sanity: cell, laptop, hs Internet, car, iPod. Really app...
$28? They don't even create the illusion of quality. I agree with tmoore--cute for a fridge or cube at 1/5 the price.
Mark Montano has a project in his Big-Ass Book Of Crafts that involves filling doll heads with plaster and painting them to look bronzed. I think it's the best idea ever--creepy paper weights for e...
My great-grandmother always called sofas "chesterfields." And she grew up in Oklahoma and then headed out to California. Her brothers had a furniture business up in Chico California, maybe that had...
I can't believe I'm mentioning this, but specific personal stories read very oddly when told in the "we" voice. It makes perfect sense for the site most of the time, but really? Everyone who blogs ...
The ottoman is meh, but the chair? Ugh. I wouldn't want to sit in it ever--it looks supremely uncomfortable. Plus ugly.
I don't know about calling most of these "new takes." Nesting dolls have been painted every which way as souvenirs for ages. But I do LOVE the measuring cups. Maybe every lady in my Russian family ...
I love the gin & titonics, though I don't have them yet. My husband and I were given false teeth ice cube trays for our wedding. He can't use them--they completely gross him out. But I think they'r...
Um, I have always used a blanket or throw on a regular basis. In all but hot weather. In my family lounge time = blanket or throw or large snuggly pillow on the lap. But while I don't ...
Orange oil is the best, non-toxic way to treat termite infestation. But I too am a renter and we didn't get to decide on the treatment when termites began swarming in our kitchen wind...
I'm tackling our second bedroom, which we need to use as an office (I work from home, he's a student). I'm a little nervous because we're broke and have extremely limited organizational skills. And...
I have that same table! Unfortunately mine isn't quite as pristine, but I love it.
I thought it was a cat on a cushion. I LOVE this room. The color and the objects. Love.
If I had only one bookcase of books--or I rarely read or loaned the books I own--I'm sure arranging by color would be fine. As it is, I don't think I'd ever find anything. I'm all for color coordin...
I wish I'd thought of "regretsy" because it's so funny and TRUE! I love the kitten head one. KILLING me.
I too would frame the ad in the bathroom, but I wouldn't re-create the decor in the ad (blue, pink & yellow? Is this a baby's room?). I would either re-glaze the tub, or do the rest of the bathroom...
Add me to the growing list of people who hate the name. I don't mind the online format so much, but I do wish the font were better and I didn't need to zoom (even zoomed in the font didn't quite wo...
Bring them back, Cassis. Some of us have been mid-century inspired for years.
I would say it is irresponsible to get rid of good furniture and purchase new, simply because your taste has changed or you hanker for purple. Making your existing pieces work in your home is envir...