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i loved it! such a humorous house, if i were to visit i'd be giggling all around the house and its memory would bring a smile to my face even after a very long time.

salted cucumbers sugar yogurt??? that's exactly what indian raita is made of, and its delicious!

you can put the pot of milk in a larger pot filled with water and then put the larger pot on fire. The milk boils to glory but never overflows.

i'm with rexrayfan on Mr. Anado in Mexico and with dmstudio on this turning out to be a popularity contest. i was disappointed by comments left by friends and family on the lines of "this is your ...

They are called Kantha in india- both the finishes quilt and the stitch. the sarees are not vintage, they're old sarees. this is one of the many ways we recycle textiles in india. kant...

i actually prefer corner units, for all the reasons suggested above.

i once kept a (very) life-like figurine of a lizard inside the guest bathroom medicine closet and forgot all about it. not a good move. my elderly mom-in-law came visiting, opened the closet door, ...

that is one fantastic work! congratulations!

i originally come from india, and we don't have IKEA there, yet. IKEA designs are a huge "inspiration", as you'll see from the following articles. even though the articles are old, the situation de...

its a pretty idea i love, but cannot implement. i have pollen allergy and asthma as well.

Don't use #9 and #10! They're poisonous!

a little creepy and sad, esp. the ceiling of the bobbing globes.

the last "enter house tour" link- just above the A.T survey section- links to a different house tour, specifically, to:

for toothpaste, run a comb in bottom to top motion over the nearly empty tube. the remaining toothpaste will come up towards the top. rinse near empty lotion/ conditioner bottles into ...

@ grlwprls: Actually, Apple picked out the pink color of the room. Gwyneth says so, in the previous Domino tour of her house. And I remember the room to be actually quite cute- it isn't this empty....

@mfpants: true, we've been using them in india for ages.

wow! that dieffenbachia is really dramatic! we get a lot of it here in India and we do use it a lot for decoration, but i've never seen one with such nearly black leaves. i've also hea...

i agree with emptyapartment.