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Wow! We're so grateful for all the info and suggestions...and we're glad it could help others with similar questions. THANKS so much, everyone!

I love the suspended bed! You really made it? Are there directions somewhere?? :)

Mmm, sounds nice.

I love my ipod for times like that, MissHoneychurch...I pop in the earbuds, put on a quiet This American Life podcast, and it helps me drift off. Although it may not work for everyone, I fin...

Isn't there some issue with using CFs in enclosed recessed lighting, having to do with the heat decreasing bulb life? That could be a con if you're trying to be "green". Just a thought...

In college, my housemate and I used to live next door to not one, but TWO scream-death-metal bands. The houses weren't connected but they may as well have been; our landlady owned both of them and ...

These are cute...and they'll withstand the summer drought, a bonus :)

from Susan Bradley "Botanica" Mirrors on June 7, 2007 05:03PM

I like the idea! My doggy would love this, too--she's not allowed on the furniture, so she's one of those nighttime "stealth sofa sleepers." A comfy chair with a washable cover could work for both ...

from Zoe chair on June 7, 2007 04:45PM

I'd be curious about cell phones, too. My screen gets icky from face makeup and whatnot...what's the best thing to use on there? I'm a bit leery of things like alcohol on that surface.

from How to... Clean your telephone on May 30, 2007 05:46PM

That's cute! It's been a while since I've seen a paint-by-number.

Maybe I got a bad batch, but when I bought the lavender lemongrass aroma pill, the resulting smell was like a gross doctor's office. Nothing like the yummy scent of their lavender lemongrass candle...

from Method Aroma Ring on May 21, 2007 10:45AM

If it were my bathroom I'd be tempted to do one of two things: either do the brown/light blue/muted pink look, like rperls said, or fully embrace the weirdness of the bathroom and go thrift-store i...

WOW, Deb, that was exactly the sort of information I was hoping for. Thank you so much! That is indeed our door, and I love the idea of the matching wrought iron. Thanks to both of you for the advice.

from Good Question: Repairing leaded glass on April 28, 2007 10:50PM