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These are great ideas...I'm jealous! Unfortunately, my vile, beat-up pink formica counter is beyond help...the backsplash is only the top half of the problem! : P

I hate clutter but am an avid reader with a tremendous volume of real books that I own that can be a bit hard to store in my small apartment. That said, I would NEVER buy faux books solely for dec...

On another note, I also like donating to Planned Parenthood, because you don't have to go through and "G-rate" your entire donation bag. I once donated magazines to my general practioners office a...

My place is small, so I try only to keep the last 2-3 issues of any given magazine. I subscribe to Domino, Allure, and Real Simple...and had just sent in my subscription card to "Blueprint" (my HO...

LEDs are awesome energy-wise but be aware that, instead of casting a warm glow, they have a very cold, space-y look to them. We just replaced our icicle lights this year with LEDs and our house lo...

Pretty in a picture but looks like it might be an accident waiting to happen in an earthquake.

I bought my pink, 6' tall Christmas tree at Big Lots back in October...for only $50! Sure, it's fake...sure, it's made in China...but does this mean I'm less of a patriot than the fa...

I leave my radio on with either NPR or classical music on for my two miniature dachshunds...I used to leave my TV on for them while I was away for the day when I had a junky, old TV set but, since ...

I partied with the best of them in my 20's, but at 33, drinking like a fish isn't even an option...I physically can't DO it anymore. Fresh out of college and living in the big city (...

I think that, if it's a rescue situation, "borrowing" a dog for a few days and taking him/her on a day trip and getting to know one another to see if the two of you are a match is probably a wise i...

from Apartment Therapy Chicago | Pet Rental? on January 2, 2009 07:57PM

If there are some rooms that you don't mind being fairly dark during the day, I would HIGHLY recommend getting "black-out" curtains that are specially lined to keep rooms cool in the summer and war...

I've seen them in the Pottery Barn catalog; I'm not sure when it was, only that it was in the last year. There were two different sizes and I think they may have been on sale.

I live in the South Bay and frequent the Redondo Beach Dog Park on a regular basis. The park is located on the South-East corner of 190th and Flagler is big, with two separate parks (one for big d...