I went in recently to peruse honest-to-goodness garden tools and was surprised to find a poor selection and an indifferent staff. I, for one, will not miss it!

Oh I love these! I am usually not one to accumulate stuff but this I will make room for. Any tips on which store carries them in Chinatown?

We have an incarnation of this called the Zen Sofa, also from BoConcept, and we love it. We actually love the firmness of it for an everyday sofa and just this week had occasion to sleep on it our...

I am an adult. I make my bed.

I too agree with the dark gray/blueish gray for the bottom cabinets and white/lighter shade of gray/that-mustard-yellow-that-complements-gray for the top. If your budget allows, why don't you cons...

Well put DRCny.

Very informative post! Thanks. I was about to order a roman shade from Pottery Barn but this post has dissuaded me. I would like to add curtains and Ribba frames from Ikea and lamps ...

I've always loved a collage look -- be it fabric, curtains or whatever. So, YES, I love it. Totally agree with other AT posters who say it will also depend a great deal on what you pair it with. ...

Very glad to read this post. Somehow the pressure is on to do something "water-cooler" worthy every time a long weekend comes rolling around. This time we hung out at home, organized things here ...

I confess I am guilty of this vice. Thanks for the intervention.

After extensive price comparisons, I got mine at Home Depot (Container Store was the most expensive). I wanted the height to be shorter than the 54" so I bought a hack saw and sawed off the poles ...

This is an excellent post. And I totally agree with above posters who said that we need to start embracing the not-so-desirable elements we find in our homes and work around them. I am very inspi...

I actually NEED my husband to be around to motivate me to get on with the organization tasks at hand. He doesn't help... just having him hang out somehow keeps me buzzing.

I tend to be a careful buyer and yet I look around our 1100 sq ft house and it is close to full of stuff. When I de-clutter I get depressed by the amount of wasteful buying. I am inspired by this...

Here are three items that have been difficult for me to find; pieces that combine form and function and that are scaled for an apartment or a small home: Desk Dining chairs ...

I think there should be an option which says: "Frequently -- always in search of that elusive best arrangement." Because I do, but I don't like to live in a state of flux....

I can't decide!

Caitlinella. How about a rock garden?! Wrought iron chairs, tables topped with a slab of marble and just one or two large pots with a hardy plant (look to nature for ideas -- grasses ...

rosenatti, Nice rewrite.

I like it! And oh... was just thinking how I'd like to sew some denim-pant-bags.