I live on an up-and-coming mixed-use street in Toronto where a new bar opens every month. Its great - until you have to live through the noise of the patrons outside the bars at 2am. (The bars them...
I've been wondering if its possible to call up Yellow Pages and put myself on a 'do-not-receive' list. I hate having to recycle it - even though that is the smartest solution. I'd rather just not r...
Weird - our kitchen table growing up was an old sewing machine trestle with an oiled reclaimed wood top. It could seat six! (My mom was an antiquer in the 1970s, so I guess in that context, its not...
For mirrors and windows, I use a 1 to 4 solution of vinegar and water in an old spray bottle. I put a drip or two of dish soap in, which gets rid of all the chemically residue left behind by years ...
Re: Method products.
Here's an article about the dishsoap, which has 1, 4-dioxane. Basically, anything with a floral or fruit scent should be viewed with suspicion, unless the actual p...
I guess I read your posts and ads like I would any magazine or newspaper - with a hope that there is a division between 'church and state.' (I don't read magalogues because there is no division - t...
Oh please don't paint that shelf! Its so unusual, that if you paint it out you're going to lose its uniqueness. The wood grain and natural edge elements are fantastic.
If you are set o...
I worked in a bedding and bath shop when I was young, so it got drilled into me: thirds, then half. I still do it, and find towels take up less space in my closets and are very easy to unfold to p...
Perhaps a leather sofa - works best for spills, cleans up easier, and men (generally) seem to like the look and feel of leather.
I'd also suggest perhaps a lounge chair for your husba...
I think if they are staggered like steps, the focus goes to the frames and the geometrical space they create, rather than focus on the images within the frames. Its too much geometry. Either a salo...
Air fresheners trigger my asthma, and have been linked in some studies to other lung issues. I hate a bad-smelling bathroom, believe me, but I'd rather cover my nose than grab my inhaler. (And most...
Wow - the lazy susan idea is great! We have such a small under-counter space, and I'm always vainly trying to find things that have been stuffed in there. Nice idea.
i have a table lamp in my bathroom, and its a one-piece glass lamp (shade and base), which avoids any moisture ruining the shade. its also set away from the sink, and provides a lovely glow of ligh...
I like the drawing idea - very cool. I started my own project as well...
In order to figure out how to use my new DSLR, I set up a blog and am taking one photo a day. To make it more i...
I save as much paper as possible from years past - paper, bows, ribbons, ornaments, tissue, boxes, bags - and repurpose them year after year. The selection varies year to year (thank heavens!), and...
We don't have enough space in our kitchen for another countertop appliance, so we rely on stove-top kettles. After a two year standoff between my Revere and my husband's IKEA, the Revere finally wo...
I'd avoid the brocades or damasks and go for something with a more modern texture (either a plain weave or perhaps a linen-like weave?) to modernize it. Avoid the cream tones, perhaps the cranberry...
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I live on an up-and-coming mixed-use street in Toronto where a new bar opens every month. Its great - until you have to live through the noise of the patrons outside the bars at 2am. (The bars them...
I've been wondering if its possible to call up Yellow Pages and put myself on a 'do-not-receive' list. I hate having to recycle it - even though that is the smartest solution. I'd rather just not r...
Weird - our kitchen table growing up was an old sewing machine trestle with an oiled reclaimed wood top. It could seat six! (My mom was an antiquer in the 1970s, so I guess in that context, its not...
For mirrors and windows, I use a 1 to 4 solution of vinegar and water in an old spray bottle. I put a drip or two of dish soap in, which gets rid of all the chemically residue left behind by years ...
Re: Method products. Here's an article about the dishsoap, which has 1, 4-dioxane. Basically, anything with a floral or fruit scent should be viewed with suspicion, unless the actual p...
I guess I read your posts and ads like I would any magazine or newspaper - with a hope that there is a division between 'church and state.' (I don't read magalogues because there is no division - t...
Oh please don't paint that shelf! Its so unusual, that if you paint it out you're going to lose its uniqueness. The wood grain and natural edge elements are fantastic. If you are set o...
Ca-Na-Da! Think of the igloo coverage for next year's Small Cool :) (No, we don't live in igloos.)
I worked in a bedding and bath shop when I was young, so it got drilled into me: thirds, then half. I still do it, and find towels take up less space in my closets and are very easy to unfold to p...
How about thinking international and going for an AT: Toronto site?
Perhaps a leather sofa - works best for spills, cleans up easier, and men (generally) seem to like the look and feel of leather. I'd also suggest perhaps a lounge chair for your husba...
I think if they are staggered like steps, the focus goes to the frames and the geometrical space they create, rather than focus on the images within the frames. Its too much geometry. Either a salo...
Air fresheners trigger my asthma, and have been linked in some studies to other lung issues. I hate a bad-smelling bathroom, believe me, but I'd rather cover my nose than grab my inhaler. (And most...
Wow - the lazy susan idea is great! We have such a small under-counter space, and I'm always vainly trying to find things that have been stuffed in there. Nice idea.
i have a table lamp in my bathroom, and its a one-piece glass lamp (shade and base), which avoids any moisture ruining the shade. its also set away from the sink, and provides a lovely glow of ligh...
I like the drawing idea - very cool. I started my own project as well... In order to figure out how to use my new DSLR, I set up a blog and am taking one photo a day. To make it more i...
HBC blankets are the best, and have a very long history. They were used for trading for pelts in Canada, and have been around for hundreds of years.
I save as much paper as possible from years past - paper, bows, ribbons, ornaments, tissue, boxes, bags - and repurpose them year after year. The selection varies year to year (thank heavens!), and...
We don't have enough space in our kitchen for another countertop appliance, so we rely on stove-top kettles. After a two year standoff between my Revere and my husband's IKEA, the Revere finally wo...
I'd avoid the brocades or damasks and go for something with a more modern texture (either a plain weave or perhaps a linen-like weave?) to modernize it. Avoid the cream tones, perhaps the cranberry...