I spent one Thanksgiving alone, in Baltimore. I had just broken up with my long-time BF, I didn't plan ahead for food, and nothing else was open except the Indian restaurant two doors down. So I ...

My husband and I lived in a 300 square foot apartment before we were married, and I wholeheartedly agree about the "facing things head on" comment. I think it really strengthened us as a couple, p...

When my pug, Benny, was a puppy, he dug an unopened bag of gross Valentine's Day candy out of the trash and consumed every last gummy heart and candy Cupid. When I got home, he was rushing around ...

The space planning is definitely off, and the collections and furniture feels as if they're owned by two people who had to mishmash their styles together in a hurry. There's potential ...

I think your room needs a Boom-POW! shot of poppy red! Maybe you could go with woven, textured shades for privacy and one of these, painted or covered in the aforementioned orange-y re...

Use, rather. Add an edit function, AT!!

I used the IKEA Knodd bin as my son's diaper pail; it's great at keeping in the smell, and it looks sooo much classier than a Diaper Genie. I can't wait to not need it anymore. :)

Eh. I am so unimpressed by someone writing a check and ending up with a beautiful house. The reader house tours are so much more inspirational!

Paint it with something heavy duty, like exterior-grade enamel or an elastomeric. Lead paint is only truly a danger if it flakes off, and kids usually pick it up from the carpet/floor while crawli...

I painted my living room Behr's "Shire Green" and I love it! It's so springy and fresh. The best white of all time is Benjamin Moore's "Decorator's White". I also had a l...

Microwave, Schmicrowave, but I'll take that rockin' pug!

Craig and Sam, Your house made me smile. The colors are so lovely, the collections so fairy tale-perfect...it's like Narnia used to make me feel as a child. I'm now inspired...

Aw, c'mon, guys! Who doesn't want a wall of uteruses? (Uteri?) It's creepy bulging fleshy fun for Halloween!

Pugs make anything rad.

Weird and awesome.

Yay for spreading the Santa Cruz love!

I opened a coffee shop on the central coast of California, and it is doing well despite the economy. Here are a few things I learned during the whole process: 1. EVERYTHING will take...

Way to represent the Cruz, ladies! From a fellow Santa Cruzan.

When I used to live in apartments/duplexes around Baltimore, I would walk around the building a few times in the first weeks sniffing the air. Meth labs smell like cat urine, so they are fairly ea...

I agree with the posts above. I am a follower of this blog, and these guys are totally cute (and have an awesome chihuahua named Burger!), but their house (and their mood boards for clients) looks...