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Styrofoam is not much to secure the thumbtacks. I'd probably wrap the ball in duct tape before pushing the tacks in.

from A $2 DIY Ornament | Apartment Therapy Chicago on November 11, 2009 09:33PM

It photographs well and is visually interesting. It is not a home, though, and is virtually impossible to live in as pictured. You can't dine on that dining room table and you can't write on that...

If ever you need someone to stay in your apartment for you I'd be happy to help you.

I put a drum shade on the chandelier in my living room, which I will eventually replace. The chandelier is an ugly 1950's black, "Ponderosa," type things that I took the bronze glass hurricane sha...

attach to the cord two or three small, white figures of mountain-climbers, scaling the cord.

Yikes! That stairway would never pass code!

These two-story high living rooms builders put in houses are silly and not at all comfortable to be in. How about building out a second floor. You gain square footage and the living room no long...

Is it really a good idea to seal the art and fabric with lacquer?

I would write a dirty word

Is the black outline done in tile, or is it done in a black grout?

Yep, that could be a very expensive frame, and yes, it is impractical. But most important, I don't like the dog; never have liked little yappy dogs.

A bit on the boring side now, I think, in spite of the great woodwork. The "grandmother's" arrangement of small pictures up the steps is too small in detail and fussy. Enlarge some of those pictu...

Interesting, but I'm not crazy about the solid panel to the floor on the piano's left side. Musical instruments have always been "modern" in the sense that their form is dictated by their function...

It's different but it's not better.

Sterile! Don't sit on the sofas. You'll get them dirty!

Very cold and cramped. The plan does little to create interesting and comfortable spaces. Minimallly furnished homes such as this are for the very few who never have clutter.

It's ok to do the touristy parts of New Orleans. Those are pretty incredible locations! Jackson Square is one of the finest public spaces in the country and it is a living part of the City for lo...

That dining room is downright frightening! And I hate rooms like that where you have to take apart all the decorations to actually use it, i.e. all the "stuff" on the table that makes it impossibl...

Definitely get rid of the faux keystone and header, as well as sill. Then hang a mirror or picture in front of it to hide it, keeping the alcove a secret hiding place only you know of.