I use Seventh Generation shower cleaner, which I spray in generous quantity on the shower curtain liner at the start of a shower. Then at the end of the shower, before I turn off the water, I scrub...

Total tromp l'oiel (or however that's spelled). What a delight! Kudos!

FYI: Reprodepot (http://reprodepot.com) is having a sale on marimekko fabrics right now.

Marmarplay! Excellent question! I don't have quite such a fantastic cat (though we're getting 2 in January), but I do have an armless couch and am on the look-out for a slipcover. Anyone have anyth...

I've lusted after these for a long time...

This is not a knit pillow. This is a hooked pillow. Completely different techniques.

Dave Brubeck's version of "O Tannenbaum" Red, s.v.p.

Yes! Here! I'm in! I'm on! I'm ready!

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I was trying to come up with some prize-worthy story about my proudest sewing moment (it had to do with running the Featherweight needle through my thumbnail at age five, a piercing that -- given m...

Can anyone suggest a good DIY framing place in Manhattan, Brooklyn, or the Bronx? Seems to me there used to be one on Atlantic Ave. in B'lyn, but I can't find it. TIA --

Yo! Yo, Dwell! Over here! I moved to Harlem last year, too! My space (a 2 br co-op apt., more or less 900 sf) is much smaller than this gorgeous brownstone and like your banner says, ...

P.S. I've never used the oven method of seasoning. I use the stove top. Put a thin layer of a good oil in the bottom of the skillet and keep it on a burner at the lowest possible heat for several h...

I never use soap when I wash my cast-iron skillets, and I dry them on a stove top burner on high heat until the remaining water droplets sizzle. Soap (even gently eco-friendly dish soap) strips the...

How interesting...I love the blurry one. The less-blurry, lower picture is nice, but the blurry one touches something different and -- to me -- much more visually satisfying.

Archie, that tip is goofy -- but really good. Thank you.

I went on many tours with Wildman in days gone by. They were always remarkable experiences, full of surprise and even delight. But I'm astonished to learn that he has procreated! There really is a ...

These are wonderful, but I'm even more charmed by the embroidery hoop swatches. Maybe it's their unlikely roundness for framed color, but those are the pictures on her blog that most delight (of a...

...the walls are closing in on me...

eriberri and Laura -- My bed fits what's called a three-quarters mattress -- wider than a twin but 4" narrower than a full. I use full sheets and queen sheets. Nothing bunches or rides up or slips...