I'm with Phalene. I'd love to see a post on triple and quadruple-duty rooms. I'm currently trying to make my apartment cohesive; it's completely furnished. When I write "furnished," of course I mea...
You've managed to incorporate my favorite shade of purple in your decorating; I'm envious! It looks uncluttered and a little whimsical all at once. Well done!
I agree that you just need to rearrange, rather than repaint your furniture, and that the best placement for the bed might be under the window. As someone who has made a lot of necessity-based purc...
SBMODERN, I slept on one of those traditional mats for about eighteen months. Japanese and Korean futons are indeed pads that range from 6 to 12 cm in thickness, and are great at absorbing sweat an...
For the record, during the 1800s it wasn't uncommon to find boys named after professions. There were plenty of Doctors and Lawyers running around who didn't live up to their namesakes. Frankly, it ...
My walls were already covered in the basic equivalent of floor laminate. I'm currently in the process of covering them in duct tape and paper! I've had surprisingly good reviews thus far; we'll see...
I don't disagree with a couple of things out of place, but perhaps that's because I'm naturally disorganized. I think that's more like eyeglasses left on the coffee table with the book I was...
Bento boxes are something that should be in everyone's cupboard. It's a concept from Japan, where lunch is usually composed of rice and small samples of various foods. After only a month in Japan I...
My very first apartment after college was in a sketchy area five-minutes' drive from my work, which happened to be near a very convenient shopping area. My location was amazing but the apartment wa...
LSUGrad03, I am in league with you. Some handy tricks from no-shoes-inside Japan for bare floors: wear slippers inside when it gets cold. Keep easily washable slippers in an entryway basket for gue...
I was about to advise the addition of color, but then one of my coworkers walked past my computer, said something I didn't understand in Japanese, and when I looked confused said, "Office. Wabi sab...
White isn't a "trend," and neither is antiquing or shabby chic. I'm more likely to purchase my furnishings based on texture, so that cabinet on which rests the coffee bean bag filler doohickey woul...
Nope, it's not Japanese, either. Most gardens around here are either lush container gardens or gravel-paved and carefully sculptured. However, I recognize a lot of the plants. I think what is meant...
I think the "city" or "country" nature of a collection depends completely on the surrounding decor. If a collection of seashells looks completely out of place in an otherwise uncluttered environmen...
I find the 5th picture particularly inspiring simply because of the amount of shade. My patio gets nearly no sun, but it needs so much greenery! My apartment is only a few hours' train ride from th...
Is there a life-sized horse statue in the 7th picture? I will forgo a bed, couch, and my keyboard for one of those. The coffee tables in picture 5 are beautiful. Also, I love a good white box with ...
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I'm with Phalene. I'd love to see a post on triple and quadruple-duty rooms. I'm currently trying to make my apartment cohesive; it's completely furnished. When I write "furnished," of course I mea...
Nice to see that someone else uses that industrial-type shelving in their kitchen! It makes me want to buy more colorful pans and hang them up.
You've managed to incorporate my favorite shade of purple in your decorating; I'm envious! It looks uncluttered and a little whimsical all at once. Well done!
I agree that you just need to rearrange, rather than repaint your furniture, and that the best placement for the bed might be under the window. As someone who has made a lot of necessity-based purc...
SBMODERN, I slept on one of those traditional mats for about eighteen months. Japanese and Korean futons are indeed pads that range from 6 to 12 cm in thickness, and are great at absorbing sweat an...
Anna Europe, that is a darn good article.
For the record, during the 1800s it wasn't uncommon to find boys named after professions. There were plenty of Doctors and Lawyers running around who didn't live up to their namesakes. Frankly, it ...
My walls were already covered in the basic equivalent of floor laminate. I'm currently in the process of covering them in duct tape and paper! I've had surprisingly good reviews thus far; we'll see...
I don't disagree with a couple of things out of place, but perhaps that's because I'm naturally disorganized. I think that's more like eyeglasses left on the coffee table with the book I was...
Bento boxes are something that should be in everyone's cupboard. It's a concept from Japan, where lunch is usually composed of rice and small samples of various foods. After only a month in Japan I...
My very first apartment after college was in a sketchy area five-minutes' drive from my work, which happened to be near a very convenient shopping area. My location was amazing but the apartment wa...
Heh heh. CHEST of drawers. Heh heh heh.
LSUGrad03, I am in league with you. Some handy tricks from no-shoes-inside Japan for bare floors: wear slippers inside when it gets cold. Keep easily washable slippers in an entryway basket for gue...
I was about to advise the addition of color, but then one of my coworkers walked past my computer, said something I didn't understand in Japanese, and when I looked confused said, "Office. Wabi sab...
White isn't a "trend," and neither is antiquing or shabby chic. I'm more likely to purchase my furnishings based on texture, so that cabinet on which rests the coffee bean bag filler doohickey woul...
Nope, it's not Japanese, either. Most gardens around here are either lush container gardens or gravel-paved and carefully sculptured. However, I recognize a lot of the plants. I think what is meant...
I think the "city" or "country" nature of a collection depends completely on the surrounding decor. If a collection of seashells looks completely out of place in an otherwise uncluttered environmen...
I find the 5th picture particularly inspiring simply because of the amount of shade. My patio gets nearly no sun, but it needs so much greenery! My apartment is only a few hours' train ride from th...
Is there a life-sized horse statue in the 7th picture? I will forgo a bed, couch, and my keyboard for one of those. The coffee tables in picture 5 are beautiful. Also, I love a good white box with ...
This fills me with a profound sadness. Like the look on Robert Pattinson's pillow face.