My parents have used home exchange sites for years--mostly swapping their San Francisco home with homes in Europe and NYC. We've also exchanged our Oakland house twice--for a beautiful apartment in...

Sofa bed with mandatory Costco 3-inch memory foam mattress topper. Huge difference. Especially since we have family visiting from Middle East and Europe, and we like them and want them to stay as l...

Because our place has lots of lovely, huge windows, but very little wall space for art, the hallway walls became our primary gallery (I'm a painter and often trade work with friends, so this is an ...

whoops--typo. "take the piece off" not "of." May cooler heads prevail ;-).

What's happened with this post is not just a failure to give credit where due, it's potentially legally actionable. It's okay for a less experienced blogger to make a mistake, but now that you've b...

@jac7890: A hostess gift is a token of appreciation to thank your host for an overnight stay or a formal dinner party/event at someone's home. These days, it seems that most folks don't bring gifts...

@wanderinglight--thanks for making me laugh out loud. In any case, I want guests to make themselves comfortable, but not by rummaging through closed drawers or peering inside closets. Even my live-...

Beautifully styled and comfortably elegant, though so many trendy elements may not wear well in future. Still, great taste, and lots to love here, especially your color choices. That wall color is ...

Love the sweet workspace and of course, your adorable dog.

Thanks for the invite, Anne. If I'm able to sell the bigger stuff on CL, I might be able to bring the rest over to you, otherwise, you could always join us to hang out and maybe, sell a few smaller...

@Susie: Thanks for thinking about my window glazing question. It's such an old school skill, and not many seem to have it. I can't afford to replace the door (though it needs replacing), so am look...

Amazing. Not sure my hand is steady enough for this, but you're a mad genius, Mark. Very cool. Love the colors too.

@sparkle--sending you a boost of energy. Just your setting an intention to participate is admirable. Breaking things down into very small tasks helps. You'd be amazed how much you can get done in f...

Hi, Folks- All kinds of fun projects, though the big one: the basement from hell turned painting studio, is still in progress. So far, I've deep cleaned the kitchen and bath, made a ki...

We repurposed the sliding closet doors from the bedroom as a craft table using ikea telescoping table/desk legs a previous tenant left behind. The smaller drop down linen closet doors were repurpos...

You're so welcome, Cerrissa. If your landlord needs persuading, mention your efforts to remove the odor yourself, as well as any allergies or chemical sensitivities that would make it hard for you ...

@cerrissa--we had a fire next door when we lived in Brooklyn that sent oily black smoke pouring into our apartment. Every piece of clothing, upholstered furniture, etc. reeked--lovely! The landlord...

Ditto, @madsarah. What a fun, soulful, unique kitchen. And reminiscent of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's Casa Azul in Coyocan (though Frida's house looks minimalist in comparison).

@Tiamat, I've been there, plus, both my bf and I come from a culture where no one ever calls before coming to visit. Even when I was working 60 hours/week, I'd often come home to find a family mem...

@bromelia--the photo is of someone else's (yellow-themed) kitchenware, not Rebecca's, as noted in the post. Also, imo, creating coherence by using color to guide purchases of kitchenw...