"If it has to be stored, I probably don't need it." -- wise advice! I get that the books in the fireplace look striking, but it still seems impractical and above all sacrilegious to me...

What a lovely post, coming into summer! In some situations, clearly calling the police is the only option, for safety's sake. But how sad for all of us if this is the first resort in o...

Ditto asinner and JoJenks - so easy to keep these things permanently clean (store 'em in bleach, I reckon), and so wasteful to treat them as disposable items.

I don't think this idea is "stupid", as some have said (btw, wow: how close is AT now to playground name-calling?...), but I am surprised to see it elevated and celebrated as a great interior-desig...

Oh, man - are you dishwasher-dependant folk really serious? Especially this: "LilyC, the solution is having two dishwashers - also means you need fewer cupboards." It's hard to tell-- are you being...

I clean these things reasonably regularly (I think), but I do have a kitchen-cleaning confession to make: I have a horrible gap, maybe an inch wide, between my stove/oven and the nearest benc...

Well, now secondave mentions it... I don't wash my bath towel after every use, and (at risk of being crass), it dabs places much more intimate than the corners of my mouth. So I can see, in theory,...

"Principles of civilized dining" aren't incompatible with eating at something resembling a coffee table, are they? My background is Korean, and I grew up eating at a low table while sitting on mats...

Love it! But I still can't hear "apothecary anything" without thinking of the Rachael/Phoebe Pottery Barn apothecary table episode of "Friends"...

I agree that they're unnecessary and somewhat naff (especially if monogrammed...). But reusing cloth napkins - is this true? How do napkin rings suggest this? (aren't they just a decorative ...

Man space, unibomber, ex-boyfriends, crack house... Best AT comments thread in ages :)

Ohhh... This is a bit off-track for AT I guess (thought it is about "renovations" of a kind), but here goes: She looks beautiful. I love her, musically and pop-culturally. But she looks...

Oooh, love/want/thought-I-needed. But on Australian ebay -- AUD$240 -- ouch! Checking out bosse.at as I type (thanks for the link!) $$$ aside, this is great design and gave seve...

Plants, especially edible ones, are my biggest home-thrill -- our little first-floor flat feels like a haven so long as I've got a wall of windows full of herbs and what-not. Even when it's cold ou...

I'm all for cutting back, but these tips seem a bit strung-out to me. Assuming most people don't have air conditioning AND heating (surely not??), I'd be inclined to lump them all, plus plugging ga...

Yes, please reupholster! I can see what you're getting at -- if this sofa could look OK anywhere, it's in this room -- but it's still disgusting. Maybe the best thing is to learn something from the...

"I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray" Oh, no. Does this really exist? No, really?

"You know, isn't it great that we are all different and that is great. It's called freedom." A good point. Likewise, we're all free to put in our two cents -- especially on a blog like this, ...

"This makes about as much sense as alphabetizing your clothes." This sums this whole thing up perfectly for me, just perfectly.

Oh, this home is just beautiful! Pretty to look at, trendy, personal and enticing all at once. Thanks for sharing.