Much like paper towels (which I rarely use but keep around in case i want to drain some bacon or clean up something really nasty), I think that it's ok to use some plastic wrap now and then... if t...

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Are we collectively sure that Ikea is a bad corporate citizen? The review of the book mentioned here (and I admittedly haven't read the book) seems to criticize the company mostly for ...

I think that's kind of nifty for corralling the baby, but to say it's ultimately a money saving product is a little optimistic. Saving a couple gallons of water a week isn't really going to "pay fo...

Actually, I'm looking at this again, and I think that the layout of the kitchen is wonky. The distance you would have to travel between the fridge/ sink and the stove seems like a lot, especially s...

I live in a 3 bedroom 1200 sq foot house, and it never would have occurred to me to enter this contest. I mean I love my home, but we don't have any space saving tricks, etc, cause we don't need th...

There is no way that room was designed by a teenager. I refuse to believe it. The table scape on the dresser? Ha ha ha ha. He whipped that up after study hall, did he? I'm guessing the...

I think you should get a normal sized sofa, but get one that is low backed with non-poofy arms, etc. Go with minimal proportions in the details and it won't overwhelm the space. I agree with previo...

want...to... rearrange... furniture so bad! Slide the bed towards the front door or turn it counterclockwise up against the other wall. It's hurting my brain the way the couch and bed and door are ...

I agree that one can generally deal with an emergency-- of the broken down car variety-- without a cell phone. I wouldn't want to, but one could. Like others said, we all did in the past.

It's beautiful, but 1600 sq ft for one bedroom in NYC (or anywhere really...)? And they can only bath in full view of the neighbors? Wha? Guess they don't want any overnight guests.

I agree that the Real Simple tips seems a little weird-- the faucet thing especially... My non -negotiable last minute cleans would definitely be the toilet and bathroom sink and dirty...

I LOVE the color of the blue floor, but I would also have to say that the same look could have been achieved very successfully with linoleum/ marmoleum. You could really even just paint the subfloo...

I'm thinking that these bathrooms aren't in one-bathroom homes.... space and privacy clearly isn't a problem for these home owners.

Where's the fridge? I think this is a nice new kitchen (lack of fridge notwithstanding..). But applying the word "green" to a most likely unnecessary gut remodel is pretty annoying. It...

I second (third) the idea of an outdoor couch. Also, I would consider more plant boxes on the railing, but hang them on the outside to preserve space. I think I might als...

I think we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. In my 12 years of cohabitating with my partner I've never felt that we had to label/ segregate our areas of the home. And we'...

I was definitely being ridiculously sarcastic here, but really I was just agreeing wholeheartedly with novabass and foodefafa. I have a real adverse reaction to concepts of "keeping" your man at h...

Well, a man needs a place to go to unwind after providing for his family all day at work... a good hearty meal cooked by his wife, a beer, maybe the swimsuit issue. And should his wife need him to ...

"Hey, self, am I allowed to have a candy bar in the car?" "No! It's against the clearly posted rules!"