another vote for white. bright glossy. it'll buy you space visually. and I don't care what those chairs are. they are fug. but how nice that they're valuable. Sell 'em.

wow.

what a lovely house. like a pavilion. what would the 18th century do? Warm it up. A warm golden lion pelt color. A magic hour raspberry. The blue you wish the sky was. Your house is a poem.

I have a TERRIBLE idea. But let's dream. Twin passages to the doors between walls of tall bamboo. Mysterious, dark, dangerous, romantic. or geometric Tati-like trained espaliers of fru...

as for the cafe table and chairs the more beat up the better to warm up the building's raw newness

sling a string hammock between the ends, and at either end have your herbs on the floor in individual pots (they like it that way, their own beds, I suggest thyme, rosemary, chive, oregano, mint, s...

y'all try living in a place that the landlord is content to neglect here's a thought: rejoice that some people have work in these very hard times pretend you live i...

the cages... maybe not so disco... gay mice are into bondage I'm afraid... not that there's anything wrong with that!... tiny hand-cuffs etc.

black not the I'm an angry teenager still living at home it's MY room black but something subtle (off-black?) a color infused black? a high gloss...

awwwwww. a total winner.

so MEAN to ikea... I had no idea! this is like piling on to Disney for restoring ONE 1920's theater on 42nd street, respectfully and accurately by the way (it's way too erotic for the ...

dee-vine

I'm loving the pull of the pink here that I detect, more pink would pull it ALL together. the little pieces all seem to do their job, pinking them up (except for the mirror) might just do it.

teal

when you fix up a rental, what you're doing is practicing for when you have your own place... how do you get to ______ (fill in the goal)? practice, practice, practice. you're developi...

keep working with your landlord on this if you want to stay: it is in the landlord's interest to solve this problem (there was already a prompt response from him to try to solve the problem, there ...

the leather couch is childproof and child friendly, check one. entertainment center gotta go (adult or child will get the glooms from looking at that). who needs a coffee table when there are...

my favorite ever mingling of cows with human space was my great aunt's tennis court in the middle of a cow pasture watching chewing cows watching sweating people play tennis: priceless

I heard that one of the points of tansus is that they could be easily wheeled or lifted out of japanese houses when fire (often) threatened... is that a total fairytale? cool if true.

flank the window with the two facing sofas. Hang tv over one sofa, and the framed picture over other. Lose beanbag. Lose that thing that the tv was sitting on. Survey the open expanse of the rest o...