msjessiemeghan, I no longer have a landline either. My point was just that safety should be a consideration when making this choice. If a major power outage occurs during an emergency, chances ar...

Michael C, the benefit here is not that you can set your laptop down (at the proper keyboard height, no less) but that you can quickly transform your messy desktop into a dining table without havin...

Nothing replaces a landline unless you can use it when the power (including power to your wireless router, cable or dsl hub, or neighboring cell tower) goes out. When might this ever happen, you as...

It looks like the designer just shellacked on the latest trend, made it black because the client was a bachelor, and didn't take the actual occupant into account. But then this "high g...

I have this exact problem and I have been thrashing about for a solution for years. I think the cover-up mirror works, but, as previously mentioned, it does prevent the thermostat from working cor...

When this trend first appeared, it was meant to be humorous and over the top. But now people take it seriously, which means the bathroom chandelier has lost its context. And that can only mean tr...

I am really not clear on how this would work. Would it essentially work as an "all-you-can-eat" iTunes pass that deletes the programs once you view them (like the iTunes movie rentals) so as not t...

You could use window film that gives a frosted glass look. That would keep the clean architectural lines of the windows, provide privacy, and allow maximum light into the room. I would frost from...

Corner units have the best amenity possible: more light.

Ugh. Don't get me started. I was really interested in trying these out a year ago after reading all of the AT buzz. I am lucky enough to live near one of the few stores that actually...

This isn't a prototype or product - it's a theory, really, about where we seem to be headed. And anyone who has ever been in a room with someone who prefers their Blackberry to actual people knows...

1) I always shop alone. I rarely find what I have pictured in my mind, so most of my shopping is considering the pros and cons of what is actually available. I find it difficult to do that and so...

It's all just so loud and... strenuous. Nothing about it seems natural or livable.

I have discussed my solution before, but I am reposting in case it helps anyone facing a similar challenge. I created storage by putting my clothes behind a floor to ceiling curtain that I made mys...

These rooms look very "grown up" which is refreshing.

The apartment looks like what it is: a very well executed first apartment. It looks calm and organized and not particularly fixated on any one current trend. I think its a very professional finis...

You can find season one of Rhoda on Hulu. Rhoda ends up with a one bedroom with a balcony. If you want to see Rhoda's place, start watching around episode 12.

Those modeling pics. Wow. That's a girl who always knew she wanted to be famous.

I am pretty disciplined about the upgrading. The only time I consider it is if the age of the item impairs its functionality or is otherwise creating some serious problems for me. My last mac las...

The whole point of Ikea is that it is anti-status. It is all about the democratization of design. Affordable for all. The only place where I imagine Ikea would be seen as something s...