Can you tell us a little more about what makes the house green? Seems like only a few things are mentioned - insulation, paint, and a floor. Ohh and the salvagged furniture - excellent job there.
I use a reusable gold filter and it is super simple to knock out the grounds and wash out the filter. It also allows the oils from the coffee to get thru and makes better coffee.
I do ...
I am assuming this is a joint marketing venture with a tract home company. Since the homes in these developments tend to have little imagination and are cookie cutter, the unimaginative Ikea design...
I use painters tape and tape the exact measurements on the floor, wall, etc. I did this with a rug and got the right size. I am currently doing it with a wall mounted media center - still deciding....
I think it depends on the rug. In the photo above that rug in a bigger size would be way too much for that pattern and it looks ok with the furniture arrangement.
I have recently gott...
I like the current tile (it is nice and there is no need to remodel and use more resources and $), but I like the dark mantel.
I am redoing my fireplace right now. Can you tell me wher...
Looks great.
How did you get the wires in the wall behind the TV? And what is below the TV?
I am looking to do something similar - TV on the wall with some sort of console...
The NYT had an article about this awhile back and their are tons of sociological studies about the division of housework. In general women usually do more of the housework - the social norm is that...
The way my living room is set up I have a fireplace on one wall, sliding doors on another and the entrance in between the other two walls. I always had the couch up against one way, but it didn't s...
I have not read the other posts about this event, but I have been grumbling to myself a lot.
How do you bill a talk about the 'growing world food crisis' and then charge people $65 to ...
Thanks for the suggestions so far - it is quite a dilemma.
The wood mantel is not original. In fact, it doesn't even fit right on the fireplace/floor and if you look from the side you...
I am only slightly familiar with the criteria for LEED ratings, but shouldn't the size of the house play a role regarding its environmental impact?
I mean 4,600 sg ft? That's huge! It ...
I use old clothes, underwear, and undershirts. I also 'borrowed' a bunch of towels from my dad's garage that he uses when he is working on his cars. They are reddish orange, easy to wash, and you b...
We got this HUGE pallet from the shipment of our Ikea cabinets. We decided we are going to use it to make a work table in the garage.
I love the idea for the chair though - which I hav...
Beautiful - great use of space, color, and elements. I love the wall colors! I also have green paint in the kitchen and gray in the adjoining dining room.
I love that you did all the w...
Hmmm... three of the eight good things are cheap, plastic items that will need to be thrown away in a year. How is that good?
I think the best thing I have ever bought at Ikea are my k...
When we were remodeling our kitchen we used the potato/lime compostable bowls and plates. They are pretty flimsy, but cheap. One problem is that with liquid they deteriorate pretty quickly. I forgo...
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I would go with sheer white linen to make the other colors in the room pop.
Can you tell us a little more about what makes the house green? Seems like only a few things are mentioned - insulation, paint, and a floor. Ohh and the salvagged furniture - excellent job there.
I use a reusable gold filter and it is super simple to knock out the grounds and wash out the filter. It also allows the oils from the coffee to get thru and makes better coffee. I do ...
I am assuming this is a joint marketing venture with a tract home company. Since the homes in these developments tend to have little imagination and are cookie cutter, the unimaginative Ikea design...
I use painters tape and tape the exact measurements on the floor, wall, etc. I did this with a rug and got the right size. I am currently doing it with a wall mounted media center - still deciding....
I think it depends on the rug. In the photo above that rug in a bigger size would be way too much for that pattern and it looks ok with the furniture arrangement. I have recently gott...
I like the current tile (it is nice and there is no need to remodel and use more resources and $), but I like the dark mantel. I am redoing my fireplace right now. Can you tell me wher...
Looks great. How did you get the wires in the wall behind the TV? And what is below the TV? I am looking to do something similar - TV on the wall with some sort of console...
The NYT had an article about this awhile back and their are tons of sociological studies about the division of housework. In general women usually do more of the housework - the social norm is that...
The way my living room is set up I have a fireplace on one wall, sliding doors on another and the entrance in between the other two walls. I always had the couch up against one way, but it didn't s...
I have not read the other posts about this event, but I have been grumbling to myself a lot. How do you bill a talk about the 'growing world food crisis' and then charge people $65 to ...
Thanks for the suggestions so far - it is quite a dilemma. The wood mantel is not original. In fact, it doesn't even fit right on the fireplace/floor and if you look from the side you...
I am only slightly familiar with the criteria for LEED ratings, but shouldn't the size of the house play a role regarding its environmental impact? I mean 4,600 sg ft? That's huge! It ...
I just bought some Ecos at CostCo a few weeks ago. I guess I better go stock up on some - I like it because it works so well with the HE washer.
Here is one on sale a PB. http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p10493/index.cfm?pkey=cnew%2Dsale%2Dfurnitu...
I use old clothes, underwear, and undershirts. I also 'borrowed' a bunch of towels from my dad's garage that he uses when he is working on his cars. They are reddish orange, easy to wash, and you b...
We got this HUGE pallet from the shipment of our Ikea cabinets. We decided we are going to use it to make a work table in the garage. I love the idea for the chair though - which I hav...
Beautiful - great use of space, color, and elements. I love the wall colors! I also have green paint in the kitchen and gray in the adjoining dining room. I love that you did all the w...
Hmmm... three of the eight good things are cheap, plastic items that will need to be thrown away in a year. How is that good? I think the best thing I have ever bought at Ikea are my k...
When we were remodeling our kitchen we used the potato/lime compostable bowls and plates. They are pretty flimsy, but cheap. One problem is that with liquid they deteriorate pretty quickly. I forgo...