Its great for drying spackle wall patches in a hurry, especially if you have to do several layers. You can even secure it to a ladder so you don't have to stand there holding the hair dryer (just ...

Denyse Schmidt has great quilts... not exactly what is in mamma mia, but nice modern designs (and in the $300- $500 range).

In mexico they screw 2 hooks into the wall (hit the studs!) to hang them indoors. Just make sure your hardware is rated for the weight of a couple of humans. These actually are the s...

Try gracious home... I have also used dymalon in the past.

Is this dividing a space, with an open back on one side? If not, you could go the Ikea kitchen wall cabinet route - They have a 'fan cabinet' that is 23 7/8 w x 17 3/4" h x 12 7/8" de...

I thought it was against NYC codes to hang out on fire escapes... I know it is against our co-op's house rules for sure.

I had a bathroom contractor submit photos of his work recently, and in every single shot with a toilet, the seat was left up! In one shot, it even looked like he forgot to flush. Need...

I don't love love love these, but they are vanity stools: http://www.plexi-craft.com/vanitystools.htm

I wonder what all the stalactites do for the sound quality in the room... might be good, since there are no right angles. Hmmmmm.

I used to have stacks of design magazines, but I finally went through all of them and cut out the pages w/ just the things I liked. Then I filed them in a 3 ring binder according to the subject. ...

I used to have a Simplicity canister vacuum for many years. I loved the variety of attachments, size, weight, but it eventually 'bit the dust' after cleaning up 1 too many construction projects.

I don't know your budget, but there is a beautiful line of glass tile from Waterworks called Sample. They come in 1x6, 1x4, 2x4 sizes (to the best of my knowledge). They have color called 'tea' t...

I have a similar bed, and didn't want to see the drawers or deal w/ the pine knots. I made a natural linen tailored bed skirt (flat w/ inverted pleats in the corners) and a simple headboard in the ...

Lotus, w/ the jellyfish as a very close runner up!

It depends on the party. If it is a small, intimate dinner party, I do a deep clean broken out in stages. For a large party, (where I am not asking guests to remove shoes), I do a qu...

Get a damper.. and think of all the $ you'll save on heating costs. Even a custom size screen will not be air tight, and let air flow through around the edges.

FYI the wallpaper is from neisha crosland... http://www.neishacrosland.com/main.html

The photo is from the apprentice season 2 website, which happens to lists sources. I should know from working on the show seasons 3-5. The pillows are from Andrew Morgan Collection.....

I needed to run wires from my LR to my DR (speaker, coax cable, ethernet). When I refinished my floors, I pulled off the 1/4 round that finishes off my baseboard, and lo-and-behold, there was a gap...

I used them to move my apartment so we could do some renovation work for water damage to our kitchen & floors in 1/2 our apartment. We got an estimate from one of their salesmen, and we were clear...