I just saw those signs last night and they really cracked me up. Chicago's Magnificent Mile altogether was less decked out than I would have anticipated. Individual stores were festooned to the gil...

Arguing neutral colors vs all white seems like splitting hairs. They got down that desaturated and upscale feel regardless.

The books -- which are dreadful but oh so entertaining -- described the vampires' style as very simple but very expensive-looking. The set and costume designers really nailed it.

1. Invest in a new front walk 2. Plant a hedge of low shrubbery around the edge of the house to cover up that concrete strip at the base of the wall It's otherwise lovely. I thin...

In reference to the AT commenting crankiness debate: I think the point is that constructive criticism -- be it positive or negative -- makes for the most interesting discussion. ...

Remember that good directions do the host a favor, too; it's one more task that can be done in advance instead of over the phone in the middle of pouring someone's drink or while you're frantically...

@DKinNY You get the right drill bit. There are bits made specifically for tile, glass, or masonry that have reinforced tips to tackle the extra hardness and density of those surfaces. ...

I like it as a conceptual piece -- I'm having happy visions of laying in delicious-smelling sunbeams -- but clearly not as a practical one.

As long as he's a reasonable person, just be honest. Tell him that since it's such a great place, you'd love to organize things and rearrange furniture to make the most of it.

I recently bought CB2's Eden lamp, and have since noticed it in several Chicago restaurants. It's interesting to see that resi...

They're going to be so busy and tired that cooking a full meal may be tough, so you should think about making a meal ahead of time and freezing it for them. Meals like lasagna, meatloa...

I'm at a loss as to why they would go out of their way to make it look like a cross-section of someone's urinary tract and give it a name that's a pun on "g spot"

There's a fine line between an homage and a rip off. Much lies in the intent. There's also a fine line between celebration of design and snobbery, and I'm afraid I see this discussion ...

@island_monkey, if you want to make the point that you don't eat only meat, then you may want to avoid the term "carnivore" in favor of "omnivore" ;)

Nope.

That's hysterical . Geeze, Pierre, every party has a pooper...

I've come to realize that my mom was always a master of making a fairly simple Thanksgiving that seemed like a lot of work. Since my family's Thanksgivings are generally just our immed...

@ bepsf: You missed a key sentence: "but if your condo is uninhabited or you're planning to move and selling isn't possible " There are a lot of situations when re...

I think my kitchen scissors are almost always in the dishwasher.

I think tea gown means house coat -- it would be like showing up in your robe and curlers. Let's implement a mandatory refresher course on the rules of conversation! I WISH I knew mor...