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I wasn't aware that people think of phthalates mainly as being in PVC plastics--how I became aware of them is by their presence in a huge number of beauty and personal-care products. Since manufac...

This is a little late for Meg, but I just found the link to this article on how to caulk your tub or shower on Charles & Hudson: Ho...

from Open Thread 63 on June 23, 2007 11:53PM

Meg B., it sounds like what you need isn't so much stone repair (unless your stone is cracked or broken as well as having grout and caulk issues) as it is the services of a good tile installer. A ...

from Open Thread 63 on June 20, 2007 11:17AM

I'm not getting the disgruntlement over the price of this object. An artist made it, using technology that protects the environment, preserves precious resources, keeps glass out of the waste stre...

from Esque Carafe Set: Cheers to Being Green on June 18, 2007 11:31AM

The Burke from Room and Board has a nice look, and it was very comfortable when we tried it in the store. There's a 74" version, and the standard fabric is understated but not plain. The curves w...

from Good Question: Which Sofa? on June 13, 2007 09:43PM

I recommend Smith and Noble for the best variety of shade styles and materials--they have everything, from fabric to bamboo to those sheer blind things with the vanes inside, and the prices are ver...

Added to my previous comment: I realized my comment about upgrading the cleaning regimen might sound like I mean "clean more often, messy people!" I just want to clarify that all I meant by that ...

from Hot or Not?: Swiffer on May 31, 2007 11:35AM

Before I became so conscious of cutting down on the amount of disposable stuff I use, I tried the wet moppy swiffer thing, but between the grossly soaking cloths, the crap packaging that was near-i...

from Hot or Not?: Swiffer on May 31, 2007 11:23AM

Off the Bolt, on Kingsbury south of North Avenue.

from Top Local Fabric Resources on May 12, 2007 08:00PM

I agree with fuzzball--cherry wood darkens with age and exposure to light. You'll see this if you ever have a new cherry table and leave objects on it in the same place for a while; there will be ...

from Open Thread 56 on May 3, 2007 09:56AM

Tiffany, if it's just the glass that's broken in your window, you need a glazier to replace it. If you can remove the frame that held the broken piece (you can with some kinds of metal-frame windo...

from Open Thread 55 on April 27, 2007 04:01PM

Since we got a Miele vacuum with a HEPA filter, I don't smell anything when I vacuum--which definitely makes me wonder what was coming out of our old vacuums that we could smell before. But if I w...

from Esteban Sous Les Feuilles Vacuum Powder on April 4, 2007 04:57PM

Pebblemonk, have you checked Room and Board? Their Anders and Lowry beds are both available in cherry. Alternatively, rather than trying to match, you could go with something totall...

from Open Thread 50 on March 24, 2007 12:04PM