I have to say that the DWR stores I've seen and previously patronized, and particularly the one located on Columbus at 77th Street in Manhattan, waste electricity so offensively that I've been "tur...

Our dogs tend to sleep with us when my wife is feeling guilty about leaving them alone too long during the day. We have one 5 lb. chihuahua who is a pleasure to sleep with until he becomes restles...

The cool art deco photo you've posted advertising the Hedrich Blessing show is from 1930 and is a photo of one of the original offices within the Palmolive BUilding on North Michigan Avenue www.pa...

Thanks marc from vancouver - I appreciate your comments. I had not thought about a hanging fixture above the coffee table - we have that huge Artimede Mega Tolomeo lamp, but I agree that a hanging...

eeek and Daily Nuance have made some really excellent comments - thanks. We were thinking of replacing the dining room table with a saarinen oval table. That might look a little less boxy. I'm n...

Here are a couple of other thoughts: 1) what about a floor-to-ceiling wood panel (maybe 6' wide) where the tv would be mounted? 2) larger crown mouldings to accentuate ...

Thanks for the comments so far! I really like the idea of moving the dining room table (George Nelson Gate-Leg) perpendicular to the wall. The park cannot be seen from the middle of the room, and...