i had the exact same thing-- a vintage piece. except that it had an attached table that flipped over, elongating the bed. and there was storage space under the seat. quite ingenious and smart look...

thanks Steger and Mrs. Mack-- I'll take another shot at this...

Ha! i totally agree.

I second Novabass: I lived in Paris for several years and most of the Parisian homes I visited were filled with Ikea furniture bc it was tailored to small apartment living and was affordable. ditto...

I'm not sure where your 10 day trip took you, but if it was in Europe, that set up is common and you shower sitting down or squatting, not standing up. My German host family went nuts every time I ...

my bathtub is my umbrella rack. pop it open, it dries quickly, close it up and store it away. and then i can save the $300 for shoes and clothes. (not really. actually, for bills).

i've had a paper umbrella sitting in the closet for years because i can't figure out how to attach it. even if you chop off the handle, that doesn't make it any easier to attach it to the ceiling. ...

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i love the re-do. the before had absolutely no counter space and from my experience living in apartments and houses with those exact cupboards and drawers, they stick when you pull on them and some...

who cares about interior decorating, let's talk about that darned cute puppy!

so tacky

i don't know ANYTHING about saving time. that's why i REALLY need this book.

in the 70s my parents filled one of those demijohns with matchbooks they collected from restaurants and the like. ahhh, the days when people smoked indoors!

I think it is totally okay to remove clothes if they are holding up the line. In my apt building's shared laundry, everyone knows that it's the law of the land when it comes to cycling quickly from...

i like it.

adorable. very well done. i absolutely love the wallpaper and curtains!

these are horrible.

i love artichokes. it's a seemingly prickly, almost dangerous plant at first glance, but it is so incredibly delicious. I like food you have to work for-- all those little leaves to eat through bef...

another book for inspiration!

aliens that looked like us, but were really robots..wait, that's the Cylons! okay, i'd like the Cylons to come and make babies with us. We'd rock out to Journey's "Don't Stop Believing".