I did two things: 1) live off of the farmer's market, a pint of tomatoes, crackers and cheese could be dinner. 2) I borrowed a friend's kitchen for an evening and made a big batch of baked ziti an...

Any recommendations for where to get a simple vanity mirror/cabinet for the bathroom. I want it to be about 30" across, thin silver rim around the mirror. Nothing elaborate and ideally nothing th...

What a fun rug! I'd love it for my living room.

Anyone know where to get subway tiles? Just plain, white subway tiles. I don't need too many - just the surround of a sink area. I don't see them online at Home Depot. Any suggestions? Thanks

Question - I love the fireplace, especially how bright it is - my current fireplace has black tiles on the ground and fake painted brick on the inside. Does anyone know how to re-tile the area in-...

For gretchenalexis for flooring: I have a negative rec: DC Floors in Takoma are terrible (as in talk to the police because of the threatening behavior of the owner) and apparently are equally terri...

While I do love the truly wrinkly free button down shirts that I have, unfortunately I only have two, and the rest of my button downs seem to love wrinkles. So whenever I need to wear a button dow...

Question: How did you attach the wood to the brick (i.e. what type of screws/any prep work necessary?)

One of my big goals for the summer is to grow my own herbs (basil for pesto and for tomato and mozzarella salads), mint, cilantro, etc. I would love to have some pots to put them in (I've heard mi...

Favorite thing to eat with tea? That's easy - homemade scones (my mom always did plain scones, with whipped cream and jam, but I found a great recipe for scones with orange zest and dried cranberr...

Not cardamom (a 2 week trip to India has created a serious cardamom aversion), but either mustard or cloves (I realize that those are two very different spices, but I love cloves in cookies, and mu...

Beautiful - I love the plum with the pink lining!

oh! I've been looking for one just like this! A somewhat recent 'Real Simple' had a bunch of crock-pot recipes that looked really good (especially a black bean and pork stew), but alas, I have no ...

Oh that's gorgeous - I haven't updated my bed covering since college, when a quilt and/or blanket was sufficient. So now I have two blankets and two quilts covering my bed - I would love a light, ...

Two options - for herbal I love ginger tea, for real tea, I love lady grey (it's a bit milder than earl grey)

Oh I love that tray - I have 2 trays given to me by my grandmother, but I would love that tray to make all of the trays a little more up-to-date!

I'd like to have a "catch up with old friends who apparently just moved back to the area" sort of party - and what better way to do that then with a nice, informal dinner party?

dark chocolate, but I am rather partial to any kind of chocolate if it has a hint of fruit to it (those chocolates in the shape of an orange that you whack to break into orange-chocolate segments, ...

Ooh - gorgeous. And the white towel would be perfect in my white with black accent bathroom.