Monkeypants has me wondering if i have a double out there! All my extra funds go into two categories: the pay-off-student-loans fund and the my-own-chunk-of-land fund. In the meantime...

While i agree that the typical 2 adults/2kids living in 2500 sf isn't the sustainable way to go, i think a lot depends on the way a family uses the space. i grew up in a HUGE home. It...

One question: how well do air filters work if you leave your window open all night long?

Hmm. For this to have REAALLLY worked, Greg would have to get a kitty into one of the pictures and a Keep Calm poster.

oh - and photos!!

One good piece of jewellery (usually a pendant) from each country i visit.... they're small, quality, and something i never regret bringing home. Plus, knowing that's the other thing i might take ...

-2 C and 30cm of snow on Friday.....22 C and sunshine on Saturday. craaaazy! Can't pack away the winter coats yet, but i'm loving opening the windows wider!

i use these in my studio to store tubes of paint, and i love them!!!

Not sure what is going on with pic#3, but the rest make me swoon :)

hmmm...if you're really, truly on a tree planting kick, you should check out the Canadian treeplanting/reforestation industry. For about 3 months every summer, thousands of people work 5-6 days a w...

Cute, but they would be even better if they were re-usable containers!

i can't believe that commenters have so far resisted the term "butt ugly" ;)

Contact Paper! i love the metallic/aluminum/stainless steel variety, and have covered so many ugly rental surfaces in it. By the time i discovered it at my last rental, it only had to last a coup...

It warms my heart that if no where else, i can still call myself a British Columbian here at AT. i'm okay with that, even if it does look a little funny. :)

i usually make a trap similar to the wasp trap, but using a recently emptied wine bottle, and a little inverted cone made of whatever paper i have lying around. Tape around the edges of the paper/b...

This stuff is fantastic! Their laundry soda doesn't leave a residue or irritate my skin, and their dryer balls eliminate the need for dryer sheets. i don't know about US sales, but i've foun...

A long time ago, i started collecting vintage suitcases, and then i started using a stack of them as a bedside table about 5 years ago and never looked back. They're the perfect storage solution f...

The microwave and a row of ceramic jars and coffee-making vessels (moka, french-press, etc)

The top four colors on the second image are so elegantly beautiful and inspiring together....they're the same type of colors that i see in the hilly landscapes around Calgary, AB, where i recently ...