My co-op in DC (a mix of townhouses and apartments) has an incredible wood and metal shop with all you ever needed to do woodworking (including a table saw with 48" wings!). It costs $12 per year ...

One 4 x 8 piece of good birch plywood weatherproofing or paint four casters one afternoon's work = not that expensive

Isn't PVC about the most toxic building product there is? I think you could make the pipes out of uranium and have less impact than what is released during PVC production.

Has anyone had experience sourcing those Wegner chairs? Knockoffs are on the web but quality?

We put this in our kitchen and it's easily sweep-able. You put a coat of polyurethane over it after staining and grouting so the grouted areas aren't that much below the tops of the cork slices.

Four legs to three and ten coats of white spray paint on top made it an entirely different table, with total time commitment of about 30 minutes.

Daniel Donnelly in Alexandria will know the answer if he won't do it in-house.

This isn't "modern" -- it might be called "contemporary" but "modern" doesn't mean "recent" but rather refers to a specific period and style associated therewith.

Our greyhound wouldn't climb our bare-wood steps so we went the FLOR route. Our trick was to cut them in half (easily enough done with a utility knife and a straight edge and also half the cost) a...

Nini and Rob are the best. As someone who has furnished lots of my home from HA, my advice is to keep in touch with them about what you're seeking, and visit regularly to see the new stock. They ...

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This seems very DIYable. Size plywood, cut neatly, drill keyhole, sand, stain, adhere photo with some kind of liquid adhesive, smooth, set, done.

Isn't "minimalism" when you don't have knick-knacks on every horizontal surface?

Pallet, not palette.

My wife and I must be the only people who still sleep in a full-size bed.

Why do little kids sleep in double beds now? It is just preparing them to demand a California king when they grow up.

Check Ikea's Mala easel for $15 instead of $260: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50021076

Is that an in-bookcase fireplace of some sort? I appreciate "bringing" some LA to DC, but maybe that should stay behind. We're a little bit more sensible than that around here.

I have a ton of Chilewich coasters that people keep giving me if anyone wants to trade something for them.

How do you finish the dining room table to keep it so beautiful?