What's the black stuff at the joins? Electrical tape? Some kind of elastic?

What a nice house - it's very fresh and pretty, but it also looks very functional and easy to live in.

Once a friend of mine sublet my apartment on the understanding that I could have it back every couple of weeks for a day. It was fascinating to "visit" in my own space and experience t...

I might be tempted to sleep in that closet ...

There's something Vermeer-ish about the third one ... nice.

I lived in an apartment painted medium sky blue once - never again.

I made several sets of drop cloth curtains for my main floor, but I'm not sure I'd do it again. The quality differed dramatically from one cloth to the next (I think I bought 8 and kept the best 6)...

Unusual and beautifully executed!

I use a thrift store ice bucket - it's attractive, easy to rinse and has a nice, tight lid.

Yes, I immediately thought, "Oh, a wreath for Halloween!"

Which would you have if you could only have one - a microwave or a toaster oven? I have neither, and only have room for one or the other ...

I want to be in that landscape - thanks.

So well said, Sugarbakers. I wonder if her sales numbers match her descent from on high.

I don't even like blue OR accent walls ordinarily, but I think you've just won me over to both! What a lovely choice.

I love nthompso1's suggestion of BM Palladian Blue - it would be lovely in this already smashing kitchen. Leafy plants and mercury glass accessories - oo la-la!

Are you a knitter? You could knit an I-cord for it or break out the knitting nancy (AKA knitting spool).

Hey, I have that nutcracker - got a white one as a gift a zillion years ago. It actually works pretty well, too.

I love your place and all its doodads and thingamajigs! What a great place - can I have a gumball?

Great looking kitchen - I hope we get more pictures!

They sure look structural - wouldn't it be neat to surround them with hollowed out birch logs?