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I think painting is a lot easier than moving a gas line. Just repaint when you move out. You just need to embrace the exposed water heater and work with it. Go with a utilitarian aest...

Check out the Sink Factory and Ohmega in Berkeley and then go to Italics in Emeryvile for the mosaic tile.

paint that side table a chartruese for zing. get rid of the pink curtains and replace with natural linen. get rid of the couch pillows too and get smaller ones only if necessary in linen. the raw s...

Everyone should spec formendahyde free plywood hese days especially for cabinets. It is so standard now that it is the same cost and most reputable cabinetmakers use it.

i lament that they used to have more fun products and now they are trying to have too many traditional looking products. it's not exactly the same but try muji onli...

i started entering through my garage making it into a mudroom. before i did that though i realized the best thing was not to have too many hooks just two or three...just take the shoes off and go ...

paint the bricks glossy white, will lessen the domination of teh room.

it's an old blu dot. discontinued.

mockett also makes a very nice tab pull. http://www.mockett.com/furniture-hardware/d...

winders are great space savers but they are very $$$ to construct and take great skill...just ask any contractor. also as commenters have noted above, bldg codes make it very difficult...

yes...look at hafele for legs

grohe atrio

california caster in sf in the place to go by the way if don't want to do the online thing.

get a metal drill bit and make extra holes in the lack brackets if holes don't line up with studs.

I find these the very 70's...and can you imagine all the crust building up on the wooden drawer pulls?

Mosaic accent looks best if it is not the top row but 2/3 high. Add another row of tile on top. Make sure it is surface bullnose. Then paint the sheetrock above a saturated color like orange or s...

try hudson valley

BALDWIN BRASS in Berkeley. They have some contemporary stuff and can tell you the low down on performance. Important to feel the hardware....you can always order online after seeing in store.

how about re-wetting the covers and stretching them while wet. I had to do this on an ikea couch slipcover once and it worked so so...