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I couldn't afford the Eames Soft Pad Management Chair so I bought a copy off of Ebay. It lasted a little over 90 days before the tilt spring gave way and the spindle came through the chair pad. I...

I bought some LED bulbs on ebay and they were around $15. I see them at lighting stores for around $20. The mass merchandiser big box stores haven't introduced them yet. I would say they will be...

I got a memory foam from Costco and had the heat problem. I put a sheet over it and then a mattress pad over the sheet and the 2 layers stopped the problem. The mattress pad alone would not do it.

I really love the bed. Is it vintage or recent design? It would be great to live in your space. I would just move in and head straight for the chair or couch til bedtime.

In chicago when you are buying a home or condo you are supposed to get the last 12 months of energy bills like electricity and natural gas. I have not met a realtor yet that would turn it over wit...

Put this piece on Craiglist! You could easily get a few 100 dollars and you can buy a cheap fiber board piece at target or a chairity/thrift store to paint. Cheaper pieces of wood like pine and ...

Just take the fluorscent bulbs in the light out and take them to a large lighting store or a giant hardware store and have them match the bulb size with a bulb that has a different light color. F...

Put up a nice wall divider hiding the urinal. Most male bathrooms put a divider up between urinals and toilet. I would say something like a 2 feet out and 4 feet hi polished plexigalss held to t...

Water can run a long way and change its direction quite often in a multi-story building. I got a kitchen wall flood from a neighbor 4 stories up and several units over when her new dishwasher was ...

The title says it all,"Where poverty takes a holiday." It is refreshing to see people live within their means and live well. don

I bought a cheap knock off from Costco. The memory foam does make a better sleep surface. I will do the tempur-pedic next time because my cheaper mattress that was compressed for shipping has ne...

Yep this would be just the vacuum I need to tame the deep purple geometric ring runner and matching rug I put in the livng room. Thy look so good after a vacuuming and they need a vacuuming every...

This is more than a New York problem. I looked at many condos that were nowhere near the square feet promised in the ad and when I brought it up the real estate sales people pointed out that a sma...

I wanted to ask AT readers esp. green and tech readers, if they have tried the new LED light bulbs yet? I ordered a selection off of ebay since the big box hardware stores don't carry them yet. ...

from Apartment Therapy - AT Countdown: 11.11.07 on November 11, 2007 03:56PM

I looked up bed arrangement after reading Maxwell's book. He said the footboard should always point at the door. I could not accomplish this in either one of my bedrooms. I found a great website...

from Apartment Therapy - Floating the Bed on October 29, 2007 01:33PM

I like the bright colors in each room. If you look at the entry again and take out the living room its nice! The third picture is just a little over the top. I liked the entry.

I think flagging comments that are not constructive but just mean-spirited and blocking the user name and IP is what most websites do. Usually they send back a few warnings to the offending party ...

Are your ceilings drywall or concrete? I ran into the same problem with a lack of light and I had to have soffits built to contain the lights because it is impossble to drill into concrete and run...