There's a good article about this kind of repair on Norse Woodsmith . You can use regular glue instead of hot hide glu...

I should add that any list of miserable cities that does not include Houston, Texas is pretty suspect.

I visit family in the Chicago suburbs somewhat frequently. Of Chicago proper, I really like the train system, the museums, the park system and the universities. The suburbs are kind of depressing...

I'd like it if it had reverse.

Your bf is right on this one. The chairs look great. It's surely bad karma to take wood and make it look like plastic. Maybe you could paint your table or put a rug under it.

Just don't forget to change it every three months.

Plus, $150 is about six cases of Two-Buck Chuck.

If these were retractable they would be super-genius.

lemonpie: that would be called a marimba

I was expecting cork as the frame. That seems more useful

Sigh. Love the couch, but Nashville's craigslist never has anything like it. Lots of shabby chic, though, and the occasional shabby sheik.

I've just put up a bunch of shelves, so have been trying to decide on bookends. Space is at a premium, so something like the Taj Mahal is out. I'm thinking cheap metal library style accented with...

I am happily married and this has never been an issue. Do you mean two full bathrooms, like tubs and toilets and sinks? Or just a sink and a mirror somewhere? I'm guessing that a "Speedstick col...

As far as being "green", it seems like you can pay with your $$$ or with your time. You can always head to Walmart and buy crappy spindleback chairs for cheap. I think used is probably a lot "gre...

The Cherner is my money-no-object chair, i.e. I will never own one, alas. I don't like it with the arms though. For people on a budget, some of the other bent ply chairs seem nice, li...

This may not be the best place to ask, but what _do_ you folks use for garbage bags? We use plastic grocery bags, maybe 4-5 per week (muahahaha). Is there a better alternative? Garbage here in Nash...