He's a tip: lining the counter or table under a cutting with a thick newspaper when cutting up or dressing a chicken. it makes clean up a lot easier afterward. you still need to clean thoroughly af...

what a brilliant idea

i have the same exact desk!

I happened to pop in to the store once when they had a sale and bought the paint for my rental. White for the walls -- no comments -- and grey for the molding. The way the sunshines in these rooms ...

I agree with doppelganger. Do nothing! Don't clutter up the space with a table, don't put anything up on the wall. It's a beautiful, clean space and should remain that way.

You know what would work on the wall behind the couch? Those wall decals that are all over this website these days. Just that one wall.

Hmm. I agree about getting rid of all those small tschokes on the mantel. I like that idea of the mirror above the fireplace. Something big and dramatic. Or a big colorful, framed, poster.

Nice large space. The problem is you've created only one seating area, around the television. It looks like a frat house. Here are some suggestions. Put the rug in front of the firepl...

Jesus, there is nothing easier for zesting than a microplane.

I love how clean and inviting your kitchen is. I think the hints for the color are in the picture and your story about the coffee pot. You can easily go Southern Italian with an earthly yellow, lik...

I live in a second-floor apartment in a brownstone in Brooklyn. I turned one of the two middle rooms into a dining room/library with floor to ceiling bookshelves on both of the long walls for under...

Replacing those those cabinets and shelves would be like burning money. They're fine and look to be in good shape, too. Sand them and paint them -- but stay away from dark colors or you'll turn a ...

Borrowing a cat really is the only solution that will definitely work. In the early Spring when it got warm then cold again mice started appearing in my kitchen at night. It totally freaked me out....

Actually, some of you got it right. As recently as early in the last century, people didn't wash their clothes as often-- just think about the labor involved then -- so closests were built with ve...

If the closet is tall, I would suggest having at least two rods instead of the traditional one, and possible a shelf. One rod closets just make no sense for me; I always change that situation when ...

Since I first saw a photo of this I thought it was really cool

I went up there once a couple of years ago while waiting to pick someone up at the airport, and it was very plastic, and had loud annoying music blasting throughout. I couldn't get out of there fas...

Now I now why I haven't been able to make fried eggs like my mom and aunts made them when I was a child. I've been using body when they were using olive or vegetable oil. thanks for the tip.

I use the mac address filter system in my townhouse where I share the wifi with my landlord and it works great.

That's funny. The staff in the LA store on Beverly were always very helpful, even chatty.