Hi everyone - sorry for the late reply, I didn't realize people were still commenting on my house tour! In case it's not too late: Basak, I actually made the valences and side panels ...

Your layout is almost identical to my last apartment, except my bathroom is where your walk-in closet is and I had two walk-in closets where your bathroom is. The living room was also 12x20. I had ...

Oops, did not realize your step was only on that side! Between that and your view I now understand why all your furniture could end up getting clumped on one side :-(. I would do a te...

I think it would be hysterical if you turned this into a giant iPod dock.

An L-shaped sectional couch (placed perpendicular to the window, with the chaise part closer to the hall) would also help create some kind of separation between the dining and living areas. However...

This photo is crying out for LOL cats treatment: "im on ur couch. . . plottin against u"

During traditional Chinese funerals (like my grandfather's funeral which I attended several years ago) paper representations of everything the newly deceased might need are burned as part of the ce...

For bathrooms, visual privacy is only one issue; you also need to worry about some of those other senses, like sound and smell! If the frame around the door opening doesn't permit installation of a...

There are tons and tons of things like this, many of which you would never guess are sleepers. Ottomans are also available that convert into sleepers. Just google "chair sleeper," note that if you ...

If you look at the site this is actually a wood-burning fireplace. They do have some alcohol fireplaces, but I've been concerned they are not really worth it. In an article in the NYT...

It is kind of funny to see a board with some notches cut out of it described as a "prototype." If this isn't a DIY project I don't know what else is, but of course the thinking behind it is a diffe...

Moving plumbing is not a fun process and you may find this project more difficult and expensive than expected - particularly since it seems that there is not even a sink in the bathroom. Did you as...

I so wanted to rewrite the headline on this article to "Mad, Bad and Decorative to Know."

Hmm, that major cord management problem in the London house was much less clear in the print version of the Times!

Some sculptures/objects placed on the floor along the bottom or a plant might help warm up the space if you really feel it looks bare. Alternately, you could mount a "picture ledge" (only a few inc...

Drapes are PRICEY here in NYC, I got estimates running into the thousands to have them custom-made for my terrace doors - a much smaller area than what you need to cover. I ended up getting ready-m...

There is a great product called Zero Odor for getting smells out of fabrics and clothing - you can spray it on a litterbox and it makes it smell like nothing, at least for a little while. You can s...

They have a wide assortment of curtain hardware in the basement at Zarin's down on the LES, I would try them; they also have lots of curtain hardware at Bed Bath & Beyond, but not too many old-scho...

It is way cheaper to repaint than to reupholster, if you like the pink why not go all the way with it? Under no circumstances should you combine it with forest green however.

My living room used to have the exact same color scheme and I was able to warm it up significantly while still keeping the walls white. Here's what I would recommend: -PLANTS! It seems...