Horizontal books are difficult to remove from the shelf. Naturally, the book one wants to read is on the bottom or in the middle hence, one must remove the entire, heavy stack. It just...

I concur. Bookbinding is an art. Buying a book for the binding...I would do it. And yes, there is a difference between filling up your shelves with color and buying a book for the bind...

Chryss...I do.

^^ Sometimes it's necessary. All of my big heavy books are on the bottom shelves...otherwise the bookcase would collapse. I am lucky that most of my big heavy books are mostly of the same subjects,...

With Bookpedia, I am able to use my computer's camera to scan the bar codes (I have a Mac). So I didn't have to buy a scanner. And yes, I can also scan in batches and do a bulk upload. Works great!

...if the book doesn't has an ISBN I can search manually for the book, like from the Library of Congress' website and download the information. It also trolls alibris and other sites to get resale ...

I use Bookpedia. It's FANTASTIC. I catalog my library for two reasons: 1) I have a lot of rare and out-of-print books and I want a record of them for insurance purposes

Ditch the desk and take up indoor gardening.

I recommend reading this post by Maria Killam: http://colourmehappyblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/colour-of...

Because you already know you're not going to be here more than 5 years, and I assume you don't want to spend a lot of money because this isn't a "flip" home, I would consider: * Leavin...

Check out Maria's blog: http://colourmehappyblog.blogspot.com/ Maria is a color consultant in Canada who has addressed all of your ...

Those who like to read have the time to do so. Those who like to play video games have the time to do so.

I find it cheaper to buy books outright than to pay the library fines that inevitably pile up....

Although you should probably hire a fireplace consultant to make sure that whatever you do isn't a fire hazard. Layla's fireplace is not functional.

Easy. Layla's solution: http://www.theletteredcottage.net/2009/04/my-82-fireplace-makeover.html

^^ Hahaha, you are right! seed...eye.... The mantle is absolutely not from the 1980s...you're roughly 100 years off. I can see easily the quartersawn pattern in the upper ...

^^ Even the lower half?

Doing anything to that fireplace, which I think is birdseed maple, will pretty much destroy it. If you are still looking for decorating ideas...one of the points of disconnect is that...

The wood should not be painted and the tiles, which are original, should not be touched. I cannot tell about the mirror. It has a lovely beveled edge but you could swap it out for something else (a...

Could you provide more details on the mosaic in the bathroom? This is excellent!