I also seem to have problems with silicone ice cubes - our glasses get little sticky spots on them from the ice that are a bear to wash out (need brillo on crystal glasses). Anyone else come across...

We just had this issue, because it's time to replace my mom's 15 yr old Macy's couch/love seat in a R.I. beachhouse. I was looking at $1,500 Crate & Barrel couches, while my interior decorator sis...

My mom's small half bath was not remodeled since we moved into a 1920's house in 1963. She had some handymen repaint the outdated colored tiles to bright white using special tile epoxy and the tran...

No thanks, reminds me of the famous SF story about a piano: http://www.gadling.com/2005/08/25/the-...

KJ Produce Market @ Page & Divisadero is dirt cheap for fruits & veggies. I try and buy all my produce there - it's 1/3 the price of Safeway. Even their organic stuff is 1/2 the price of other places.

I think your table is so beautiful and it would be a crime to use chairs that aren't conducive to long leisurely dinner parties. If you want an old Hollywood feel, skip the all uncomfortable wooden...

I don't mind laundry, but I hate ironing clothes - it's tedious and time consuming even if I always do while watching tv.

I have so many earrings (mostly studs too) that a normal jewelry box would never work. I have some pretty divided boxes ($1 each at Target) inside two drawers of an Ikea 5 drawer Helmer file cabine...

He could cut cardboard or foam-core to fit on the backs of the shelves and then cover them with wallpaper, fabric, or paper in a neutral color or funky design to break up all the dark wood.

I live in San Francisco and I have "My Lottery House" which I'd buy if I won the lottery. It's a killer Victorian atop a corner lot near Buena Vista Park that stretches a whole city block. I can se...

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I work for www.kodakgallery.com and if your images are all digital, you can make a collage on photo paper sized up to 20" x 30". You can choose skinny or thick borders in either black, white, or g...

I have two file drawers (one of each side of the desk) - one side holds files for money I owe/spend and the other holds files for money I make/save. I put any paper bills that need to be paid insid...

About 15 years ago my friend used to walk into his flat on Oak St & Steiner St and stick a colored map pin into a neighborhood map wherever he had just parked. Helpful for someone who only occasion...

I have a collection of about 200 snow globes from around the world, the tackier the better. They're stored in 2 plastic bins in the hall closet, as I no longer have an office at work suitable for d...

In my book you get extra style points for not using any IKEA furniture (except possibly Lack shelves), mid century modern, or cats! Both bathrooms are cohesive, I'd kill for shoe shelves like yours...

This little place has very reasonable prices for funky, cool stuff. If you need to outfit a place with furniture that's unusual and solidly made, this is the spot to go. So worth it to check in oft...

My landlord installed solar panels (not sure if he did it himself) and I think they're heating a commercial hot water heater that's used by all three flats. He owns a plumbing company - hence the n...

I'll bet "dwelling systems" cost more than sheds...

I got one for Christmas as a joke (as it's the only diamond I'll ever get). A 5 year old girl visitor was totally enamored of it.