You can use the "starch trick" to cover the doors with thin paper. I covered two windows in my studio with alternating squares of two different textured rice paper designs and it looks quite nice s...
I had the child of a friend show this one to me. I was almost fifty, and had never been able to tell my right from left with any accuracy. Tried miming writing to guess which land felt like the on...
I agree that it is the texture of the grind that is the difference between what is sold for "polenta" and as just plain cornmeal. I do find that the coarser texture makes a much more appetising po...
My first thought was a good deep burgundy color, in a heavy, perhaps slightly textured weave, and a tailored style bed skirt. That would "ground" the bed visually, coordinate with the colors in the...
One other suggestion would be to use a different shape or size of japanese paper shade. They are available online at very low cost and in a variety of sizes -
for example this...
These may look nice with those lovely French doors, but the effect is totally different with sliding glass doors not at all the same feel or look... There was an AT post last week about just that s...
I love the Black Fox wall!
I'd paint the doors, and the door molding, the same Black Fox color. Then paint the baseboard molding an intermediate color like a darkish warm grey, so it ...
Rather than putting plants up there, what about finding some interesting sculptural thing(s). I could imagine several of the ubiquitous large alphabet letters, or a long paper-mache dragon, or some...
For some reason these remind me of the movie Coraline, in particular the mouse circus... I find these rather delightful, but my first thought is " how can I hack this idea". $178 is pretty spendy. ...
I thought this was just the coolest idea, had to try it...
One helpful tip is that you can adjust the spacing a little bit in Word by adding a space in between letters if they look too...
Rumaki - a fifties tiki style appetizer. Basically it is water chestnut and chicken liver wrapped in bacon and broiled. I have a friend who makes it for potlucks and it disappears very very fast. G...
I love the fun colors, and the adjustability, but the sharp ends of the shelves would surely end up causing me damage...
My guess is that this is intended for those without children
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You can use the "starch trick" to cover the doors with thin paper. I covered two windows in my studio with alternating squares of two different textured rice paper designs and it looks quite nice s...
I had the child of a friend show this one to me. I was almost fifty, and had never been able to tell my right from left with any accuracy. Tried miming writing to guess which land felt like the on...
I agree that it is the texture of the grind that is the difference between what is sold for "polenta" and as just plain cornmeal. I do find that the coarser texture makes a much more appetising po...
My first thought was a good deep burgundy color, in a heavy, perhaps slightly textured weave, and a tailored style bed skirt. That would "ground" the bed visually, coordinate with the colors in the...
Why is lemon barley water like Scientologists!? When I think of lemon barley water I think of British childrens books...
One other suggestion would be to use a different shape or size of japanese paper shade. They are available online at very low cost and in a variety of sizes - for example this...
So pretty, and so not earthquake-safe...
These may look nice with those lovely French doors, but the effect is totally different with sliding glass doors not at all the same feel or look... There was an AT post last week about just that s...
You could put down floating laminate flooring, like these for example Ikea Tundra Flooring in white
Some of the fabric on the pillows is vintage, but some of it is her own fabric. She is a very talented designer. Check out her ...
I love this look, very Karl Larsson
I love the Black Fox wall! I'd paint the doors, and the door molding, the same Black Fox color. Then paint the baseboard molding an intermediate color like a darkish warm grey, so it ...
Seshat - the planter is a Hip Haven Retro Bullet Planter: http://www.hiphaven.com/Pages/A_Retro_Bullet_Planter.html
Rather than putting plants up there, what about finding some interesting sculptural thing(s). I could imagine several of the ubiquitous large alphabet letters, or a long paper-mache dragon, or some...
Fascinating, but scarey. Bats on the ceiling and giant spiders?! on the wall in the background...
For some reason these remind me of the movie Coraline, in particular the mouse circus... I find these rather delightful, but my first thought is " how can I hack this idea". $178 is pretty spendy. ...
I thought this was just the coolest idea, had to try it... One helpful tip is that you can adjust the spacing a little bit in Word by adding a space in between letters if they look too...
Rumaki - a fifties tiki style appetizer. Basically it is water chestnut and chicken liver wrapped in bacon and broiled. I have a friend who makes it for potlucks and it disappears very very fast. G...
I love the fun colors, and the adjustability, but the sharp ends of the shelves would surely end up causing me damage... My guess is that this is intended for those without children
The Ikea planter MYNTNA has been discontinued.