The first thing I ever bought from someone on the internet (pre-ebay, I'm old) was the Belgian version of the poster for Lawrence of Arabia. It was a hulluva lot cheaper than the English version, ...

The Scooba is the best thing ever for keeping floors clean. I would have thought we'd have flying cars by now, but a robot to clean my floors is just as good! I use it on my bamboo fl...

I so want to live here :-)

litter box. I toss it a buy a new one.

I had one of these for a year when I was living in a 600 sq ft apt that lacked a secluded out-of-the way place to stash the litter box. I thought it worked pretty well. The "pot" co...

I love the wallflowers from bath and body works, especially when they're on sale for 6 bucks. Eucalyptus is my favorite :-)

Your mural idea sounds awesome :-) It sounds like you're wanting the railing to look a little more refined, and maybe be a solid panel to hide the clutter of your reading loft. So, pe...

Non-fluorescent lighting and a comfy bed are the most important things, at least in my experience. And inexpensiveness. Do they still sell those halogen torchiere lamps? They may not...

I used to do it myself but as soon as I could afford it started hiring movers. I loathe moving, even though I end up doing it often...

I agree - these are funny! I wonder if any of the humorless posters above are related to the person(s) who stole my pirate flag and replaced it with an enormous American flag a few yea...

I'm sure that back in the 70s the design mavens thought all of these trends were "here to stay" as well - lol. Also, isn't "design trends here to stay" an oxymoron?

If you like a little more color, I recently got one of these space-dyed cotton throws, and I like it a lot. It's nice and lightweight for summer:

If I had a door I was allowed to screw things into, I'd totally buy this one:

I have always slept under chenille and am just not comfortable sleeping under anything else. I tried matelesse but it wasn't the same. Something about the way the chenille breathes...

I do this for my bedside water. Because I can't have a glass of water by the bedside like normal people because my cat will compulsively knock it over at 4am...

This would be a goo thing to use one of those ubiquitous 20% off bed bath and beyond coupons on: http://...

for a second I thought it was a tardis... ;-)

Last time I checked, the US was bounded by three coasts...

West Elm on sale = normal store not on sale ;-) Ross is always good for finding a good deal on nice sheets. (but you have to physically go into the store) Linensource.com...

In sally's defense: I admit I also thought the McMansion was a uniquely American bit of ugliness and stupidity. It's a compliment really, to assume that the Aussies were less idiotic.