I love cheap dorm room fixes! When I was in school, I got chinese lanterns of different colors and hung them from the pipes. It gave it a colorful solar system look. Then I blue-tacked coins fro...
My parents just sold their house and gave me their old coffee table -- a 6-plank chest that belonged to my great-grandmother that I've always loved. They had a piece of glass cut to size for the t...
Mine's 8'x10' with a fridge and stove on one side, sink/counter on another and the other two walls have buffet/island things, both with counterspace. It's perfect for us. It's the two extra piece...
I hope the resident is able to save enough money to eat out for every meal, because I don't see where to store a box of cereal, let alone a couple of bowls or a carton of milk!
Normally I love H&M (I'm wearing their clothes right now), but these pictures aren't making me jump up and down. They're a little cluttered and I don't feel like the designs are pushing the envelo...
I have a black and white photo of my dog on the fridge, but I am considering doing a Warhol-esque multi-colored print and framing it. Because he's beautiful.
I love the paper lanterns over the bed! I had something like that in college, but apparently they were a "fire hazard" and they made me take them down. They remind me of the light in "The Princes...
Thanks for the post! I just got an antique-ish sofa for free, but it desperately needs reupholstering and I've been working up the nerve to do it/wondering if I was insane to even think about it. ...
I like the DIY idea, but am not such a fan of the canon of religious texts idea. Sure these are some of the greats, but that shelf seems to imply that there should be no room for other religious t...
I just went to the Kleenex website. Apparently there are people out there who feel that the best way to say "Happy Valentine's Day" is with a box of tissues. Perhaps it's meant as an accompanimen...
I remember talking to a Chinese friend about feng shui when I lived in China (mainland). She thought it was crazy that westerners believe in/pay a lot of money for it.
There's another copy in Great Falls, VA and a Monticello-esque house in Oakton/Vienna. Whenever we go home (NoVA), my siblings and I have a contest to see the latest worst/best McMansion monstrosi...
Beautiful, simple space. Sounds like you have a great contractor. I wonder if the living room would be more inviting if the sofas were turned 90 degrees (and move the credenza to the right-hand w...
My husband and I have lived recently in Thailand and China, both of which tend to observe the "shoes off" rule in homes. In China (in my experience) people then put on slippers to walk around the ...
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I agree with the above posters. I would lose one of the sofas and get another armchair. Then maybe paint the bamboo (black), reupholster the cushions in a fun, colorful ...
I think you have some really nice things in your apartment. It's a bit cluttered, but I suspect that part of the backlash has to do with your apartment not being in a cool, old building downtown w...
I agree about the surge protectors, but they're not always appropriate for the middle of the living room. In the UK, they have these switches built into the sockets that let you turn the whole thi...
One more tip, from a textile conservator friend -- for getting bad grease stains out of clothes, use WD-40. The oils in it bind to the oils in the stain and loosen them so they come out. Spray on...
Those who suggested keeping photos elsewhere, I've photographed all my expensive books and e-mailed the pix to myself. You can do it with any expensive items and not worry about keeping track of d...
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And if the red doesn't work, the uber-phallic obelisks in photo 7 should help!
I love cheap dorm room fixes! When I was in school, I got chinese lanterns of different colors and hung them from the pipes. It gave it a colorful solar system look. Then I blue-tacked coins fro...
My parents just sold their house and gave me their old coffee table -- a 6-plank chest that belonged to my great-grandmother that I've always loved. They had a piece of glass cut to size for the t...
Mine's 8'x10' with a fridge and stove on one side, sink/counter on another and the other two walls have buffet/island things, both with counterspace. It's perfect for us. It's the two extra piece...
I hope the resident is able to save enough money to eat out for every meal, because I don't see where to store a box of cereal, let alone a couple of bowls or a carton of milk!
Normally I love H&M (I'm wearing their clothes right now), but these pictures aren't making me jump up and down. They're a little cluttered and I don't feel like the designs are pushing the envelo...
I have a black and white photo of my dog on the fridge, but I am considering doing a Warhol-esque multi-colored print and framing it. Because he's beautiful.
I love the paper lanterns over the bed! I had something like that in college, but apparently they were a "fire hazard" and they made me take them down. They remind me of the light in "The Princes...
Thanks for the post! I just got an antique-ish sofa for free, but it desperately needs reupholstering and I've been working up the nerve to do it/wondering if I was insane to even think about it. ...
I like the DIY idea, but am not such a fan of the canon of religious texts idea. Sure these are some of the greats, but that shelf seems to imply that there should be no room for other religious t...
I just went to the Kleenex website. Apparently there are people out there who feel that the best way to say "Happy Valentine's Day" is with a box of tissues. Perhaps it's meant as an accompanimen...
I remember talking to a Chinese friend about feng shui when I lived in China (mainland). She thought it was crazy that westerners believe in/pay a lot of money for it.
There's another copy in Great Falls, VA and a Monticello-esque house in Oakton/Vienna. Whenever we go home (NoVA), my siblings and I have a contest to see the latest worst/best McMansion monstrosi...
Beautiful, simple space. Sounds like you have a great contractor. I wonder if the living room would be more inviting if the sofas were turned 90 degrees (and move the credenza to the right-hand w...
My husband and I have lived recently in Thailand and China, both of which tend to observe the "shoes off" rule in homes. In China (in my experience) people then put on slippers to walk around the ...
New friends! I agree with the above posters. I would lose one of the sofas and get another armchair. Then maybe paint the bamboo (black), reupholster the cushions in a fun, colorful ...
I think you have some really nice things in your apartment. It's a bit cluttered, but I suspect that part of the backlash has to do with your apartment not being in a cool, old building downtown w...
I agree about the surge protectors, but they're not always appropriate for the middle of the living room. In the UK, they have these switches built into the sockets that let you turn the whole thi...
One more tip, from a textile conservator friend -- for getting bad grease stains out of clothes, use WD-40. The oils in it bind to the oils in the stain and loosen them so they come out. Spray on...
Those who suggested keeping photos elsewhere, I've photographed all my expensive books and e-mailed the pix to myself. You can do it with any expensive items and not worry about keeping track of d...