I have a navy velvet sofa with a pull-out bed that I got for free! Yay! The only thing I don't like about it is that it looks extra bulky because it doesn't have raised legs that allow you to see...

where is that lovely chair in pic #4 from?

I like to use www.padmapper.com It takes listings from Craigslist and presents them on a Google map. (I love mashups like these). You can set parameters like max rent, # of bedrooms ...

I like the little iron (?) bird on the bathroom shelf. Where is that from?

Radiant floor heating throughout the house...totally extravagant.

love the colors in the first picture.

Lovely kitchen. I am confused however - we do have pressure cookers here in the states. I'm wondering how the ones we have here are different from the 'cocotte minutes'.

lorettalynn - that's what I was thinking. I think bepsf is female.

For something a little easier, you could always put soundproofing panels across that wall.

If it's a hollow door, I'd cut a section out of the top of the door and fill it with denim insulation (said to muffle sound better than regular insulation). Then I'd put the cut-out section back o...

Everything listed in the post plus: chickpeas, beans, and bacon bits made from real bacon. Also, a light vinaigrette (olive oil red wine vinegar, fruit puree rice vine...

How about fiber cement? It's lightweight, fire-retardant and insulating. They can make it look like cedar shingles. It might be the same thing as cement board that the first commenter mentioned.

My friend works in a fruit fly lab and they also use the paper funnel over a glass of vinegar to catch stray flies. So, it seems like a proven method.

For toothpaste, I cut the tube open after I can't squeeze any more out. There's no need to buy a toothpaste squeezer (this goes for lotions as well). For viscous detergents (shampoo...

I think you can use taro, and your panda can be in a purple surround.

so does this make it Microplane's macroplane?

We call them thousand-year-old eggs in my family. I used to think that they were literally a thousand years old and wondered why the asian markets weren't running out of them. The y...

If you rinse your sponges thoroughly and then wring them out thoroughly to air-dry, they don't get stinky...nor do they start falling apart after only 2 weeks. I agree that it's good...

When you said horrible furniture, I was imagining 80's overly floral patterns with stains. This is clean and new-looking. I agree with posters about doing your own rook first. Additionally, you ...

Looks great, but I wouldn't go with the baby blue and yellow if you want a "grown-up" look. Maybe I'm biased because blue and yellow were my school's colors (and therefore remind me of college lif...