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I recognized it immediatly! the FP booster! I wish they had those colours when I was looking!

Shoes off as soon as you walk into the house, but another Canadian here. My 3 year old insists on taking her shoes off everywhere we go, visiting family in NYC to her it was weird to ...

I got a bagged vacuum when I was living on the 12th floor and had no where to try and clean the hepa filter, still have it now. 6 years later, just a sears model!

We bought the house we are in with the hopes to install a laundry shoot. When we then found out that we are able to (and direct to the laundry room) building code won't allow it where we are.

Oh I wish I could remember the manufacturer of our couch. My husband is 6'3 and he loves our couch, it has deep seating and he is able to lay down completely on it, and it was well under $1000.

I am not american, but after moving across Canada a few times I have a few pointers. Make sure that what your profession is, it is needed in the city (ies) you are thinking of relocat...

I had completely forgotten about this too! I remember many of the games, and I know I am not close to acheiving in life what we played and ended up with in the game! So many games to r...

we were just given a stylus chair www.stylussofas.com the style is Kids (the fabric on the website is horrible) we were able to pick our own fabric out of their hundreds of options.

We bought a new house this year, so we haven't been able to not spend. We have finished the basement and have made sure we buy North American (I am in Canada) The money I am able and am spending I ...

We never had a rocker or chair of any sort until she was done nursing, now i use one to read to her at night with!

My husband and his father own almost every tool but there are a few he does rent. I know our Home Depot rents tools.

Oh I love quilling! I had someone make my placecards at my wedding by quilling! This is 100 times better!

Oh I know my daughter would love this and we would love the silence instead of the noise the plastic ones she has can make!

We are working on the man room/cave right now. we bought a house and are finishing the basement we took down some walls and a new paint colour, some new lighting and building in shelving for all of...

from Apartment Therapy San Francisco | The Man Room on February 19, 2009 02:28PM

I am not handy but my husband is very handy, and so is his father! so we never pay anyone to do our work from finishing our basement to redoing the roof! And when MIL gets scared of them doing elec...

Having a chest freezer is no more efficient. They use just as much energy as a fridge. I have to agree that I have a fridge and have less of a carbon footprint because I only buy locally grown foods.

at 18 months my DD's crib was transitioned into a toddler bed. Now at 3.5 we are redoing her room and she will be sleeping in a twin bed. as for Pillows, my daughter has a full size o...

I would think that buying from a manufacturer that is local would be very green too. I have 3 manufacturers in my city, non of them product "green" mattresses but wouldn't it be just as good to pur...

I have never bought a used mattress, but i know that we have gotten some old ones from my parents and my In laws when they bought new ones but they usually go into spare rooms. I have...

It is common practice here (Canada)to remove your shoes when you get into the house. I do know when I visit relatives in New York they think that my daughter is weird for insisting her shoes come o...