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love, love, love it!

He actually said that Oak Park was a city of wide lawns & narrow minds, or something to that effect.

I live in Chicago. Summer is when you WANT to be in Chicago. Heading to Beirut in November. Probably go somewhere in February, too, as by then I'm so sick of winter I'll need the escape...

I would tell your mother to chuck it all, without ever looking at it. Chances are that you've lived without it this long, you can continue to do so. If it had that much sentimental value, you wou...

I always think AT is supposed to support multi-functional items, so if I go to your home to hang out, am I expected to sit on this like I would sit on your sofa? I don't think so... ...

beautiful!

What about taking your fruit to work & keeping a fruitbowl on your desk? If you are putting it on the top of your fridge, it doesn't sound like it is decorative -- more like desperatio...

I would try to probably soften it up somehow with a bunch of cushions or a daybed of some sort -- a real lounging spot, with some gauzy sheers that maybe don't completely surround the balcony, but ...

I love MCM but somehow this seems devoid of personality. You need to put something in your home that shows that you are multidimensional. This home doesn't feel very authentic to...

I think phone books should just be made illegal. They are filthy things that are made out of such crummy paper stock that they cannot be recycled.

You could stay with neutral colors, but it could be graphic, or you could go with one or two of the colors in your artwork. You need something to absorb sound. When you actually have a dinner par...

This just makes me smile. Exuberance is a wonderful thing. So is having the guts to do this!

I think the stairs are beautiful. Bathroom looks very serene. Love it!

--Also, I bought bunches of daffodils yesterday at the grocery store for $2.50 per bunch. --The Art Institute. --pre-Oscar movie binges with friends --pop open the windows for ...

I go to the Garfield Park Conservatory. The humidity feels good on my skin & the greenery feels good on my psyche.

We have some really huge walls in our place and we have hung RUGS on them. I don't know what your budget is, but rugs can be found inexpensively at IKEA, ethnic markets, etc. We also have a funky...

I think I told someone once that I needed a teapot. Before I knew it, I had about 40 of them. I'm now down to a reasonable ONE teapot. I also have a mask collection, started by a fri...

Hideous. Ghastly. Yuck!

to BHozier: The lamp is from Bestlite, sold by Morlen Sinoway in Chicago... I emailed them Feb 2008 regarding these lights. The BL5 adjustable sconces retail at $850, including DHL shippin...