Tenets. My god - yes, of course. I had one of those moments where I thought: that isn't right, what's the right spelling? Then: no, that must be right. And I followed the lead of the first poster....

And the important thing to remember is that those three key tenants are in order of importance. Reduce first. Reuse second. Recycle a distant third. Buying something new that is recycled is at the...

I love libraries and have had a library card at every address I've had in my adult life. In my last two apartments, however, there was no library within walking distance, so I've gotten out of the...

The common space in most apartments I've lived in has included peeling paint, a stained carpet, and sometimes some sad and ugly art forgotten on the wall years before. I often have had to tell me g...

I want one of those strong men so much. In fact, I want three.

Also, it's interesting to see the differences in expectations that are, I assume, regional. In the Boston area, cheap apartments (and expensive renovated apartments as well) are generally in old tr...

I can't deal with carpet because I have rather severe dust allergies, and dust mite just love wall-to-wall. But fortunately cheap places in the Boston area with wooden floors are easy to come by. ...

I've got bones, too - love bones. My favorite knick-knack is definitely a small wooden toy I bought in Penzance, UK about ten years ago. It's the royal box at Wimbleton - three heads with crowns ...

These are beautiful cakes, but it's worth remembering that that shiny, smooth surface is fondant, which tastes like sweet Play-Doh. Buttercream cakes are less trendy these days, but they can be jus...

Actually, the back pillows on my living room couch sort of look like that all the time (the square, formed type that form that back of a shaped couch, not loose pillows). I was trying to figure out...

This comments thread is really depressing.

Don't care for Lisette, love Suzi, the others are okay. Favorite part of Stephanie's is the controversial wall of antlers.

I thought the same thing. The original was pretty ugly, but a kid would love it. The revamped version is tasteful, but what kid would want it? Even if the mom couldn't stand the snail (or the fabr...

Mostly Mary Poppins. A friend was once trying to describe the fanaticism with which a mutual acquaintance collected carnival glass. "Everything in her home that can be carnival glass is carnival ...

To gollygee - People who are concerned with the environment, or with the recession, are wise to think twice before they start tossing things out. But personal hoarding has its own downside, the la...

Okay, it's made out of a reasonable material. But that still doesn't make a coffee table that uses electricity in any way a good idea. The trendy interest in sustainability on this site is really ...

They're all very nice. My favorite is the MidWest 28, because I'm a sucker for black and white floors, particularly with red touches. But is that a spice rack on top of the steam radiator! Please ...

I only use recipes for special cooking days, or to try to learn something new. For day-to-day cooking, I improvise all the time. Getting to the point where I can improvise well has taken a long ti...

I have those cheap acrylic "frameless" frames with magnets on the back. I've printed out pictures of friends and family in black and white, and these are covering the front of the fridge in an edge...

Dry-cleaning is pretty environmentally unsound to begin with. Most things can be handwashed and will last longer if they are. I try to avoid those things that can't be washed, but do use the Drye...