I live in New York, and an old lady down the street was always sitting out in front of her brownstone with her pet chicken. She said she always had one, ever since she was a little kid. She wanted ...
My dogs (big lab mixes) have always slept on the bed. I love their big solid bodies, very comforting. Cats, too. My last dog just died, but while she was alive, I took in a cat that hates dogs. The...
Do you know you can paint those electric registers to match the walls? Just use a roller brush and go right over them, it works great. I rent and have the same colored walls and the same annoying e...
alternative to the sticky brush is go to the hardware store and get a roll of 3" wide masking tape. You can use it like a towel behind you to get your back, the back of your pants, etc. Still somet...
I'm both a freelance art director and a novelist. For the former I have to work at home, but when I write, I've started using the reading room at the NY Public Library downtown. (The one with the l...
Thanks for the plug, Wnyken, but, uh, you're my mom. (That's what I get teaching her to use the computer.) AT, thanks for mentioning Here Be Old Things in the same post as the Times article. The Br...
I need a coffee table exactly like that. Can you tell me where you got it, or what the style is called? It looks like a shorter version of something traditional.
This is fantastic, and I can't wait for it to open. FYI, for people who like to shop fleas, there's a lot of outdated info on the internet, but I have an up-to-date list of the fleas in NYC on
I took the 4 week class at The Furniture Joint and it was the best $400 I ever spent, because it convinced me never, ever to attempt reupholstering by myself. The class doesn't really teach you in ...
my biggest problem with all writing/computer desks is that they're too high. A good typing surface is about 28-29", and desks are usually 30", some a bit more. And I'm tall. I confirmed my suspicia...
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I live in New York, and an old lady down the street was always sitting out in front of her brownstone with her pet chicken. She said she always had one, ever since she was a little kid. She wanted ...
you guys are really stretching for material here...
My dogs (big lab mixes) have always slept on the bed. I love their big solid bodies, very comforting. Cats, too. My last dog just died, but while she was alive, I took in a cat that hates dogs. The...
Do you know you can paint those electric registers to match the walls? Just use a roller brush and go right over them, it works great. I rent and have the same colored walls and the same annoying e...
alternative to the sticky brush is go to the hardware store and get a roll of 3" wide masking tape. You can use it like a towel behind you to get your back, the back of your pants, etc. Still somet...
I'm both a freelance art director and a novelist. For the former I have to work at home, but when I write, I've started using the reading room at the NY Public Library downtown. (The one with the l...
you're joking, right?
Thanks for the plug, Wnyken, but, uh, you're my mom. (That's what I get teaching her to use the computer.) AT, thanks for mentioning Here Be Old Things in the same post as the Times article. The Br...
I have an updated list of flea markets in NYC on my site Here Be Old Things . You can find the exact
I need a coffee table exactly like that. Can you tell me where you got it, or what the style is called? It looks like a shorter version of something traditional.
This is fantastic, and I can't wait for it to open. FYI, for people who like to shop fleas, there's a lot of outdated info on the internet, but I have an up-to-date list of the fleas in NYC on
yikes. you're stretching for material here.
I took the 4 week class at The Furniture Joint and it was the best $400 I ever spent, because it convinced me never, ever to attempt reupholstering by myself. The class doesn't really teach you in ...
my biggest problem with all writing/computer desks is that they're too high. A good typing surface is about 28-29", and desks are usually 30", some a bit more. And I'm tall. I confirmed my suspicia...