I've got an excel file that is also password protected to hold the ones that are important, but that I use too infrequently to be able to remember, like my home/auto insurance site or my retirement...

I like unexpected colors in houndstooth. A friend has an awesome green and off white houndstooth rug under her dining room table -- I love it!

Violetta, the sulphur that results from lighting the match will quickly diffuse any "smells" that a gentleman (or lady) leaves behind. It's actually quicker and less abrasive to the nose than letti...

Where are your living room draperies from? Beautiful!

I'm a little opposite... I've usually cleaned my place to showroom quality before guests come over, and then right before, I deliberately muss the pillows or leave a glass in the sink....

I'd go with white roller shades that, when pulled down, would be as clean and linear as the windows and when rolled up will be unobtrusive.

Am I the only going, "man, $7,000 for a home office?" It's no $45k, but it's not a drop in the bucket either...

Ooh! Hazelnut will be on my list of stores to hit next time I'm in NOLA...

Pretty loft, but when you read the article, Emily Robison didn't say the quote at all. The writer came up with the line about easy focus on domesticity, while Robison's only quote is "I love them."...

Okay, the photo you link to is not a beignet. it's an overfried donut. This is what a beignet looks like: http://www.tasteneworlea...

Megnez! Baton Rouge represent!

Lloyders, The Light French Gray is awesome. Looks more blue in bright light and like a light gray at night. I'm very pleased.

Thanks! The coffee table was made by my grandfather from cypress driftwood he pulled out of a river north of New Orleans. I'm looking for the perfect rug to put underneath it to make it pop (...

Love it! Where are your bed linens from?

That made my morning!

Love the disco ball! Just the right amount of whimsy...

Beautiful, but bathroom tile is probably the one place I'm afraid of color. The commitment! The diminished resale value! I'll go with bright towels and bath mats over colored tiles any day...

How about: 8. Don't post a item on Thursday and then go out of town Friday - Sunday for the weekend and not return phone calls or e-mails. This has happened to me twice -- once w...

Guess I'll have to wait for next year, as my house isn't put together just one month after moving in. I hope to get some great inspiration from this year's entrants, though!

I hit up Michael's just before Christmas. They always have a big sale, if you can handle the crowds.