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people freak out over white appliances, but i don't understand why. if they work well and you're on a tight budget, do NOT replace them. it's so wasteful! if you must have stainless, they make f...
LOVE the tile! i think it, combined with your floor tiles, gives a very subtle spanish vibe, which you could play with. and you can bring in some color with cabinet knobs, if the landlord allows, ...
@ bepsf: a little bit of oil-based paint in the water isn't harmful. it's just oil-based - like bacon grease. you wouldn't want to pour an entire pan of grease down your sink, because it would cl...
can they address the contrast of architecture and public art? like, i dunno, for example, the HEINOUSNESS that is in front of penn station? (for those who are uninitiated... it is
kelly's style is very editorial, which isn't exactly weird when she's styling for an editorial shoot of her projects. it's over the top, but i love her. she designs a fantasy, full of glam...
when there isn't a lot of natural light, i think it's good to run with it instead of try to hide it. if you did a deep color, like navy or chocolate, and painted the ceiling too, it would feel SO ...
if you can put a long bar on your shortest wall, you can just get a wooden closet rod (or 1.5" wooden curtain rod) and two wall-mounted brackets for it, and cut your rod to fit. we did this for my...
aw, man, everyone hates her? i love kelly! sure, she has some rooms i don't like, but so does every designer. her commercial work, in particular, is great. i think she's very editorial, which wo...
whether or not you like the stone, your big issue is the lack of light. my main advice: you will never make it look like there are windows in there, no matter how light you paint it. light walls ...
i actually love your idea of the cosmetic display. why not borrow a very high-res camera from a friend or even actual film (i dream of polaroid...), take a photo in a mac store or sephora, and the...
that might be by ankasa. they have a retail store in new york (i used to work there) and are sold in department stores like bloomingdales, barneys, etc. you can't buy online, but here's the store...
i am so excited to try the bitter apple spray. i gave up on most houseplants, although my two furries seem to leave the ferns and the succulents we have alone. the spider plant? not so much. r.i...
there is nothing - NOTHING - i have done to my rental that has made more of a difference than putting up painted pegboard in my tiny kitchen to hang all my pots and pans from. it looks cute, it ma...
i know i can't see the pattern up close, but it seems to me that the wallpaper could have stayed. take away those frightening curtains and stair runner, and add a few cool mod elements like that g...
that was probably custom made. giant pieces like that are frequently made to fit the room, and you might want to see if a local upholstery store would do it for you - it's not cheap, but the retai...
i used to have the same horrible color cabinets, in a kitchen half as wide! AWFUL. my landlady was immediately on board with painting them, and the room looks adorable now.
color sugg...
at the very least, start with a rug and curtains. i'd do a striped area rug to play up a kind of swedish-country vibe, which might be an easier marriage with the roommate's stuff than straight dan...
i think it just needs to be cleaned up. dinginess makes everything seem much worse than it is.
assume the matching doors, fresh paint, and no iron grate or a/c. i'd do a soft bluish gray ...
Latest Comments...
people freak out over white appliances, but i don't understand why. if they work well and you're on a tight budget, do NOT replace them. it's so wasteful! if you must have stainless, they make f...
LOVE the tile! i think it, combined with your floor tiles, gives a very subtle spanish vibe, which you could play with. and you can bring in some color with cabinet knobs, if the landlord allows, ...
oops. home body already answered that. please ignore me, and i promise i'll read more carefully next time!
@ bepsf: a little bit of oil-based paint in the water isn't harmful. it's just oil-based - like bacon grease. you wouldn't want to pour an entire pan of grease down your sink, because it would cl...
can they address the contrast of architecture and public art? like, i dunno, for example, the HEINOUSNESS that is in front of penn station? (for those who are uninitiated... it is
kelly's style is very editorial, which isn't exactly weird when she's styling for an editorial shoot of her projects. it's over the top, but i love her. she designs a fantasy, full of glam...
when there isn't a lot of natural light, i think it's good to run with it instead of try to hide it. if you did a deep color, like navy or chocolate, and painted the ceiling too, it would feel SO ...
if you can put a long bar on your shortest wall, you can just get a wooden closet rod (or 1.5" wooden curtain rod) and two wall-mounted brackets for it, and cut your rod to fit. we did this for my...
aw, man, everyone hates her? i love kelly! sure, she has some rooms i don't like, but so does every designer. her commercial work, in particular, is great. i think she's very editorial, which wo...
whether or not you like the stone, your big issue is the lack of light. my main advice: you will never make it look like there are windows in there, no matter how light you paint it. light walls ...
i actually love your idea of the cosmetic display. why not borrow a very high-res camera from a friend or even actual film (i dream of polaroid...), take a photo in a mac store or sephora, and the...
that might be by ankasa. they have a retail store in new york (i used to work there) and are sold in department stores like bloomingdales, barneys, etc. you can't buy online, but here's the store...
i am so excited to try the bitter apple spray. i gave up on most houseplants, although my two furries seem to leave the ferns and the succulents we have alone. the spider plant? not so much. r.i...
there is nothing - NOTHING - i have done to my rental that has made more of a difference than putting up painted pegboard in my tiny kitchen to hang all my pots and pans from. it looks cute, it ma...
i know i can't see the pattern up close, but it seems to me that the wallpaper could have stayed. take away those frightening curtains and stair runner, and add a few cool mod elements like that g...
yes! dark! a super dark slate-toned blue would look SEXY. be bold and go with your gut!
that was probably custom made. giant pieces like that are frequently made to fit the room, and you might want to see if a local upholstery store would do it for you - it's not cheap, but the retai...
i used to have the same horrible color cabinets, in a kitchen half as wide! AWFUL. my landlady was immediately on board with painting them, and the room looks adorable now. color sugg...
at the very least, start with a rug and curtains. i'd do a striped area rug to play up a kind of swedish-country vibe, which might be an easier marriage with the roommate's stuff than straight dan...
i think it just needs to be cleaned up. dinginess makes everything seem much worse than it is. assume the matching doors, fresh paint, and no iron grate or a/c. i'd do a soft bluish gray ...