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LL Bean's pima percales are terrific old-fashioned crisp cotton sheets - I use Iron-Out instead of bleach to keep them bright white (I find the rusty northeast water turns whites dingy, and bleach ...

Thanks so much for the valuable advice - I'm considering reupholstering a balloon-back side chair, and wondering if it will be worth the cost & trouble.

yup, nuts

Be warned that unless you splurge for a heavy duty industrial garment rack (with a super heavy weight base), be prepared for constant toppling over. I tried to substitute a couple of...

Behr Hampden green - it's the color of the Irish Sea in just the perfect light. I never tire of it.

If you know your way around a sewing machine, I highly recommend the book 'Slipcover Magic' by Dorothea Hall. I can't imagine finding anything readymade that would fit a chair that s...

stardust, you nearly sent my little world into a complete tailspin. phew.

I'm smitten with the rug too.

♥ the elephants

I mentioned my love of Rhoda's apartment over Mary's yesterday in the post about 'Common Artwork'. Could this mean I inspired a new AT topic? I squeal at the thought.

When I was a kid in the 70's, deco-era Vogue posters & Maxfield Parish prints were ubiquitous. Even Rhoda Morgenstern had a Vogue poster in her NYC apt (which reminds me, I always MU...

I agree with other commenters about the giant furniture. I recently visited RH ready to plop down some significant money on a sofa & chair, but they were all ridiculously oversized. ...

noosey

High-mounted TVs always give me a hospital vibe. I much prefer a TV closer eye-level, while seated.

third!

LOVE it. I'm no mid-century minimalist.

The recent AT obsession over grey walls is a bit lost on me, I'm afraid.

If it helps, the wallpaper looked like black & white technical drawings of trains planes & automobiles. I don't have a source, alas.

I once had a rabbit that I absolutely adored, but he was a pee and poo MACHINE.