I love the crooked frames! what I would love more is to have a job where I have to have my computer and my sewing machine next to each other within arm's reach!

I am most impressed by their gumption to just cover up the ugly carpet! I would have torn my hair out just trying to figure out how to rip the carpet up and then be too overwhelmed by the possibili...

does anyone know whether the san francisco store does something similar?

thanks AT - can't wait to read her site! and I do hope she gets her own show (hey...how about on pbs so we can all watch it!), so I can learn what I used to learn from readymade when it was still a...

yes usually I like a more modern look but have to agree with others that the 1st does have more personality - even though it's not my style, the owner's interests really come through. I hope you ca...

THANK YOU for this post - I am about to go crib shopping in the coming weeks, and I will also be considering the walmart babymod line.

sasharenee - wow that was my exact thought - perfect regretsy material!

wow I was about to do something like this ( floating bookshelves on top) in a couple of days, this tutorial is super timely - as are all the comments re: plaster walls, esp. 337's - the details ar...

yes I just bought the celestial navigation poster a few weeks ago when I dropped by - hilarious and also for a great cause!

yes agree with bepsf - thanks for the textile nerd moment - more please!

I haven't clicked through to a house tour on AT in so long b/c they haven't been very interesting, but your place is really, really great! so creative and unique, and I love all the DIYs, esp. your...

ok I can attest that some of these things actually exist b/c my mom used one of those lion-mane/sunshield thing to keep the shampoo out of my eyes while washing my hair when I was little.... ...

one of those big ol' wicker chairs with the peacock backs - man sometimes I think, wow, my parents were that hip once upon a time!

my coworker said that one of the most liberating advice someone gave her is to just categorize her bills by year - and throw them all in there instead of stressing out about separating them into pi...

I had no idea that you haven't been a woodworker all your life! the table is beautiful - congrats on doing what you love!

this is great! yes I thought about lamp explosion too.

I'm sad you guys moved from hayes valley, because I can't visit on my lunch break anymore. but good luck with the new space!

=( why online only? I never flip though those b/c you can't really cilp anything out, and I sometimes I just want to read something with a cup of tea outside without having to tote a laptop with me...

there's something about those colors and the cheery/classy/playful decor that makes me want to consume lots and lots of macaroons - I always end up buying more than I intended when I walk in the door!

omg I wish you posted this a few weeks sooner. I thought I had this great idea of a wipeable rug so I made one - though using fabric sewn onto a canvas drop cloth, then covered with iron-on vinyl. ...