The bed looks just like my son's Kura from IKEA.

Yeah, the Monster Squad is rated PG-13. On the other hand, we love the movie "The Witches", based on a story by Roald Dahl and starring Angelica Huston. It's a bit creepy, but it's ra...

According to the website, a 2x8 foot installation starts at $700. Lovely, but eeek!

I'm also a teacher and have both given and received many gifts over the years. I tend to give gift cards to places like Target and Amazon, since those are always useful in some way. I personally ...

I second the curiosity about the light fixture -- does anyone know who manufactures it?

My sister recently stayed here for a weekend and thought it was amazing (and not too cold, although she was there on a wintry February desert weekend). The light was what particularly struck her, ...

I have also noticed lower prices on WF store-brand items. But many of those things are produced in China, which terrifies me.

My son has had the Kura (I think) short loft bed from Ikea since he was about three-and-a-half, and we haven't had any problems in the first year. I will add, he is a pretty cautious kid.

I'm trying to save some time and money by forgoing some little luxuries -- no more stopping by a coffee house, running by the bookstore. I also use the timer trick -- it's amazing how much you can...

We had a not-great but pretty laughable experience with two couches delivered from the Burbank IKEA. The sectional was intended for our (downstairs) living room, while the loveseat was to go upsta...

There are also some good sci-fi novels for kids in this age group. Cory Doctorow's _Little Brother_ is an excellent book for a fifth/sixth grader, depending on your friend's parenting style (there...

My son is four now, and for the past year one of his solid favorites has been Rikki Tikki Tavi, the Rudyard Kipling story about the mongoose who protects an English family's garden in India. We ha...

beef stew, chile, ribs, i can think of about a million other things!

These are adorable! One caveat: they are very difficult to hang in any permanent way. I know from experience.

So... has anyone used the hot water lobster that redneckmodern mentioned?

I have a weird combination of affectionate and annoyed feelings about this poster. But the kicker is, I read all the detail photos they offered, and ... DAH DAH DAH! There's a typo (the infamous ...

I've wondered about this kind of signal system, but in L.A., it probably would lead to a rear-ender or a gunshot wound.

Frech???

"Boldy"? "Oroginal"?

Isn't the store called Xcape?