Another option for people who hate the runny taste of raw cookie dough in the ice cream is a trick I learned from an ice cream parlor I worked at in high school. Make (or buy, cause that way ther...

mrslee, you mentioned at the link that this is 'your first big DIY refinishing project'. If you're also not terribly familiar with re-upholstery, I will tell you from experience that stripes and g...

Two makes me think of Homer's Odyssey. All you need are a few bronze axes in the living room to complete the look!

Loved the inspirations here. I'm re-reupholstering a chair. (First time--2 years ago--was a learning experience in terms of both technique and choosing fabric that will wear well) and I think the ...

We have some pretty fake Irises (I think--my roommate brought them) that sit up on top of a bookcase. They're high enough that it's not obvious they're fake unless you deliberately stand on your t...

My one tip is to just wash everything in the suitcase. If I tell myself I'm going to sort the clean clothes out first, I'll never get it unpacked until a week later when I can't find that one shir...

O, the cabinet door thing. I'm horrible at that. Even hitting my head on them hasn't cured me. And I leave stuff lying around too. I just don't notice little things like that! And I'm a girl s...

I recently had to make an unplanned trip to visit my sister in the hospital and had just a few hours to book the train ticket, pack, and get out of the house. No time to really clean up, but I man...

I don't have a lot of parties, but I do make a determined effort to stay very close to the kitchen when I brew a cup of tea after 10 pm. Unfortunately my kitchen shares a wall with the neighbor's, ...

I'm not sure this even makes sense. There have to be studs every 16 inches in most walls and I'm not certain how you could get even a non-functioning outlet box into the wall directly in front of ...

I just look at that kitchen and I imagine stashing the coffee-maker or toaster in one of those upper cabinets and I wouldn't even be able to reach it when I wanted to use it.

Depends on how well I like the piece of furniture, how nice of a piece it is, and how long I plan to live in the apartment. I'm getting rid of a desk that doesn't fit my layout, but it's IKEA and ...

Like the railing, but hate the way they did the stairway railing. The supports are 90 degrees to the plane of the stairs instead of being plumb and it just looks like it's going to fall over. Tha...

It looks...um...unfinished. Potential, yes, and the stairway is kind of cool, but the rest of it is going to depend entirely on how you furnish and decorate it. Which I'll probably never see, sin...

I just wish they had a photo of a person actually using the stairs. Or better yet, a video. Maybe it's because I'm not an architect or a designer, but I can't quite visualize climbing these and I...

In my old place, my first floor apartment opened onto a shared courtyard. My patio door was at 90 degrees to my neighbor's and almost uncomfortably close for both of us. I used the outside space ...

I've never tried an outdoor bin, but I'd recommend that city people who want to compost lobby their local government. Here in Seattle, the garbage company not only collects your compost in a small...

Hm...I would have killed for awesome fake plastic food when I was five and got my used Fisher-Price kitchen. But twenty years later, it just seems silly.

Love that (vintage?) oval embroidery hoop! Anyone know where I might find one like that?

What I wouldn't buy again is home office furniture. My vika annefors/vika gruvan desk combo hasn't held up at all. The top is supposed to just rest on the bases, but the little rubber pieces slip ...