Chilledsoup - 4 years for furniture is a pretty short life span, especially if you are the going to be the only primary user on a day-to-day basis. So, the IKEA ones will work fine I think. Howev...

Although beautiful, I don't feel very inspired by this space. All it does is make me feel bad for having too much stuff. My apartment is 1/2 the size of this, and this doesn't really give me any ...

Everything I have learned tells me that jute (and most natural rug materials) will eventually turn back to their natural color, despite taking dyes very well. They are cheap so this probably won't...

Horizon 11! My sister (roomie) just painted our living room cabinet a hot pink and birch color, and we have this great green tweed reading chair that was our great-grandfathers, and our couch is s...

I can't attest for this particular edition, but Martha Stewart usually has the sources listed in the back of the magazine for the furniture, paints, etc. they use in the magazine. I see a lot of "...

I work with a firm and we use New Metal Crafts (on Wells and shop is on Elston) for things like re-wiring, etc. I can't give you an estimate, but I know they will do a free estimate for you and th...

My sister (and roommate) has the floating shelf from west elm and it has held up pretty well, better than a couple other IKEA shelves we have, and it looks better.

I am currently attending Harrington College of Design in Chicago, but moved to Chicago from San Diego - so prior to enrolling I looked at schools in California, Florida, NY, GA, and Illinois. To r...

I love it. Its so spare, but better than other MTV Cribs that have huge chandeliers, 6 motorcycles in front and lots of gold. This speaks volumes about his taste, and the architecture of the spac...

Collapsible bar... genious. Great for people like me that like to entertain, but our apartment is a little too small to be in "entertainment mode" all the time.

Has anyone thought of LLBean towels? They have great home products (just bought a great comforter for a great price!). I have towels from there I bought before my freshman year in college, and tha...

Why don't you think about propping a few smaller framed art pieces/photos on the counter? If you prop a couple of varying sizes in an interesting way, that may take up some wall space without doin...

I love this idea too, but do you have any that look a little better than the standard Holiday-Inn looking ones in the picture? Maybe it just doesn't matter what these look like, but would be nice ...

"suck" UK is right. Sorry, but this is just awful. Neon lighting in general should stay in bars and basements.

Thanks for your comments about the black blanket! Right now I am leaning towards the Kashmere one from Bluefly (thanks MC!). Its a throw, but it seems to be the largest throw as far as dimensions...

O.K. so I have done a million (or so it feels) searches online and can't seem to find a decent black blanket. I know a black blanket may sound crazy, but it is something I need to fold on the end ...

I put cream velvet curtains up over my closet to help with the cold... my room is unfortunately above the not-heated stairwell so it gets incredibly cold in the winter, a lot of it coming out from ...

anadequatenovel - not sure your aesthetic, but I have been really happy with Calico Corners. You can order small or large samples, and they come really quickly. They also have several suburban lo...

For my pops, that's a great idea! He looks like such a dork (God love him!) with the passport around his neck. If it will be one other way for people to not look so touristy while still keeping th...

I have a question... can anyone recommend a small dining table that can fit 4 people (approx.) but then expand to fit more? I have a space that day-to-day, can't accomodate a large dining table bu...