I'm also amazed at the number and emotional depth of the responses here. I tend to take off my shoes because I like to run around barefoot, but I often go out into the garden barefoot,...

Where is that folding gizmo that holds the file folders from?

We bought a few Ikea items when we bought our new house, because the only furniture we owned was an armchair and a filing cabinet. However, we have mostly stuck to the things that are made from so...

I suppose that if it's too damaged to save, you might be able to rescue a few sections and frame them as art. It would be interesting, anyway!

I think this version looks better than the first one. This style of sofa is much more suited to the marker treatment than the super-elegant and expensive one in the first marker example.

I've been using old jars like this for years. The best way I have found to get rid of the smells is to leave the jar and the lid out, on a counter or (ideally) a window sill in the sun for a few d...