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I don't think I'll ever buy another Pottery Barn rug. I bought one of their Henley rugs and after a couple of months, I rolled it up and put it away. It's going in my next yard sale. ...

After a very scary incident in my apartment building, I got concerned about home invasion. I honestly didn't care if someone broke in and stole my stuff, but I was afraid of someone coming into my ...

I've got a couple dozen peony plants in my garden and I can't wait for them to bloom! They're my favorites. Some of my neighbors plants are already blooming but my yard is a bit shadier. I may have...

Love the look, but I still remember how it feels when you sit on one of these chairs on a hot summer day while wearing shorts.

Ooohhh I want one.

Wow, I just really dislike that bedroom. The teal color on the vanity is great, but the rest of it does nothing for me.

I'd be bothered more by the constant cleaning than anything else.

Have you asked the landlord if you can paint? Since it looks like somebody already painted the doors green, the landlord might be fine with you painting them a more standard white. You...

Yuck, yuck, yuck.

I don't think the chairs should flank the fridge. The fridge is too high in the middle. It doesn't work with the scale of the chairs. I'd put the fridge in the corner and pull the chairs out away f...

I've actually been awakened twice in my life by smoke from kitchen fires. One that was a very minor fire started by my roommate that I was able to put out quickly (while my roommate slept through i...

Yup... agreeing with the above. Vignettes make for great art photos, but they really don't give you a sense of the actual apartment. I was a bit disappointed because I feel like I haven't seen the ...

The woodwork is gorgeous. I have to agree with your husband. If you're planning to sell soon, I wouldn't paint the wood. Maybe hanging some baby quilts from rods would help lighten up the space? Or...

Painting it all white would also help keep your eye from jumping all over the place. Here's a white fireplace surrounded by bookshelves...

I think the problem is that your eye jumps all over the place. Nothing lines up. Check out this link and look at the first fireplace. See how the bookcases on the side line up with the mantel? It m...

It looks cool, but somehow I just have the feeling this would be noisy! I am imagining that every time you turn over in bed your bedding would hit the curtain and you'd hear the "shimmer."

Hot for a restaurant bathroom. Not for home.