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My dull Dell would be much improved by the fancy digs.

I'm just here to represent for Serenity. Good movie, GREAT series (Firefly).

The gritty little mess right by the door. When you try to sweep it up, some inevitably ends up under the metal threshold.

My favorite is the Ventana tripod floor lam.

Key lime all the way!

How old is old? If your new one is replacing a 20-year old model, I would expect it to be a lot more efficient. But what about a 5 or 6 year old model?

Nutmeg, which is the secret ingrdient in my brownie recipe.

What makes wood so frickin' sacred to some people? Is there some constitutional right I'm unaware of allowing all wood to go uncovered? If you love stained wood with beautiful grain, f...

I realized I'd gotten it wrong when I read the Jonathan Adler lighting post earlier today. A few clicks later and I saw the chadelier in his collection. In defense of all of us who sai...

The Gropius house is a great place to visit. The thing that most amazed me about it was the degree to which I could imagine living in just that sort of place. The scale, the furniture, everything i...

I love Stuff White People Like. Meaning, it's a good blog. But the other sense is also true. I am white and they've pretty much got me down.

This would be far preferable to the repair bill I'm about to incur for my old, broken Sharp vacuum.

I liked #2 the least in the little pictures, but upon closer inspection in the larger photos, #2 is my favorite because of the nice details you mentioned. #3 is also lovely. #1 is slig...

Black bean chipotle Garden burger with chipotle lime salsa.

None of these items is too terribly awful individually. But as an overall style, it's a little 1980s Sloane Ranger/Preppy for my taste.

I also think the plastic version feels flimsy and cheap. The "school cafeteria" feel of the fiberglass is actually one of the things I like about that version - it feels nostalgic. Tha...

krikri, was it this one in Dwell?

Crossing my fingers...

I would focus on learning to live with imperfection. If your unhappiness with the new carpet really has meant a loss of the one thing that gave you satisfaction and joy, then you may have an issue ...

Yogi throat comfort tea - even when I don't have a sore throat because it's sweet and yummy.