You can also remove the panels from your appliances and send them to be professionally enameled. The enamel is as durable as the original finish. My dad started his own business placi...

Geez, Louise, people! Step up to the plate. DO NOT say you want a raincheck if you don't. The original post implied you just don't want to spend time with this person, so suggesting seeing them ano...

You missed the larger picture, Emma. Orange juice -- the juice of any fruit -- should be approached with mindfulness. Fruit juice has as much sugar as or more sugar than soft drinks. It has all of ...

@ ilovebutter, this is not just a problem with "cheap" enameled cast iron. I've chipped Le Cruset pieces.

Handy tip: Detergent marketed for washing dishes is GREAT for cleaning bathroom surfaces like sinks, tubs, showers and counters. The degreasers cut through soap scum much better than cleaners made ...

Um, excepting under exceptional circumstances, if you need to wash your genital area, you need a bath.

So pretty, but so many, many dustcatchers. When I see a place like this I assume they have someone who cleans for them -- who takes everything down once a month and washes or dusts it and puts it b...

I just don't care for fake flowers. How about an aspidistra or a sanseveria. Either would have the verticality you seek. Both are low-light plants, so the mirror and light walls would (from the pic...

Hard fact: Treat the chair as a loan. Treat the tables as a gift. In other words, you will be honorable and return the chair when friend A wants it back. You will cherish it and treat...

C'mon, people! Let's think outside the box! Just move the rug -- so it's only partially under the left side (in the picture) of the table. Move it away from the couch and toward the c...

I can't emphasize enough having the cleaning and table setting by the day before. IT's great not to be running around scrubbing a toilet as the doorbell rings with the first guest. Re...

Oregano is a good herb to add to the steaming liquid. And mayo is my dip of choice!

I like both the idea in the photo and the comment about the chair -- seems to serve both as a nightstand and for seating in a small room. I also like the idea of the "directory" and the powerstrip....

Cost Plus usually has the replacement rubber gaskets, too!

One of the very best meatloaves I've ever eaten was made with venison by my dad. He used the recipe on the Lipton Onion Soup Mix box, substituting ground venison and bulk pork breakfast sausage for...

Carting dirty water down three flights of stairs to empty it?? Just dump your mop water in a toilet!

I took this salad to a potluck brunch today -- along with the caprese-on-a-stick. Both were a hit. I'd do this again, and I'd probably use all English cukes. Also, I'm not a dill fan,...

I took these to a potluck brunch. I used a short skewer with just one tomato and one piece of cheese. The mozzarella balls were small -- a single bite. I served them with a small bowl of pesto. Eve...

If bamboo or wood is glued down you need a flat subfloor. But if it's nailed down it's more forgiving of the subfloor condition. Before I went with concrete I'd be mighty sure your structure will s...

Also, tear the (usually small) section off the packaging that tells you how to cook the stuff. Stick that into the jar with the foodstuff.