I'm stuck with a twin bed but have a queen size comforter. The mattress/boxspring are also high up, so the comforter hangs long on either side, but covers the boxspring and frame completely. I don'...

During a class once the topic of safety came up when discussing Koolhaas's Maison à Bordeaux- how did the owner's kids not fall off the stairs into the hole for the platform? The instructor ...

I'm usually on the other side of this situation- the architect inspecting the work- so I don't know what it's like on the inside. However, if they are doing any type of masonry work or sanding, you...

I'm sorry, I can't not comment on the common error you've made! Mies Van der Rohe is Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe's full surname. It is not first name-Mies, last name- Van der Rohe.

For those of you looking for a camel/caramel color-- I used Island Sand from Ralph Lauren and am very happy with the color. The swatch looks really yellow (I was actually going for dull gold) but o...

My mom has an autographed photo of Bob Vila from 1985, so yeah, TOH was a big deal in my house growing up :)

I think the weekend after Thanksgiving is the earliest decorations should go up. However, if it's going to snow that weekend and be sunny the weekend before, I'm ok with putting up the outside ligh...

Yeah, it's unfortunate about the work, but you're really lucky it's moving so quickly. At my office, we deal with a lot of water leaks (non-plumbing types), and some of them take years to fix.

My parents have done this as a hobby/for extra income their entire married lives- move in, fix up, move out, repeat- and my sister and I turned out ok. Actually, it probably made our family closer....

chilledsoup-- I think blue will absolutely go with your beige carpet. First thing I thought of was a medium sea-blue, and then I saw your apt. overlooks the lake! Definitely take your ...

A friend of mine just moved into a one bedroom apt in Logan Square and pays just under $600. The building is also within a block of one of the blue line stations (sorry, I don't know more info).

The family lodge/resort place my family went to every year for vacation had a full tree growing through the dining room and out the middle of the roof. When the owners expanded the dining room in t...

My coffee habit is killing the earth, too. Also, my apartment may be slightly large for two people, but it's nearly a hundred years old with no central heat or air, and stuff's only on...

Mid-C Frank: I can't speak for your friend, but I have to have plenty of light. Dim light gives me a really bad headache. I can't watch tv in the dark either-- the contrast is too grea...

I spray painted mine red and I love it. I did it last summer and it's held up fine. Only tricky thing was installing it without scratching all the paint off.

I keep noticing on this site that people will make comments to the effect of 'reading online is always more environmentally friendly than reading from print'. This isn't necessarily true, all of th...

American Barn Company www.americanbarncompany.com I know they've been written about on this site many times. My office has also used them on a project and they were fantastic.

I used wrapping paper and double-sided tape to cover a damaged mirror on the front of my closet door. It looks nice, like that first image, but it does buckle in humid weather. One day maybe I'll t...

Yes, anmar, they do. After the Herzog and de Meuron winery was built they found out the walls made a perfect for rattlesnake. I think they fixed that problem, but i'm not sure how.

This is a terrific offer, but I already don't have a car. I really want to join zipcar but have so far put it off because of the cost. Right now I feel like the A student under NCLB-- the bad kids ...