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 ...

Dar-- when I first moved to Chicago I stayed at the Lincoln Park hostel for two weeks in a private room. I'm pretty sure they offer two single bed rooms. It's a huge place, definitely not fancy, bu...

contact paper! I used it to cover up some broken tile in a dorm room, and it held up pretty well

I LOVE this. As a tall person with a soft spot for 4-posters, it's so nice not to see another platform bed skulking along the floor with acres of empty space above it.

Just today I ordered a 24"x36" frame that's too big for my Chicago poster but much, much cheaper because it's a standard frame. If only I would have thought to cut off the words, I could have had t...

I agree with bepsf, especially about the moisture ruining the prints. As for hanging the prints, if you have enough you could continue them around the corner to be equally spaced on th...

Another vote for Praha, and one for the Ark thrift shop.

you laugh, sf julia, but that's what happened to me! day laborers who had been installing central heating made a copy of my spare key and let themselves in a month later. they took my old toshiba l...

i agree with those above- any color that resembles flesh tones, make-up, or bandaids makes me cringe

Hey! I had that secretary in my bedroom when I was little. Looks much cuter yellow and pink. I LOVED all the cubby holes, though.