I am so thrilled to read about someone who renovated with green in mind - that kitchen counter/bar is fantastic. The furnishings leave a bit to be desired for me - that couch on the porch needs a g...

I had these outside at my house in LA and they crusted and burned and turned practically into ash -- don't use if you plan to keep them in the sun.

You have to add something like the hook idea in the middle of the rod - also, if it gets windy, the tension rods can be a bit unstable. But with heat especially having heavy drapes can really help ...

How exactly are these slipcovers made? is there a diy example?

Unfortunately all the really great design shower curtains are made with this toxic plastic -- i know because i searched forever before I found mine and when i opened it, it stank like a plastic fac...

Love that outdoor rug! where did you get it? Also, is the space covered, I am wondering about the hanging lamp. Living in LA has alot of advantages...outdoor parties are one for sure. Good job!

This seems like an old lady house. Not enough light and air -- weird mish-mash of styles and objects. Some of the accessories seem stagey and oddly impersonal. but i LOVE the linens in the bedroom....

Yes. shower curtain from urban outfitters too. it smells awful when you first open it up - sickening plastic smell. i left it outside and then doused it with the garden hose before putting it up. t...

hey pals - thanks for the enthusiasm. So, spot free walls: the paint is high gloss black by Breakthrough, a very intense paint that is water-proof. I do get spots from condensation but they wipe aw...

I'm with the independence people - I grew up in NYC and Washington, DC and my sister and I started taking public transpo around 8 or 9...we did great. In fact, we would take the metro to see our mo...

Kimg - I am with you totally! jesus christ, everyone's so paranoid! a reflection of our increasing internal obsessions while the rest of the world falls apart. harrumph!

Yuck. It looks cheap. For an earthquake zone, maybe. For a stylin' space, no way.

Utterly charmless.

Oh my god it's so expensive! can't we hack it?

Hey AT Pals! i am so psyched to get your comments, it does an unemployed writer good. You will be interested perhaps to find out that I just painted the bathroom BLACK. High gloss with white trim -...

Hey carmenchu, thanks so much for the kind comments. I can be happy but I'm a writer by trade which means i am usually depressed. But my house is definitely happy. The "i must not talk" is indeed m...

I work at the dining room table and simply sweep everything up and put it in a nice bin from the container store when it's time to eat. I actually have an office but it's too tiny so i use it as a ...

do you mean the clear bedside table or the white one? the clear one is from cb2, the white one, yes! ikea, the doksta table i think it's called. or saarinen lite. i'm so happy the house is making p...

This apartment is fantastic and an inspiration! I love how clean and spare it is without being cold. And i want a massive theatre system now...congratulations from one silverlaker to another. maria

FF - Before i could afford the big table I bought the doksta table (which i still have) for $149. Granted you can't fit ten people around it but it's still stylin'. Re the Yoga...mostly it's for gu...