I sort of love the "keep calm carry on" poster, but only for the bathroom. Diagonal furniture placement makes me feel like I'm going insane. I loathe huge overstuffed sofa...

That river tour is one of my favorite Chicago memories ever!

Missmimichi, it does sound overwhelming but when you get into the rhythm of what's in season it gets easier - you have more time to scout for recipes if you know you're getting an item for a few we...

My philosophy is that I try to recycle anything I can - why would I throw something away that I knew could be reused or recycled? I don't mind mailing them either - I just discovered a place where ...

ceiling fan, ceiling fan, ceiling fan...what would I do without it?

This annoys me - middle America sees movies and TV shows like this and thinks there are huge NY apartments available for an assistant's salary (and they can also afford to fill it with lovely furni...

Why is it you can't get Mexican food without cilantro? Yikes. The tiniest green shreds completely ruin salsa and everything else it touches. When I'm in a Mexican restaurant (or Thai) I ask for cil...

I weed about once a year to get rid of anything I think I "should have read by now" or know I won't read again. However, that doesn't keep me from having multiple copies of my very favorite books. ...

The comments on this post make me love the apt therapy community all the more. Must go forward this to everyone I know now...

Also, not exactly related, but the reason vegans I know don't want to use wool (or silk) is because they believe animals don't exist as a commodity for humans, so they need to keep their wool, etc....

My Ikea pillows started out great and soon were quite flat. I now use the Martha Stewart Everyday ones from KMart - awesome, and when they're on sale they're about 8 bucks.

Yuk, I really need help with this. DC has been in the 90's the last couple of weeks and I hate AC (but have a cat, so it's not fair to leave him in the hot humid apt while I go to work). A friend r...

I did have a doctor tell me (as she was digging in my heel with a scalpel for an hour for a miniscule piece of glass) that if I had waited any longer and it had started to heal over, that the tiny ...

I used to have a daybed and I spent so much time lying on it that I stopped sleeping in my bedroom. Once I broke the cycle and replaced it with a sofa, my apartment felt twice as big! Good move.

As far as wonderful seasonal scents go, check out Waxman Candles in Lincoln Park (also online at waxmancandles.com). They have an awesome permanent assortment as well as new scents each season and ...

Funny, I like the first arrangement better, because the second feels pretty boxed in. I like open space in the middle of the room or I get panicky. :)

Oh, YAY! I am so in!

I have an eggplant purple velvet sofa from Crate and Barrel, and when I bought it the salespeople were horrified - really kept pushing some khaki tweedy thing. I've never been happier with a purcha...

I have two regular square folding tables, but cover them with these awesome corduroy tablecloths from my Grandma's bridge-playing days. That makes all the difference, and the table doesn't need to ...

I pickled turnips for the first time this week - bright pink just like in a Lebanese restaurant, yum! It's quite easy, with only a few ingredients.