great, now I want these chairs instead of the ones I ordered from R&B. Except I'd want to replace the vinyl with a natural fabric. Does anyone know if that's easy to do with these chairs? I wish ...

I was also thinking I'd laminate them so they'd last for a long time!

Oh I am struggling with this. I have a spreadsheet full of Things To Do. I have them categorized by: - level of difficulty 1-5. 1 is can do it myself in a few hours, 5 is need a professio...

ooh I totally want to make a DIY version too! with letters for the title cut out of map fabric.... or maybe embroidered... oh I definitely want to make this!

Food, something to read, usually a book and a magazine (the Economist is good because it's so much reading in a small package); my knitting; my ipod, and often my neck pillow & eye mask. I know th...

I put overripe bananas in smoothies with unsweetened chocolate soy milk - delicious and healthy chocolate banana shake!

gorgeous place and I love the paint colors! it was agony picking mine and now that I see yours (I also have a yellow and a gray) I'm rethinking mine!

not exactly answering your question - but given the relative impact of walls vs. comforter (not to mention the effort involved in changing them!) have you considered first choosing a wall color yo...

I really must learn woodworking.

brilliant and nicely executed

I generally iron my clothes Tuesday Wednesday Thursday (for each day only) because I'm traveling and the clothes get quite wrinkled in the suitcase. I want this iron for sewing!

I like the market umbrella from Pottery Barn, though I haven't seen them in person.

makes me feel better about my own log cabin "treehouse"... although the rest of my space is not nearly so expansive or light, since my walls are wooden like the ceiling.

Now that I live in the country, I've seen this sign several times: Old dog Young dog Several stupid dogs! (I might be missing part of it)

oh my word. I need Esther's help!

is there any reason I can't use vinegar, etc for my stainless steel fridge?

good to know. I have 8 practically unused quarts that I got for color samples and I was wondering what to do with them.

@bepsf - if you are in CA (SF?) the extremely dry spring is probably why you haven't seen as many bugs this year. if these lights really work, I need them. There are so many bugs out ...

I also just found some very nice knobs at Target - and they have some that are super affordable, something like $15 for a package of 10.

perfect timing - I just decided to stain my oak-finish sewing table dark. I'll try that Minwax thing because I see the sanding going terribly awry...