Painting in a lighter colour would make the room bland, and I think you would feel disappointed. Deep red is a popular colour for dining rooms because of the drama and warmth it creates.
We ate mulberries in the Prague Zoo day before yesterday (near the Eurasion tigers' cage); the trees were dripping with fruit.
I think this says more about how amazing the Prague Zoo i...
I have 2 black walls in our son't tiny nursery -- with white LACK shelves, a bright turquoise crib, and fiesta potholder rug (from Romp Brooklyn, made of recycled t-shirts). With the bright toys, ...
If I am making pasta for pasta salad, I am particularly careful *not* to overcook it -- and to keep it from going mushy, I rinse it with cold water to wash the starch off. Once it has been rinsed ...
You'll breastfeed on the sofa in the living room, and use the rocker to rock a fussy baby back to sleep... very few rockers are good for breastfeeding, and every mom I know used the sofa (we have ...
Re: the IKEA walker
We have one for our kids, and it is a cool retro design, but terrible as a walker. It is too light, and tips if the beginning walker grips the handlebar too hard ...
Live in Ottawa too -- you already have great suggestions, but I just want to point out that all squirrels are not the same -- the small black squirrels are local, and very nice (we have a pair livi...
White, off-white, or ivory with bright white trim would look lovely. The most beautiful whites are Donald Kaufman's -- they are full-spectrum, and literally "glow" in sunlight, and change colours ...
"Mais Madamme, l'asperge est fini!"
(The disdainful response when I tried to find asparagus this week... There are drawbacks to living in a place where food is seasonal... you never ...
Is the house a historic house? The double-hung windows seem to indicate that it is, however, the stucco finish (especially the pasty flourishes) don't seem to match the rest of the house. I'm not...
Not only is the Pilsner Urquell, developed in 1842, the original Pilsner, it is also the world's most imitated beer.
No wonder -- until the Pilsner came along, beer was cloudy and dark...
re: "A timely guest post for St-Jean-Baptiste Day, also known as Fete Nationale"
It's a timely post for Canada Day on July 1st I'd say.
(hard to muster much enthusiasm fo...
Because of the height and angles of this settee, I immediately saw it as the anchor of a dining area, and so I will suggest dining chairs.
It's a brilliant idea for a small space, whic...
It is a lovely home, and looks to be a less elaborate single-style craftsman.
I want to cry though -- whoever slapped the stucco on the house was seriously misguided and has "remuddl...
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Sleeping in a box? As an aesthetic statement? I think this is horrible... talk about giving you nightmares...
Painting in a lighter colour would make the room bland, and I think you would feel disappointed. Deep red is a popular colour for dining rooms because of the drama and warmth it creates.
We ate mulberries in the Prague Zoo day before yesterday (near the Eurasion tigers' cage); the trees were dripping with fruit. I think this says more about how amazing the Prague Zoo i...
I have 2 black walls in our son't tiny nursery -- with white LACK shelves, a bright turquoise crib, and fiesta potholder rug (from Romp Brooklyn, made of recycled t-shirts). With the bright toys, ...
It is pronounced "le" (not lou) "kruh-zay"
I'd do something white, but very special in a simple shape: http://www.robertallendesign.com/trade/fa...
ditto.
If I am making pasta for pasta salad, I am particularly careful *not* to overcook it -- and to keep it from going mushy, I rinse it with cold water to wash the starch off. Once it has been rinsed ...
You'll breastfeed on the sofa in the living room, and use the rocker to rock a fussy baby back to sleep... very few rockers are good for breastfeeding, and every mom I know used the sofa (we have ...
Re: the IKEA walker We have one for our kids, and it is a cool retro design, but terrible as a walker. It is too light, and tips if the beginning walker grips the handlebar too hard ...
Live in Ottawa too -- you already have great suggestions, but I just want to point out that all squirrels are not the same -- the small black squirrels are local, and very nice (we have a pair livi...
White, off-white, or ivory with bright white trim would look lovely. The most beautiful whites are Donald Kaufman's -- they are full-spectrum, and literally "glow" in sunlight, and change colours ...
"Mais Madamme, l'asperge est fini!" (The disdainful response when I tried to find asparagus this week... There are drawbacks to living in a place where food is seasonal... you never ...
Is the house a historic house? The double-hung windows seem to indicate that it is, however, the stucco finish (especially the pasty flourishes) don't seem to match the rest of the house. I'm not...
Not only is the Pilsner Urquell, developed in 1842, the original Pilsner, it is also the world's most imitated beer. No wonder -- until the Pilsner came along, beer was cloudy and dark...
re: "A timely guest post for St-Jean-Baptiste Day, also known as Fete Nationale" It's a timely post for Canada Day on July 1st I'd say. (hard to muster much enthusiasm fo...
Because of the height and angles of this settee, I immediately saw it as the anchor of a dining area, and so I will suggest dining chairs. It's a brilliant idea for a small space, whic...
It is a lovely home, and looks to be a less elaborate single-style craftsman. I want to cry though -- whoever slapped the stucco on the house was seriously misguided and has "remuddl...
I didn't think that "Gwyneth Paltrow hit it out of the park when she designed her daughter, Apple's bedroom" to begin with...
Witty, but what about air circulation? I'll stick with our vintage Lloyd Loom bassinet.