This is my favorite house tour in a long time! I love the almost Georgian lightness of the rooms and how you incorporate modern elements (chairs) and Victorian as well (taxidermy, curia)... not to ...
Beware when getting a bed off Craigslist or from any other source of used furniture -- the bedbugs that may come with it can be vastly more expensive than a new bed from a fancy design house.
I love the 6th one with the tub in the alcove, so 18th century! Where are the diaphanous curtains and les beaux chevaliers?
That said, I would not enjoy a tub or shower *in* my bedroom...
Make sure every last little ridiculous thing that you never use but that's coming with you is packed up and ready to go.
Don't let your significant other guilt or otherwise coerce you out of ...
Wear sweaters and put down carpets, and if your landlord's legally liable to crank up the heat, make him or her do it. The same problem is endemic in my natal neck of the woods, with everything con...
I've lived in cities most of my life, and cities have smog and airborn dirt which on windy days can ascend beyond the 30th floor, so regular cleaning -- not just picking up -- is a must if you open...
My parents never let me have any of the crap I ardently desired en route, but I've since found that the on-board perfumes and nylon Longchamp bags make people feel like you didn't forget them in th...
This situation is the worst! I was run out of my all-time-favorite apartment owing to bed bugs so I feel you pain. Anyway, if you can't remedy the situation, move. Try to work with the landlord to ...
If you live somewhere cold, invest in a big fat duvet for inside, a fur coat (I know, politically incorrect) for outside so you aren't shivering all day after going out of doors, make sure the glaz...
Don't forget the late-80's Liaisons dangereuses! and Valmont, and everything for which Jean-Paul Gaultier designs costumes.
And that Sherlock Holmes movie with Rupert Everett (!!) as t...
If money isn't an issue, the practicability of no drier depends on where you live. I've lived places where things dry sans drier, and it's great, you get nice crisp sheets and things. However, now ...
I adore that last one but alas my husband would never get all his crap into the wardrobe on a daily basis. The only nod to Zen in my bedroom is the fact that we sleep on a piece of latex and a futo...
Since I have usually detached emotionally by break-up time, I just toss the ugly and the by-that-time revolting sentimental stuff... and if other friends are breaking up at the same time, exchange ...
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Love the first bed, but that must be the most unflattering dress ever.
These are all great kitchens. However, commercial refrigeration in a private residence is ridiculous.
Their comforters, as well as their basic cotton sheets, are great (but I dislike high thread counts).
I know where I'm going next vacation!!!
This is my favorite house tour in a long time! I love the almost Georgian lightness of the rooms and how you incorporate modern elements (chairs) and Victorian as well (taxidermy, curia)... not to ...
Beware when getting a bed off Craigslist or from any other source of used furniture -- the bedbugs that may come with it can be vastly more expensive than a new bed from a fancy design house.
That wall is stunning!
I love the 6th one with the tub in the alcove, so 18th century! Where are the diaphanous curtains and les beaux chevaliers? That said, I would not enjoy a tub or shower *in* my bedroom...
Make sure every last little ridiculous thing that you never use but that's coming with you is packed up and ready to go. Don't let your significant other guilt or otherwise coerce you out of ...
Wear sweaters and put down carpets, and if your landlord's legally liable to crank up the heat, make him or her do it. The same problem is endemic in my natal neck of the woods, with everything con...
I would recommend, with unabridged, a latex mattress. Particularly a thick piece of latex with a wool futon on top (which can be found here and here
I've lived in cities most of my life, and cities have smog and airborn dirt which on windy days can ascend beyond the 30th floor, so regular cleaning -- not just picking up -- is a must if you open...
My parents never let me have any of the crap I ardently desired en route, but I've since found that the on-board perfumes and nylon Longchamp bags make people feel like you didn't forget them in th...
This situation is the worst! I was run out of my all-time-favorite apartment owing to bed bugs so I feel you pain. Anyway, if you can't remedy the situation, move. Try to work with the landlord to ...
If you live somewhere cold, invest in a big fat duvet for inside, a fur coat (I know, politically incorrect) for outside so you aren't shivering all day after going out of doors, make sure the glaz...
Don't forget the late-80's Liaisons dangereuses! and Valmont, and everything for which Jean-Paul Gaultier designs costumes. And that Sherlock Holmes movie with Rupert Everett (!!) as t...
Flokatis are labor-intensive, FYI. They're bastards to beat and have to be brushed like dogs.
If money isn't an issue, the practicability of no drier depends on where you live. I've lived places where things dry sans drier, and it's great, you get nice crisp sheets and things. However, now ...
I adore that last one but alas my husband would never get all his crap into the wardrobe on a daily basis. The only nod to Zen in my bedroom is the fact that we sleep on a piece of latex and a futo...
Since I have usually detached emotionally by break-up time, I just toss the ugly and the by-that-time revolting sentimental stuff... and if other friends are breaking up at the same time, exchange ...