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maryman has it right: Enamel. That's what it's for. It's especially important with shelves.

"Some things can only be pulled off by the Italians who really just work and own the Euro-trash thing in astonishing ways and with absolute pride. Good for them! However, this photo shoot should co...

Or, you could use Apple's free Remote App to play music from the iTunes library on your computer, and get that to your stereo somehow. Although my mac and my stereo are on opposite sid...

For those who didn't shop at Ralph's in the 80s: http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/photos/celebrities/joyc...

I always take a small ham. I don't eat ham much unless I'm camping, but it's great when I'm roughing it. It keeps well, it's versatile, and the salt is welcome. It goes in to scrambled...

Use all purpose flour, and milk instead of water. Make a really wet dough, so spongy you have to use a hamburger bun pan, like King Arthur sells. Mix it, knead it, divide it into the pan for just o...

Wow, a blender that will automatically turn itself on when it senses motion. What could possibly go wrong?

I, too, am plagued with Argentine ants. I've had them come into my house just to drink from the toilet or dish sponge. Yum. It's important to point out that what works for Argentine an...

Sorry, let me try it another way: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pc...

I bought some leaf-shaped translucent decals at drsfosterandsmith.com. They're a little less invisible than the picture shows -- kinda frosty/blurry -- but they're not too ugly, and I haven't had ...

The work triangle is a classic model. It came out of some of the first ergonomic studies conducted by the University of Illinois fifty years ago. And it's hard to go wrong if you hew to it.

Gray would be a mistake in the living room. I would suggest color, but nothing that is on the blue - green - purple side of the wheel. Anything from brick - brown - olive would work, or harvest gol...

$30 for 21" x 21" is absurd. Attaching every module would be a huge pain. And vines can exploit cracks in concrete walls and bring them down -- the little snaps holding these together won't last.

Is "Aggresively ugly" a legitimate style?

I would remove the top, lightly sand it with very fine sandpaper, vacuum it off, and wipe it with a damp rag. I would then prime both sides and all edges with two light coats of Zinss...

Gosh no. But on a sleep-in day, I might stumble to the den, grab the laptop, and go back to bed with it. It's nice to start the day with a little Apartment Therapy.

I do this from time to time. The trick is to spray the inside of the pumpkin with Lysol so it doesn't rot immediately. (Of course, you could probably wipe it with bleach or peroxide too.)

Dumbo. It was the first record I ever owned as a kid, and I played it every night for a year.

I have no advice for Kory, but I'd like to respond to the title, if I may. I couldn't find a good way to store a big bag of dry cat chow -- I wanted the food kept fresh, because my cats don't like ...