Sorry Wes, but the lead post actually did say it was affordable: "Follow the jump to see the more affordable interpretation..." . Plus, the end of the 2nd paragraph says "... down to only ...

Another plug for purging. Freecycle is a great place to get rid of anything and everything: http://www.freecycle.org As for decor, a dark floor a...

(to paraphrase Inigo Montoya): They keep using this word "budget"... I do not think it means what they think it means.

GORGEOUS! It may not be a small space, but it's very well done. On the issue of this being a "house tour"... does it seem a little odd to anyone else that houses are featured so promi...

Sorry... didn't see dM's much more succinct post before posting my long-winded one (which has a typo... it should say "whether vegetarian hosts are obliged to serve meat").

Patrick #2, as to your question about whether vegetarian hosts are obliged meat: Since most humans who eat meat are not strict carnivores but rather omnivores, serving a veggie-based m...

Brilliant idea, Randi! And Yvette, you're a shining example that the surest way to get what you need is to give it. Great post.

Great post Nina79. This place left me cold, too. I think the real disconnect for me was that there's SO much kitsch and quirk that it feels like it's trying too hard to be "interestin...

Despite the MAJOR disruption to both local businesses and residents, I wouldn't mind dealing with the Sunset Junction insanity once a year if it weren't for the fact that the organizers are chargin...

I adore those vintage mail caddies, but the picture rail idea is absolutely ingenious! Since I don't have a picture rail, it spurred me to try the same thing with the moulding around the inside of ...

Amen, Sherry! And Merriam-Webster seems to concur: gift — n. Something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation I m...