I recently went from "nothing personal in the cube" to "I need some personality in here before the gray-ness drives me crazy!". Nothing extravagant, just a nice calendar, a cheap print from etsy, c...
We have these weights at the manufacturing plan I work at, and you always see them being used as doorstops (against company procedure, since they could get damaged and therefore not weigh their sta...
Two years ago, I was paying $1150 for a one bedroom in Kew Gardens Hills in Queens, just east of Forest Hills. It was a garden apartment-style condo we rented from the owner. Square footage probabl...
Since it's been soooo long since I've worked a sewing machine, I think I'll start with a pillow. Then maybe graduate to handbags and totes - I love handmade bags!
My husband's parents have a bunch of old hotel furniture - his father works at a hotel. They have a couple of chairs that they haven't reuposltered. We "inherited" two nightstands, one of which rec...
Stretch any cool fabric over a wood frame - I did it, and it looks awesome! Got the frame from http://store.txtlart.com/. The staple gun was a hand-me-down ...
So I'm not the only one who gets extremely frustrated at the existance of leaf blowers. For all the reasons listed above, it's one of my pet peeves. It's amazing how seeing someone using a leaf blo...
I call this the "two pizza" phenomenon. My husband and I once had this big argument because they were offering two pizzas for the price of one. I could not justify to myself buying two pizzas for j...
I like the idea of something similar as a selling point for your house, where you could actually quantify to your buyer how energy efficient the house is.
I was thinking the same exact thing a couple of months ago when we got the yellow pages on our doorstep. I never use them, but I couldn't find any resource for Opting out. I guess I could have cont...
I'm trying as hard as I can to think and buy local, so I've been trying to convince my husband to abandon our Costco membership. I don't get too much of a sense of community when I go shopping at C...
I know other people may have bathroom scent problems combined with ventilation issues, but my solution is to just open the window. No chemicals, no plastic, no electricity. Just fresh air. How much...
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I got one of those 3M command stip hooks - the metal kind, so it looks a little more "sophisticated" than the plastic one.
I recently went from "nothing personal in the cube" to "I need some personality in here before the gray-ness drives me crazy!". Nothing extravagant, just a nice calendar, a cheap print from etsy, c...
We have these weights at the manufacturing plan I work at, and you always see them being used as doorstops (against company procedure, since they could get damaged and therefore not weigh their sta...
Wow, what I would have given to afford that kind of stuff for my college decor. Can we say K-Mart?
Two years ago, I was paying $1150 for a one bedroom in Kew Gardens Hills in Queens, just east of Forest Hills. It was a garden apartment-style condo we rented from the owner. Square footage probabl...
Since it's been soooo long since I've worked a sewing machine, I think I'll start with a pillow. Then maybe graduate to handbags and totes - I love handmade bags!
My husband's parents have a bunch of old hotel furniture - his father works at a hotel. They have a couple of chairs that they haven't reuposltered. We "inherited" two nightstands, one of which rec...
Burgers! This is exactly what an apartment dweller (who lives in a complex that doesn't allow bbq grills) needs!
Stretch any cool fabric over a wood frame - I did it, and it looks awesome! Got the frame from http://store.txtlart.com/. The staple gun was a hand-me-down ...
Those colors would work perfectly in my bedroom!
Horizon 12! I love this contest!
So I'm not the only one who gets extremely frustrated at the existance of leaf blowers. For all the reasons listed above, it's one of my pet peeves. It's amazing how seeing someone using a leaf blo...
I call this the "two pizza" phenomenon. My husband and I once had this big argument because they were offering two pizzas for the price of one. I could not justify to myself buying two pizzas for j...
I like the idea of something similar as a selling point for your house, where you could actually quantify to your buyer how energy efficient the house is.
I was thinking the same exact thing a couple of months ago when we got the yellow pages on our doorstep. I never use them, but I couldn't find any resource for Opting out. I guess I could have cont...
I'm trying as hard as I can to think and buy local, so I've been trying to convince my husband to abandon our Costco membership. I don't get too much of a sense of community when I go shopping at C...
Oooh, pictures! Now if only I had the resources to design and build my own...
I know other people may have bathroom scent problems combined with ventilation issues, but my solution is to just open the window. No chemicals, no plastic, no electricity. Just fresh air. How much...