i think you could do the same thing with cork tiles, as many as you like to create the size you need, covered in fabric. might be easier to get a little stack of tiles home vs a giant board. hmmm...

anything with sponged paint is a bad idea. we once rented a basement suite with a bright yellow sponge-painted kitchen, ostensibly to "brighten the place up." it also had badly painted floors, in...

i've considered this: http://www.hammacher.com/Product/77933?refsku=76346&xsp=3&promo=xsells since i am SO not ...

i need to take the plunge and try this...six months after moving, almost all our framed photos are still in a box, and i have a pile of new ones accumulating in my closet. i just have to figure ou...

hmmm, this might be an option for our basement playroom...i've seen plywood floors before, but not cut into planks. such a simple step to make such a lovely difference!

my floors aren't even black, just dark (not even a terribly nice dark stain) and hecka glossy, and i will also testify to their tendency to show everything. i have three small children and three c...

now i have a great reason to buy those cute little ukranian ornaments i found!

Note--for the silhouettes of small children, it may be necessary to get slightly more technical. My 3 year old has a hard time being still long enough for a photo, forget tracing his shadow. But ...

I'm shortish and have always always always curled my legs up under/beside me when seated. I still sit on my feet at the dinner table. When the situation calls for more formality, I perch on the e...

too bad this only ships in the states. :(

The first one is my favourite--perhaps because that is the colour scheme I am loving the most right now... I agree that the flowers are a bit high, and probably I would use less *stuff* ove...

okay, i didn't even notice the penis in the painting. you pervs.

thanks so much for the clock link! now, if only i had money falling out of my arse... i will file that one away for the future.

no cabin fever tips, but i LOVE that clock (in the second image)! where's it from?

for those with a sense of humour: Richard Cheese. the dude is so, so awesome. swanky lounge covers of non-loungey songs (ie "smack my b*tch up" and "get down with the sickness" and "guerilla rad...

Wow, way to take the imagination out of imaginative play. Creepy. (Think there's a disclaimer warning children not to shove the Wii-mote into real babies?)

My Ukranian-Canadian grandmother always says "chesterfield." I don't. I never thought it was a Canadian thing, just a grandma thing.

love the countertop--i'm iffy about the cabinet fronts, but maybe it's just a bit much for me in conjunction with the counters...whatevs, i don't have to live with it. it's a big improvement from ...

all i can think of is the nonstop crinkling noise. i like shiny, but these are not my style.

oh, that photo made my stomach sink. i have been there! i also decided to just take a shot at throwing the cushion covers in the washer. i reasoned that the alternative was a slipcover anyway, i...