I think the thing I most missed when I left Chicago was the seasons here. Even the crappiest and most bleak part of winter (which we finally just passed -- I hope) isn't so bad when you think abou...
i'm also very well-equipped for this one. i have two beagles (one who seems just extra fluffy and soft, but then that means also extra sheddy) plus usually one foster beagle. they have a beagle-p...
those look like merillat cabinets to me, but as long as they're not a funky brand, i think you can probably look around in the cabinets, find the maker for this type of cabinet. check the drawers ...
dogs not on the furniture is not even a consideration for us. we just use a quilt that we place over the sofa. wash it frequently and your couch will stay fresh smelling and clean and it will kee...
the piano is made of wood for a reason and the last thing i would ever do is to paint a wooden musical instrument. you may not be in love with this piano, but by painting with a giant latex skin y...
are these actually made from old circuit boards? if so, aren't there a lot of toxic chemicals in a lot of circuit boards, which i thought was part of the reason why a lot of computer/chip manufact...
art -- i don't know what kind of light any of those fixtures throw, but i sort of like the flexibility of the spots since once you hang a ceiling fixture, especially in a kitchen setting, you disco...
Art: this took me forever to re-find on the internet, but I had this place, Pease Plastics , make some thin bent plexi inserts for my record shelves so our...
i've never sat in either, but i'd venture to guess the comfort level depends on the size of the person. for some reason, eames' chairs fit me extremely well (i'm a pretty small person). recently ...
re the bar area now with cabinets: I did something similar in my house and did not extend the backsplash. I felt like a backsplash was unnecessary for an area that was going to see little water a...
We constantly get phone calls from Amvets and some other similar nonprofit donation pickup service and rarely have anything to donate. But when they called last a few weeks ago, they offered a pic...
yeah, that's a great price on a boos.
another good option: we got ours as a floor model that williams sonoma was trying to get rid of for about 1/3 price that it retails for. we jus...
if you're lucky you only have one set's worth of carpet staples. i've pulled up carpet a number of times and the last time we had ancient staples (complete with wool pad bits still attached) and n...
i think i have that same orange behr paint in my bathroom.
and i found that behr works very well for me. years later i've touched up spots and it really still blends perfectly.
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I think the thing I most missed when I left Chicago was the seasons here. Even the crappiest and most bleak part of winter (which we finally just passed -- I hope) isn't so bad when you think abou...
i'm also very well-equipped for this one. i have two beagles (one who seems just extra fluffy and soft, but then that means also extra sheddy) plus usually one foster beagle. they have a beagle-p...
I didn't know that Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom had a pug...?
those look like merillat cabinets to me, but as long as they're not a funky brand, i think you can probably look around in the cabinets, find the maker for this type of cabinet. check the drawers ...
dogs not on the furniture is not even a consideration for us. we just use a quilt that we place over the sofa. wash it frequently and your couch will stay fresh smelling and clean and it will kee...
we did something sort of similar -- light gray walls, white trim, painted the risers black and put down
the piano is made of wood for a reason and the last thing i would ever do is to paint a wooden musical instrument. you may not be in love with this piano, but by painting with a giant latex skin y...
are these actually made from old circuit boards? if so, aren't there a lot of toxic chemicals in a lot of circuit boards, which i thought was part of the reason why a lot of computer/chip manufact...
art -- i don't know what kind of light any of those fixtures throw, but i sort of like the flexibility of the spots since once you hang a ceiling fixture, especially in a kitchen setting, you disco...
Art: this took me forever to re-find on the internet, but I had this place, Pease Plastics , make some thin bent plexi inserts for my record shelves so our...
these look extremely staged to me....
i've never sat in either, but i'd venture to guess the comfort level depends on the size of the person. for some reason, eames' chairs fit me extremely well (i'm a pretty small person). recently ...
re the bar area now with cabinets: I did something similar in my house and did not extend the backsplash. I felt like a backsplash was unnecessary for an area that was going to see little water a...
We constantly get phone calls from Amvets and some other similar nonprofit donation pickup service and rarely have anything to donate. But when they called last a few weeks ago, they offered a pic...
hmm, when i make homemade tomato sauce i pretty much slow cook the heck out of whole tomatoes.
the asymmetrical shutters are driving me nuts.
yeah, that's a great price on a boos. another good option: we got ours as a floor model that williams sonoma was trying to get rid of for about 1/3 price that it retails for. we jus...
i love the secret stairway!
if you're lucky you only have one set's worth of carpet staples. i've pulled up carpet a number of times and the last time we had ancient staples (complete with wool pad bits still attached) and n...
i think i have that same orange behr paint in my bathroom. and i found that behr works very well for me. years later i've touched up spots and it really still blends perfectly.