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I would hazard the guess that if J Adler designed the room, J Adler makes the bed. I'm just sayin' it's what he would do.

I spent what was a small fortune in the 80s on Mario Bellini's Le Bambole love seat and 2 chairs. I have loved them to this day. Every time I look at them, I say, "Ah, yes. Nice". Totally wo...

being a boxer, boston terrier, german shepherd and toy fox terrier owner, one thing i've always found to be useful is a shedding brush. it's a big loop of corrugated metal that removes loads of she...

I have found that the heavier the weight of the fabric, the more forgiving it is. With your light fabric you are more likely to see it pulled where the tacks or staples have been put in. It could e...

In NYC there are whole businesses who's business it is to cut up your furniture in one place and put it back together in another place! No lie.

from Apartment Therapy - CouchWatch '07 on November 11, 2007 12:49AM

Never, never, never. Not in the 70's, not ever! Key words, JC Penny. btoddster had the right idea. P*** on it.

You can't go back. Been there, couldn't do that.

Proudest sewing moment, but not the finest, by far, was at age 13 when I made a sailor dress as my second ever sewing project. It was a holy hot mess, but was worn TO SCHOOL with puckered se...

not to be snarky, i'm really asking: does anyone really expect to get $2k for a sofa they paid $3k for and sat on for 2 years? am I the one who is unrealistic here?

the arco lamp weighs a ton, and i would question swiveling it from spot to spot, weight wise, scratching the floor wise and lazy bones wise. i would get a cheap lamp from ikea and try it as ...

doppleganger, i know how you feel! i walked into jenson & lewis (nyc) 20 years ago and tried to purchase a pink sofa, a pale pink sofa. the sales guy said, weeeeell, that color pink is...

foxylou2: pink and orange? they rock!

strange that they would mail out renewal notices, then go belly up.

I have small basement windows with a nasty view. The films are fantastic (good quality, easy to put on, great selection), but since my windows are tiny, and I have the need for weird cut out...

my only advice, given from experience, is that if the drawers are not well made, and you stuff them full (which, of course i did) they will not open, the bottoms will fall out and you will curse th...

I put dark green shades on guest room windows and my guests woke looking dead. Or, at least, so they said...

Although I haven't laid cheek to that particular sofa, I did have white canvas furniture in NYC for a very long time. It got dirty just from NYC air! But, I loved it. Accordingly, I s...

what does one do if one doesn't have perfectly square walls? i guess one doesn't get one...

i meant god. god is in the details.

dog is in the details.