This is an excellent analogy: "It's exactly like buying pre-faded, pre-ripped jeans. It's exactly inauthentic." I have to agree. However, this is not about the "working poor or laid-off worke...

This is not about "slumming"! It's just a certain aesthetic. I've always wanted to have a worn down leather couch. Does that REALLY mean I'm trying to embrace "homeless chic"? NO! I saw one in a sw...

I am surprised at the anger in all of these comments! That room is gorgeous, the ideas expressed in the post are good ones. I would have an aga range if I could and put it in a room j...

ohjodi -- now, THOSE would be funny... I think I might steal your ideas and make my own. thank you.

lorijo, It must be hard to be you.

wow. It's a wonder I'm still alive.

I always bring one large bag and check it in. It's practically empty on the way there and stuffed on the way home. I've tried bringing a small bag and with a empty duffel to fill with purchases, bu...

lorisf: that's a great find. Sad but true if you look at the US economy stats. Perhaps if we sold those in the bookstore I work in we'd be able to survive. I keep things I never want t...

I"m awfully tired of books in every clothing store. How 'bout books from a bookstore?

ammonia and water

Bridget: "oh my! where is this pre war palace? I've never seen anything like it in LA! " Really?! Everyplace I've ever lived in LA is a 1920s or 1930s building.

Arroyo, it's the Santa Monica Viceroy, not the one in Palm Springs.

Just don't try this if your collection is comprised of photography/art books. The Ikea shelves aren't strong enough and sag...

janamartin & rebeccasouth & fardaesm might like this http://www.apostropheabuse.com/ sorry to detract from the topic...

Why do you need a garbage bag? Just put your garbage in the bin and dump the bin directly into the outdoor container that is collected. You can rinse out your bin if it gets dirty. No one sh...

After 18 years, I was forced to move (evicted -sorry, it was pretty dramatic) so my landlord could move into my apartment. It's their right, even though it was inco. The thing that made me fu...

Carla: We keep ours in a bag in the freezer and then take them down (in our case to a municipal green bin for composting) when we take out the trash.

I think it's beautiful! I saw that couch and thought it was an artist piece before I read the post. To those who object to the way these people spent their money and what they do with their p...

gregory: I think Lisaversa means using JUST the attachment as a brush, not the vacuum.

re: antlers being found It's true, however, if you are REALLY going to be a staunch environmentalist, remember that other creatures feed on antlers that have been shed. Even by taking shed an...