how about complimenting it with a nice soft green from a sort of tarnished-copper-patina family? Maybe not the whole room, but in pops? Or a partial wall divided off by some moldings? That is a k...

That's a lot of territory for mice (and *shudder* other thingies) to hide in. I'm just sayin'.

Reb... thank you for clarifying! I thought that was what you likely meant but never hurts to check. By the way, I love the rug... in both design AND location! :)

I would love to do a back splash like this... but what precisely is a "silicon bikini strap"? I don't necessarily recommend googling the term, unless you have your "safe search" feature turned on ...

not working for me either, running either the latest version of Safari or Firefox on mac OS X 10.4.11... I am not missing the point, right? The slide show should be going by itself while I use my ...

That is oddly cute... ok, sort of. Most spiders survive our dustbuster just fine, by the way... don't know about the babies, though.

I HIGHLY recommend the alsarp bed base from Ikea... it lifts up (with those hinges that go "pssshhhht" like a hatchback on a car or minivan) and holds itself up until you lower it and gives you soo...

ok, seriously... after the scorpions-in-the-dryer comment... I am never ever leaving my lovely no-poisonous-nothin' northern new england state... not ever. I would cheerfully take 9 months of frig...

In my house, we determine scary status more by whether the scittery beastie is fast, slow or (gulp) predatory... those little jumping/hunting guys are treated with extreme caution... watched one ju...

I don't see a sofa... are you guys referring to the inspiration photo? All I see is the chair, but nothing matching it.

I wouldn't paint it, but I would redo the fabric with something funky, like the (really fabulous) tubby-chaise loungy thing in the inspiration photo. I think one of the tricks to making this kind ...

How funny... I bathe every day... and I never knew people were so disgusted by it! How do these people who cringe at baths wash their young kids (if they have any)? Our tub sees an at least 2-4 b...

Am I an idiot? Is that an alternative spelling of "balcony" that I have never seen before? :) Really cute place... totally not my style... but if it works for you, fantastic! I'd need slippers,...

I love it love it love it. AND I grew up playing with those zebra/giraffe/etc blocks in the first photo. Anyone know where to get them nowadays? My son would love them. Really lovely...

Is it crazy to admit that I am a woman who does most of the cleaning (if not all) and LIKES it that way? He picks up the kids' toys and empties the dishwasher if I ask, which is nice, but I don't ...

1200 sq ft, bungalow-ish/cottage-y thing that was originally 2 camps stitched together into one house in the 20s... we're a family of four, including 2 kids under 6 yrs... plus a 70 lb dog (and the...

Is it possible that someone in the unit above had some kind of large spill over that spot? It looks like both moisture and sap to me... maybe they spilled something and that got the sap temporaril...

Seems like cat lovers could put the leaves loose in a small mesh bag and hang it high out of reach... then there would be no falling leaves. Not as pretty, and a little work to de-stem the eucalyp...

...and then you have kids, and your bedroom again becomes your private retreat/escape pod... with a tv, for our purposes. Of course, turn it off and spend some time with your partner, read a book,...

I LOVE your Grover. He's perfect!