i think this ban is pretty common in the rocky mountains. when i lived in steamboat they had one. i think it was due to particulates- and when you make your money off of beautiful views (and powder...

the new kitchen seems fine, as does the old one- its amazing what proper lighting of a shot can do! i hope the owners like it, and i appreciate that maybe it is greener than a typical kitche...

I volunteered on the campaign and am terribly excited that he is our president. I also understand there is danger in idolizing a person, especially a politician. I understand that these plates are ...

i tend to hold on to FLOR catalogs. The furniture sitting on top of those rugs is exquisite.

i grew up on gaymont road, which i think is a stretch to find funny. i did spend a lot of time saying "it means happy hill you idiot" though.

in a situation where your family is going through a major adjustment and having a grandparent in the house will help the kids while the parents are busy (very very busy) then sure. especially if it...

like everyone else i still have a lot on my to-do list, but i've made a lot of progress. in this cure i: ripped up carpet, rearranged my living room, painted wood paneling, hung curtains, cleaned o...

my little brother used to be a prolific tagger, that is until his friends landed in jail (and not overnight), and he barely avoided it. they werent trying to prevent gentrification, they were...

if the carpet is light, work with it and paint the walls a dark color. carpet also makes me think about hotel rooms, which makes me think about sumptuous linens and curtains. go glamourous w...

something personal to them: a framed old map of the place they met/went on honeymoon. gift certificate to the restaurant where they went on their first date. something creative with their wedding i...

my parents had this problem when my mom went back to work full time, and it was a major stressor on their marriage. finally, after nagging, pleading, and yelling for years she sat him down and said...

hey, that's my chili! i'll make a bigger pot next time if yall want to stop by for dinner. and i'll put the beer in a pint glass and make biscuits instead of toast too.

oh jeez, this post is exactly what i need. glad to see i'm not alone! i moved in to my bf's in march- it was so full i couldn't bring any of my furniture (yet). so, i've started with surfaces- they...

i did this for years before moving in together in march (and his/our house is being CURED as we speak). i learned the hard way that i must keep these things at his house: tampons, toothbrush, coffe...

I also get some pretty good ideas from Cottage Living, which was initially surprising because I don't consider myself a cottage-y person. Turns out a lot of my friends read it too!

i'm with wonderboy- i thought my time spent in a horse barn was finally going to pay off! you know, maybe we still need them. the mounted police here let their horses poop everywhere, which ...

let's not forget where you put that house. 900 sf or 2400 sf, if it is still in the burbs you are most likely to need to drive everywhere, and not be within walking distance of things like cafes an...

There is also a home movie day this Saturday in Raleigh NC (on the campus on NC State) its put on by AV Geeks and I think some film professors. See more here:

my list includes: a deep cleaning of the house culling through the coat closet moving records to the living room moving- or starting move- of computer out of bedroom p...

i have a hard time using my bike or bus instead of my car to get to work. its hard to make myself get up early enough to make that feasible. but i really want to commit to doing it at least 1 day a...