Oh my god, that would be a PERFECT present! My best friend lives in Napa, works for the French Laundry, and JUST got her first apartment as a solo renter. I've been trying to find her the perfect...

ooh, austin. never been, but it seems nice.

i second the map, especially one with a very clearly outlined bus map. i'm a foodie, so gifts usually include something like a tin of cocoa mix from bittersweet (fillmore st. in the ...

i LOVE LOVE LOVE urban ore! my office chair (pollock knockoff) is from there, among other things. you know those huge ornate mirrors with all the curly-cues, then painted crazy colors? the ones ...

great write-up! i saw this when it was at the corcoran in dc a few months ago (home for the holidays), and it was thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyable. a must!

i organize books by one topic per shelf, then color code the books on that shelf. fiction, nonfiction (general), nonfiction (art theory), photo instruction, coffee table books, magazines.

anyone else bothered by the fact that more than 50% of the green products listed were attached to websites? you have have to buy them online, which means your oh-so-precious carbon footprint essen...

deborah--that's not my apartment, but for the record, he's 6'3".

east bay depot for creative reuse. i THINK they have furniture.

wait, wait, wait--leslie, didn't you post something a week or two ago about a store with a major art sale? they have furniture. hold on, trying to find the name.

i keep forgetting to ask them about their policy on photoshoots....it's an AMAZING place.

i second the craigslist and urban ore suggestions. if you're looking for a fixer-upper pieces, try urban ore on ashby st. cheap, cheap stuff, in every sense of the word. i think trou...

that should be grad student PLUS photographer. sorry. there are two of us.

any of those could work, thanks for the suggestions! i've been checking everywhere. here's the full story. my boyfriend is a grad student at berkeley, i work from home. he has a des...

thanks everyone!

we'd like to put a rug under our dining table and console in the kitchen, but we haven't found the right one yet. right now, it's part zen, part pop (if that makes any sense), with a wood, black, ...

looks snuggly. probably not very functional, since i would probably fall asleep within minutes of sitting down, thus eliminating my chance to read.

"these are a few of my favorite things" singing is optional.

i live a few blocks from UC Berkeley (on the "nicer" north side), but i'm usually witness to something obnoxious every other day. my favorites: 1. labor day weekend (my birthday...

just one? gosh. i love them all! i have a particular soft spot for gerber daisies. when i was in high school, i used to joke with my boyfriend that i liked gerber daisies because th...