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Shame we didn't see this white brick fireplace in any of the photos!

My childhood library had something like this, so it brings back a huge wave of nostalgia, but still. "Nostalgic" is different than "hot."

Chandelier - I'll echo, anyone know where it might be from?

We keep all our Dwells, and I've kept all my Harvard Business Reviews. Everything else (Time Out, Fast Company, Wired) we toss.

That's funny, I am the same way: electric wakes me up in the mornings, and manual puts me to bed at night. But I guess if you think about it, it makes sense. New product opportunity: a toothbrush t...

I started taking baths in my old place, because the tub was huge. I'd bath it probably twice a month, either at the end of the day or - even better - in the morning, setting a calm tone to my entir...

I did this with a fuzzy pink sheet of fabric - sewed an open hem and slid it onto a curtain rod. The softness of fabric on the wall behind you is awesome, especially if it has some texture. The pul...

It just looks rickety. I don't want to sleep on a suspension bridge.

we have an orange one in our bathroom. it's amazing!

I prefer the gun store on The Simpsons: Bloodbath and Beyond.

I live in Chicago and work in a suburb. The drive can be 35 minutes with no traffic, or 2 hours on a Friday afternoon. I totally related to the New Yorker article - a commuter's idiosyncracies, cop...

The sponges at our kitchen sink start to smell moldy after just a few uses. So whenever I wash dishes, my hands smell moldy for hours. It's awful! Anyone have tips for keeping sponges clean? We wri...

from Open Thread 65 on July 2, 2007 11:33AM

Whoa my god, sorry for all that bold!

from Bedbugs Take Manhattan! on June 14, 2007 01:43PM

Hey there Lawdesigner, I wrote the post that Maxwell aired a few months ago. I had bedbugs for 4 months and definitely learned a few truths the hard way. Bedbugs do have a...

from Bedbugs Take Manhattan! on June 14, 2007 01:43PM

I just ordered a few of the Acme Workhorse bags from reusablebags.com...

from Shopping Bag from A Fresh Squeeze on June 7, 2007 10:13AM

Hey Jem, it looks like AT: Chicago posted this yesterday. Cool. Thanks Chicago! Kurtck, I urge you to visit Bedbugger.com (as well as The Bed Bug Resource, another great source of info...

from The True Story on Bedbugs on May 3, 2007 10:14AM

Does anyone think that arranging books by color is a reference to Everything is Illuminated? (In the book, there's a key moment when a character reveals that they know how another cha...

from Open Thread 425 on May 1, 2007 06:58PM

What's weird is that I actually thought I could see the words "Martha Stewart" in the image. Like a mirage. I swore it was there, then I went back and, no. My god, she owns what she o...

from Guess Who? on April 25, 2007 12:15PM

Thanks Palousian. I know, and I agree.

from The True Story on Bedbugs on April 24, 2007 05:36PM

Sea, you can chill by knowing that the chances of getting them are probably still small. I can't tell you that having them is easy, but hey - every day we leave our houses, something bad could happ...

from The True Story on Bedbugs on April 24, 2007 05:03PM