I've been trying to figure out how to do a backyard firepit on the cheap, but asinner's comment got me thinking. What is a good option to keep out the rain? And yeah, I LOVE that top pic.

Cumin is my favorite spice. I use it in my vegetarian chili and pretty much anything else that I add chili powder to. It just has that je ne sais quoi kick.

This is simple and beautiful. I too love the baseboard artwork. and the spot of red in the archway, and the more books the better - they're taking over my house now. I'm stealing some of your ae...

Don't even think about putting something down in there. This room is way too clean to be considered a "mud room." And god forbid you buy a new pair of sunglasses.

I love this idea. I think those might be the same cabinets that I find so irritating in my own rental kitchen. I am so doing this.

Not to cheat, but I'm tempted to try it with either the puff pastry idea that caw261 mentioned or (gasp) store bought pie crust.

I re-use glass jars in my backyard as tea-light holders. I don't even bother frosting the jars, I just have a bunch of different sizes grouped and set out on the tables. Ironically, not my...

I want that cute shelf thing.

When I worked at starbucks and these first started appearing in stores, I originally liked them. But because they were chosen for a generic purpose, they are just that -- generic. But the generic...

Not to be a spoil sport, but there are instructions on the Ready Made Magazine website to redo the cushions on a danish modern chair (one that I own actually and was going to redo myself). When yo...