When I lived in Brooklyn I had a window in my bathroom. Right next to the tub actually. Even in the dead of winter, I would open the window a crack while I showered. The combo of piping hot water o...

I was recently 'in between jobs' when i moved back to my native country. I made the decision to spend a little money to make money, so I ponied up for a couple of decent outfits from Zara for not t...

I have a natural steel bed frame from Room & Board and even the slats are steel. Love my bed, no issue with cold. I watch telly propped up on two large pillows, no problems. Plus that bed disassemb...

How is arriving by seaplane or boat a green option?

I was thinking painting the trim a glossy pure white, but paint one of those little ridges in the trim a glossy apple green. I think that would look really cool and call attention to the architectu...

Um, to bring this back on topic, I wanted to chime in that I purchased a 2" thick natural latex foam topper from organicselections.com to place on my firm regular spring mattress from R&B. I love s...

I like Biokleen's laundry liquid detergent and their oxygen bleach. Using a combination of the two, and then adding a few drops of lavender essential oil to the rinse cycle, I find I don't even nee...

Um. It's not like a cat can't sleep in that there fuzzy thing... If you ask me, there's a helluva lot more designey stuff meant for small pets (cats OR dogs) than there are for large ...

I am hoping to have posts about finding pet friendly apartment rentals in NYC. Also, my landlord sent me some letter stating that my dog is shedding and leaving hair in the common hallway areas (!!...

Man those are some hideous luggage bags... Never understood what the problem locating your luggage bag is at the wheel. Just knot a recognizable patterned length of grosgrain on the h...

option 2 - the red brick really pops nicely with the slate.

If you're looking for clearance, look at the Room and Board Parsons bed or the Portica bed: linky

I'm with Annieo - life's too short to not enjoy my time with the doggy! My Belgian Malinois mix is allowed on both couch and bed. She is welcome to sleep with me or on her own bed, it doesn't matte...

If said lonely people crave some animal companionship, then they can go to their nearest neighborhood shelter and donate some free time by taking the dogs there out for walks, or bathing them, or h...

Homemade: I use 1 part Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar 1 part water few drops lavender essential oil and I refridgerate. I use it on myself and my dog. I took her hiking upstate in de...

Nope, that's HK. Been there, love it. It's nice to see a blogger from the east! Makes me nostalgic (grew up in Singapore). :)

In the deep humidity of July/Aug in NYC, I run my A/C all day and night at 79 degrees on the Energy Saver option (which lets the A/C not run, or run on fan, depending on the temp) as well as run a ...

You should look at the roof of 170 Tillary Street in Brooklyn. I used to live in that building, and we built a deck up there, and the then building manager set up little garden areas throughout wit...

Yup, I was thinking the potential splash out too... Someone told me you should only flush your toilet with the cover down - all that water swishing around actually releases more micro...

Gosh chickclick, some of us consider the furry 4-leggeds who live with us as family. Ending a relationship over a dog? Have you considered that the bond I have with my dog is also a relationship? A...