I really miss being in a city neighborhood, with the bodegas and small businesses. I chose my neighborhood for the condo and the access to bike/walk trails--very active neighborhood and pretty. T...
I think your friend made a good choice. I used to travel like that (by car) and and it made a big difference. Since I also had to take tools and books, it made it easier to pack clothes, especial...
I have my parent's living room sofa and couch from the 50's. They've held up, but probably because no one jumped around on them. But they should last another 10 years at least.
I saw a woman in my condo complex feeding a squirrel. It came right up and ate from her hand. I didn't even know they would do that.
I, however, shoo them away when I go to our garbag...
Nearly every costume shop where I worked in the nineties had some old mangle that was donated and it sat unused in a corner of the shop or buried in storage. Now someone's trying to make 'em chic.
truenic--
you are correct that it is cheaper to buy most things than to make them. The rise in cheap goods has played into the decline in home skills. And it has been increasingly di...
I am constantly amazed (and frustrated professionally--I work in a costume shop) by how few people know how to sew! It used to be a part of daily life for people. A necessary skill. My grandmoth...
n2denim and christie--
If you don't like the "keep calm", don't look at it.
Although I have one, I get that you are sick of it. And even though it's a nice message, maybe...
I have one bookshelf where I have books arranged by color and it works out just fine. The books are mostly decorative anyway--fashion, home decor and sewing. I have a few novels that have colorfu...
Here's something I'll never do myself again: Paint my vaulted popcorn ceiling. Ugh. Someone else with proper tools and skill will be doing that next time--and removing the popcorn.
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I LOVE green, but, wow, that's a helluvalot of green in that room!
I really miss being in a city neighborhood, with the bodegas and small businesses. I chose my neighborhood for the condo and the access to bike/walk trails--very active neighborhood and pretty. T...
How do you keep your pets from attacking those stuffed birds? Seems like they'd be dragging them all over the place.
Sitting on the stool is fine, it's getting that sewing machine down from above that seems like trouble.
I re-read the book every year or so. Guilty pleasure. It's better than the movie, but the movie's good too!
I think your friend made a good choice. I used to travel like that (by car) and and it made a big difference. Since I also had to take tools and books, it made it easier to pack clothes, especial...
I have my parent's living room sofa and couch from the 50's. They've held up, but probably because no one jumped around on them. But they should last another 10 years at least.
Where would they put all of their stuff? What stuff?
I feel like I could make this. It's kinda fun-looking.
My condo bathroom has brass and I hate it. But, alas, no money to change it right now. Boo-hoo.
I saw a woman in my condo complex feeding a squirrel. It came right up and ate from her hand. I didn't even know they would do that. I, however, shoo them away when I go to our garbag...
Nearly every costume shop where I worked in the nineties had some old mangle that was donated and it sat unused in a corner of the shop or buried in storage. Now someone's trying to make 'em chic.
How did you get that bike trainer in there without it looking horrible? I can't figure out how to do that! It all looks great!
truenic-- you are correct that it is cheaper to buy most things than to make them. The rise in cheap goods has played into the decline in home skills. And it has been increasingly di...
I am constantly amazed (and frustrated professionally--I work in a costume shop) by how few people know how to sew! It used to be a part of daily life for people. A necessary skill. My grandmoth...
What the hell is that toilet seat? Perhaps it is just a bad picture, but it looks like some kind of mold! Ick!
dammit, we're getting snow.....
n2denim and christie-- If you don't like the "keep calm", don't look at it. Although I have one, I get that you are sick of it. And even though it's a nice message, maybe...
I have one bookshelf where I have books arranged by color and it works out just fine. The books are mostly decorative anyway--fashion, home decor and sewing. I have a few novels that have colorfu...
Here's something I'll never do myself again: Paint my vaulted popcorn ceiling. Ugh. Someone else with proper tools and skill will be doing that next time--and removing the popcorn.