I wouldn't buy the house, at all, period. You'd hate it so much it's not worth it. Keep looking, hold out for something in your price range that has better bones, even if it's a fixer-upper.

I finally gave up on dish racks. Who really needs a permanent object to take up so much room? I just lay a towel on the counter next to the sink, and let the dishes dry on that. When everything i...

I love the lamp in the first picture, anyone know what that is or where it can be obtained?

If you go to the actual article, you can see he spent $9,000 on a coffee table (that looks like it came from IKEA) and $2,000 on a lamp. OUCH!

To tuckersmith - I can't look up those particular bookcases right now since ikea.com is blocked where I work, but if you're looking for something to last 10ish years I wouldn't buy Ik...

Unfortunately you just missed the DC Big Flea this past weekend. It runs a couple of times a year in Chantilly, here's the site: ...

I have a question for everyone - I want to get a piece of furniture for my office that can both store some books and also be used as a mail & bill pay station. So I found

Oops, I spoke too soon... I checked again and DC has it's own section rss feed now. Thanks.

Add me to the people who can't wait for the DC craigslist finds! Also, is it possible for DC to get it's own section RSS feed on AT just like the other cities? I'd like to change m...

My problem seems to be with chronically ill pets. Every pet I've had, except one, has had some sort of a chronic health problem. Usually no behavioral issues, they are all very loving animals, s...

Beautiful apartment. But seriously, keep your cats off the kitchen counters. That's unhygienic and, frankly, disgusting. I would never let my cats do that.

Any older dog will work, as they will sleep a lot and not be very energetic. Just make sure they're docile and housebroken, and you'll have a wonderful animal. You can help them live out their go...

I have seen something similar one her...