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Also regarding people being weird about asking guests to remove their shoes or being offended if they are asked to take them off. Once a girl in stilleto boots was over and when asked to remove her...

I can't believe people wear shoes in their houses. I take my shoes off in everyones house and I expect people to take theirs off in my house, unless they are standing in my front entry with no inte...

we have an awful creamy grey cord on our old school glass ball 70's hanging lights in the lounge and if not for that I would really love the lights. oh and thanks NorNor I could make g...

that is seriously AWESOME! i love it!

Also I really love a while back you guys did a post on a colourful bright yellow apartment that had on a shelf a large purple metal hippo that was gorgeous.

from Apartment Therapy DC | Elephantine Inspiration on September 17, 2009 10:22PM

I LOVE ELEPHANTS! I have a little gold and ruby elephant on my nightstand and in the lounge next to the tv cabinet a large ceramic elephant plant stand that I spray painted glossy black. SO CUTE!

from Apartment Therapy DC | Elephantine Inspiration on September 17, 2009 10:06PM

1 x feature pillow in jade green. $10? 2 x cheap black frames of same size with some jade green print scrappbooking paper in them $20-$25? 1 x table runner in a similar green or a black...

WOW! I am seriously jealous now and wish that I could find find myself a defines style. I really need help. :(

I have greasy wog hair if i don't wash but i do choose the "eco friendly" shampoos. Not sure how much that really helps but I suppose it's better than nothing. Also I wonder are their ...

I only have two things bought new furniture wise, my mattress and dining table, everything else is hand me down or thrift store purchase. Some amazing stuff comes out of those shops!

Best advice I can give is buy something close to what you want, unless you are prepared to spend a lot of money renovating and maybe getting told off and having to put it all back the way it was.

I'm messy and it seems that my mind is relatively messy too. I get through life and can read perfectly lol. I'm trying to be more tidy. :P Here is hoping i'll have a reasonably tidy house when we h...

Lol, the elevator is because Barbie has problems with her knees... she can't move them. Ha ha ha. I had a home made white mansion, tiled floors (faux of course lol), high ceilings, thr...

We've been together long enough that neither of us really cares anymore. When you camp and you get scared doing what bears do in the woods... and he has to be nearby all "care factor" becomes void....

I have a few crucifix or ground orchids (little orange centred yellow flowers that are just gorgeous) and they are impossible to kill, I keep dividing it up and they keep flowering and multiplying....

My partner and I have one drawer to ourselves with everything in easy reach, and hidden from prying eyes. Trouble is we are getting a housemate in the next few weeks and which means sacrificing our...

I have one of those little tea pots. I love it to death. :) But I have a thing about te pots. I also have a pretty hand painted hand made glazed clay teapot my bf brought back from his host family ...

I want a large moroccan style lantern above my outdoor dining setting, I wouldn't light it often but I just think since I have a 100 year old dining setting outside and it's rather delicate and pre...

aneelee - yeah that sounds ok, the curb numbers do make life easier when you are trying to find houses at night...

Horrible! Anyone who could take money from the elderly should be punished somehow. Wish you could force someone to work for that $15. Next doors kid is trying to get some funds up to buy himself a ...