haha! At work we use this stuff for wall panels in fast food restaurants. The factory guys hate dealing with it because it is so damn heavy.

first of all, I'd really want to see more pictures, but from the one you've provided, I can only a little bit of advice. Like AT said, if you're concerned with the value of the table, ...

I really want to get a rug, but I don't want to buy a vacuum cleaner. Wood floors are so much easier to clean...

I almost moved in to an apartment where the refrigerator door would hit the island before it opened all the way. That attention to detail was indicative of the craftsmanship around the rest of the...

I like the paint idea too. I'd either do white to continue the ceiling or do a dark color, like a really dark brown and leave the ceiling white. I like the idea of leaving the texture somewhat vi...

in order to get a good gold finish on metal, look into powdercoating it. I don't where to get this done for just a single piece like this. I work for a place that does a lot of powdercoating, but...

another for mix and match. just swap the shades on what you have there.

i knew the wal-mart haters were gonna come out for this one. how did i know? i am one. wal-mart is not the place for furniture. if you're living on a budget, do without. if you can't do without...

tape measure. cotton string. lighter. post-its. candles (in the image up top but not on your list...?). plunger.

@sleek LauraII is correct - it's Corbusier and the seat is the Petit Comfy and the sofa is the Grand Comfy It was revolutionary at the time for putting the frame of the fu...

i love emeco chairs. I can't afford them now, especially the polished ones, but one day I will have my Icon barstools.

also, his son invented lincoln logs...

Two of my friends and I went to school for Furniture Design and people are always surprised to discover that none of us have much furniture. One friend has a blow-up couch that keeps deflating and...

I picked up a copy at Verde (a custom furniture shop) on Armitage.

Devyn - from what i've heard, if you had $3000 in 1967 you could either buy a couch or a brand new Ford Mustang. Furniture hasn't really gone up in price; our cultural value of it has dropped.

I hate being negative on these types of questions... but you may want to keep shopping. As much as I love the Cesca chair by Breuer, I doubt you're gonna get what you want by taking this on. ...

I voted 'hot' - If those are the only colors it comes in, and if it is uncomfortable, then 'not', but right now I am diggin' the curves.

If it's anything but a black widow or a brown recluse (the only 2 poisonous spiders in North America), let it be. It couldn't care less about you, I wouldn't worry about it.

I think this is a matter of 'how much is your time worth?' - for $40, I'd just buy one. I have better stuff to do than glue rocks to a rubber mat.

I don't know who did it first, but http://hiveminddesign.com/ has been doing tables and beds in that style for years now.