I take issue with the advice to buy your "investment" furniture RIGHT NOW, in fact I give my younger friends just the opposite advice. That's because I've been there, done that. I didn't end up pur...

I used to live in a house where you had to open the oven door to load the dishwasher. This too shall pass.

Wow, I love no. 6! Found the Elica website, but it seems to be a UK company. Anyone know if their products are available in the US?

HurricaneKate, what is CSN? Do they have a website.

There's a water tower like this in our town, and the idea of turning into a house was briefly entertained then completely rejected. Every time drive by the thing I wonder what living in it might h...

they don't pass the pinky test. You ought to be able to open cabinets with one pinky finger. Think about it...

My mistake, and recent too. I had everything I needed to make risotto...except the broth. We had strawberry shortcake for dinner. I have nice friends, they were all very forgiving.

We're thinking about our upcoming redesign in our living room, and kitchen. Our house is an Eichler with one huge wall of glass. The ceilings are painted (sacrilege, I know) white, and the floor wi...

I can see a small occasional chair with a lot of personality done up in patchwork. They had some at Liberty (of London) a few years ago, refurbished antiques. But a whole sofa is too much too much ...

I think the tub stickers are cute and functional. There ought to be a third one for "baby." But the rest are just ugly, IMHO.

No. 4 looks like an Eichler. We've been wanting to open our kitchen to the rest of the house as well. While I appreciate the handiness of the bar fridge, I simply don't think this is a very ELEGANT...

that textile on the "wonky" sofa is not an ikat. I'd venture to say that it's a suzani, but it is positively not an ikat.

I think I'm most bothered by the fact that there doesn't appear to be a door between the childrens' room and the parents' bed. Not enough privacy.

"Anything that resembles humans but not exactly tend to freak people out, e.g. dolls, puppets, clowns, mimes, masks." I've also known dogs to be totally freaked out by dog statues. Kin...

Where's Dilbert's donut shaped house?

bats represent good luck in some cultures. they are beautiful little creatures, and I could see this on my door year round.

Sometimes I look at projects like this and think they are so clever. In more pessimistic moments, I look at projects like these and am very afraid that this is what the future will look like, a lot...

it looks like a gigantic brillo pad, and regardless of how comfortable it IS I'd be unlikely to sit in it because it looks so UNcomfy.

exorcist stairs?

I hate seeing clutter in my bedroom. It all goes in two stacked silverware trays, which then go into a drawer. Repurposing can go too far.