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Display Name: mekeh
Member Since: 11/25/09

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+1 for the Schnitzelbank poster!


Joe's Curiosity Shop Shotgun Apartment
House Tour

11/23/11 12:36 PM

It's a nice selection, and there are definitely less expensive options available if you can find them. I bought mine (which looks like if mirror #3 and #6 had a baby!) for $32 at HomeGoods. It's made of solid wood painted in silver-gold, and looks amazing.


Ask And You Shall Receive: Starburst Mirrors
2/18/11 12:00 PM

Chicago —
$1150 for a 1200 sf 2-bedroom apt (Ravenswood). Big - 7 rooms in a vintage Graystone, heat/water incl., free laundry, small back yard, pets allowed, street parking.

The place wasn't updated but retained some vintage charm. It was an awesome 'hood for a great price and only 3 blocks to Metra or L.


Survey: How Much Is Your Monthly Rent or Mortgage?
8/16/10 12:06 PM

When parents re-did their kitchen I was about 18. As an artist, I saw my opportunity to have a bit of fun and sketched a little picture of a shirtless, flexing dude, labeled "stud," signed and dated -- right where the wall stud was marked. Maybe it will be discovered in a future kitchen reno.

In our current condo, we had to plane the bottom of a door, and left a little note on the underside of the door.

I'd be happy to find a drawing or note rather than the statement an old roommate made when forced to vacate his old apartment: 1 lb or so of raw shrimp dumped into a hole in the wall. Good times!


Messages Left Behind in Old Homes
8/10/10 1:47 PM