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Display Name: elsa13
Member Since: 12/1/09

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This picture is almost correct...except that the dessert fork at the top is facing the wrong way. The coffee and dessert fork go above the dinner plate/charger (spoon on top, fork underneath) and the idea is that you place them tangible for their corresponding hand, so if you pulled it down to the side, the coffee spoon would move next to the soup spoon and the dessert for would move next to the salad fork(this is just used as a way of remembering how to place the coffee spoon and dessert fork at the top of the plate).
Also the bread plate can either go on the left of the table setting as it is in the picture or it can be right above the dessert fork and coffee spoon.


How to Set a Table Properly Style Me Pretty
4/25/13 2:24 AM

Is it just me, or does it seem like this site is getting paid out big time to make postings based on different large company's new lines of furniture...come on now, four blogs in a day chairs all made by Rowe. It's sad but I'm really starting to lose faith in this site.


Big Print/Traditional Shape Arm Chair at Rowe High Point Spring Market 2013
4/21/13 4:25 PM

weird...I think it's a little too soon to be giving people guilt trips by mentioning the shooting just because someone said they were 'crying' about wood being painted...


Kitchen Before & After: From Drab to Fab! Reader Kitchen Remodel
12/15/12 4:49 AM

yup...definitely not cut by hand...anybody that's ever set foot in a woodshop can see that it's made by cnc-shopbot...
'hand made' my aunt sally


Look! A Hand-Carved Cabinet Design Kitchen Inspiration
12/13/12 1:41 AM

As a person who bartends a whole lot of weddings...mojitos are always a bad idea...they take wayyy to much physical work and time especially if you decide to do a tray pass of them. We've done them before and it's always a huge mess.


Unique but Crowd-Pleasing Signature Wedding Cocktails? Good Questions
10/1/12 12:13 PM

I've lived in my apartment for 6 going on 7 years, and although it's in a great neighborhood, large and built early enough to forego most of the issues that come along with living in most San Francisco apartments, I was graced with the pleasure of living below the descendent of a Latin Queen and King from New York's 20-something young stripper daughter, her ex-con boyfriend, and her 4 year old son. I wish I didn't know so much about their lives, although I honestly can't say that it wasn't entertaining hearing about why "Love don't pay the motha-f*bombing bills" and the loud phone arguments with her 'baby daddy' about knowing that her son spent the weekend with his grandma because he's coming back "all moisturized".... yeah...and who can forget the countless times she threw her boyfriends clothes down the stairs and out the windows.

Long story short, if you're determined enough, you might be as lucky as me, and about a month after your neighbor spends 10 minutes outside your apartment whistling and calling your name, asks to borrow your electricity to watch 'the game', is too poor to afford really cheap rent in a really expensive neighborhood and has to move out.


What's on Your "Next Apartment" Checklist?
1/26/12 12:39 AM

I think its very calming and whimsical...


Perfectly Imperfect Decorative Paint Treatment
Design Dare

1/4/11 1:55 PM

Hands down, my new favorite house tour!!!


Ofer & Randy's Flea Market Collections
House Tour

12/18/10 3:19 PM

I don't think this looks really all that great...I personally have an oxo dish rack that drains with an average amount of rubber coated bars and still have to worry about cleaning and it from grime buildup at least once a month. This looks like it would be very very difficult to clean.


DBA Dishrack: Is This the Dish Drainer of Your Dreams?
12/6/10 7:24 PM

I'm a big fan of Cuvee Champagne and St. Germaine (Elderberry Liquor), as an added touch you can drop 3 pomegranate seeds in your glass as well.


Recipe Roundup: 12 Thanksgiving Cocktail Ideas
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

11/19/10 6:20 PM

I pay $1,100 a month, moved in 5 years ago and because my college roomie at the time knew people who knew the landlord they knocked a few hundred off the original price. It's a 1 bedroom apartment in San Francisco with 650 sq. ft. in the thicket of Cole Valley. The same apartment was just rented out for $1800 a few months ago.


Survey: How Much Is Your Monthly Rent or Mortgage?
8/21/10 10:28 PM

did it look like this?
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/DGyoVB9PdI9_jw0CNi_OPg?select=TxEfFOwOk43NZPe-9xZaow


Can You Help Me Recreate the Salads I Had in Germany? Good Questions | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn
5/25/10 1:27 PM

that's annoying...why aren't they reading over people's comments and screening these guys out anymore?


Frugal Tip: No-Waste Salad Dressing with Mustard Martha Stewart | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn
4/15/10 10:57 PM

The Pearl Market St. in San Francisco just closed too.


Pearl Paint: Art, Craft, Framing Supplies | Apartment Therapy Chicago
2/16/10 4:06 PM

I don't think you can do that, to make the rubber stick properly for constant use you'd have to find an oven large enough to hang the whole chair in at the necessary temperature.


Restoring Bertoia Chairs?Good Questions | Apartment Therapy DC
1/19/10 8:15 PM