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Display Name: The Treehouse by Dodie Goldney
Personal URL: http://dodiegoldney.com
Member Since: 1/18/10

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I spent $200 at the pet supply store once, on a carpeted treehouse for my cats. I would have loved a more stylish option. Also they tore the carpet to shreds eventually, and I have to figure out if I can re-cover it. I wonder if that Danish modern scratching post comes with replacement carpet?


Reigning Cats & Dogs:
10 Sources for Stylish Pet Products
4/19/13 12:39 AM

Wow, dial it back, meanies! This place is cute. I love the family tree, and also the shape of that chair at the head of the table. The colours are so cheerful!


Victor & Adrienne's DIY Cabin in the Sky House Tour
4/19/13 12:28 AM

I can't think of anyplace I'd like to work less than in a bathroom. Unless I'm working on the renovation job ON the bathroom.


The Strangest Trend in Home Office Design: Bathroom Workspaces
4/19/13 12:00 AM

Chinese Evergreen will grow just about anywhere, in any light. They'll tolerate quite a lot. I had one in my first apartment, when I knew nothing about plants. And I have one here, lurking in the darkest corner of my living room:

http://dodiegoldney.com/2013/03/30/kali-the-destroyer-cereal-killer-version/

They will also root easily in water if you break or cut the top of the stalk off and stick it in water. I've grown a few this way - I've got some in water right now. Plus leaves grow out of the stalk on the old plant and make it all bushy again. :)


Bringing in Green: 10 Best Plants for Apartments
4/18/13 11:57 PM

$595 for a poof? Wow. :/


DNA - psychedelic pouf
4/17/13 1:07 AM

All of my doorways are painted. It really does brighten up the space.

http://dodiegoldney.com/2013/03/09/creative-thinking-accidental-organizing/

http://dodiegoldney.com/2013/03/10/looking-at-the-overlooked/


3 Ways to Spruce Up Your Home with Paint Apartment Therapy Video Roundup
4/13/13 6:58 PM

If you're going to paint it, I would honestly suggest painting it the same colour as the red brick house next door. The two houses fit so tightly, at least brick-coloured paint would sort of unify the two houses, make yours blend in a bit better, fake you out into thinking it's one building. I think that might be the problem, the way you're jammed up to that one neighbour. It almost looks like one house, divided in two by paint and trim. Anything that differed from matching the brick would look weird.


Can I Paint Over Exterior Stone Veneer? Good Questions
4/13/13 2:46 AM

I think anyone can learn if they really want to. I didn't know anything about houseplants when I first started growing them, but now I have a jungle of my own. I read voraciously, made lots of mistakes, and kept going.

My favourite book is The Houseplant Expert by D.G. Hessayon. I've read it cover to cover about 20 times over the years, and refer back to it all the time. There are things you have to learn from experience at growing things, but I still learned a whole lot from this book.

(http://www.amazon.ca/House-Plant-Expert-D-G-Hessayon/dp/0903505355)


Is a Green Thumb Something You Can Learn?
4/11/13 2:25 AM

I only change the art on the walls around when I have something new to add and I need to rearrange, or when I decide to switch a few existing pieces around. I just don't have room to store things, and besides, most of my wall art is my mom's, and I want to see it. :)

http://dodiegoldney.com/2013/03/21/manifest-headboard/


Do You Change Art Seasonally? Reader Survey
4/9/13 3:33 AM

Red! It needs red somewhere. I'm not sure where, but something bright and cheerful. Maybe red and white poppy print curtains, or red cushions, or both, and maybe more. Something red or red and white. :)


Tips to Brighten My Living Room? Good Questions
4/9/13 3:09 AM

Yeah, no. I'm a country girl. I couldn't be around this many people every day. And the heights! Oh, hell no! I did once live on the 7th floor of a building in a big city. It was kind of awful for me - I'm terrified of heights!


Michael Wolf's Architecture Of Density:
Would You Live Here?
4/6/13 12:59 AM

I do think they are cute, but I can see that the walls are probably in the way. It does seem like a huge waste of floor space! My first thought was to wonder if you could make them look like pillars. Even if it couldn't get to looking quite like pillars, removing the windows and cutting the window openings down to the floor and up to the ceiling would at least make the openings look like doorways.


What To Do with Interior Windows-to-Nowhere? Good Questions
4/5/13 2:40 PM

I'm pretty sure AT is where I got the idea to use metal buckets last year.

http://dodiegoldney.com/2013/03/09/creative-thinking-accidental-organizing/

I love the chair! I wish I had the space to do this.


15 Repurposed Planters: Just Add Dirt
4/4/13 3:16 PM

My mom helped me with some of the decorating, including painting a mural and helping me with the kitchen mini-reno:

http://dodiegoldney.com/2013/02/26/the-mural-that-ate-my-dining-room/

http://dodiegoldney.com/2013/03/15/art-therapy-for-grown-ups/


What Do Your Parents Think of Your Home?
4/4/13 3:08 PM

I love this! The braid is most awesome. I'm looking at my cables and thinking I'm not sure I could do it realistically, but I would LOVE to do it.


DIY Idea: Colorful String Cord Covers
4/4/13 3:05 PM

Wow, that's quite cute! I love that you painted the handles white instead of just changing them out for new ones! It makes the shapes pop on those bright colours! And I love the colours - they are my favourites. Nice job! :)

When you are done with it, it would look great in my kitchen, lol! ;)


Before & After: A Fresh Look for a $5 Thrift Store Dresser
4/3/13 9:20 PM

I don't care how it looks in my living room, I need quality sound around me. I am a musician - I actually use my small PA as my sound system. The PA, a Yamaha Stagepas, is worth about $750 CAD new, and it's MUCH better audio quality than a stereo of the same price and above. It's a beautiful thing, if I may say so myself, lol:

http://dodiegoldney.com/2013/02/21/the-grass-is-always-greener-where-you-water-it/

I admit to having a weird set-up because no TV + musician. But I run my laptop through my PA (as well as the iPod and CD player). If I watch video, I watch online. Having all my gear around me is awesome. \m/ Even when it all goes wrong:

http://dodiegoldney.com/2013/03/30/kali-the-destroyer-cereal-killer-version/


The Death of Hi-Fidelity: Why Are We All Compromising When It Comes to Sound?
4/3/13 9:15 PM

I just wrote about getting rid of my TV:

http://dodiegoldney.com/2013/03/29/soul-sustenance/

Even though I still watch online, I can't just sit and watch. It's boring. I have to be doing something. If I'm watching, I'm either working on a project, like sewing or painting, or I'm doing something online, or working with digital photos, or something. I'm working on having 2 screens because I'm like this.

I think the internet has made me a little ADD, actually. ;)


Has Social Media Changed the Way You Watch TV?
4/3/13 8:57 PM

If this were my layout (which I kind of covet), I would probably give up large bed sleeping and get a twin bed. Have fitted covers for it during the day and have it look like a backless couch. Go dramatic and angle it by the rounded window. Build the living space around it with a table and chairs, and a big glass-topped desk that faces out, not to the wall. I'd probably fill that long, straight wall with bookshelves.


Ideas For Decorating My Round Studio Apartment? Good Questions
4/2/13 5:44 AM

I love to jam a whole lot of them in a glass vase:

http://dodiegoldney.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/tulips.jpg


Simple Centerpieces: Spring Tulips
4/2/13 5:33 AM