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Having a small apartment helps - no place to stash useless stuff. Although if you're truly a hoarder I guess having a spot for everything isn't really a concern. Can you imagine how much money gets spent on all that junk?

Maybe bamboo roller shade? bamboo outdoor shade? We had something similar in my last apartment that we got from home depot, but we didn't mount it as nicely.

Easyenough,

Unless someone reports you to the city, I don't think there's any way for them to find out. If you do get reported (any neighbors who might want to blackmail you?) an inspector will come out and fine you $2000 per violation, according to the dcra website. Since any work done without a permit is illegal construction whether it's up to code or not, I guess each permit you should have gotten is considered a violation? Also you may have to pay part of the permit fee. But consider yourself lucky -- in some cities they make you undo all the work and start over!

Didn't he have a terrible home life?

PhredYammers - me too! I bought this machine last week for frozen yogurt, but I only make a little at a time because frogurt just doesn't re-freeze well. If I want two servings of dessert, I need to factor in a loss of about 1/2 a serving stuck to the bowl. But otherwise, a very good machine.

Will it fit under my workstation? Or are you supposed to take it into the conference room?

I bought a Crate and Barrel sofa online from the clearance section after I had obsessively searched in vain for about 3 months. It was one that I fell in love with in the catalog but never got a chance to see in person, but I read some rave reviews on this website (thanks to whoever blogged about their Kinsey sofa 2 years ago). So I made the leap of faith and I absolutely love it! But without reading people's opinions of it here, I would never have bought it sight unseen.

designgurl,

Parsons might be a good design school but they are very proud of the fact that their interior design program is NOT accredited.

Leanne,

Unfortunately interior design is a relatively new field, still trying to find a generally accepted definition and boundaries as a profession. So unlike architecture, interior design education varies widely from school to school and most all (commercial) interior designers get a bachelors degree. Graduate programs are few and focus more on research, not professional practice. Most second career designers go the bachelors degree route.

Definitely unbalanced -- things that are too 'equal' look static and more boring. There's a design rule that things in multiples (rows of lights, framed photos, etc.) should be in odd numbers for the same reason.

My first apartment when I got married 3 years ago was a tiny but adorable garage apartment in a beautiful old neighborhood, but we had to move on because it didn't have a real kitchen and I love to cook. We had a hard time moving our furniture up the narrow and oddly angled stairs tucked under a low sloped ceiling, and found it utterly impossible to get the sofa out. We tried every possible way and even put a hole in the wall trying. (Yes, yes, how does something fit in but not out, we stayed up for nights plagued by this engineering problem.) Luckily the next tenant wanted to keep it so we just left it there. Unless the owners of the house want to dismantle the sofa or drop it out the window, it's going to be there for many more tentants!