zilli's Profile

The hat lamp, the chaise, the bathroom, WOW.

I have been looking for a tiny space like the ones I've seen here and I keep wondering why some of those entered aren't wishing to use their winning money to purchase a Murphy Bed, as I would in a tiny space. I am just loving these tiny spaces and the creative ways that people set them up, but a Murphy Bed would free up so much space. I know, I might be the only person who loves the idea of pushing my queen sized bed up into a skinny cabinet with shelves on it, or a table that drops down or, or, or. Anyway, love the wall treatments behind the bed and sofa in this one.

I used an air freight company called Forward Air. It was very reasonably priced and prompt. I had to pack with extreme care and I used a lot of bubble wrap, but everything arrived in one piece. I didn't ship any furniture, only household goods, books and clothing. They will give you quotes over the phone and are located near most airports. Good luck.

This will sound very, very strange, but fill the pan with enough warm water to cover the stains or burned on debris and place a dryer sheet in that water and come back the next morning and your burned bits will wash away. I swear this works. I learned this from a friend after spending days trying to get a lasagna pan pristine, and I did.

I am in the "no oil" camp. I love my pasta to be quite "sticky" with starch and I don't make wet sauces, I just saute something, usually a veg, with maybe some sausage or other flavorful protein, with lots of herbs or seasoning and use the starchy pasta water and some parm to create a creamy coating for the pasta, which is inviting the flavor to stick it's yummy self onto the sticky pasta. Works well!

Having to live with granite is a small problem in the scheme of things. I happen to love my granite and the idea that it is nonfunctional just makes me scratch my head and say "what?". Plywood is nonfunctional as is old funky tile with nasty grout lines and chipped, stained laminate (I have lived in some interesting old dwellings). The builder grade colors are a bit mundane, but to be able to do pastry is a dream for me and wiping the counter directly into the under mount sink is sooo wonderful, in my view! If I were designing my own kitchen I would probably have a solid color quartz, but I'm good with the granite I have.

I love this idea. How, exactly, does one "pop" the seat out? I have been assessing my chair and short of jabbing a screwdriver between the plastic pan (under the seat) and the seat, I don't see a way to get it off. Does it require construction adhesive to stay in place once it is put back together?

I love the ice cream suggestion. My first suggestion would be to put it into cake or cupcake batter, or any baking mixture. On second thought, maybe a spoonful in teriyaki or bulgogi marinade. These are sweetish and can certainly contain ginger. Maybe a slightly sweet curried soup, like carrot. Salad dressing for an Asian salad or slaw, or even into homemade yogurt. How about a spoonful in your jam or perserves? I really need some of this stuff, now that I've spent time thinking about it.

I have been making my own mayo for years. I recently bought a new immersion blender, as my braun got very old and slow, the process now takes about 1 minute. I don't think I would buy mayo again unless there were no electricity. I could use my whisk, but it does take a lot longer than lovely mr. immersion......

I love bleach, I know it is a chemical and all the bad stuff about it, but I use it none the less. I keep a small squeeze bottle of approx 10% solution of bleach and water next to my kitchen sink along with my dish soap and sponge. My kids say I'm a germiphobe, but I feel there is nothing cleaner than a surface that has been wiped down with my bleach solution. Before I had a dishwasher I used it to sanitize my sponge daily. I also find the smell to be clean. I haven't killed anyone yet either.