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Good advise. I, too, have been "hosed" by making an emergency call to a plumber with a large ad in the Yellow Pages. First rule of thumb is to keep your head and don't panic. A cool head will help you to make reasonable decisions in an emergency.

Looks like an Adrian Pearsall wing chair. Beautiful.

Moonshine Lampsade company does excellent MCM reproductions. I had them create a pair of rectangular shades for my MCM marvels. I highly recommend them.

Actually, if you paint it a shade up the color ladder lighter [use the next chip lighter on the paint chip], it will work well.. The last poster was on the right track...adding molding, or gimp, or trim of some kind will open the ceiling back up.

I am one of those people that don't have the luxury of having my desk anywhere but my bedroom. My solution was to use an armoire, where I can shut the doors on my computer and separate work from living.

I am leaving at 6 am Friday for PS....a trip I have been planning for over a year. I took the back seats out of my car so that I would have room to bring back all the great stuff I know I'm going to find at the show and shops. Looking forward to spending 4 solid days immersed in fab design.

It's interesting that the first bullet points out the rug needs to be easy to clean, yet four of the ten recommend professional cleaning. That may technically be easy to clean [after all, you only need to make a phone call], but it surely isn't in the affordable category!

I've found that custom stickers for something of length to be cost-prohibitive, at least for my budget. I got creative, using overhead transparency sheets on which I printed my quote. Using an X-acto knife, I cut out the stencils. I then taped the sheets together to make the stencil one sheet. You can get stencil paint and adhesive [for attaching the stencil to the wall] from any craft stores. The result was exactly what I wanted at a cost of less than $20.

My solution was to use a set of clear test tubes and rack from a scientific supply house. Plenty of room for all my different spices, and I can see them all. Labels printed on clear stickers help me if I can't remember which spice is which. The added advantage is that I can even store my liquid flavorings in them [vanilla, almond extract, etc.]. Some days, you just *feel* like a mad scientist, you know? <g>

Looking at the accompanying picture, I've got to say that I surely couldn't have afforded an Aeron chair, a George Nelson lamp, or a flat-screen TV for my first apartment! LOL! I had a dilapidated old Salvation Army sofa covered with a bedsheet, milk crates for tables, and sisal "carpet" I bought at Pier I for $10, and was happy with that. Things sure have changed.....[OMG, is that my mother speaking from my mouth???]