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I love a Red Hook, which is a manhattan variation.

2 oz Old Overholt Rye
1/2 oz Punt e Mes
1/2 oz Luxardo maraschino liquor

stir. strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

OR

Mamie Taylor

2 oz blended scotch (try Pig's Nose!)
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
pour into an ice-filled collins glass,
top with ginger beer!

YUM.

Old Overholt Rye (inexpensive & makes a perfect old fashioned or manhattan always)
Plymouth Gin
Campari
Cinzano (combine equal parts with plymouth gin & campari for the best negroni ever)
Punt e Mes (makes a mean manhattan/variation, as well as a perfect italian greyhound)
Luxardo Maraschino liquor (not sweet and surprisingly versatile..aviation, tennessee, red hook, martinez, last word...)

I purchased the LG 14-cycle top loading 4.5 cubic feet washing machine. (model WT5101HV) and could not be happier. The washing machine does a brilliant job and I like the fact that it is a top loader and also high efficiency. I am saving up to buy the dryer the goes with it (I figured it was better to get the best washer I could afford instead of settling just to buy both at once) Truth be told, what is so super fantastic about this washing machine is that it takes SO much of the excess water out of the laundry that I can hang things to dry and have them ready by the next day. Amazing!

I used to have an apartment with a small VERY bland galley kitchen. I made one 'focal wall' covered in individual sheets of vintage-themed wrapping paper. I tied in the red of my Kitchenaid stand mixer and a few utensils on display by choosing a vintage robot print purchased online at www.fineartstore.com for under $35! I hung them using flat mounted thumb tacks in primary colors and placed them on similar colored parts of the wallpaper to make them virtually invisible! It was a fun conversation piece and definitely helped to offset the bland bland rental kitchen that I was stuck with! Another great thing I did (and loved!) was mounting under cabinet lighting. I bought Grundtal spotlights (set of 3 for $24.99) and mounted them using magnets (I had wacky 1940's metal cupboards) - very easy and made a HUGE difference.

Here's a photo of the robot wall in the kitchen: http://twitpic.com/48cw82/full

Good luck!!!

Your place is so great! Where is your dining table and adorable chairs from?

I love your place, it really personal and well-put together. It looks very much like something you would find in Boston!

also, where is the wood & leather arm chair from? (1st photo to the right of fireplace) -- its so cute!!

i second that, crayfish.

@amyinpittburgh - those are from IKEA... they are only $1 or so!

love this hour tour!

thanks for the pointer! great space. :)

loft + office = loftice?