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this is really interesting, bcs I own this same color for at least 5 years, (in oval deep 6quart or smth like that) I bought it at William Sonoma NYC 5 years ago. It doesn't have the gradient that the usual LeCreuset have, and I have been looking for another piece with a BOLD red/orange color without gradient. I decided to buy the staub orange/red tea kettle instead. So now the blue Le Creuset, the mustard le Creuset (not too obvious the gradient effect) and the orange staub, intermingle on my cooktop - they look good, and they are work horses... Now I use only the smalled all clads for small jobs.


New Le Creuset Color for Fall 2011: Aubergine
2/7/12 3:11 PM

THANK YOU For this post - actually this was my new years resolution, although I do not believe in resolutions, but my reasoning was exactly what you mentioned. I will start with a book, and then the online tutorials.

ELISE890 - I am a person that learns by doing, and eventually would like to create my web site where I record all amy creative outlets... Do I need a web site to start practicing? or how should I do it?


Learning a New Language @ Home: Teaching Yourself Web Design
2/3/12 1:31 PM

ATRON - yep, go for 50:50 - you are never going to find your match - what are you going to do when you have to breastfeed - make your hubby grow boobs? or do what a friend of mine did that refused to breasfeed so her hubby and her would have to wake up equally to feed the baby - and denied her children one of the best things a mother has to offer, love, milk and connection?

ANNAMARIA - I wish I had read this when you first posted. I would have told you, that my hubby when we were engaged said a few times things like: some of us have real jobs (he is a VP), once I offered him a $100 when he needed money, and he said: no, I need real money...., and plenty of things like that, and yes he make 3 times what I make, but I have so many talents that he doesnt, including him never sending a shirt to the cleaners since we got together (that saves him $300 a month) . He loves to cook as much as I do, he used to do all his ironing and cleaning, we chip in the house, and I don't mind that now I am the one that cleans the bathroom every week, while he is busy putting out son to sleep. He travels for work, I go to work locally - I make sure he has a meal when he arrives home at 10pm from a 7 hr flight - that's how I see love, he makes sure to ask me when I don't feel well how am i feeling, makes me hot water bottles when I am pms-ing, and held my hand when had breast surgery, and fed me when our son was born and I did not know how to feed myself while breastfeeding our son. LOVE is never equal - it is complimentary - you fullfill each other - not to place each other on the scale... Never doubt your love, and a lot of times love is totally a state of mind - you either want to be with a person, for what you believe in, or you don't to be with that person.


Home Ec., Pt. 2: A Balancing Act for Us All
2/2/12 2:59 PM

MIELE, MIELE, MIELE. My hubby and I both had each a miele, and have had them for over 15yrs without a problem - our respective mothers do too, our SIL do, our entire families do, some for 25 years. Miele is a kind a vacuum cleaner that you buy for life.

I think people mostly buy DYSON bcs they think it is hip and it will reflect their personality - Miele doesn't do that - it is just a reliable, quiet, workhorse...


Reader Roundup: The Best Vacuum?
1/23/12 3:08 PM

LACK - they are 10 inch in depth and come in various lenghts.


DIY Dilemma: When Home Projects Fail
1/23/12 2:54 PM

ikea has amazing wall mounted shelves that would give you a floating effect, and you could paint it the same color of the wall... Have used this multiple times this trick in several situations and it works as a charm. I think they are only 8" deep. the bracket hides inside the shelf, so can not see - the name fails me


DIY Dilemma: When Home Projects Fail
1/23/12 2:52 PM

try hansonrivet on line - they have a page of what kind of rivet you need. Maybe if you mail it to them, they will send you a bunch of them for $5.


Source Replacement Screw for Mirror?
Good Questions

1/20/12 10:33 AM

they look like inner threaded rivets to me. So maybe you can ask for rivets in the hardware store. You can buy them on line at ace hardward, and there is a tool that sets them in, but I can't tell from the picture if its the right thing. It needs a in-person investigation.


Source Replacement Screw for Mirror?
Good Questions

1/20/12 10:29 AM

forgot - regarding outlets with switches - don't expect to find them anytime soon in the US - the voltage here is very low, no risk of electricution - in Europe - electricity can KILL you at 220volt - hence the switch - although I have seen switches mainly in England - not in continental Europe. (I like it, but I personally prefer to unplug my appliances)
I agree with the comment of in built closets in the states - AWESOME thing, and when you have it built in, you can configure the inside in any shape you like, over and over.


Cultural Exchange: Lessons to Learn from Australian Homes
1/18/12 4:15 PM

Not to be a downer - but all these benefits you mentioned are british - australian simply copied their motherland behaviours, except the sun shades - which you find them anywhere in the med, or where the sun is very bright in the summer. In england even in winter they have a small room where they dry their clothes - even if they have a dryer - they will use the dryer to get them semi-dry and save energy by line drying and then ironing - which is another culture in europe - when I tell my american friends that I iron my family's clothes and sheets - they laugh at me..... (it is cultural - americans have never been in a war (for over 200 yrs) and have not experienced shortage of anything, food, energy etc in the last 100 - europeans conserve every bit of energy bcs a lot of them can remember not having food, or electricity at some point. But everyone in europe or australia is trying to be more american, so we are going in the wrong direction I think.


Cultural Exchange: Lessons to Learn from Australian Homes
1/18/12 4:12 PM

it seems that everytime I pick a vogue magazine nowdays, they are featuring a Lauder apartment. it would be nice to break it up a bit...


Aerin Lauder's Aspen Retreat
Vogue

1/13/12 4:40 PM

lupinelle, your comment is hilarious and your husband is too funny - I am married to a caffeinne addict myself - so I get the need for large quantities of coffee, and tomato sauce jars are perfect for that. duh


Cuppow: Canning Jar Into a Travel Mug
1/13/12 2:45 PM

I love it, and would have bought for my son 4yrs ago, if had been sold for $500 - not a penny more... And for the people that say plastic, all the mattresses that one buys nowdays are man-made materials... nothing organic material about them. So don't see the fuss about that point. I am sure this one doesn't have edges or anything sharp and it would be as clean as any normal crib...
the point on the cover story, about the purchase of $3500 being an investment, had me rolling, investment in WHAT? it is not like you can use your crib as luggage, or even as a burial box, so you get one box from birth to death.... sometimes these editors don't know what they are talking about...


2012 Trends: Lucite Furniture in the Nursery?
1/9/12 2:11 PM

I can see the wrinkles on the paper on the walls of this apartment (on the picture) let alone in person - I could never stand that in my own space... I go around my house and sand the walls if I see a miniscule particle glued to the wall with paint.... Honestly, are people so bored, or have so much time in their hands????


Drenched in Color: A Brave & Joyful Rental Transformation
New York Magazine

1/9/12 1:45 PM

Invest in a legit home inspector (they have to be engineers and have to have a license - at least in NYC) they will tell you all the problems of the house you are hoping to buy and if there are major issues, you can insist that the current homeowner fix the problem, or you get a discount for the problem. Also lets say the problem of the current house is the roof. You need to get, 2-3 contractors to give you a quote and you tell the current owner that is selling - it will cost $20K to fix, either you discount the price or you fix it properly... This is the $20K lesson we learnt from buying our first home. Good luck with yours.


What Advice Would You Give to First-Time Homebuyers?
10/3/11 3:39 PM

I love the space and it almost needs to be published on Elle's interiors one...

A few things that are annoying me are the green plant pot in the first picture, it looks sorry, it might be the picture.

And in the kitchen, please do tell me that you are saving for a good oven. You have spent a fortune for a good kitchen and skimped on the stove? Unless you do not cook at all, which might be alright, but I would LOVE to see a white bertazzoni or smth like that. LOVE LOVE the white kitchen and how well the space is maximized.

It seems like you know how to live and hope you enjoy and have great memories in this space for years to come.


Terry & Lyndon's Pristine Palatial Parlor
House Tour

9/29/11 4:10 PM

ah yes, all that concrete added to the side of the house is really good for the environment. In the UK, the buildings department in a lot of areas have made concrete driveways not within code. Instead one could use pavers (allowing rainwater to seep into the ground - instead of running off), which look nicer, more expensive, but this would limit the amount of driveways people lay out too..


Before & After: An Upcycled Duplex in Portland
Jetson Green

9/28/11 1:49 PM

Lobster - couldn't have said it better. Keep them under by keeping them uneducated...


Finland's Baby Boxes for Expectant Mothers: A Nation's Gift
9/26/11 4:02 PM

to MLaura - don't try to be a silly moma. What Rebecca was pointing out was that Finland is a democracy with a social conscience. To us americans in the media we are constantly told that socialism is a BAD thing, and scandinavian countries are labeled as socialist countries, as they are more socially aware than a lot of other parts of the developed world. So don't take offense on such a think, Rebecca was just trying to emphasize on smth that the american public is told day in and day out = that democracies with a social conscience are against personal freedom...
oh and I checked before posting here and Finland is in Scandinavia - correct?! Hope I have not offended you with that...


Finland's Baby Boxes for Expectant Mothers: A Nation's Gift
9/26/11 3:55 PM

if you fall in love with things over there, check this website if they have it, and can ship for cheaper - http://www.scandinaviandesigncenter.com/Products/usd0/Furniture


Design Shops in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Denmark?
Good Questions

9/14/11 3:23 PM