Diana in BGKY's Profile

Display Name: Diana in BGKY
Member Since: 11/2/10

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Great info. Thanks!


How To Make an All-Natural Ant Killer Apartment Therapy Tutorials
5/14/13 12:56 PM

Lovely kitchen! And colorful chickens!


Lauren Scott's Charming Petaluma Kitchen Kitchen Tour
5/14/13 11:12 AM

Love this! The subway tile is fantastic.


Andi's Kitchen Renovation: The Big Reveal Renovation Diary
5/9/13 12:36 PM

Yes, thorndale, having a home is a reward in itself and also good fortune. As a person who has lived on her own for--yikes--nearly thirty years and who has owned her own home for nearly twenty, I am blessed and know it. But even blessed people are still allowed to feel down sometimes and to understand and recognize the hard work and cost it is to maintain a home. Simple treats like the ones mentioned here are not just rewards for maintaining a home, IMO, but rather are ways to be kind to ourselves. We all should be kind to ourselves sometimes. I'm allowing myself that tonight and some next week as I have a little down time before I return to school to work on my thesis. I've worked hard to have things ready for school and to buy myself this downtime before starting work that will take months and will culminate in graduation in May 2014.

As for those who are commenting to you with congrats and sympathy, perhaps instead of sympathy it is empathy because they understand having experienced home ownership and home maintenance themselves. Sadly, there are people out there living in cardboard boxes, but a person celebrating and enjoying and even sometimes complaining about his/her home does not add to the strife of the homeless. IMO, full sharing of feelings is a positive way to live.

I wish you and your husband a great and uneventful moving day (I broke ribs on one of mine--ouch!) and many, many happy and productive years in your new home.


Sweet, Simple (and Mostly Free) Ways to Treat Yourself for a Job Well Done
5/2/13 1:06 PM

Reading my favorite magazines. While I have paid for the subscription, they come in the mail and feel free. Plus, I've had some great offers in recent years on the price...very cheap per issue and I'm helping keep their readership numbers up. I'm hoping to do this tonight after a week of projects at work and project for my grad degree.

Reading books. I can get free ones from the library, used ones online, and ones that I long ago paid for but haven't paid in my home! Added benefit: if it is one in my home and after reading it I realize I don't need to keep it, I can pass it on and clear clutter at the same time!

Listening to music. Sirius Radio on Dish (again, already paying for), the radio, or the CDs I've accumulated over the years (and have now ripped a lot of them to my computer so I have travel music!).


Sweet, Simple (and Mostly Free) Ways to Treat Yourself for a Job Well Done
5/2/13 12:53 PM

You know, if something is not your style it is okay to either state that but then comment on why in a kind way or to just not comment at all. Making "unpleasant comments," as jen_g calls them above, is not the Apartment Therapy way. There is a large umbrella here.

I love the apartment and especially the airiness, simplicity, windows, view, and location. Something that is not my style is the color orange. I once almost returned a print I'd ordered because it had some orange in it, but then I realized I loved the print and kept it and am so glad I did. It hangs over my headboard. I've even put orange into my own paintings recently, though sparingly (baby steps). Having said that, the lacquered look of the credenza is fabulous, orange or not! ;-) I applaud the owners for adding color.


Irving & Timothy's Oasis in the City House Tour
5/2/13 12:46 PM

Best wishes and happy wedding day!


Combining Styles: Laura & Dan Shopping Guide for a Happy Couple
5/2/13 12:38 PM

Beautiful. I also love the art. And though I tend to like more color, who needs it with that view!?


Stacy & Christoph's Classic San Francisco Hilltop Home House Tour
5/2/13 12:37 PM

I love this! The subway tile, the windows letting in natural light, the sink under the windows, the open space to the living/family room, the fact that you added some upper cabinets but nothing obtrusive allowing the room to feel very open and space for those windows.

Sometimes when I look at a floor plan or picture like this, I tend to try to figure out what I'd change if I lived there. The answer in this case: very little. I'd change is the color of the upper cabinets to white so they would blend more. And I'd probably have an apron/farm-house sink, just because I love those. But that would be my choice for me, not for you. Just know, I find this to be one of the most lovely kitchens I've ever seen, and the only reason I think of ways I'd make it my own is because I do love it so much!


Seth & Allison's Kitchen: The Big Reveal Renovation Diary
4/24/13 1:14 PM

Not a pinner...yet.


What Kind of Pinner Are You? 6 Types of Pinterest Users
4/23/13 12:43 PM

Great post!


Apartment Therapy & The Duke Homes on the Road
4/15/13 1:29 PM

Great article. Thanks.


Kitchen Sounds: The Orchestra of Cooking & Eating
4/11/13 11:43 AM

I spotted that cart in the last IKEA catalog, and it as love at first sight.


The 10 Best Kitchen Items To Buy at IKEA
3/14/13 1:06 PM

Cute!


Before & After: Sarah Saves a Bar Cart
3/13/13 11:57 AM

Very nice.


Before & After: Samna Transforms a Studio in 5 Days
2/22/13 12:55 PM

When I was younger and just getting out on my own, I had a mixture of protein (albeit handed down or bought second hand) and carb (MDF bookcases for example). This allowed me to find my own taste over time and to save to buy better furniture. IMO, it doesn't have to be all or nothing right away. If I cannot find what I like now or cannot afford what I like right now, I use what I have or find an inexpensive substitute that I might be able to sell and recoup the cost later when I can find and/or afford what I want. Now, however, when I am looking or saving, I do not to do MDF. I actually think I have all the MDF out of my house finally. It is supposedly safer now, but there were once health concerns related to it, especially regarding formaldehyde, and I'm going with the safe side and steering clear of it.


Apartment Therapy on a Low Carb Furniture Diet
2/19/13 1:10 PM

True.


One Minute Tip: Live Within Your Means Apartment Therapy Videos
2/14/13 1:19 PM

I love the term "value trap."


Interview: NYC Professional Organizer Amelia Meena
Small Spaces Month 2011


2/14/13 1:16 PM

Good stuff. Thanks, Amelia, from Diana in your home state.


One Minute Tip: How to Fall in Love with Your Apartment Apartment Therapy Videos
2/14/13 1:15 PM

Congrats! I would love to see pics but if you still have work to do I understand that it is too early.


The MIL Seal of Approval (Phew!)
2/12/13 2:01 PM