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Display Name: eshepard
Member Since: 11/5/10

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It hurts my eyes to look at these pictures! I need symmetry. We are all different.


Artfully Asymmetrical Bedside Areas
3/3/11 4:33 PM

Does anyone know an affordable and excellent upholsterer in East Texas? I have a leather wing back chair from which my cat chewed an entire corner off. He spit out the little pieces of foam and snacked down on the leather. He lived to tell the tale! Vet says he has OCD and needs antidepressants, which I am looking into. Thanks!


Re-Upholstery: Projects, Tips & Inspiration
2/22/11 1:45 PM

Cleanliness is next to Godliness. The biggest turn off is finding a dirty bathroom. The sheets and towels must be absolutely fresh as well.


5 Ways to Make The Bedroom Sexier
2/11/11 6:06 PM

I don't like to have the next "in color" chosen by Pantone, then have the maufacturers follow suit. All it does is build in obsolesence and cut down on choice and creativity. We saw too much turquoise in 2010 and now we will be supposedly be seeing rasberry all this year.


Totally Turquoise: All Over The House
2/11/11 11:31 AM

I am on a big budget and have been making my own cleaning supplies, as much as possible. I filled a spray bottle with half white vinegar and half water, and just a little dish washing liquid, like "Dawn". I live alone and the plates sometimes stack up before I load the diswasher (bad, I know). However, I always rinse them, spraying with my spray bottle, and stack them neatly in the other sink, even if they do wait a day or so to make it to the dishwasher. I guess I prewash to the max so I don't feel so bad about how long it takes me to actually unload and load the dishwasher. It isn't located in a handy place in the kitchen. One more trick I have learned, when I burn something in a pan. I fill it with hot water plus one dishwasher tablet. It lifts that stuff off if you let it soak overnight.


What Is Your Dishwashing Routine?
Share Your Tips

1/14/11 10:54 PM

You are so lucky to have a carpenter in the family. The bookshelves/TV/turntable units are wonderful. If he would like to adopt me in Texas, he'd sure be welcome!


Jesse & Leia's Inspired Americana Bungalow
House Tour

11/29/10 2:53 PM