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Display Name: ginnielizz
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Member Since: 11/30/10

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Beep boop beep! It's the fake tech noises that drive my husband crazy. We also have an 11' 1080p projector screen, so we see detail like the fake copy in prop newspapers and fake URLs and stuff. Dexter is the WORST for consistency and attention to detail in websites, email addresses, etc. and that weird blue and white UI on every single phone on the show? Sigh.


4 Movie & TV Show Tech Pet Peeves That Drive Us Crazy
3/9/13 1:31 AM

OK you guys have me sold on the hedgehogs! New answer.


Trend Prediction: What Do You Think is The Next Big Thing?
1/25/13 8:12 PM

Animals: lions, foxes, more antelopes. Owls will taper off.
Colors: Peacock, grapey purple, raspberry. Return to 80s jewel tones.
Patterns: I suspect AT is right about dots, ugh. But I'm thinking more color blocking and sort of tweedy upholstery is also to come.


Trend Prediction: What Do You Think is The Next Big Thing?
1/25/13 7:58 PM

Check out Paxton Gate! Way cooler and curiouser stuff. Their in-person stores are much better than the website, for both selection and impressiveness, but they only have two locations (Portland and San Francisco).


Curiouser and Curiouser:
Gifts Inspired by Curiosity Shops

Apartment Therapy Gift Guide 2012

12/17/12 6:36 PM

Nice, bold candles. We often get these square beeswax tapers from a local shop and our friends go nuts for them – they make stodgy antiques look bold and fresh. (Ignore their horrible website, haha.) This is a little more achievable than a $466 Eames item, doncha think, AT?


Gifts that Design Lovers REALLY Want Readers Choice Holiday Gift Guide
12/6/12 1:47 PM

And just a note, a couple of those are even just cutouts of packaging that had a pretty pattern. I just kind of tape them together and stick the pretty part of a card on top, or a patch (like that owl) or a photo or just a combo of random patterns/designs. Not the most professional photo but you get the idea. Never throw out a pretty card or calendar! :)


5 Ideas for Old Greeting Cards
12/5/12 4:18 PM

I cut them out and use them as pseudo-matting for DIY artsiness. I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I always have a ton of unoccupied and possibly ugly/cheap looking frames, and this is a great funky way to dress them up. Not sure if this link will work publicly but here are some examples.


5 Ideas for Old Greeting Cards
12/5/12 4:17 PM

Tonx is another great coffee subscription service.


The Gift That Keeps On Giving: 5 Foodie Subscriptions
11/29/12 3:07 PM

However, I think the floor ones that are on an angled swively stand thingy (what's the fancy design term? I want to say "canter" but that's a horse thing and I also want to say "cantilever" but that's a different design thing, sigh). Anyway. Y'all know what I mean. Those cheval (that's it!) mirrors are more polished, though it's hard to find a sleek mod look with that kind of old-timey style.


Resource Guide: Full Length Floor Mirrors
11/28/12 7:01 PM

I just think they look sloppy leaned up against the wall. Unpolished, like a college dorm or something. I prefer them wall mounted for aesthetics, and of course this has the side benefit of fewer dust bunnies and disasters. (Don't get me wrong; we totally have a sloppy leaned-up mirror over our mantel because we were afraid to hang the huge thing in our old plaster walls. But it's not a look I like.)


Resource Guide: Full Length Floor Mirrors
11/28/12 6:59 PM

I'm with Hyzen – I don't care for relishes or spices or port or orange or whatever. I strongly prefer the straight-up cranberry sauce. However, I do use a mixture of brown sugar, maple syrup, honey and agave to provide a more rounded sweet flavor than just sugar alone. (I don't really measure either, but it's easy to do by taste.)


Make It Now: 7 Fresh Recipes for Cranberry Sauce
11/20/12 4:33 PM

We have an eight-person table and chairs set, but we usually keep it set with just four chairs since that's a typical amount of total people. (I just live with my husband.) The other four chairs serve as side/end/accent tables, nightstands, suitcase racks – whatever we need them to be – so they're easy to relocate for a bigger gathering.


Holiday Entertaining: The Extra Seating Dilemma
11/19/12 6:01 PM

I don't mean to diss your target aesthetic at all, but at first hasty glance in my RSS feed these reaaaally looked like a DIY project made from a bleach bottle or similar. So maybe you could craft up an extra-affordable solution? :) Good luck!


Affordable Alternative White Pendant with Gold Interior? Good Questions
11/19/12 5:53 PM

I hate those $88 glassybaby votives too. So insanely stupidly priced; I don't care if they're made my orphaned sick puppies.


Beautiful & Modern: A Neutral Tabletop
11/8/12 5:45 PM

Nay. Aside from the practical complaints, I just think this look is pretty fleeting so it's stupid to change out fixtures for something with such silly functionality. Leave the exposed bulbs to trendy steampunk bars and install something that actually lights your space better at home.


Exposed Bulb Lamps: Yay or Nay?
10/1/12 4:19 PM

Aw, I ♡ the before!


Before & After: Craigslist Dresser Gets a MakeoverMy Passion for Decor
9/21/12 4:03 PM

Haaa those are all amazing. We have two signals, the fast Wireless N "Speedy Gonzalez" and the slow regular signal "Slowpoke Rodriguez." Not as hilarious, but effective.


The Funniest Home Wi-Fi Network Names
9/17/12 10:16 PM

Have you considered a projector with a retractable ceiling-mounted screen? That way you would have a big enough screen for the space, and you could make it disappear when you aren't watching so you could style the wall with art unmarred by electronics. Good luck whatever you decide! Visual Apex is a reliable projector equipment vendor.


Decorating Ideas for Massive Great Room with Stone Feature Wall? Good Questions
8/24/12 2:53 PM

Oh yeah! Lamps with a clear base so you see the cord. WTF.


What's Your Design Pet Peeve?
6/20/12 3:09 PM

Oh yeah, now that I've caught up to the comments there are so many more! Balls of twine; vessel sinks; words on walls.

I admit that I'm actually kind of a fan of a certain amount of matchy-matchy, though. I like matching nightstands framing my bed, with matching lamps on 'em. I don't mind a coffee table and end tables that match, or a sofa and loveseat that match. It should never look like it's straight out of a catalog, but with plenty of other items like lamps and textiles it shouldn't be a sin if the basic bones of a room are coordinated, IMO. But then I like cardigan twinsets and earring and necklace sets and matching my shoes, belt and purse, so maybe it's just me.


What's Your Design Pet Peeve?
6/20/12 3:08 PM