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Display Name: TynaMac
Member Since: 12/21/10

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Rubbing alcohol takes ballpoint off of any non-porous surface.


Quick Tip: Cleaning Ballpoint Pen Off a Saarinen Table
11/21/11 1:32 PM

Wouldn't crud get down between the pieces?


Would You Buy A Cuddle Mattress?
7/25/11 11:54 AM

Agree with bb99.


Before & After: DIY Fireplace Makeover
Mint Demode
6/28/11 6:14 PM

*it is


Real Life Design Lessons: When Your DIY Seems Doomed
6/28/11 4:41 PM

I love that y'all are fearless enough to show your mishaps. It it much more encouraging than everything else combined. (And that's saying something because everything else is downright obsessively compelling).


Real Life Design Lessons: When Your DIY Seems Doomed
6/28/11 4:41 PM

I like the a-frame best.
For the Murphy, I would mount a mirror on the underside of the desk so that, when it's folded away, it would be a wall mirror and not just a wooden box on the wall. :)


Small Desks, Small Budget: 5 Workspaces Under $300
6/21/11 6:48 PM

I just did this with a navel orange. It worked great! The navel orange has a giant natural "wick." :) And the orange is quite large and lovely and I expect it to burn for a long time. It held at least a 1/4 cup of olive oil.


How To: Make a Clementine Candle
3/15/11 4:03 PM

I like the wood in the new pic, but I don't like the pattern at all. It is way too busy. It wouldn't let your eye go anywhere else in a room. I can understand wanting to spruce up the drab. But this does not look fresh, in my opinion.


Before & After: Ben's One-of-a-Kind Wallpapered Dresser
3/15/11 1:24 PM

First choice: Bantam. Second choice: Spencer. I much prefer the one long back cushion to a split one. It adds to the long, low look. The one row of tucks on the Bantam adds to that too, as does the absence of a third row of legs.


Which Of These Couches Should I Choose?
Good Questions
2/18/11 10:21 AM

I think this is a MAJOR transformation, especially for near-zero budget. The overall look of the place is VASTLY improved.

And while I'm not crazy about the copper color either, I think it does WONDERS as a big, long horizontal to make the room instantly appear longer and wider. With everything else whited out, you can't help but run your eyes down that looooong stripe very first thing. I think it's brilliant.

I had a thought about those tell-tale country grooves in the cabinets, though. Couldn't you just fill them with spackle if you're going to paint them anyway? At least have a flat door and be rid of that awful groove everyone is trying so hard to ignore.


Before & After: Dated Kitchen Transformation
2/16/11 10:42 AM