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I once used Ikea's calculator to find out how much it would cost to outfit a similar bookcase wall in my living room, and in fact it costs about the same for a large space as having a carpenter custom-make built-in shelving. The doors and the high ceilings really make things add up, and billy is still basically shoddy material with those annoying little holes inside the cases. In my opinion, not really worth it...

Rustam, which sites do you use to find things? I look sometimes on Avito and Molotok, but 90 percent of stuff for sale is typical (awful) Russian furniture.
btw, I have a similar orange orb lamp, i love it. Lamps were much better quality back then.

Hilarious!
What better way to mock the idea of thriftiness and healthy lifestyle of home canning jars than put up rows of fake ones? Come on Apartment Therapy, keep it real.

I'm from the Seattle area, and I too think the Japanese maple would look nice against the gray house - it's bright red. But many other plants, and check out this guide if you want to "go native": http://green.kingcounty.gov/gonative/

I love fresh flowers from the garden or wildflowers picked in the country, but don't like the industry polluting with fertilizers nd then flying the flowers thousands of miles away. So, only get seasonal blooms here in Moscow.

An interior decorator once told me that body temperature also depends on room color, i.e. if you tend to be cold (like me) it's better to decorate in warm colors. Can anyone testify to that? I like cool greens but maybe I'll get too cold around them? ))

i too have had a cheapo ikea one and think it's more practical as you can line dry sweaters on a simple flat rack but not a complicated one with small multiple tiers.