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Display Name: AAE
Member Since: 2/7/11

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The first thing that I do when I get home from work is light a couple sticks of incense (which I will continue to burn sporadically through out the night - I go through phases on the different scents). It's sort of a ritual, and it immediately puts the work day behind me.


The Fragrance of Home: Making Sense of How Your Home Smells
2/2/12 6:00 PM

Am I the only one here who, instead of "beautiful and timeless", would characterize the Tiffany set as dated and boring?... the Heath set isn't all that great either.

But then, I'm not all that in to status symbols.


Would You Sell One Treasure to Buy Another?
9/13/11 6:15 PM

"yet another misunderstanding of the wabi-sabi concept.
Like the use of Zen (a philosophy of behavior) as a design adjective."

QFT


Quirky "Unfinished" Paint Jobs
7/28/11 5:34 PM

Great idea, but I agree that this particular execution is slightly lacking. The shade definitely isn't working for it.


Forest Furniture: DIY Tree Branch Lamp
Garden Design
7/14/11 4:18 PM

Going to agree that the Texas one leaves a very bad taste in my mouth.

I find the image offensive and ignorant. Perhaps the ambiguity of its message should have been considered more deeply by the designer, or, assuming ignorance based on the sole fact that it was designed in the first place, by whomever decided to approve the print and sell the damn thing - and, no, not the "intent", but what exactly is this putting across? That all of that stealing of land and killing off of Indians was done with love? That violence leads to less-than-threes? That it's okay to dilute an incredibly complex history of the interaction between varied and complex peoples to childish sterotypes because, well, hearts?

Fail.


The Fifty and Fifty Project Is Finally Complete
7/7/11 5:55 PM

Bedroom:
$75 - Wrought iron headboard (CL)
$20 - table lamp (thrift)
$10 - reed king chair (CL)
$0 - paint for inherited dresser & nightstands ($20 for cost of painting them)
$0 - inherited mattress
$30 - rugs
$75 - curtains and rods
$20 - decorative mirrors
$30 - lampshade/materials for lampshade customization
$5 - clearance Christmas lights

Spare/yoga room
$60 - floating shelves
$40 - paint for mural
$30 - rug
$30 - organizational closet supplies
$0 - inherited vintage hanging lamps

Living room
$300 - sectional couch (CL +100 & 60 for the previous 2 couches it replaced)
$200 - ikea bookshelf
$60 - armoir for tv (thrifted... and also effing awesome)
$80 - old dining room table and chairs (thrifted)
$40 - new dining room table (CL)
$30 - supplies for re-covering chairs
$0 - gifted vintage card catalog (CL)
$0 - ugly side table left by the person I bought the place from which I hate but have infinite use for and has now made it at one point in to every room in my house
$30 - vintage tray to cover ugly side table
$100 - various sets of curtains because I never end up liking them for long


What We Spend on Furniture
6/16/11 7:34 PM

I would leave it as is... I like a good patina.


Is This Table Made From Copper Or Brass?
Good Questions
6/14/11 1:47 PM

I picked up a card catalog in San Francisco a few years ago - I live in Phoenix. 14 hour drive for that one, and worth every minute of it.


How Far Would You Travel For A Craigslist Find?
5/18/11 4:55 PM

That tile's freaking awesome. Paint the rest of the wall a complementary color, and leave it.

http://savethepinkbathrooms.com/


How To Work With Green & Pink Bathroom Tile?
Good Questions
5/16/11 6:49 PM

"After all, who wants to sleep in a beauty pageant dressing room?"

I do...


A Touch of Sparkle: Sequins in the Bedroom
3/31/11 4:19 PM

Ugh.


Transform Old Art
2/16/11 2:48 PM

We have the same card catalog! Though, mine has 5 rows of shelves. It was rescued from a library in Santa Barbara.


Before & After: Facelift for a Carpeted Stairway
2/7/11 5:46 PM