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Display Name: kmancha
Member Since: 8/22/11

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cool repurposed door as headboard. all the other stuff's pretty great, too.


Joe's Curiosity Shop Shotgun Apartment
House Tour

11/28/11 5:29 AM

a house party where everyone is wrapped up in blankets, drinking????!!! REALLY? good grief, that's not a party, it is a quarantine.


Etiquette at Home: Solutions to The Great Shoe Debate
10/22/11 12:51 PM

if you can't afford to have your $5,000 rug cleaned, maybe you can't afford that $5,000 rug ... just sayin' ... not impressed.


Etiquette at Home: Solutions to The Great Shoe Debate
10/21/11 12:44 PM

@vomitesse, you KNOW? I too have a difficult time imagining my last party of 30+ people, fancy dress & cocktails .... with everyone in wool socks, booties or house shoes .... WTH?


Etiquette at Home: Solutions to The Great Shoe Debate
10/21/11 4:54 AM

@pearmelon, add that to the list of why I love living in France.

@all the Canadians and other cold-weather inhabitants clamoring on about snowy, muddy shoes ... most folks I know wear removable rainboots OVER their shoes to protect them. Those wet things are left by the door and worn outside. Thus our shoes are clean in winter.

I also agree that on those rare occasions I have been forced to remove shoes, my feet/stockings are dirty when I leave.

Thank god you shoeless nazis are not in my circle of friends. Any host with such a controlling demeanor would not be someone I would accept an invitation from. If your house rules (and your material possessions) are more important than your guest's comfort, some self-examination is in order.

jaimemuriel summed it up perfectly.


Etiquette at Home: Solutions to The Great Shoe Debate
10/21/11 4:32 AM

I disagree that "most cultures" find leaving your shoes on "disgusting" and further, we are talking about a specific culture ... American. I live in France and never have I been asked to remove my shoes. I found this custom selfish and irritating when I lived in America. Yes, our material things are SO important that you should adhere to our edict when privileged with an invitation.

A host's goal should be to make guests feel comfortable. If you have decided that shoeless is the policy in your own little world, warn the rest of us so we can choose not to attend.


Etiquette at Home: Solutions to The Great Shoe Debate
10/20/11 1:57 PM

um ... wash the pillows regularly. hot dryer weekly. change case often. tout est bien.


How Often Should You Replace Bedroom Pillows?
9/13/11 11:10 AM