ljbmonkey's Profile
| Display Name: | ljbmonkey |
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| Member Since: | 3/26/08 |
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For those who are comfy working in bed or on a sofa, do please be careful about your back. It can feel comfortable for years and years....while gradually doing cumulative damage to your back that can hit you when you least expect it. Even if it feels good NOW, it doesn't mean it's not doing you harm. In my 20s, I pooh-pooh'ed the importance of decent posture, good office chairs... and I later paid the price: 10 years of always- uncomfortable, sometimes crippling back pain. Wish I'd known better. That glass of wine would have been just as nice at an actual desk, with an actual desk chair. Working from Home: Where Do You Actually Work? |
8/28/12 4:27 PM |
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Is the Nurseryworks glider the one designed by Truck? Love it! EM's Loteria-Inspired Nursery My Room |
7/9/12 10:30 AM |
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What a fantastic crib at bottom right in the photos! Can anyone tell me what it is? The Weekend Guide: June 8, 2012 National, Local & Online Sales and Events Calendar |
6/8/12 3:02 PM |
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fergmelk -- just read through the instructions. How crazy! Have you tried this yourself? If so, how well did you feel it worked? Did the rug need to hung dry afterwards? Any gut feeling about whether this would work well for thick felted (gnarled fiber) rug, not just standard pile rugs? TIA! Before & After: Multi-purpose Loft Space |
2/8/11 12:45 PM |
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fergmelk -- thanks for the link, I'll check it out. And yes, I've got a good supply of snow these days.... : ) Before & After: Multi-purpose Loft Space |
2/8/11 12:39 PM |
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Sounds like you made a lot of smart decisions along the way! The rug looks like felted wool -- possibly the same C&B or PB one I've got. Have you had any luck with cleaning it? Every pine needle that makes it into our house tends to end up embedded in it, and I'm not sure what I can do to get a few yrs of accumulated grime out of the white wool that won't mess it up. Tips would be welcomed! Before & After: Multi-purpose Loft Space |
2/8/11 11:21 AM |
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Funny about the green. A generally smart publisher I used to work with told us at a design meeting that green covers tended not to sell as well as other colors. We always shied away from green-based cover designs after that (the pub was right about most things she told us, so we took this advice, too). Wonder if the same thing applies in other packaging? Will pay attention next time I'm at the grocery store. Flickr Find: One More Color-Organized Bookshelf |
1/28/11 2:27 PM |
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Does anyone know a source for metal lampshade frames like these? Bonbon Lamps by Ana Kraš |
1/11/11 12:02 PM |
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With a slightly wider base, that chopstick holder would be great-looking as a rack for file folders! Modern, Miscellaneous Organizers by Less is More |
1/11/11 12:01 PM |
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my fridge came with instructions about specifically avoiding anything acidic -- like the white vinegar and lemon juice succestions above -- since that could damage the surface. Not sure that advice applies to ALL s.s. appliances, but worth checking your owners manual before testing those approaches! 8 Tips for Removing Fingerprints from Stainless Steel |
1/4/11 3:02 PM |
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Would love to know HOW this was done! All DIY-challenged me can think of is dozens of pushpin holes in my pretty gray wall. Say it ain't so! A Holiday Tree Made of Lights A Merry Mishap |
12/9/10 2:42 PM |
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Gorgeous! Does she sell prints of anything? Didn't see any indication of that on her website. Fallen Leaf Artwork by Jessica Baker |
11/17/10 1:55 PM |
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Here are a few George Jones pcs, just for comparison: Quick History: Wedgwood Retrospect |
11/11/10 2:04 PM |
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I was surprised yrs ago to see Wedgwood's majolica line. Victorian majolica was exuberant, and -- gotta say it -- often tacky. Wedgwood's tended to be more refined, but still exuberant and quirky and bright. You'll see lots of lovely solid-green leaf plates if you google Wedgwood majolica, but that's not all they did. Here are a few quick links: Quick History: Wedgwood Retrospect |
11/11/10 1:50 PM |
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We go on before-dinner outings to gather interesting-looking branches, leaves, stems with berries, etc. to use in impromptu centerpieces. Especially great if there are kids at the gathering! Outdoor Thanksgiving Day Activities |
11/11/10 10:28 AM |
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As much as I sympathize with the disinclination to call an exterminator, both save money and to avoid pesticides, don't rule it out if these other solutions don't work. Carpenter ants are a big problem for a house, and they're not always hiding out in a place where it's easy to find them. They love water, so anyplace that's damp apparently can become a colony (dripping pipe inside a wall? imperfect flashing under your roof?)....and then they go to work on your beams and joists. If the tips other folks gave don't solve your problem, don't just sigh and live with it... call in the pros. At least they can figure out if it's carpenter ants you're dealing with, and try to locate them before an expensive problem becomes a REALLY expensive problem! Signed, just spent $5K to rip out a deck, the walls of the room below it, the leaky flashing and roof between them.... Pesky Pests: How Do You Get Rid of Them | Apartment Therapy DC |
6/3/10 9:48 PM |
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Drat. I'm a regular AT reader, and was psyched to see a name I recognized... and excited that name was an illustrator whose work I'd just helped to publish. After I posted, I saw the post about self promotion.... and now *I'll* just sound like a terrible self-promoter myself. : ( Didn't mean to. If anything, I wanted to just congratulate Jenn on her books. Nice work! Jenn Ski's Not So Unhappy Hipster Home House Tour | Apartment Therapy Boston |
5/18/10 1:16 PM |
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Jenn Ski! I knew I recognized your name! I work at innovative kids, and we published your books! LOVE your artwork for the Soft Shapes series -- really charming. We just had all the front covers hanging up on the conference room wall for a meeting, and they looked so great -- eye-catching, and fresh. : ) The farm animals in "Animals" and the blue bird in "Counting" just crack me up. For anybody interested, they're the second row on this link: http://www.shopatron.com/products/category/231.0.1.1.5941.0.0.0.0?pg=4 Jenn Ski's Not So Unhappy Hipster Home House Tour | Apartment Therapy Boston |
5/18/10 1:12 PM |
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For emergency pumping help, call your local fire department's non-emergency number. In my town (an NYC burb), they come out with massive pumps and help flooded residents. How To Deal With a Flooded Basement | Apartment Therapy Boston |
4/1/10 2:47 PM |
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Worse than the seatbacks that would force you to bump knees....what about the seatback that forces you to sit with your legs straddling the entire rectangular width of the bench? Ugh/ Stuhl Hocker Bank by Yvonne Fehling Jennie Pelz | Apartment Therapy Boston |
1/27/10 9:12 PM |
