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I'm in the process of trying to add shelving to my front closet in the exact same way you did. However I live in an old Chicago bungalow with plaster walls even in the closet. And I can't find studs anywhere in there. I've put screws in various places, but they just pull right back out. Ugh. Any suggestions??

My two favorite books on architecture, even though they are probably from a different category from the books listed above:

Looking Around: A Journey Through Architecture by Witold Rybczynski

A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder by Michael Pollan

I've bought those legs at Loew's, but I'm sure you can also get them at Menards and Home Depot. I belive they come in length's from 6" to at least 24" long. You can also buy the metal plates that they screw into as either flat (so the legs are vertical) or slanted (so the legs go out at a slight angle like much of the mid-century modern legs).

I love peanut butter and jelly. When I was a kid it was all I would eat so my Mom made me a special PB&J: on the first slice of bread put PB on the top half and J on the bottom half, on the second slice of bread put PB on the right half and J on the left half. When you put the pieces together it's like having 4 little sandwiches: 2 PB&J, 1 just PB, and 1 just J. My Mom would only make this sandwich for me, never for my siblings so that made it extra special. I still make my sandwiches that way when I need a pick-me-up.

I'm also testing the Maker's Mark version with sweet cherries. They've been soaking in the fridge for about 3 weeks now. I haven't done a taste test lately, but when I tried one about 3 days into it, they weren't great. I'm hoping that the flavor has developed over time.

Your balcony is really amazing, and you probably get more use out of it because it's covered. I have that same material that is on the pillows on the balcony and it never occured to me to use the print diagonally - I love it!

I think it all depends on the bedspread and the room it's in. I bought a blue chenille spread for my guest room and I really love it, but I've seen a lot of these spreads that I don't care for. I think it helps to have an unusual color or pattern. I don't think I've ever seen a white or pastel colored spread that I've liked.

I love your bedframe.

I know I'll never be able to do this because I wouldn't stay with a man who "rather than go to bed with his wife when she asked him to in the times after the miscarriages, he’d work on a project." Obviously his wife has a different take on it, but is any house worth that kind of abandonment?

Am I the only one who grew up eating white borscht?