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Display Name: Lauren R.
Member Since: 12/7/11

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Those metallic scallop pillows on the bed -- where are they from? I love them!


Elana's Sunlight Sanity Bedroom My Bedroom Retreat Contest
3/27/13 3:09 PM

Thank you everyone for the fantastic suggestions! Couple things:

1. This room is technically a den. It is a two-bedroom place, but one of the bedrooms is tiny (I think around 8'x6') so I chose to take the (much larger) den instead and do without a real door. Thus, I don't think the landlord is obligated to provide a door for me.

2. No idea if the walls are the plaster kind people are mentioning, but now I'm nervous to attempt to hang a real door.

3. I'll probably toss up a tension rod and curtain for about a month, but I am very interested in installing a very thick, opulent-looking curtain in a more permanent way. I'm also into the felt door panel idea and I'm investigating felt options now.

Thank you so much for the suggestions, you guys!


Temporary Privacy Door Ideas for Arched Doorway? Good Questions
9/17/12 10:24 AM

All these comments on not tipping/tipping very little have me pretty terrified. I work as a bartender/waitress at an average-priced bar (between $4-$10 for beer and drinks, depending on what you order of course) in a very big city.

There have been nights when I have lost money on customers because of poor tipping. At most bars/restaurants, servers/bartenders have to give portions of their tip to others (barbacks, door staff, sometimes the kitchen, etc.) so not only are they receiving less than minimum wage (roughly $2.80 in my state), but they also have to give away part of their earnings. Couple this with the fact that the government assumes we make 15% of our sales (which some nights, with some crowds, I just don't make at all) and the server loses money. People who say "I only tip if the following conditions are met" have never worked in the service industry and clearly do not understand how some nights, they are costing us money.

And for folks that say "then choose another profession," sometimes that isn't an option. I have to be in the bar service world because it's one of the only ones with night hours and the *potential* to make decent money. But every night is a crap shoot, and I do recognize that comes with the territory.


5 Things Your Bartender Isn't Telling You
7/16/12 4:30 PM

I live in a Chicago rental with both cabinets and open shelving, and we use the open shelving for all of our dishes because we really don't have a choice. We also have two cats. Moved in about 4 months ago.

That said, dust/cat hair hasn't been an issue, maybe because we only store a small amount of dishes on the shelves (my roommate and I both had 12-piece dish sets, and we keep about 6 of each set out, the rest are stored in a closet). Our kitchen is super small and I've really enjoyed how the shelves make it feel less closed in, as well as getting to see the mix and match of our dishes.


How To Know if You're Ready for Open Kitchen Shelving
1/20/12 10:57 AM