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Display Name: OffbeatBoutique.Biz
Member Since: 1/8/12

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3,000 sq ft Venice Beach home. Too out of reach for 99.999% of us.


Jim & Theresa's House on the Venice Canal House Tour
3/5/12 1:06 PM

I love the low tech coffee brewing and the electric kettle. Two things I'd have a hard time living without.


Shauna's French–Inspired Renovation
Kitchen Tour

3/3/12 4:33 AM

I started this website but never completed it. It is not set up for sales. Now that we are planning to leave the country, I am just going to take offers on any of the items on the site. If they don't say "sold" they are still available. If you like something, make an offer, then I'll move it over to ebay to make a sale. I love the stuff I collected. Much of it is vintage or retro. www.offbeatboutique.biz (remember the dot biz, it's NOT dot com.) I'm in Portland, Oregon, if anyone wants to save on shipping.


Resources for Outfitting Your Home with a Vintage Look — New and Used
Weekend Guide

2/26/12 6:00 PM

If I could marry my Sony Nex 5, I surely would.


On Purchasing a New Camera Super Photo Magic School
2/24/12 2:16 PM

I lust for that French doorway.


Olatz Schnabel's Home in the West Village
New York Times

2/19/12 1:18 PM

I agree with them about not buying new. It IS the ultimate green.


Greg & Deirdre's Guest House
House Tour

2/15/12 3:29 PM

So cheerful and bright. I love the turquoise. Congrats on your pretty kitchen from a fellow Portlander (Portlandian?)


Lindsay's Light & Lovely Rental Kitchen
Kitchen Tour

2/14/12 7:45 PM

Andy and Andrew, I love your house AND your website.


Andy & Andrew's Vintage Modern
House Tour

2/14/12 7:06 PM

I love my iPad and I 'd have a hard time giving it up, but it's really just a guilty pleasure for me. I tend to use it for play, i.e., games (plants vs. zombies), art apps (like Brushes), and I purposefully put on uninteresting movies on Netflix when I can't fall asleep. (it works).

But I still cannot view some video with the iPad and typing out a comment like this is laborious with their keypad.

I have the first iPad and would not need to upgrade since the main advantage is a camera and I don't really need it. That said, my husband has one with the camera and he uses Facetime a great deal. The ability to talk with (and see) friends and loved ones for free is pretty awesome.


Reader Survey: How Often Do You Use Your iPad?
2/13/12 1:48 PM

You are SO lucky to have that garden indeed!


Olivia's Life in London…On a Budget
House Call

2/10/12 3:32 PM

I agree with Patmac above. While I did like the old handles, the new ones work for me too. I can visualize Jeeves opening up the drawer for Wooster's socks.

So glad it was stained and not painted!


Before & After: Jill's Dresser Goes Tall, Dark & Handsome
Junky Vagabond

2/9/12 2:50 PM

Sailawayblonde, giving up my top sheet took some getting used to, but now I greatly prefer sleeping without it.


Hotel as Home: Cozy Style in Stockholm
A Look Inside the Scandic Grand Central

2/9/12 2:42 PM

Wonderful. I like the wall mounted dish drainer and the ceiling mounted pot rack.

Getting used to tiny fridges is an adjustment but if you are able to shop almost daily for only what you need, you can save so much space!


Avery's Small & Soulful Pickling Wonderland
Kitchen Tour

2/8/12 1:04 PM

Oh I wanna do it!


Paint a Set of Personalized Dinner Napkins
Quirky Momma

2/8/12 12:43 PM

I feel it is a little too safe.


Before & After: Painting a San Francisco Victorian
2/7/12 12:13 AM

I love it all, but that open kitchen makes me lustful! Great style.


Annette + Gustavo's 100 Year Old Hollywood Craftsman Home
House Tour

2/6/12 3:21 PM

I wasn't expecting that but I like it.


Before & After: Dresser Goes From College Party to Pretty
2/6/12 3:11 PM

Wow. This is exactly how I decorate. My mouth was watering over the pics! Love the dish towels and the cat shelf. Love everything about it!


Natalie's Beach-Girl-Meets-Book-Nerd Nest
House Tour

2/6/12 3:08 PM

I love it and I love that it cost under $200! Great job.


Before & After: Gemma's Under $200 Kitchen Spruce Up
2/6/12 3:00 PM

It's lovely, but I still prefer the orangey-flame and the lemony-green for my kitchen.


New Le Creuset Color for Sur La Table: Indigo
2/5/12 1:12 PM