whitneyjbee's Profile

Houston, TX

Low $550 for a 1/1 efficiency in a great, fun part of town (Heights)

High $1,495,3/2 with garage in newly built home/complex. This will usually include granite/hardwood, etc.

I pay $1,000 for a downstairs unit in a standalone home duplex. 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 12 ft ceilings, hardwood floors, semi-decent part of town (2 blocks from Washington Ave and Memorial).

Not terrible.

@Glinda Goodwitch -- stacking books horizontally is actually MUCH better for them than standing them on end. Standing them up puts a lot of pressure on the sping and covers, warping them and tearing them away from the actual pages over time. Nothing wrong with stacking books. It's what I do on 75% of my bookshelves.

That looks great! What color are those walls? I've been looking for the perfect gray for-ev-er!

Ok.... The house tour didn't really seem cohesive and while I admire the international art, I didn't really feel like this house is where someone actually "lives." I don't know. Just didn't really do it for me. :(

Fellow Houstonian here. 42 feels like about 32! I've been shivering all week! Of course now it's back up to 74 and I'm sick and have chapped lips.

Lovely cabin, though! :)

This is really neat! I am now searching local arts schools to see if there are any courses in my area. And that chair turned out looking really fantastic.

I really like the small table and chairs in the kitchen. I, too, have a kitchen that is somewhat cut off from the rest of the house and have been trying to figure out a way to work in a sitting area. This is a great idea. And the little furry dog is just too cute. Looks very much like my own little fuzzy mutt. :)

The ergonomic keyboard will help your wrist pain, but you need arm support if you're going to rid yourself of neck pain.

I, too, am a bookworm and my husband has requested that I begin to cull. I simply can't, though, so I've decided to make my books a focal point in our home. We have a very long hall entry way, so I've bought dozens of "L" wall brackets and mounted them willy-nilly all along the wall so that there are clumps of 5-7 books here and there ALL OVER the walls from top to bottom. When I come home, it's like walking through a fantasy land through books and it always puts me in a good mood.