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Marinated artichoke hearts. I can finish off that really small glass bottle before all the groceries get put away!

Like everyone else who was wondering... WHAT KIND OF PAINT KRYSTLE USED?

I found it, thanks to Google and the Martha Steward website. Basically, the DIY calls for "dishwasher-safe enamel paint," which seems to be sold in many crafts stores (Think: Michaels). So that answers the safety issue, too! I love this one and will definitely do this at some point during the holidays.

I too, learned that rule when I took a photo archiving technique class years ago, at The George Eastman House in Rochester NY.

Here's an obscure tip that is actually related to that rule of picture hanging -- whether you're looking at your big screen TV in your living room, or in a movie theater and want to select the best seat in the house... Here's what you do: Eyeball what you think is roughly 2 1/2 times the diagonal of the screen, and then take a seat. (In the theater, pick the middle seat.)

Works every time!

Before posting this, I searched this page ("command + "F"), so I think this one is new: I cringe whenever I see an accent prop -- like a robe, a sweater, or even a throw tossed at a perfect 90 degree angle on the bed. Oh, and it's always in the complementary color, too!

Grew up in Cincinnati and had friends who lived in seriously big, old houses. Some had dumbwaiters near the kitchen. And others had buzzers in the bedrooms to ring for the servants. (Long gone by the time we were around!) My bedroom, which was on the second floor, had the laundry chute that went down to the basement. It also meant that you never needed a hamper in your bedroom for dirty clothes! Also, the houses built in the 20s and 30s had those telephone nooks built into a wall in the hallway. So cool!

"Leave knifes in the sink or drainer."

Knife = singular
Knives = plural

Note to self: "Proofread copy before posting."

Years ago, my first job in New York was with an advertising photographer. I was barely making what you'd call a 'living wage.' One day, during what I remember as being the biggest shoot of this photographer's career, a fire broke out many floors below the studio.

As the lights went out and smoke filled the studio, my boss, the photographer, and a real jerk -- yelled for me to grab his large format lenses out of the safe. I yelled right back, telling him, "Screw the lenses! You're insured!" And somehow, I calmly led the clients down nine flights of stairs.

The photo shoot resumed a few days later, and the photographer never said a word to me about the incident. But that's when I learned, that nothing material is ever more important than your life.

What I love about Sarah's projects is that she lets you in on her mistakes -- which always add time to the timeline and end up costing boatloads of money. I mean, how many times did she have to re-install the floors on her island home? Or, the window re-do to make the window line match? But I think her budgets are way beyond most folks. Can you imagine how much it cost to send all those materials up north, and then by boat for the last few miles??? But Tommy is a hoot! He needs his own show. Are you listening, Canadian HGTV?

GREAT APARTMENT!

... but my prediction: The Cameroon JuJus will become this year's bus roll or "Keep Calm Carry On" poster. They'll soon be everywhere.

Spotted it on "Dear Genevieve" last weekend and now an AT House Tour.

Adding to the security issue mentioned in #5... While mine isn't so much an etiquette suggestion, I have two words for anyone who works on a laptop at their local coffee house: Privacy Screen. Especially important for start-ups and new business pitches.