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I think Brocade home had an aesthetic that was unique in the marketplace, but they charged too much money for middle-of-the-road furniture construction. Their customer service left something to be desired, too. I bought a headboard and frame from there over a year ago, and actually just sold it on craigslist for 1/4 what I paid for it. If Brocade had lowered the price point or raised the quality, things might be different.

The Urban Outfitters one looks good, but I learned the hard way that I should never, ever get an armless sofa. I like to recline on a sofa, and without arms, there's nothing to rest your head on!

I just finished my first mosaic-tiling project: the top of an Ikea Lack coffee table I found in my alley last year. I want to assure you, it was not too difficult. I ordered the tiles from modwalls.com. Their tile blends are mesh-backed by the square foot, which was a lot faster to lay down to apply than single tiles. In terms of the installation, I followed this tutorial from Better Homes and Gardens Australia:
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/better-homes-gardens/3514/mosaic-table/
There were some nerve-wracking moments, but nothing my novice friend and I couldn't handle. Now I want to tile the entire world.

There was an earthquake in Germany today?

I love cats, and this picture made me smile, but I had to chortle a little at healthyhome's peevish comment. Unlike municipal shelters, so-called "animal sanctuaries" often are a shelter and someone's house, so they're warm, friendly and certainly humane places, yet also tend to have noteworthy urine aromas and dander in the air that the kindly proprietors' noses have long become inured to. These places are an appropriate channeling of cat lady energy, in my opinion.