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Display Name: borkbork
Member Since: 4/24/07

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A little art on the wall, and this place would be great.


Industrial HiFi Overkill
2/27/11 6:58 PM

You work for a non-profit, he's a graduate student, and this is the home you own? Man I love Buffalo. Where is this, by the way? I'm currently renting in Allentown but have been eyeing the real estate listings :)


Colors to Balance Very Dark Hard Wood Floors?
Good Questions

1/12/11 2:08 PM

So if the power goes out... he's trapped? That seems like a bad idea.


Final Frame: The $500 Star Trek Door Hack
12/15/10 11:52 PM

Do any of these feature a manual focus ring?

And if so -- are the LCDs now high enough resolution that manually focusing yields an okay result?


New Prosumer Point and Shoots
9/25/10 3:39 PM

Waitress: Would you like some coffee, Hitler? I'll be sure to put lots of cream in it for you.
Charlie: I'm... no. No. I'm not Adolf Hitler.


Apartment Therapy Chicago | Good Questions: Can Anyone ID this Chair?
7/31/08 7:54 PM

This is a dumb question, but it works well to spray-paint resin outdoor chairs? I'm picturing flaking and peeling. No? Did you prime first? Seal after?


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | A Place in The Sun: On the Cheap
7/21/08 12:00 PM

I love the Shellac/Fugazi/The Ex poster.

L-o-v-e. Who's it by? I've been hunting for it on Gigposters :)


Apartment Therapy Chicago | CHI House Tour: Christy and John's Logan Square Bungalow
2/28/08 10:23 AM

I wouldn't worry about it. I have old and slightly banged up enamelware. It's not like non-stick pans where you have to worry about damaged PTFE surfaces.

(I'll take the bleach tip though... thanks!)


Apartment Therapy San Francisco | SF Good Questions: Ideas on How to Clean or Save This Le Creuset Pot?
2/26/08 10:53 AM

Oh, wow. I love everything here. Very impressed.


Apartment Therapy San Francisco | SF House Tour: Monique and Richard's Apartment at a Glance
2/7/08 1:09 PM

Great use of patterns. Feels warm and homey. I love it. (The two industrial chairs as a bench are great!)


Apartment Therapy Chicago | January Jumpstart Entry Roundup
1/28/08 4:01 PM

gorgeous! me! me! pick me!


Apartment Therapy San Francisco | Thursday Giveaway: Sara Paloma Bottle
1/24/08 10:51 AM

A little late, but...

Have you considered a glass coffee table? We have one and have put it atop an amazing and colourful rug. It basically disappears -- it gives space for stuff (drinks, food, etc.) without detracting from the openness of the room. It's a little less 'welcome to your Delta Airlines flight' than a tray on castors, but it also hides away quite easily. It is basically who L-shaped glass stands and one big glass top. We hide the top behind our piano when we want to open up the living room space a bit or when we have our Dance Dance Revolution mats out :)


Apartment Therapy New York | NY Good Questions: How Should I Decorate This Room?
12/15/07 4:19 PM

I'm dying of doodle envy. ADORABLE.


Apartment Therapy Chicago | AT House Tour Party: Mini Tour of Sam Rosen's Loft
12/15/07 4:09 PM

Wait, I'm meant to feel badly that the khaki-shorts dbag doing the iphone touchdown dance paid too much for his phone?

Sorry, just not seein' it.


Apartment Therapy - iPod Roundup: Everybody's Talking
9/7/07 1:36 PM

$700! Yeah, I'm with AlmostAD on this one. DIY.


Apartment Therapy - KleinReid's Porcelain Campfire
8/29/07 7:41 AM

Brutal! Though it's a nice idea where AC isn't usually available, I foresee things that used to be free (i.e. lots of airports have power outlets around) into something that's annoying and expensive (i.e. 'wait at this kiosk to have your device charged for a per-minute fee').


Apartment Therapy - Look! Airport ChargeCarte
8/28/07 1:59 PM

the timing issue makes it tough. but cute cubbiness is possible with old library card files and wooden office files. expensive in good condition but often cheap when in bad cosmetic shape. paint white, and you'd be good to go. i got a big 12-drawer tiger oak wood unit at a market for $40. all the drawers are stained slightly differently. i also got a small four-drawer card file unit (also in tiger oak) off eBay for $25ish.


Apartment Therapy - Coming Clean: The home office
8/22/07 3:51 PM

I'm going to be the dissenting voice and remark that my books (like yours, admit it) are not all in well-matched tones of white and cream.

Cute in a catalogue, cluttery in real life :)


Apartment Therapy - Slinksn. (slingks) Surreptitious web links to other good sites
8/20/07 1:13 PM

i love it. it's got personality, charm and creativity. i'd move in in a heartbeat.


Blogging New York Magazine: 04.24.07
4/24/07 1:58 PM