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I was very excited recently to finish our guest bedroom, complete with the quilt my grandmother made for our wedding. My grandmother has a tradition of making quilts for graduations, weddings and new babies in the family. Being the 8th out of 10 grandchildren, it seemed like forever before I had a quilt of my own.

Here's a link to a picture of the bedroom.
http://thehouseonpennylane.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/guest-bedroom/

Joseph Cornell has always been one of my favorites, probably because his artwork reminds me so much of interior design and utilizing limited spaces. Thanks for the post and I'll be looking into the other artists as well!

http://thehouseonpennylane.wordpress.com/

Poison,

Do you think they still have something like that? I'll be visiting the LA area next week and would love something like that.

I recently DIYed the string pendant. It was difficult, but I love the way it came out. I used a 36" balloon. I originally planned on getting the equator lamp from CB2 (mentioned above), but with budget issues, I decided to have a go at making it myself. The single 60 watt bulb puts out just enough light and I love that it is now the focal point of the room.

http://thehouseonpennylane.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/diy-light-fixture-timelapse/

These chairs are the same as my 6 dining chairs that I found on CL with a table and buffet. Are they just Saarinen knock-offs? I love mine and wish I knew more about them.

bb99,
I believe Ordinal Linguistic Personification is considered a variant of synesthisia (yes, I googled).

No help but, I have that exact light fixture above your dining table except mine has white glass instead of colored. I bought it with a whole dining set from craigslist. The buffet that it cam with looks a lot like yours as well. Are there any origins or stories that you know of?

I was told I would have to rewire my light fixture since it didn't have a ground wire. Did you have to do the same?

I (and I'm sure many others) would love to see a list of house plants for pet owners.

I never really appreciated the concealed shelf until seeing #8. What a great way to clear off your bedside table, but still have your books nearby.

My worst furniture assembly story was when my husband and I bought the Ikea Expidit bookcase with the TV compartment. I had already put together a regular Expidit bookcase by myself, so I knew we would need a wide open space.

We first tried to put it together in our living room downstairs since it had the most wide open area. After we had assembled it, we discovered that it was too tall to slide up the stairs. Frustrated, we took the bookcase apart and took the pieces upstairs.

Once there, we decided the only place we could put it together would be on top of our queen bed. It was very difficult considering the softness of the mattress and that the bookcase was wider than our bed. After a screaming match and me shutting myself in the laundry room, we finally finished it. Unfortunately, we just weren't strong enough to tilt the bookcase off of our bed and against its designated wall. We had to call my brother and beg him to help us.

Thankfully, he was the additional man power we needed to lift the bookcase as well as some much needed comedic relief.