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Display Name: lilpearlly
Member Since: 11/14/12

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Love the new look. The blue is great and it's a very productive color. Have fun working in there!


Before & After: Beige Office Made Beautiful
6/11/13 7:54 PM

Lower cost and less to clean are my favorites. I have a system that can get the whole space sparkling in less than an hour. My only requirement for small is a small yard for gardening and we have that too.

Also, there is that intimacy factor and the fun of creatively displaying things you use everyday. I am a container junky... from vintage recipe boxes and luggage to unique bottles and trays, they can all store something we need around.


10 Bonus Benefits to Small Space Living
6/10/13 3:44 PM

I am also cringing at displaying a glass plate. There are so few left after the greenhouses that we cherish and preserve every one we get in our photo studio. It's a beautiful neg, but I have two thoughts for you...

1. Get a print of it no matter what. You may be able to scan it, though the glass often creates funky light issues called Newtons rings. You may have to photograph it against a lightbox with a digital camera then invert it to a positive in the computer - this is what we do for ours.

2. Some of the glass plates were processed with some very nasty chemistry - photographers didn't live long back then. There may be residue that some people have a bad reaction to, avoid touching the faces of the plate. If you're going to hang it, I would encase it in protective glass. This will also slow down fading.


Ideas for Displaying Glass Negative? Good Questions
1/21/13 5:08 PM

Sweaters with pockets became my wardrobe when I broke my leg. Fingerless gloves help keep your hand from getting raw while keeping your fingers free. Never did figure out the hot tea with crutches trick, just went slow... very slow. A travel mug with handle probably would have worked, but I prefer ceramic mugs too much.

Then, when your cast comes off and your skin is in need of serious help, get Miracle Foot Cream or some similar cheesy skin cream (they're usually on the bottom shelf at the drug store and you would never think of buying it in normal instances). Within a week my skin was moist and back to normal. The physical therapist thanked me and had to learn my secret :)


Tips for Getting Around at Home with a Broken Limb
1/14/13 6:10 PM