Zhahira's Profile

I actually bought one of these for my boyfriend in a desperate attempt to get him to quit draping his clothes over every chair in the house. (He's of the intellectual camp that clothing worn for less than 4 hours is still "good," but shouldn't be put back in the closet -- hence the temporary storage space of every chair in the house.) He doesn't use it appropriately at all - he just dumps all his clothes on top of it in a lumpy pile - but at least I can sit down when and where I want to!

I shop this way and I live in Texas (shocker!) Granted, I did make the purposeful decision to live within walking distance of a small grocery store, but I live equally close to three other supermarkets I could drive to. I actually prefer the "walk 5 minutes and buy cheese for dinner" method because it allows me to indulge my lazy side! This way I don't really have to plan out my meals. When I get home from work I think about what I'd like for dinner... If I don't have the ingredients on hand, I walk over and buy them, then quickly whip it up. That way I don't have to decide on Sunday afternoon what I'll be eating on Friday night, and instead I can wing it!

We could have this more accessible in America if people just started demanding it. There's a reason why all natural and "green" products are being offered by more companies now!

Boooooooooooks! Why is Apartment Therapy so afraid of massive amounts of books? You guys pull it off spectacularly. :)

To try and stave off the hoarding, I make it a point to pass my magazines on to someone else as soon as I finish them. Read through this month's fashion mag? Hand it to my mom. Finished with the new interior design mag? Hand it to my friend. Read through this week's news mag? Pass it on to my boyfriend or leave it in the conference room at work.

I may not be able to look back at a certain article, but I someone else gets to enjoy it as much as me and I don't have to worry about where it ends up!

Some things I've done that haven't been mentioned yet:

1.) I replaced the electrical outlet covers (old and yellowed) with new ones (light and bright!)
2.) I replaced the handles on the drawers. (The old ones were iron, molding, and outdated--I kept them just in case we need to put them back before leaving.)
3.) Our medicine cabinet had this weird plastic sliding door with an old, peeling silver knob. I switched out the knob and screwed it in on the OTHER side of the plastic (essentially, inside-out.) I put it back into place that way and now instead of being peeling and yellowed, it's fresh and modern!

When my boyfriend and I moved into our new place, we gained more space and a new TALL antique bed. Initially, we pulled some kitchen stools up to the sides of the bed to use as nightstands for the first night or two in our new place and... well... they've stuck. (We just can't find nightstands TALL enough for the bed that cost less than $200 each.)

It's awful because there's only just enough space for a lamp and a glass of water, and we're constantly trying to cram extra items onto them, which means other items keep falling off.

I guess I'm telling the story to reassure you--life could be worse!

Luuuuuuverly! Way to rep the 512. :)

Nice! Simple, easy, and unexpected.

Yay! So happy! I would love working here! Except the open desk on the other side would drive me batty (because I'm OCD and it seems messy/chaotic to me.) But I love the colors and the fact that you share the desk! :)

And I don't think it would be too hard to work that way. Clearly these people have never been college students sharing a table in a crowded library. ;)

I don't think the drop ceiling is all that terrible. It makes the room seem cozy. :) I also have a feeling it helps the room stay a bit warmer in a New England winter!