romateamo's Profile

Please ignore everyone else's advice and use Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP. It's natural, and it protects the leather while still allowing it to breathe. I just used it on a leather chair, and it looks great.

Check Restoration Hardware or Rejuvenation.com for non-girly switchplates.

I'd love a source for the European-style windows that open in toward the house, in the bathroom and bedroom.

I live in a Philadelphia rowhome. My front door isn't wide enough to let most of this stuff in. I'm impressed by the quality, dismayed by the size, and bored by the uniform colorlessness of RH's products. I did, however, buy bath fixtures at their annual bath sale for redoing my bathroom.

I recommend "The World's Best Cat Litter." The name's no joke! It's made from corn. It's more expensive than some types, but I find I can use less of it, so it lasts longer.

My cats weren't crazy about it when we first switched, and there were a few "accidents" as a result. But they've adjusted now.

A soon as I saw the beautiful wood trim, I KNEW something bad was going to happen to it. Ominous music was playing in my head. . . and I was right.

I LOVE the old-fashioned sink and toilet!

For people (like me) with rounded radiators, the hooks (or whatever they are) on the radiator in photo #4 look perfect for turning the radiator into a flat surface. Anybody know where to find some?

Ditto what pamh wrote: plastic film for windows and a space heater. DeLonghi makes good ones that are really safe. My landlord even provided me with one for free, when I was in your situation last year. Good luck!

The ancient Romans decorated their walls with art, but painted directly on the wall. No wallpaper. Some of the patterns here (particularly from the 1800's) show the influence of Pompeii.