GothamTomato's Profile

Great apartment & that floor is gorgeous! I've never seen that before.

On a side note: Is Marsha originally from south Jersey? I think I went to high school with her (class of '76).

I'm a photographer and sell my pictures at craft shows - a few of my images are of windows with little still life arrangements on the sills and people are always buying them for windowless nooks and offices.

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I love it that they've got EastEnders on the telly.

I love the look (and what one can do with) the Malm dressers, but I have hesitated to buy any because of the smells that accompany IKEA furniture. The last piece I bought, my desk, took over a month for the chemical smell (formaldehyde, I think) to start to dissipate, and there is still (months later) a chemical smell emanating from it.

Having that with a desk is one thing, but for a dresser that would be full of clothes, I'd like to know about the health effects of that - as well as hear about solutions for it.

...And by the way, I love, love, LOVE that built in bookcase. Did you build that yourself?

Love the color. And I think you have convinced me to get an Elfa system! I didn't think it could hold so much weight. My only question is, what do you do to keep your clothes from getting dusty?

I once saw a ball picther, at ther now defunct 6th Avenue Antique Flea Market, that was unlike any I'd ever seen before: It had slightly indented polka dots in vintage fiestaware colors (And I collect vintage Fiesta). It was $65, which at the time was a lot because I'd been laid off from my job. So I walked around to think about it & when I got back it was gone. I've never seen one before of since. I still kick myself about that.

But truthfully, more than that pitcher, I miss that old flea market and the charming Chelsea neighborhood that was, (before all the over-development and yuppie scum took over) more than that pitcher. I'm guessing someone is cherishing that pitcher, at least, but the neighborhood where one could spend a lovely weekend rumaging for treasures has been obliterated.

I bought my first home, a co-op in Manhattan, about 18 years ago. It was the best financial decision I've ever made. I've built up equity and gotten yearly tax deductions.

Most importantly: If I had not bought an apartment when I did, I would not still be able to afford to live in NYC. My mortgage & maintenance are less than half of what I'd have to spend on a rental of the same size.

When renting you are always at the mercy of your landlord, and you can never customize your living space the way you want too.

Of course you have to think before you buy - duh - but that doesn't mean that home owndership is a bad thing. Not by a long shot.

The color is about photography and setting off the actors against it.

But one thing I haven't see anyone mention: That big bookcase that is by Carrie's front door, they used to have at ABC Carpet & Home. It was $2400, and didn't come apart into pieces, and there is no way in hell that that bookcase could ever have been brought into a walkup apartment, like the one she lived in.

Dark floors won't neccessarily make the room look smaller, but dark floors will show every spec of dust, so you will have to vacum a lot more often (like every day).

Someone told me that before I got a black countertop in my kitchen. I wish I had listened.