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@embryoconcepts, some of what you want to do will be regulated by the municipal and state/province building codes. For example, structural changes will often require the oversight and signature of a licensed Architect or Structural Engineer and the approval of your local code official in the form of a demolition/building permit.

I highly recommend talking to an architect to decide if the project you'd like to do will need an architect. An architect is trained and licensed in order to look at building projects holistically, and can speak to scope, budgets, aesthetics, schedules, logistics, and legal requirements. Check out your local chapter of the American Institute of Architects for additional tips!

Another thing to be aware of - most people in the residential construction industry in the United States are very hungry for work - now is a great time for renovations to your home.

PEAS PEAS PEAS!!

My mother makes a fantastic Chicken Marbella (from the Silver Palette Cookbook - link to recipe here) - throw everything into the marinade, marinate overnight, and then bake for an hour. Easy!

She likes to make a wild rice side dish with this, with golden raisins and green onions and walnuts - something fresh and springy.

Since she usually makes this for Passover, the rice is a rarity in my house, and most of the other side dishes are pretty heavy on the eggs.

At the very least, you could serve just a simple platter of fruit for dessert. Easy and parve to boot!

Good luck!

I've been using mine for a little laptop desk - the little flip-up leaves are great for peripherals I don't use all the time, or when I need a writing surface. (just have to figure out a nicer wire control)

GAZPACHO. mmmm, I can't get enough of the stuff. I've got tomatoes on my counter now, waiting for me to go get cilantro and tomato juice.

I have the same battery charger pictured (faceplates and all - what were they thinking?) and it DOES charge AAA batteries. There's a little flip-down device in the charging area that accommodates the smaller size.

I feel like I should be able to craft something snappy and slightly gross about the need for apartments to "eliminate," in much the same way that I want to snark on all the probiotic foods that say everything about "losing weight" and "feeling regular" and never once mention pooping. Don't buy up junk you don't need - your apartment will get constipated!

It's time for some apartment fiber!

looks like it could really pop with some natural decorations, like big clusters of branches or dried seed pods, perhaps painted in bright bold colors like those in the poppy artwork.

I'd be tempted to just drape branches across the mantel like a garland-y thing, with maybe some tall hefty candlesticks and tapers on one side.

this seems perfect for an old-fashioned sleeping porch. rocking daybed with lemonade in the afternoon, and a breezy hammock-y bed at night. maybe you could even sleep on it sideways, so the swaying motion would be more like a hammock and less sea-sickness-inducing.

Ahh, I love whiteprints. And how is it that every architecture firm that ever hand-drew things decided on the same lettering style? I swear I practiced those very letterforms over and over at my parallel bar at my old office.

Does anybody still do the old UV exposure and ammonia fume construction document sets?