KateInHawaii's Profile

Love those DIY projects! Another idea is like laying tile: start in the middle if the room is not square; edges don't have to be perfect.

Way too, too, too.....

Like a Hummer, nothing there that doesn't signal excessive.

My 2 ditto.

Mexican sunflowers are going off in my plot in the neighborhood community garden, which happens to be across the street. I can look out my bedroom window in the morning and see yellow blossoms w/dark centers standing tall above the mock orange hedge :). Lucky we live Hawaii!

I've a small space also, my color scheme being green and grey. I have to say, I could NOT bring myself to be bold, as you did. Brava! to you :).

FYI, I have a cement shower stall. I used 511 Impregnator as the sealer because it seals but breathes. Highly recommended and their support gang is great if you DYI.

Kitchen in my fav. Thanks for letting us look :)

There's no reason ton's of us couldn't live in comfort (and harmony with out of doors). Should remind us that we dont need all the trappings.

A house that wraps itself around you :)

I liked the ragged edged throw pillows on bed, and the great view of the city out lots of glass :). I still want to know how people attach shelves to the wall in ways that look like they are floating with no support brackets?

I'm with a lot of others who think this one of the best-est :). I like the hat rack and bench at entry, and the old door from/to the sun room. On-the-cheap is a source of pride these days, and really is a mark of peoples' thinking ability and ingenuity, as opposed to willy-nilly running off to the mart with credit card in hand.

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I wanna know how shelves are attached to the wall (pre-fabricated brackets? homemade?)

Vipassana sounding kitchy. You're still "selling things" when there are other lessons to be learned. More 1x/week practice might be helpful.

I sincerely enjoyed this tour because of what was done within space limitations. Many of us are going small, knowing it frees us from large home trappings and living better in a lousy economy. I think we need more DIY projects highlighted because many of us want to trade ideas on how we've done things on the dime, yet with some sense of style and utility.

Brava! My fav are the acrylic shelves.

I have an induction "hot plate" in my place. It cost $99, not $275. It is the way to cook and with other stand-alone appliances; lighter on the grid.