judes's Profile

I've got the CB2 chair and like it a lot. I put an Ikea sheepskin over it and a small pillow for lumbar support. Maybe that seems like a lot of work and extras, but it's not really.

Loved the bathroom so much! The whole place is great and happy-making, but that bathroom . . . damn! I want!

I lived with a full-on hoarder. He had a great, cheap apartment that he had been using for storage while he mainly crashed at my place. Then I lost my job, so we decided to turn his place into a liveable space. Ugh. I threw out dumpsters full of newspapers (he saved the NY Times) and the place was still filled to the brim with crap. The building's super was so happy when I moved in, thinking I could put an end to the giant fire hazard. Um, nope. He even saved those clear, flimsy plastic bags you put vegetables in at the supermarket. And twist ties. And every piece of mail he ever received EVER. Ugh. I wish I could've kept the apartment (it was a cheap penthouse) and lost him and his stuff.

That duvet cover is $600! You could get a real suzani for 1/6th the price on ebay.

I lived right on top of THREE Indian restaurants (two in the basement, one parlor level) 15 years ago and I still get a little gaggy when I smell curry. The smell was so intense it permeated everything I owned. I could've stuffed my pillows with potpourri and lit a thousand scented candles and still been overwhelmed. And the roaches! Oh my god, the roaches were EVERYWHERE. It was a very cheap apartment but put me off Indian food forever. I dealt with it by moving.

That stain would freak me out because mattresses with huge stains like that are generally that way because someone died in the bed. I know that sounds macabre and disgusting, but that's what it looks like to me. That chair gives me the creeps.

Wow, beautiful. I love the blue/green in the other bedroom. And are you sure that's a shot of bamboo over the bed? Hmm. Looks like marihooch to me!

Love that color blue, but hate the white trim and fugly wallpaper.

These are so hideous that I would seriously break up with my partner if he brought one home. I would sooner put a filthy litter box in the center of my living room before I'd let any of those through the front door.

I second (or third) the eye mask. They're great and totally glam. I often opt for total sensory deprivation and go for ear plugs as well.