greta's Profile

Display Name: greta
Personal URL: http://www.gretchenkbrown.com
Member Since: 8/26/07

Latest Comments...

Remember when they released "new Coke"...


Welcome to the New Apartment Therapy!
1/12/12 11:05 AM

For all the people who are saying "get over it" - I'll get over it when Lego comes out with sets for boys that contain shirtless male figures with large pecks, "a situation" for abs, and a full head of perfectly coiffed blonde hair. They can have the body builder set, the lifeguard set...not that there's anything wrong with those jobs, but you get what I'm saying. I have to say I'm so glad I have boys.


LEGO Friends: Yay or Nay?
1/12/12 10:57 AM

Does anyone know where that hanging chair is from?


Ava & Piper's Easy-Going & Colorful Rooms
Room Tours

9/8/11 10:13 AM

I used a pop crate as well, but hung it on the wall to hold my son's PlayDoh.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23272520@N05/3033751214/in/photostream


Good Tip: Use a Soda Crate for Arts & Crafts Organization
Home Design Love

9/7/11 8:21 PM

Cut pennant style felt triangles and sew or use fabric glue a patch onto each one. Then, you can attach them to a ribbon and hang the flags as a bunting in his room. You can add as you go.


Ideas To Save & Display Patches
Good Questions

9/1/11 1:29 PM

What happened to lining the interior with pictures of Shaun Cassidy? (Actually I was more of a Robby Benson kind of girl.) Now you all know how old I am...


Will You Be Decorating Your Daughter's Locker?
The Mouthy Housewives

9/1/11 11:33 AM

"Stir a cup of the beef sauce into the sour cream; then fold the sour cream mixture back into the rest of the beef sauce."

At this point in my version I add a tbsp or two of tomato paste - it gives the creamy sauce a slight tang to really pop!


Recipe: Braised Beef Stroganoff with Pappardelle
8/31/11 7:01 PM

I believe the main reason for not drinking from a garden hose is due to high lead levels found in the water. Many hoses are made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which uses lead as a stabilizer which can leach into the water, especially when exposed to heat (sun).

That said, my son cut himself while using a peeler on the apples for our Thanksgiving pie and lived!


Do Kids Need Special Tools In The Kitchen?
Reader Survey

7/6/11 5:31 PM

Actually, I don't see any Ikea (furniture) in the livingroom.


Claudia's Northern Exposure
4/26/11 11:12 AM

Can anyone find any information on the site as to the cost per item listed? It says "list your first three items free" but I can't find anything else stating what you will be charged after that. You would think that info would be easier to find...


reCrib
Store Profile

4/22/11 1:00 PM

KateFace-

They sell them at Target.

http://www.target.com/s?keywords=changing+pad&searchNodeID=1038576%7C1287991011&ref=sr_bx_1_1


My Room: Hunter
Ottawa, Ontario

4/19/11 5:47 PM

I like these as well over on Aesthetic Outburst. Great color combos.

http://aestheticoutburst.blogspot.com/2011/02/hoping-for-another-20-in-20-giveaway-in.html


Make Your Own Vintage-Inspired Blocks
The Daily Collision

4/7/11 11:20 AM

A "re-hidden" Easter egg. Guess how we found it?!


What's The Worst Thing You've Ever Found In Your Sofa?
Reader Survey

3/22/11 7:56 PM

There's this thing called immunity - you build it by being slowly exposed to small amounts of "gunk". I agree - buy local, less hands touch it, build your immunity by washing with good 'ol H2O, and stop adding needless products to the garbage piles.


Eat Cleaner Natural Food Wash
3/18/11 1:57 PM

I've seen these for a while at my local Target but have never bought them because they were $19.99 and, they do not hold an 8.5" x 11" with the mat. It takes a 9" x 12" piece of paper to fill the cut area of the mat which wouldn't work with most of my child's artwork.


Kids' Artwork Display Frame
3/10/11 11:16 AM

@ whitexb - I'm not sure that there is a huge difference between humans and animals. Apartment Therapy put out a big old post of bait and look how many of us have bitten! Just can't shake those animal instincts. :)


Wild & Crazy: Animal Heads As Wall Art
3/1/11 12:53 PM

If you want to take photos inside without the flash the lens must stay open longer. To avoid blurriness, put the camera on a tripod and use the timer function to take the picture. That way you push the button to take the photo but you're not touching the camera when the actual photo is shot. No movement means no blur.


Your Chance to Ask a Photograher!
2/7/11 9:42 PM

The bundt cake pans idea and photo is from artist and blogger Abbey Hendrickson at
http://aestheticoutburst.blogspot.com/
This photo is from her blog and Flickr account. I'm just saying that things should be properly credited in a post.


10 Upcycled Art Projects: If You Love It, Hang It!
1/31/11 11:00 AM

We don't have a lot of room either, so for my son's party we put our dining table/chairs in our storage area and spread out blankets to have a picnic lunch and cake. The kids loved it and it worked well since we never could have sat all the kids at the table. After eating we picked up the blankets and had a dance/freeze contest in the space.


Hosting a Kids' Party in a Small Home
Good Questions

1/24/11 1:59 PM

Chartreuse is a shade of green. Maybe he meant fuschia?


Color Forecasting for 2011
ColorTherapy

1/4/11 1:53 PM