department of the interior: home decor

I had to finally admit that I couldn't go for these despite my heart's yearning: http://www.villanova.co.uk/tea-at-the-ritz.html#

I do really like the black strap hinges on Lechera's door, I want to say. Adds to the creepy old house secret passage vibe.

Wouldn't it be cool if BEHIND THE CLOTHES was another door?!??

I've heard loaded sapien bookcases tip over if you don't balance em juuuust right

:-/

btw the genius idea of building closets in bedrooms is the #1 area where the US kicks the UK's ass. That and good pizza delivery.
After leaving the luxury of 2 closets in my one-bed flat in the US, I was so happy to move into my new place which at least seemed to have built-in wardrobes in all the rooms... until I tried to hang something up and none of them were even deep enough to hold a coathanger that way round. Honestly.

xpost wear a helmet, tlg

Tbh it doesn't all 100% fit me either but most of it is ok

I've had those shallow closets in a late-1800s Brooklyn rowhouse. I bought a steel garment rack for my clothes and filled the shallow closet with these:

http://www.everythinghangers.com/258-81-large/bamboo-canvas-shoe-hanger.jpg

we have a loaded sapien, seems totally stable and isn't really a pain to arrange by size w/in reason. nice space saving way to keep a lot of books imo

http://cl.ly/image/2l2W1B2S2018/IMG_0142.JPG

this is what the front my place looks like right now. next up: hardwood floors and cowskin rugs

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whoops sorry for double pic

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impressive homes

also I think max has a headless cat

oh and hopefully a new sofa from ikea

Nice layout!! I like those light fixtures too. It's gonna look extra awesome with a nice couch.

looking at http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S59902248/#/S39902249

or maybe http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S49902239/

definitely in "natural"

lookin good vahid

I put up a window cling in the dining room tonight!

I havent decided if I like it but it's a darn sight better than the battered ancient beige venetian blind that was there

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp201/sharonjoy666/7D0756B2-F6CB-4242-B988-BBB51745187D-1468-000000BAFC8FAA53_zpsab0887bb.jpg

YESSS!! DOWN WITH BLINDS!

lol - well, up with them for now until the weekend when I'll unhitch them.

V, your view looks amazing, and the amt and layout of the space seems to suit your furniture way better than the previous place you showed us! Very nice.

oh hey, i totally forgot to mention this: we have a BIG front porch for our own use! not exactly private, since we're on a corner lot and the porch wraps around to face both streets, but that can be managed. it's like a whole extra outdoor room! crazy!

hey, you have a side view of a blue neighbor house, too!

yeah! the couple who lives there are nice. older, with raised garden beds in back. also the 2nd floor neighbor has a tortoise, apparently.

hah, I was talking to VG, but apparently we all do

the cling now covers up the view of the big air conditioning unit right outside that window :)

The only thing as fun as a duvet cover is a tangled set of earbuds. (Even after sewing in straps in the corners.) Argh.

over the weekend, with the help of inlaws, we
* designed and installed a strangely shaped shower curtain rod/curtain (now upstairs shower is usable, also we used a conduit bender!?! now i want to bend pipes for fun)
* installed shelf in closet
* have guest bed (!!!!)
* have dogproofed the backyard
getting there!

first overnight guests stressed me out a little but hey, now we have all of the above things! all is well so far.

also i am in LOVE with the stained glass window from my grandmother-in-law's house, which was gifted to us in addition to a chest and a steamer trunk that REEK of mothballs (one worse than the other)
tips for reducing the smell in the one that doesn't smell nearly as bad? i already have a bowl with vanilla extract and a bowl of baking soda in there.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/8733706964_26acc97013.jpg

LL, you could try charcoal briquettes? Put them in a shoebox or some kind of receptactle without a lid and leave them in there for a while. for mothballs you'll have to leave the chest sealed up for a week or more but it might draw the smell out.

I have some charcoal in my trunk (great place for it, eh?) and I guess I could put some in there -- does it get rid of the smell or just make it smell like charcoal? I have also heard that kitty litter works, but I haven't bought any to find out.

Also, it has been a few days and I'm still somewhat horrified that I used "gift" as a verb. Who am I?

charcoal briquets don't really have a smell, or shouldn't

Activated charcoal and borax. But since camphor is volatile, you could also just leave it open with a fan blowing on it for a week or so (garage or outbuilding?)

i have borax, will try
honestly i haven't smelled the inside of the chest in a few days, maybe the vanilla is working but something tells me this stench is beyond the scope of vanilla extract

Can you open it up and air it out under blazing sun for awhile? UV radiation!

But since camphor is volatile, you could also just leave it open

Can you open it up and air it out under blazing sun for awhile?

speaking as a *chemistry major* i think this is probably the best course of action

ok i can put it outside! it's really not THAT smelly but i want to put sheets in it so i don't want people's faces to have to mash up on something that is super reeky.

be sure to put it in a sunny spot

plz to air it out so when I come to live in your spare bedroom I have nice sheets

will do, it's really shaping up nicely
we hung up some free jazz posters the other day

fancy nice framed silkscreened ones, not like goofy ones

dang

pics!

they're just three little posters that have been trapped in an office for the last 6 yrs or so, nothing to scream about really
but if you insist i'll take a pic when i get home

we insist!

I read that like "Free Mumia" so that was fun.

Free Brotzmann!

Free jazz!

jazz oppressors