Last night's Top Design wrap-up had to be one of the most anticlimactic finales in the history of reality t.v. Much like a visit to the dentist, I was glad when it was over. (The next 4 pics are of...
What do you get when you cross a staircase with a cabinet and a room divider? A Green Tea Design step chest. According to the website, they are adaptable in that "each step chest is really three pi...
Lazy Susans, those good for nothin’, corner cabinet wastes of space are going to be a thing of the past, and soon, thanks to cool ideas like this one recently featured at a local home and garden sh...
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday, or it’s just another Sunday in spring, depending on your point of view. Either way, how about celebrating the day with a few rabbits? They make cute decorations and great...
Have you ever noticed those little tags on outdoor plants at your local garden center? They might say something like, "Hardy to Zone 3." This information is indispensable to a gardener. Why? Witho...
To honor this most holy of holy days, let us join together in the creation of a symbol of our joy: the baseball mitt. What You’ll NeedA section of newspaper. (I’d suggest the sports section.)Option...
Check out Queenie, a bed ‘gable’ made of Plexi glass, available through Scandinavian Design Center. At about 320 bucks, it’s not terribly expensive, but for a fraction of the cost, the look could b...
Last night’s episode of TD proved that it should have begun with just four contestants. Okay, maybe it wouldn’t have been much of a competition, but it would have been a much better television show...
On March 3rd, 24-year-old Brandon Wickesberg broke into The Mary Tyler Moore house, just days after my post announcing that it had gone up for sale. Brandon, are you a fellow Curblier? Anyway, Mr. ...
Have you ever found yourself with a couple loads of washing to do but you only have enough supplies to do one of them? I have, and over the years I’ve come up with a few things to get the job done ...
This week’s Top Design Online Challenge is a good one. They are asking contestants to "Take a blank plate and make it your own by painting it. Use nailpolish, paint pens, spray paint, whatever! Jus...
I’m not big on faux finishes. They look good only if done right, and because I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to do them justice, I’ve stayed away. But when I ran across The Faux Finish School website...
The first time I came across La Belle Epoque, I swooned. No joke. My case of the vapors was provoked by combination of things. First and foremost it was caused by their glorious selection of authen...
Most free on-line tile estimators are simply calculators. Enter length and width of a room and it spits out how many square feet of tile you need, not taking into consideration grout lines or tile ...
Last night’s episode of Bravo’s Top Design was a turning point for me. Somewhere in the middle, I realized I was obliged to watch it, but not because of these Curbly posts. No, it was more like bei...
Much more interesting than a refrigerator magnet collection of every state in the union, how about assembling a license plate from every state in the union and making a map of them? This limited ed...
This is a fun, stylish–not to mention lawful–way to use roach clips. For those of you who don’t know, roach clips can be found in the electrical department of any hardware or home improvement store...
Submitted for your approval: Imagine as you enter your home, disembodied hands reach out from the walls, gesturing to you. They offer to take your coat, keys, wallet. (Insert spooky theme song of T...
Thought the heart-shaped bed was reserved for cheesy hotels and 1960's romantic comedies? Think again. Playhouse USA offers several styles of heart-shaped, king-sized beds, one with a mirrored head...
