If you have a home office with carpeting, you probably already know that desk chairs with casters don’t roll around so well on carpet. And yet those plastic mats they sell at office supply stores are just so ugly. What can you do?
Bamboo chair mats to the rescue! These give you a very smooth rolling surface. This particular one is coated with UV so it resists scuffs. They come in ...
Chandeliers can add a touch of style to a foyer, a dining room or a high-ceiling room. If you think they cost thousands of dollars, you’re thinking of the ones made out of very expensive materials, like crystal. It’s actually not that hard to find elegant, attractive chandeliers for less than $100. Here are some examples:
The 2-light Trinity Chandelier in Antique Bronze has a romantic Old World feel, as if ...
Remodeling your bathroom sounds terribly expensive, but in actuality you can do something toward it on any budget. You may not be able to have absolutely everything you wanted, but you can have a bathroom that looks much better than the old one. Once you’ve decided what you can afford to spend on it, then you can begin to pick and choose the most important aspects of the remodel you ...
This sports bench makes a great addition to any kids’ room – and it works for adults, too. It holds sports equipment out of the way, but where it’s still easy to get to. The top is a bench you can sit on, so it can do double duty as a window seat. Of course, sporting equipment is not the only kind of clutter you can hide away in this bench. ...
One reason I loved paring my old home office setup down to a laptop, an all-in-one scanner/printer/copier and my scanned papers was that it eliminated the need for a big hulking desk with lots of drawers and shelves, and all the clutter that goes with that. I like my furniture to be minimalist – simple clean lines without bulk. What I like about thisEspresso Finish Home Office Computer Desk is that ...
There’s no easy way to lug your laundry to a laundromat or a common washer and dryer that’s some distance from your apartment or dorm. Carrying it all in baskets, bags or a combination thereof gets the job done, but it doesn’t make anything simple. The Pop N’ Fold Laundry Sorter is a three-compartment bag made of nylon mesh that allows you to sort whites, colors and darks and carry them ...
The other day, I talked about some laundry drying racks that could reduce or eliminate your use of a dryer, saving you money and reducing your carbon footprint. Today I found what could be an even better solution for you: an indoor clothes line that retracts into a small wall unit when it’s not in use. It has five clothes lines on it. You can clip drying items to them or ...
You can turn your breakfast bar into a real swingin’ spot with these chrome bar stools with cranberry swivel seats for just $31.95 a piece. This is about as cheap a price as I’ve ever seen any bar stool, let alone one that’s got some style. These are reminiscent of an old-time diner – the kind that’s still around, unchanged, and that’s being mimicked by new restaurants all the time. ...
