The year was 1943. I was a young man, about 23. I was working in a machine shop in a copper mine in the city of Kolwezi, in southeastern Zaire. The shop sat between two big sheds with furnaces to burn slag from the ore. It was a large house made of corrugated sheet iron; [...]

Okay, please forgive me if this is a bit long. Just….bear with me.
(By the way, this is not for my house. It’s for a project I’m working on.)
First off, the kitchen.
What I had in mind was stainless steel appliances; built-in stoves (is that what they’re called? You’ll have to help me with names for [...]

i’m building a bar where bar stools will be used and wondered how much of an over hang is normal? it will have a normal formica counter top…. i’m afraid too much overhang will cause cracking if someone leans.
thanks

My counter height is 46″. I’d like to see what I’m purchasing.

I want a cute, inexpensive area where I can put a small couch and a chair or two chairs and an ottoman. When my friends hang out in my room, we’re scattered but I want us to have a nice, comfortable place to sit and hang out. Any ideas for a website or store that [...]

It is the red chair. The cheapest i’ve found it is .00
http://www.bar-stools-barstools.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=641

Now this is just a theory…but you know I know a lot of gangstas of all
races and creeds…so this is what we came up with. But it was a group
effort! Thanks Gary!
He was killed….
in fact, the ending was genius if you’ve paid attention to the show or
are just a fan of well developed well [...]

I purchased a patio set from Chase Pitkin before it closed and now I need the name of the brand to fix a broken item. The table is black aluminum with a greenish tinted glass table top. The chairs are also black aluminum slingback with green meshlike seats/seat back. It also has [...]

I currently have a 40″ round table and four chairs in my dinette space but it is too wide and takes up too much room. The area I need the table and 4 chairs for is long and narrow. Most rectangular tables are at least 36″ wide, which is too wide. I need something around [...]

Turn it Upside Down!

1. used baby clothes
2. used women’s clothes…jeans, shirts, skirts
3. men’s jeans
4. alarm clock
5. blow dryer
6. baby carrier (you can get it new for )
7. coffee table (wood)
8. 2 bar stools (a little worn cuz my dog chewed on legs, but can be fixed with paint) …i paid each new
9. new small coffee pot
10.name brand [...]

A woman got the job at my firm as a favor to a my boss as she was experiencing some legal difficulties. I befriended her and it turned out she had a condo for rent….I wasn’t interested given her background but she convinced me and said she would lower the rent and not charge [...]

I need help!! About 3 months ago I got back in touch with my best friend from high school via reunion.com. After a few weeks of chatting and emailing I went to her favorite bar with her to hang out and catch up on the last 10 years. I HATE BARS and this is the [...]

I took my cat to the vet a few weeks ago to get an allergy shot. She doesn’t go to the vet very often. At the vet they did a full work-up for her annual check up. The blood work and stool test came back clean, so she’s not ill. I [...]

I found Embossed ( raised leather stitching ) Pittsburgh Steeler Bar stools at our local store but they sold out and I cannot locate any — the store did not have a supplier – Anyway – They are stools with the [...]

I don’t drink and I always feel like I am going to fall off.

I’m looking for something that would be urban outfittersish or anthropologieish but i haven’t found a chair I’ve liked from there any furniture stores with that kind of style would be appreciated!