Peer-to-peer travel accommodation options took a blow when a great many rental listings on sites like Airbnb were deemed illegal in New York City*, in violation of hotel law, giving rise to lots of angry travelers and renters. However, New York City isn't alone in restricting or even limiting the peer hotel market. If you plan on offering a room to tourists in your city anytime soon, you may want to consider the following... 

Q: Hi! I inherited a beautiful rosewood eames chair and ottoman from my dad a few years back. Problem is, it's in desperate need of re-upholstery! I've tried contacting Herman Miller, but no luck there. I live in LA and the chair is currently in Toronto with my mom. I would be eternally grateful if you could point me in the direction of a qualified/reputable upholsterer of Eames chairs in either LA or Toronto. Thank you!

Noisy neighbors aren't an uncommon issue but we're sure they're saying the same thing about us. In spite of all the carpeting you put down, sometimes additional soundproofing measures need to be taken, especially if you enjoy home theater or motion related video gaming. Here are a few examples of simple modifications to your tech setup or room layout which can help bring the dB down just a bit.

When your apartment is torn apart, when there are more boxes than seems possible, when the bubble wrap is everywhere and yet somehow insufficient, and when your to-do list is a mile long (but you can't find it or a pen), the best thing to do might be the most counterintuitive: start another project. 

These kooky, friendly faces belong to my next-door neighbors, Myric and Jennifer. They moved in three years ago, around the same time we did. This newly-wed couple found themselves next door to a rockstar Dad, a stay-at-home Mom and two tiny (read: noisy) kids. But they taught me an awful lot about how to actually live out the old saying "love thy neighbor". Here's how they did it:

It took all my willpower not to title this SORTING MY FREAKIN' PENS because, for goodness' sake, I'm trying to get myself and my stuff across the country, as well as finish up my jobs here and spend quality time with friends before I leave, and PENS are the least of my worries. And yet...

Having a hamper in every room where clothes get taken off has really cut down the number of clothes that end up on the floor. But what family wants to give up precious bedroom space for multiple hampers? Solution: hang them on the back of the door!

People may disagree, but I think one of the reasons that successful people are successful is because they have LESS stuff.

Why, you ask? Because their brains are NOT operating out of some outdated primal urge... like a caveman. 

During the Stone Age more stuff was good. The ONLY way to measure success or the ability to remain alive was with possessions. The more stuff you had (i.e. the more material for survival), the more successful you were likely to be. If you had a big cave filled with sticks and brontosaurus meat, that made you a big man on campus. In those days there was a logic behind holding on to possessions and things for years to come. Clutter did not exist.  

Often, living in a small space means dealing with a nearly minuscule kitchen. I couldn't help but be inspired by the myriad ways in which this year's crew of Small Cool entrants made the most of their small cooking spaces. Read on for lots of ideas for making a small kitchen work for you. 

This is a popular question in the game of "Would You...?" Would you knowingly live in a house where a murder or other violent crime took place? Or where you knew someone had died tragically?