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    Are Essential Oils Like Lavender Safe for Cats?
    We started looking for natural remedies to our cats’ problems, including fleas, allergies and mood swings, after realizing that our kitties were very sensitive to some of the chemical treatments we had been given at the vet. As soon as we opened a tube of Advantage, even if it was in another room, our cat P. Kitty would be nowhere in sight.
    leslie
    Oct 27, 2022
    Contact Paper at Target
    As is usually the case, when we weren’t even looking for it, look what we found…Nice contact paper/shelf liner.Self-Adhesive Liner by Magic Cover, just $5.99.Related Posts:• Good Questions: Fashionable Shelf Liner or Contact Paper?
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    Jun 17, 2020
    Best Small-Scaled Modern Dining Chairs
    Small dining room? You’ll need some small and/or delicate-appearing chairs that don’t overwhelm. Check out our favorites below the jump.• Jacobsen Series 7 Chair• Cherner Side Chair• The Bellini Chair• The Supernatural Chair by Ross Lovegrove• Thonet No.
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    Jun 17, 2020
    House Tour: Lisa’s Beachy Regency Modern Mix
    Name: Lisa JossLocation: Mill ValleySize: 1,850 sq. ft.Years lived in: 2 You may remember seeing Lisa’s bathroom on AT:NY. Here’s your chance to see more of her cool blue “beachy-regency modern” Marin house.Do you have an idea for a house tour? Let us know!
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    Jun 5, 2019
    House Tour: Alicia’s Romantic Portland House
    Name: Alicia PaulsonLocation: PortlandSize: Almost 2,000 square feetYears lived in: Almost 7 If you’re one of the many fans of Posie: Rosy Little Things, Alicia’s shop, you’ve already had glimpses of her home on her blog. If you’re an AT reader, you’ve had a quick peek at her studio — she was a contestant (and honorable mention!) in the Fall Colors Contest.
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    Jun 4, 2019
    Follow Up: Best White Paints
    After our recent post on Best White Paints, we received an email from a friend who has a background in decorative painting. Jump below for her notes on white paints…• Benjamin Moore Super White (cool white, pretty modern/stark)• Benjamin Moore Linen White (yellowy-peach tone) I love this color, but depending on lighting situation, can look a bit dingey.
    leslie
    Oct 8, 2008
    SF House Tour: Gehry and Lanya’s Life Meets Art
    Name: Location: Size: Years Lived in: >> “The apartment is special and worth honoring,” says Lanya. Both Gehry and Lanya love to travel and have an incredible knack for creating community. Their home is the nexus of those interests and is seeped in the impact of the people they have met around the world and around the corner.
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    May 6, 2008
    SF House Tour: Lynn and Leif’s Paris Hotel Home
    Name: Lynn Goldfinger-Abram & Leif AbramLocation: San FranciscoSize: 1550 sq. ft.Years lived in: 10>> (Image credit: Apartment Therapy) Remember when we blogged about Paris Hotel Boutique? And we begged Lynn to let us do a house tour? Well, she graciously agreed, and here’s her beautiful home! >> AT Survey:Our style: Hollywood Glamour meets Paris Hotel with a modern twist!
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    May 1, 2008
    How To: Keep Silver Tarnish-Free
    We thought we’d share with you our tried-and-true method — call it the lazy person’s way — of keeping our vintage silver tarnish-free.We assume it works because the jar is air-tight — we use the silver every day, but obviously not every single piece. (We haven’t noticed scratching, but we don’t actually just toss it in there. And since all of it is vintage, and most of it is from the flea market, scratches are okay with us.
    leslie
    Mar 5, 2008
    SF House Tour: Monique and Richard’s Apartment at a Glance
    (Welcome again to Monique, one of the finalists in our San Francisco Blogger search. Comment away!) Name: Monique and RichardLocation: San Francisco (located between the Mission and Castro Districts)Size: 840 sq. ft. Years lived in: 5 months Monique and Richard moved into their first apartment together back in September.
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    Feb 7, 2008
    SF House Tour: Lena Corwin’s Curated Charm
    (Welcome to Leah, one of the finalists in our San Francisco Blogger search. Comment away!) Name: Lena CorwinLocation: Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New YorkSize: 1,800 sq. ft.Years lived in: Almost 3 Personal style doesn’t fall too far from the tree. We recently featured Lena Corwin’s childhood home and it left us wanting to know about this former SF girl’s current digs.Lena probably needs no introduction to most of you.
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    Feb 4, 2008
    SF Mini House Tour: June Schwarcz’s Artful Sausalito Home
    A few months ago the Heath Ceramics monthly newsletter had in it a slideshow of a visit that Catherine Bailey made to artist June Schwarcz’s Sausalito home. We loved its passionate, textural mix of arts and crafts, and have often thought of it since then (especially, for some reason, the collection of spoons shown here). Take a look.Read an interview with June Schwarcz here.Thanks, June and Catherine!Images: Catherine BaileyDo you have an idea for a house tour? Let us know!
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    Jan 15, 2008
    How To: Build Staircase Drawers
    Remember these stairs? We slinked to them earlier this year after AT:LA blogged them. It turns out that they were made by an Australian company, Unicraft Joinery. We’ve been haunted by them ever since, but were somewhat dissuaded by the naysayers on Lifehacker and Unclutterer… However, we finally found some DIY instructions. Check them out here: Staircase Drawers – Canadian Home Workshop.
    leslie
    Dec 11, 2007