Skintimate. When we move into a new place, the very first thing we replace is the toilet seat.
In the past we've always chosen a simple, inexpensive white plastic hardware store model, almost as a reflex. But it occurs now that all these replacement hunks of plastic become landfill, and stay with us 'til kingdom come. As old-fashioned as it can look, next time we will go with wood, specifically bamboo, for its sustainability.
The dated look can be rectified with a coat of a low-VOC, water-based epoxy-like paint that wipes clean. (Two possibilities: Sherwin William's Duration Home Interior or AFM Safecoat).
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Rare is the coat rack that could pass as a piece of sculpture when not slung with jackets and hats.
What do you look for in a shower curtain? How about one that won't poison you?
The SF chapter of the 
Modular shelving is all the rage right now, and with good reason. It helps you create flexible storage and display opportunities in limited spaces. But our peeve is that so much of it is just serviceable and cookie-cutter.
Vinegar has a thousand uses. One of them we discovered while looking for non-toxic cleaning supplies: cleaning and disinfecting.
If you've never laid your weary head to rest on a buckwheat-filled pillow, you are missing something. 
This is kind of interesting: the first corrugated cardboard modular shelving system, Jeff Beene's 
Every now and then we blog something that's really expensive, knowing full well that it's out of the price range of most mortals, not to mention budget-conscious decorators. 
We used to enjoy the arrival of glossy catalogs from places like Pottery Barn and Garnet Hill -- until we started getting them every month, as though they were magazines. 
