When you’ve finally decided to buy a new mattress, prepare to open up your wallet wider than necessary if you have to. You spend a third of your day on the bed. Buying the right one will assure you of restful nights and better health. As we mentioned in the previous section, you s...
Checking drawers and cabinets is standard practice. Open them and slam them to see whether they are letting out any creaking sound. Do not bang them, as you might be liable for damages. Just slam as you would normally do in everyday use. Consider the ease of pulling and pushing for cabi...
Some people do 24 days of books. Check a thrift shop online or marketplace to find cheap books. Stores & online sell all kinds of fun advent calendars with toys, chocolates, cheeses, and just about anything you can imagine. This year I have a wooden advent calendar with drawers. I plan...
dresser drawers, and even garbage bags. Surely you have some markers and stickers around, so you can use them for labeling instead of buying. If you must buy, check the Dollar Store before you head out to the big-box retailers like Target. You’d be surprised how much you can find the...
The one we have now has been a massive disappointment to us both – all the various plastic bins and drawers have been cracking and breaking off bits, beginning when it was barely a couple of years old. It wasn’t a cheap model, but it wasn’t rock-bottom cheap, either. The ice ...
I have no idea what to do with it. This photo might fail to capture just how small those teeny drawers are, but each one has enough storage for about two earrings and a hay penny. I also have yet to explain my bemusing habit of leaving my jewelry everywhere (that’s for another pos...
Years ago I went to teach in an urban school in order to join black people in their quest for equality. I was naïve, unaware of my ignorance, and totally conscious of race. What I learned was to question: why always in black and white? Please look for
After each evening meal at Hiya we ambled next door to Avi to continue the shark watch over cocktails. Outside of all inclusive you are looking at between 12 and 18 US dollars for a cocktail, not cheap by any standards, but you can expect decent versions of all the ...
Vintage Cobbler Shoe Forms Converted to Table Lamps H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 7 in Retro Vintage Chest of Drawers / Shoe Cabinet, 1970 H 29.73 in W 39.38 in D 21.66 in Original Vintage Art Deco Poster For Bally Shoes - So Cheap And Yet A Bally Shoe H 37.41 in W 24.81 in D 0.04 in...
I have a cable cage under my sit/stand desk which tidies away all cables, power adaptors and a strip board as its not practical to route all cables to the floor especially if you have active speakers/monitors and other non-usb powered peripherals on your desk. Dirt cheap fi...