[WHO GIVES A SHIT?] What Do You Splurge On?

I'm def very much in the hi/low camp when it comes to decorating (mixing nicer pieces with less expensive pieces), though aren't we all? I mean, unless you're super, duper, mega, rich (in which case, HELLO! Let's be besties and take trips to the Amalfi Coast together!) then you probs do the same thing in your place.

I mean, I've got shit from ABC Carpet AND Ikea. Tarjay completes me, but also I love my Frette robe like it's a family member.

So, if you're not a bazillionaire, what do you think is worth splurging on in your home?

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[WHO GIVES A SHIT] Decorating For Fall?

Uhm, wtf is all this "decorating for Fall" shit all about!? You're lucky that my apt is decorated at ALL.

I mean, do you ppl seriously change the decor of your home based on the season?? I mean SERIOUSLY?

Look, despite the fact that I'm a Jew, I get the whole Christmas thing. I think xmas trees are fun, and I can see throwing up a wreath or two to get into the xmas spirit in December. But I sure as fuck don't need to learn how to string a garland of leaves over the lighting fixture in my living room or uncover 101 neat things to do with colorful gourds.

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[Who Gives A Shit] Ceiling Medallions?

When we moved into our apt we had the entire place skimcoated...in case you don't know what that means, it basically involves millions of dollars (ok, mebbe not millions, but shit was still HELLA expensive) which you spend in order to get some "expert" to add an extra 1/8 of an inch to the plaster of our walls by smoothing it all out. Why did we need to do this? Cause our apartment building was constructed in 1918 and so for the past 92 years, people have been glopping coat after coat of paint onto our walls and it looked like a big fat shit sandwich.

Alllllsooo, there was a fan in our living room. And duh, I hate the living shit out of fans. Yes I know they serve a purpose and yes I know that they make some fairly decent ones these days, but whatevs: I have a no fan policy in our home. However, our new lighting fixture had not arrived by the time they were done skimcoating. So even though they removed the fan, there is a hole there that is now too big and our lighting fixture doesn't *quite* cover it. SOOOO, in an effort to avoid replastering that shit, I've decided we need a ceiling medallion.

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[WHO GIVES A SHIT?] Design Bloggers-n-Photos

So, I'm curious: how do you all deal with photos on your blog? Cause this is like the one thing about being a design blogger that I haaaaaaaate.

I'm a writer...so its easy as pie for me to write shit all the live long day. But for some reason dealing with the whole photo thing on my blog makes me want to stomp on a kitten's head.

Where do you find photos? How do you search? Do you go to all the same places? Do you resize your photos? (and if so, what do you use?). Do you always include a certain # of photos in posts? Do you scan stuff from mags?

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[WHO GIVES A SHIT] Everyone Hates Everything?

DAYM, PPL!

Buh-leeve me: I know a thing or two about hating shit...I'm actually pretty darn good at it maself. But even I've been blown away by all the haterade flowin on MFAMB right now over everyone's most hated design trends. Here's what's gone down. A few days ago, Jenny dared to go here: "I thought today would be a great day to post some of the shit I hate or that is starting to give me chronic vaginal dryness...and after i want you to do the same.

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