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  1. Lilibet

    How to get rid of silverfish?

    My husband did his post-residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital...they had waterbugs (big blackish cockroaches) in the ORs! Roaches are endemic.
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    Department Stores?

    I grew up going to the original Magnin's. My grandmother used to take me there as a little girl, and I shopped there until the store closed for good. I even bought my wedding dress there. Federated bought them out years and years before Macy's bought out Federated, and started the dumbing-down...
  3. Lilibet

    CLEANING VINTAGE FURNITURE

    I would look for pieces to have reupholstered rather than to use as is, and I would make certain to buy from a reputable place that sanitizes upholstery before selling it. (In case you have to wait a little while for reupholstering.) I have read horror stories about bedbugs coming into a home...
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    Jewelry boxes

    I used an antique Japanese sewing box for a long time, but it suffered a traumatic fall and the drawers don't open well anymore. Now I keep it in a few different places -- brooches and earrings in a contemporary box with velvet-lined drawers, necklaces and bracelets in divided trays in my...
  5. Lilibet

    How about the WORST ads?

    My husband used to have this up in his office (he's a pediatric anesthesiologist), but people thought it was too creepy.
  7. Lilibet

    WEN cleansing conditioner?

    I just looked at the ingredient list for the WEN product, and it doesn't look all that different from other conditioners. Certainly not $30 worth of difference. I'd imagine you could find something very similar at Whole Foods for half as much.
  8. Lilibet

    Cologne and perfume

    In summer -- Creed Royal Water Elizabeth W. Vetiver Paco Rabanne Calandre Chanel No 5 In winter -- Creed New Tabarome Chanel Cuir de Russie Chanel No. 5 Jil Sander's Woman III (which is discontinued, darn it!)
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    The 50's "Beatnik" Look

    It sounds a lot like the Audrey Hepburn movie "Funny Face"!
  10. Lilibet

    Mid Century Modern easy chair

    I got an email from Daily Candy this afternoon about a new site for selling Mid-Century furniture. It's called Lushpad, and it's a site for buyers and sellers to find each other. Daily Candy blurb -- http://www.dailycandy.com/everywhere/article/38303/Such+a+Lush Lushpad website --...
  11. Lilibet

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    We've been watching "Midsomer Murders", rented from Netflix, and "Foyle's War" on the DVR. I read the other day that there apparently is "Foyle's Peace" in the works. http://tinyurl.com/5kakbc
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    Sterling with dinner?

    It's better for silver flatware to use it frequently -- you don't have to polish it when you use it! There are a few things to keep in mind -- it's okay to put it in the dishwasher, but make sure it isn't touching any stainless -- a chemical reaction can occur between the silver, the washing...
  14. Lilibet

    Can anyone help me find this desk or one like it?

    It looks like a partners' desk, with drawers that can be accessed on both sides? Does it need to be accessible from both sides? Here is one that can be ordered in whatever finish you like. The company is to the trade only, so you will need to go through an interior designer to purchase it. The...
  15. Lilibet

    Show us your vintage home!

    It looks great! I assume it was 2 houses connected together?
  16. Lilibet

    How Vintage Do You Go? -merged thread-

    My decision to include vintage things in my lifestyle is because I like the style, quality & craftsmanship, not because I think life was better then and want to emulate it -- hearing my grandmothers' stories about life during the Depression and wartime disabused me of any notions of that. Since...
  17. Lilibet

    Dried out lipstick:(

    Try dipping your lip brush in lip balm first, then going over the dried lippie. I do that with Smith's Rosebud Salve and a Smashbox lipstick that is so matte/dry it hurts to put on. It makes it more of a cream lipstick than a matte, but to keep it matte you could blot well.
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    Oil Cleansing Method

    I have the Shu Uemura cleansing oil. I really like how light it is, how well it gets my makeup off, and that it is water-soluble. I usually massage it in, then wipe it off with a warm wet washcloth -- that seems to do th trick for exfoliating too. BUT, it isn't getting rid of the blackheads in...
  20. Lilibet

    Do you have a man room/study

    We have a 14' x 11'-6" room that is going to be my husband's den. We already have a TV room; he doesn't need an office per se, as he has both an office and a cubicle at work; and he has a workshop in the garden; so it is more just a place for him to do "whatever." I want to surprise him by...
  21. Lilibet

    Ladies Belts & Buckles: A Primer

    They aren't reproduction. The owner's grandfather had a dry goods store in Johannesburg, and all the stock is from his storerooms. http://www.accessoriesofold.com/about/ There are a couple of buckles I'm eyeing. :p
  22. Lilibet

    Who wrote the book on motherhood?

    The only thing I can offer is that if, for whatever reason, your plan changes mid-pregnancy and the perfect birth-as-you-envisioned-it occurs differently than you planned, it isn't a reflection on you. The most important end result is that both the mother and baby are healthy. :)
  23. Lilibet

    Ladies Belts & Buckles: A Primer

    I don't know if anybody has seen this site, but they have some lovely buckles and other accessories. They have a store in Bethesda, MD, and everything is old-new, usually still in the original packaging. (Maybe this should be moved to the shopping thread?) Cheers...

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