IKEA’s Pressa Hanging Dryer Surprise…

Along with chocolate-filled heart-shaped cookies, a box of delicious tea and other sundries.

My friend Joanne shipped a surprise box to me a few days ago and look what was inside.

An Octopus with 8 folding arms and 16 clips – a hanging dryer called Pressa from IKEA.

Look how perfectly it holds my handknit socks. It even matches my bathroom tile.

Thank you for the lovely gifts, Joanne. A fun surprise.

Penthouse and Condo Views from Empire on Liberty Pittsburgh Magazine’s Ultimate House

Here’s the Post-Gazette article by Patricia Sheridan that my friend sent the other morning. Last week V and I toured the Pittsburgh Magazine’s Ultimate House penthouse and two of the condos in the fully restored and renovated old furniture showroom and warehouse Empire on Liberty.

All proceeds were given to Children’s Hospital Free Care Fund.

Just today, I realized I bought a carpet in 1989 at the former Roth Carpet Showroom which is now the available first floor retail space.

http://www.post-gazette.com/life/Buying-Here/2018/04/27/Buying-Here-Bloomfield-Empire-on-Liberty-condos-penthouse-office-retail/stories/201804290015

An article from Pittsburgh Magazine about the Ultimate House renovation

http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Best-of-the-Burgh-Blogs/Nest/November-2017/First-Look-Ultimate-House-Returns-to-the-City-with-Empire-on-Liberty/