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Awesome!!

I try to clean as I go and I invite friends over. Meaning, if I invite over friends that I see often, I guilt-trip myself into at least tidying up all major common areas and making sure the bathro...

A light gray with a warm undertone

Go go Gadget Book!

Crossing Fingers

Don't be shy about yellow and gray! When I moved in to a new place last spring I went with yellow and gray in my bedroom and I LOVE it!

Taureg - recycled plastic bags for that project!

Can you paint a cool stencilled pattern on the fence - perhaps a coordinating color(s) to the blue already on the porch? You can always paint it back to neutral. Lighting would be good - I like p...

I love my little porch! It looks like it's about the same size as the one pictured. I've got a bistro set, a 2-seat bench, and a grill out there. I have some potted plants as well as rail planters...

P.S. Yay Old Farmer's Almanac - it reminds me of my Dad!

Hi any such name - I saw that in the Almanac too, but a guy at Sprout Home told me May 15, so I went with that (particularly given the weather we've had these last couple days)

ChzPlz, I just learned a bunch from your post, because I've got old hardwood floors in my kitchen and big gaps in between boards (with a little cupping). I noticed the gaps this winter especially ...

jooly, I just ran past Adams & Sons yesterday and I definitely plan on going back to check it out - it looks promising!! A note, the frost date in Chicago this year is May 15th, so you may want to...

mdeathstar, you may want to just trade in your rocker for a chair. Changing the base sounds expensive and/or time-consuming.

I kind of like it the way it is. If you can just get the chair and then go with another couch for some contrast that would be cool.

Hi Jordan - What do you use for closet space since the main closet is now the bedroom?

This is a fun layout, but can't you put a taller safety rail by the death bed? It makes me nervous for you using it.