my grandmother used to do this after filtering the water and keep it in the fridge. one day when i visited she accidently put wine in the coffee maker though. ugh.

There have been points in my life I have been achingly poor. 1. Pay-as-you-go cell phone used sparingly. 2. Public library for entertainment. 3. Cooking in bulk and freezing.

For underneath the velvet curtains, maybe light-colored, lightweight saris? They would let the light in but maintain some privacy and continue your theme. Shiny!

We don't have a hall closet, but we do have a stairwell. Peppered the stairwell with hooks and those small shelves with the no-stick backing. Hides the coats and whatnot but wouldn't handle a full ...

I have a v. small kitchen with stainless steel drink buckets from Target. They hold extra snacks and extra cereal (take advantage of those sales!) and some not-oft-used appliances. They...

Registered just to quote another great one: I call it "Kipple." From P. K. Dick: "Kipple is useless objects, like junk mail or match folders after you use the last match or gum wr...