Biggest accomplishments for me have been to pick out paint colors and to schedule the painters to come this weekend. Yea! We're going to have the entire 2-bedroom apartment re-painted, and I'm so e...
Pixie, have you been to a store to test out mattresses yet? I've bought two mattresses in the last three years, and each time I just go to Macy's, and it's pretty easy to tell which one I like best...
Storage cabinets in the bathrooms! I know the guy who built the vanities and mirrors originally, and I'd like him to build storage cupboards to go above the toilets in each of the two bathrooms. Bu...
Has anyone ever used Benjamin Moore "Homestead Green" or "Yarmouth Blue"? How do you feel about them? I'm considering them for a guest bedroom. Thanks!
Larabee, I don't know if I have any good suggestions, but I'd love to know what systems you eventually find. I'd like to do a similar arrangement in our livingroom. Have you looked at the office sy...
I need a place to put coats, bags, keys and papers. I think I'll get a little storage cupboard (dresser or buffet) so that we can put our keys and papers on it - instead of on the kitchen counter -...
Pixie, I had a similar issue: I had every letter received since I was 8 years old... So I went through them and I got rid of the ones that I clearly didn't need to keep (I birthday card with just t...
I moved a bookcase out of my dining area! Having a piece of furniture there made the narrow room seem narrower. Also, it was a dark color, so moving it lightens the space. Now I'm going to live wit...
Larabee, I'm also curing a living/dining/office/kitchen space. After moving around all of the living area furniture last night, I've determined that the real issue is the flow in the dining area, s...
My vision is to create a warm, cozy, yet light main room (living, dining, kitchen). For New York apartments, it's not a small room (about 450 square feet), but there are still a lot of limitations....
How great that you have a fireplace! How about turning the couch to face the fireplace and getting a nice, comfy chair for each side of it to create a conversation area. Or, you could get a big cha...
Hello, New York! What did you all get done this weekend? I know it's the wrong Cure week, but I got lots done in "office" (not exactly an office, since I live in a studio apartment). Saturday morni...
Hi, Maxwell,
Regarding the local threads: I'm not sure where I'm suppose to add comments - here or on the mail Cure post of the day. Both are fine with me, but their roles don't seem to be ...
Today was a really productive day for me! I'm not following the Cure in the right order, but I'm going through my list in the order in which I'm inspired. I think it's working for me because our ap...
Wow, I'm impressed by cleaning the refrigerator coils. I know that one is supposed to do it often (annually?), but since I rent, I never have... Cleaning the toaster is a good reminder. Otherwise,...
I *love* the Cure! Thanks to the Cure, my 400 square foot apartment that I share with my husband is actually in pretty good shape. But it can always be improved. I get dust allergies, so I think...
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Biggest accomplishments for me have been to pick out paint colors and to schedule the painters to come this weekend. Yea! We're going to have the entire 2-bedroom apartment re-painted, and I'm so e...
Pixie, have you been to a store to test out mattresses yet? I've bought two mattresses in the last three years, and each time I just go to Macy's, and it's pretty easy to tell which one I like best...
Storage cabinets in the bathrooms! I know the guy who built the vanities and mirrors originally, and I'd like him to build storage cupboards to go above the toilets in each of the two bathrooms. Bu...
Has anyone ever used Benjamin Moore "Homestead Green" or "Yarmouth Blue"? How do you feel about them? I'm considering them for a guest bedroom. Thanks!
Another thought for the photos above - instead of the wine rack, you could have a landing strip.
Larabee, I don't know if I have any good suggestions, but I'd love to know what systems you eventually find. I'd like to do a similar arrangement in our livingroom. Have you looked at the office sy...
I need a place to put coats, bags, keys and papers. I think I'll get a little storage cupboard (dresser or buffet) so that we can put our keys and papers on it - instead of on the kitchen counter -...
Pixie, I had a similar issue: I had every letter received since I was 8 years old... So I went through them and I got rid of the ones that I clearly didn't need to keep (I birthday card with just t...
Hi, Larabee, I haven't yet done a real floorplan - just lots of sketches. Here it is with furniture: http://a...
I moved a bookcase out of my dining area! Having a piece of furniture there made the narrow room seem narrower. Also, it was a dark color, so moving it lightens the space. Now I'm going to live wit...
Larabee, I'm also curing a living/dining/office/kitchen space. After moving around all of the living area furniture last night, I've determined that the real issue is the flow in the dining area, s...
Chloe C, I think you have the most exciting reason to cure!
My vision is to create a warm, cozy, yet light main room (living, dining, kitchen). For New York apartments, it's not a small room (about 450 square feet), but there are still a lot of limitations....
How great that you have a fireplace! How about turning the couch to face the fireplace and getting a nice, comfy chair for each side of it to create a conversation area. Or, you could get a big cha...
Hello, New York! What did you all get done this weekend? I know it's the wrong Cure week, but I got lots done in "office" (not exactly an office, since I live in a studio apartment). Saturday morni...
Hi, Maxwell, Regarding the local threads: I'm not sure where I'm suppose to add comments - here or on the mail Cure post of the day. Both are fine with me, but their roles don't seem to be ...
Today was a really productive day for me! I'm not following the Cure in the right order, but I'm going through my list in the order in which I'm inspired. I think it's working for me because our ap...
Wow, I'm impressed by cleaning the refrigerator coils. I know that one is supposed to do it often (annually?), but since I rent, I never have... Cleaning the toaster is a good reminder. Otherwise,...
I *love* the Cure! Thanks to the Cure, my 400 square foot apartment that I share with my husband is actually in pretty good shape. But it can always be improved. I get dust allergies, so I think...
Great post! It is ideas like this that originally attracted me to Apartment Therapy.