I love this idea and want to try it in the new place we're moving to soon, but every window there has a heater built in below (hot water radiator). I'm wondering if it would be safe to build a benc...

Yes, exactly... not a single filing cabinet in sight... so where does all the filing go??

Wow, what a wonderful renovation. Good job! Would you mind sharing where you found the rug you have in your bedroom? I love it...

That totally creeps me out.

Sparkle-- tossing the ghetto workspace desk from Wal-Mart gets totally away from the whole idea of 'reusing' and 'repurposing'... could you paint it? Alter it in some way? Do something to reuse r...

Ah, but keeping spices above the stove isn't so good-- the heat isn't ideal. Better to store them in a pantry-type place if you can, or at least somewhere cool...