I once had a mother-in-law stay for 3 weeks, just after we'd moved into our new house. She painted walls with the color of her choosing, rearranged furniture, tried to unpack our boxes w/o asking, ...

Not as gaudy as I'd imagined it would be... thanks for posting, AT. That gnarly tree pic is especially cool.

Um, shelves on a wall? Cabinets? These are not unique solutions. I expected more offbeat ideas, like the books-in-fireplace pic.

Meh. I'd like to take my arm and sweep out all the clutter so we could see "the bones" of the place.

Kinda reminds me of American Psycho.

I hereby refer readers to another pertinent blog: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/01/11/120-taking-a-ye...

Brilliant! I especially love the kitties sliding into so many pics--the one on the shelf in the office is adorable! Great work on the place; your creativity shines through but is not overbearing.

I once rented a (very small) room in Prague with books stacked floor to ceiling along the length of 2 entire walls. Had to use my inhaler every night before going to bed--the dust/must/ick factor m...