I'm impressed by how seemingly well laid out everything is - I really like the colour scheme, and the pretty contact paper lining in the kitchen cupboards. Inspires me to try doing the same in my ...

Fabulous! Can we get a zoomed-in picture to see more construction detail?

Thanks for the ideas, everyone. FYI, the cupboards are laminate, not solid wood. Oh, and hejiranyc, don't post a comment if you can't even be bothered to be decent.

Sarah, here. Here's another photo of our kitchen: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3103517798_7087429001.jpg?v=0 ...

Re: Creative gift labeling/tagging: my mother-in-law saves her holiday cards for tag-making the next year. She cuts up the fronts of the cards (funky scissor edges optional), punches a hole in the...

FYI, the light-up floor lamp / room divider is the ORGEL: http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/30103916

You can also convert an expandable dining table (i.e. with space for extra leaves inside) to a storage table if you take out the extra leaves and put in a solid bottom. Our IKEA Norden table has t...

Norfolk island pines make good houseplants that can be decorated for x-mas

Following on the kraft paper idea ... a friend and I have a tradition of passing a piece of paper back and forth for random holidays/birthdays, each time adding a decorative element to it - stamps,...