a few ideas: randomly placed hooks to hang stuff you don't want to clutter up the bedroom or bathroom such as: bags, towels, bathrobe, hats, etc. shallow shelves like Aaron sugge...

As a recovering hoarder, I can appreciate this piece. What I find fascinating is the grandmother's obsession with the common cultural practice of "waste not" blinded her to the fact that she was ac...

paint, mirrors, and throw pillows all sound good. maybe even the auto seat covers!? another thing that could soften up the sofa, if that's a goal, is to get some long strips of fabric and tightly w...

It is tough to visualize the full space, but i agree with others on using a round or oval table instead of a square one. Also, won't shelves to the right of the couch be in the way of that closet i...

ooops... "backsplash" Sheesh. :)

Wow, thank you everybody for all the thoughtful and constructive comments! I am leaning toward a gray or gray/blue and will likely paint the kitchen walls slate gray also. I want to address the que...

kind of new to AT so hope i'm not mis-posting here. but open thread means open thread, right? ok... so i've got a bunch of slate tile that i used for a kitchen reno and i can't seem to even give th...