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I would love to have some help, please.

I would love this lamp! it would look perfect next to my bed and then my boyfriend would be able to read in bed while I slept peacefully beside him.

I am also a huge fan of Tony's. I just buy individual pieces here and there but everything is top notch quality and Tony has really gone out of his way to deliver the pieces to me. I love his stuff!

I would love this for my new apartment. It cost so much to buy the place, move, and buy the paint, etc.... that I cannot afford to buy bedding now. I am using full sized bedding on a queen sized bed.

ps - I said that you should "push everything" closer to the rug. I only meant the chairs, the couch and the loveseat if it fits. Don't more the entertainment unit.

Sorry Maxwell! I am not reading carefully today.

Though Recycling is very important, the most important thing is to reduce the waste you create.

I cut old t-shirts into different sized strips and use them instead of paper towels. I also use old towels and washcloths for the same purpose. It saves money as well!

I am also on a tight budget and have done very well at warehouse sales. ABC Carpet and Home has a great semi-annual warehouse sale and I got a great very large couch for $500. Find a furniture store you like and sign up for their email list.

Good luck!

Jenny in DC -

I had the same window problem.

I bought fabric from a fabric store and had a tailor sew it into panels that were just a little larger than my windows. Then I attached the fabric to metal clips that hang from a metal rod that I bought in a hospital supply store (believe it or not, I modeled it after how hospitals hang the curtains to separate the space in large rooms). I pull the curtains open by hand (no string). I usually do not like short curtains, but these look really cool and it was very cheap! Just an idea.

In NYC fabric stores are everywhere, I am not sure where to find one in DC. But I am sure they are out there.

I purchased a table, 2 chairs and two benches in January at From the Source. I had a long talk with a salesman about that very problem and he assured me that the manner in which the furniture is put together allows for small expansion and compression of the wood. The table and benches still look perfect. However, one chair is cracking a bit where two of the pieces of wood meet...