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I adore Jonathan Adler simply because he doesn't take himself too seriously. I probably tend to take myself TOO seriously, and so his items help me to remember to lighten up a bit. Just like JustJules916 said, I smile every time I walk in my home and see the few pieces I have from his collection (in my case, the menagerie collection).

I just wanted to add that I had the exact same problem- I painted my walls a deep warm teal and they show up as cold smurf blue in every single shot. I figured out the culprit is my off-white trim in the house- the auto white balance tries to turn it into a stark white, which affects the colors of the wall. Custom white balance is the way to go, but if I'm feeling lazy I just switch my white balance setting to "shade" and it's close enough. At least much better than auto!

I love the blue in the living room. I just painted my living room a similar shade (only a little bit more green) and had been doubting my choice (I love color, but it seems like homes these days are going back to more whites/neutrals). Seeing it used in your home makes me feel like I made a good choice!

I like sleeping on a lower bed because it makes me feel safer. My husband and I shared a bed that was tall and I used to have a really hard time sleeping until it dawned on me- I couldn't relax and get a good night's sleep because I was scared of falling out of bed!

My husband and I own an latex Ikea mattress- the Engenes, which we've paired with the Tolg latex pillowtop. We've owned this combination for about three months. I'm going to go ahead and admit I fell for the Ikea Latex hype and that once home the mattress wasn't nearly as comfortable as I thought it was going to be (especially compared to the floor model, but that makes sense considering hundreds of people have helped to break them in). I would absolutely hate the mattress if not for the pillowtop to go with. As it is, it's comfortable but not "heavenly". I did consider returning it but we live four hours away from the nearest Ikea and once unrolled it would have been nearly impossible to stuff back into our SUV.

I have a theory (this is going to be long): Ikea bed slats (the spendy ones) are what make a mattress comfortable when there is no foundation/box spring involved. My husband and I had this memory foam mattress set that was like sleeping on a rock. I hated it. After two years, I decided enough was enough and decided to purchase a new bed (the Ikea Malm) and a new mattress. Once the bed was assembled, we put our old mattress on it figuring it would "do" until we got a new one. The next day both my husband and I woke up totally amazed. It turns out that our memory foam mattress was uncomfortable because the foundation it was on was as hard as a rock. With the Ikea wooden slats serving as the new foundation, the mattress was now the most comfortable mattress I had ever slept on.

We have since moved and purchased a bed from Room & Board. I am an avid fan of Room & Board, having owned several pieces of furniture from them, and overall I'm happy with the bed. However, instead of wood slats that curve and bend with your weight, the bed has straight metal slats (the bed is meant to be used without a foundation or box spring, similar to an Ikea bed). I think that makes all the difference in whether or not a mattress is going to be comfortable. I wish I could figure out how to replace the metal bars with the Ikea slats. I have a feeling THEN I'd love my Ikea mattress!

A macrame hoop works perfectly to hang the ornaments (since it's round and metal), but the plastic ornaments at Target won't fit (the holes at the top of the ornament aren't the traditional metal hoop and the opening is too small). I exchanged them for some glass ornaments at Target and let's say it didn't turn out too well for me- the finished product looked AMAZING but soon the larger bulbs were popping off from the weight of the other bulbs on them (the fasteners at the top of the ornaments were incredibly flimsy, probably because they were cheap, so the bulbs were popping off leaving the fastener still attached). Shattered glass ornaments all over the place is NOT fun to deal with. I really wanted to use Target ornaments since that is what is on our tree and I wanted it to match, but it looks like I'll just have to find plastic ornaments elsewhere.

This has turned out to be a more expensive project/experiment than I anticipated! I hope my mistakes help others out there. :)

I'm a proud mommy to five (small! I swear!) dogs and stylish rugs have always been an interesting quandary in my house. I found this faux bois rug recently at Target that I consider an excellent score:

http://tinyurl.com/yks3osc

It's machine washable, which is a must for me, and low pile enough not to shed. I've washed it only once so far and while it was somewhat of a trick to get it into the washer, it came out just fine. It was also nice that I could grab it at the store, rather than having to pay for shipping.

We just recently moved into a new home and are using Flor tiles for the first time; first as a wall-to-wall solution in our basement and next as a rug for the living room. So far I'm pleased with them, but time will tell.

I also second the gate idea if possible. We're lucky enough to have a sun room area off of our living room that we can gate and have turned into the "dog room".

Good luck!

Excellent recipe. My husband likes the taste of broccoli but hates the texture (weird, I know) so this recipe is perfect for us to share. It's so easy and simple to whip up (although I usually skip the onions and parsley) and even reheats well. I make this at least once a week!

I also despise pinky/beigey bandaid colors, yet the few times I've tried to paint my walls something 'neutral' I've ended up with exactly that on my walls and had to repaint immediately because I couldn't function. Which is why I keep my wall colors nice and bright and that's that. I can handle picking out aqua blue. I can't handle the neutral thing. (Although I know my decorating style isn't most people's bag).

I have the Jasper sofa from Room & Board, in oatmeal, and I love it. It's comfortable AND stain resistant. :)