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The only problem with open storage- either hanging or shelves- is the weird greasy dust that kitchens produce. When I had a utensil rack, I found I had to throw them in the dishwasher regularly whether they had been used or not. I finally took it down.

I did find it helpful to remove items from the kitchen to another location as a mid step for getting rid of them. If I put the blender in the basement, and a couple of months went by without wondering where the blender went, then I felt more secure getting rid of it. This also saved me from the horror of accidentally trashing my husband's favorite spatula. It took a day for him to ask where his spatula was! Oops. Right here in the sock drawer, dear.

well, I've been married almost 20 years to someone who has either no sense of style (when I'm feeling snarky) to a diametrically oppressed sense of style ( when I'm feeling generous). He rates chairs by something he refers to as "butt happiness". OTOH, he is honest, upright, loving and true, so a bit of plaid is well worth it.

As what seems to be an old married person, I would say that it seems nice when couples at least agree that design is something worth working at. Like any other hobby, though, the relationship had better have more to it than shared love of Eames or shabby whatnot.

Messy! I get too freaked out by a pristine work space.

wonder if you would ever consider doing this with low end beds? it's all really past what I would spend, but I don't have a clue how to approach such a purchase. what are the basic elements on mattresses? how do they work?

I think it's marvelous! Very funny. I am doing this to my kids sometime!

I've never seen a project that I would give house room to. They remind me of those tables made of cable spools that cluttered the landscape all through the 1970's.

Really lovely. You are giving the old house it's soul back. Nice to see people who love old houses and are willing to put the work into them. Also appreciate that there were more shots of the room layouts than of the vignettes. I like seeing how the spaces flowed. As for it looking "staged" well, for one you have only lived there a few months, things soften with time and for second, if I were going to put pics of my house on the internet, you'd bet I'd go over everything with a fine toothed comb! Nice job.

NOOOOOOOOO! Don't paint! No! ( attempting to gather myself) uhm, I mean, not for me.

Wait, wait! I don't understand how you are folding the shirts to file them. What happens when the stack is partway empty? Don't they all just collapse into a heap?

Lovely! I'm sure your grandmother would be pleased. There's a saying about sumac: when you kill one, three saplings come to it's funeral....There's always a trade off between fast growing and invasive.