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Others have asked this question as well...

http://blog.seenon.com/shoptalk-nicos-gold-mugs-from-lipstick-jungle/

It refers you to a vintage/antique website and I was not able to find the mugs listed.

As someone who as been unemployed for a year now (!!!!) and has had to live on unemployment benefits (sometimes) that equaled $12000 total last year, $500/month in rent and $400/month in student loans....and you learn to only buy necessities and sell what you don't need. Praising people like this is odd to me.

Turn off the lights.

I hope you didn't rent the place! The landlord should take care of it, I'm sure the professional painters they hire would know of something? I'm sure you've tried a sponge and water.

The most tedious idea I had would be to take a thin string like a guitar string or some sort of fishing wire and run it behind the foil. It would take forever.

Good luck! Sounds like a stressful task!

I would recommend a month to month lease with a roommate...the rent will be lower, you'll have a bigger place and not a real significant commitment. Or take over someone's sublet.

That being said, your budget is not ideal for particular neighborhoods in Chicago as prices are continue to rise is areas such as Wrigleyville and Lakeview. A great place and often blogged about neighborhood on this website is Andersonville. From the areas at about Wilson and Clark to Peterson and Clark there are great, cute stores ranging from home furnishings to paper to olive oil....lots of cute diners and coffee shops. I live on Olive just off of Clark and it's a tree lined street in a great place. Granted, I have to get on my roof for a view of the city and the commute is a little long...but the price is great, neighborhood is cute and I feel comfortable. It is a kinda hit or miss area though so if you do a Craigslist search make sure you're in a good place.

A friend of mine lived just off of Broadway near the Bobcast ice cream parlor, I cannot remember the name of the street right now. It was an adorable building....she found it on Craigslist.....

I think the window thing is going to be your hardest match because in vintage buildings, no one built huge walls of windows. A lot of the older buildings do have a front room that is mostly windows that could be a wonderful sunroom but it is for apartments with several bedrooms.

All in all, there is no easy way to find a place or to move, it's gonna take some work. If you do someone like Apartment Finders or those free services, they'll drive you around and show you places. But you need to get there in plenty of advance time if you are going to be so specific so that you can get a variety of options.

Love it!!!!

Greenwashing is so insane....I work in PR and my boss made me write a "green release" for a hotel opening and it was common things and nothing significant but I had to just write more and more fluff about how it was a repurposed building and they intend to recycle oh and make sure the lights go off when no one is around. Duh! These things happen all the time, it's not "green" persay. Meanwhile, the next day I'm writing about the hair on hide custom benches and custom leather headboards being shipped from overseas...environmentally friendsly? Ha! Obviously the hotel wasn't meeting LEED qualifications so I just felt like a fraud writing about how wonderfully green the hotel is...haha.

I recommend checking out essential oil websites or vendors because they will teach you proper dilutions of oils that can be used for refreshing fabrics or diffusing to refresh a room. I know that I use diluted tea tree oil and while it maybe smells like the oil for a few hours, all the odor is gone not too long after, you could mix other oils like lavender or rose if you wanted to have a fragrance...if you are looking to disinfect or diffuse the air, Thieves or young living's purification are excellent oils that have been around for hundreds of years and are still commonly used. I diffused thieves when I moved into my apartment to refresh the walls and carpet. Worked like a charm and smells wonderful. Other oils can be found at any co-op or organic market. I think essential oils is a common brand?

My question is: how plush and nice are they to barefeet? I have yucky berber in my apartment and would love something more soft and cushy to walk on....I'm assuming the more expensive ones might be more plush? And is it really true you can buy these at Target?!?!

I moved in November and needed it to be quick and easy. I couldn't afford movers either, but I went on Craigslist and there was a guy who posted that he can load and unload. I was apprehensive about it (horrorific imaginative thoughts popped in my head) but it was a great experience and took 2 hours! Cost me far less than a professional company and I helped out a few guys who obviously needed the work.