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Anything that requires a utensil to eat it is a no-no at my parties. One less thing for guests to have to juggle.

My current favorites are: chicken sate skewers (with peanut sauce already spread on them), mini crab cakes or crab puffs, mini quiches, crudite cups with the tzatziki at the bottom of the cup, stuffed mushrooms, and (for dessert) petit fours.

Can't wait to read this.

OMG, how adorable are they?

Great space, too!

Clever solution! I love IKEA hacks :)

My ex had a lot of toys he collected (Happy Meal, Disney figures, you name it). And it always bothered me, because even into his twenties, his room looked so adolescent.

But I think if he had a place like this, it wouldn't have bothered me nearly as much! It's so grown up...without sacrificing the whimsy.

@edmarch Well said. Some of us don't have the luxury of buying all high-end, unique items. And thrift stores and flea markets aren't my style--I like new. Clean lines. So where else do we do but CB2, IKEA, Target, etc?

In the end it's not about trying to have a place filled with items that nobody else owns, or constantly filling it with things less than "3 years" old, it's about building a space that speaks to you. If you can walk into your home and feel it's "you", then mission accomplished.

Besides, I'd find it exhausting constantly searching for things that nobody else has.

@LadyJ - Celine's apartment in "Before Sunset". Yes, absolutely! Boho chic.

I'm also a fan of Alex's uber-modern loft in the new series "Nikita" (picture seen here: http://wwwanderlust.tumblr.com/post/3244744718 )

Come to think of it, the 90's La Femme Nikita series had an amazing apartment set, too.

But those are both tv shows, and technically the topic is movies, so I'll digress :)

No one can turn a phrase like Nigella.

crazymegtay - "Get a gun" is terrible, terrible advice in my opinion. There are already enough people out there that don't know how to handle a firearm, and they usually end up hurting themselves, their family members, or innocent bystanders.

"Get an extensive education on how to properly handle, clean, and store a gun" would be advice I could certainly agree with.

Living in Florida, I have a healthy fear of hurricanes--although that's hardly the only thing that could result in a power outage. For years I've gambled that nothing would happen, which works fine until the moment your lights go off.

So, realizing that I'm not promised immunity from disaster, I've started assembling an emergency pantry with the basics. It's small, because I'm new to this, but I've got enough food and water to last roughly 10 days, plus LED battery-powered lanterns and plenty of batteries, a camping stove and a few small propane tanks.

I cannot tell you how much peace of mind this simple act has brought me, and I highly recommend everyone do the same.