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Without looking at the house tour, just seeing the "closet" made my day. Call me shallow and spiritually empty, but being comfortable in my home, after a hard day's work, is important. If I had the space to turn a room into a closet, I absolutely would. What's the difference from turning a spare bedroom into an office or craftroom? We all have our vices; for some its an expensive bottle of wine, for others its vacationing, Sai's appears to be shopping. She seems to do it well. I absolutely love her style, taste and decor.

@fledder, thank you, I agree totally with your first sentence. I would try to run a surge protector from wherever the fridge and or stove is plugged in. It might be a major inconvenience, but when you love an apartment, you find work arounds. I thought my bathroom didn't have an outlet, until I happened across it in the light fixture, who knew? LOL. Luckily for me, I have a lil dressing area with a vanity so I don't have to rely on the outlet above the sink. Good luck and congrats.

Love it. I'm always impressed to see a studio apartment with normal size furniture & appliances,

Jess13, I had the exact same thought. Affordable??? I like good bedding, but geez, at $960, my only hope of owning it is winning this giveaway.

Thanks to moving from a decent sized 1 bedroom to a much smaller studio, I got rid of a lot of multiples. Down to 3 sets of sheets, 4 sets of towels, dinner set for 4. But I do have a problem with wine glasses & shot glasses. I have way too many, but because I tend to break wine glasses, I'm ok with it.

You had me at the backyard. I would forgo my queen sized bed to have a backyard attached to my studio apartment.

I inherited some form of black and white floor tile in my bathroom, and I hate it. It was not in good condition when I purchased the unit, And my renovation budget stopped short of the bathroom. A good scrubbing and paint job freshened the rest of the bathroom, but the floor just never looks clean. Any suggestions?

Very cute place. I too, love the curtains. And the fact that it looks as though there are regular sized appliances, at least full size bed, etc. When I was renovating my studio, I was advised to get "apartment sized" appliances. I chose to go with regular sized appliances and queen sized bed. It works for me.

@lepidoptery I may have to devote a rod for boot storage. I'm thinking of these boot hangers from bootique.com (http://www.boottique.com/inc/sdetail/33/38). They are a lil pricey, @3 for $20, but I'm gonna give them a shot.I have a low hanging rod in a wardrobe, which just might work.

I just cleaned the heck out of the shower tile and it worked wonders.
Used some good old fashioned "elbow grease", along with Scrubbing Bubbles. The grout looked dark beige, it's now very close to white, not quite bright white, but good for now. Trying to muster the enegry to finish the job, behind the toilet and sink area.