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Display Name: amandakbw
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I love, love, love this home tour. I am so in love with all those LA 1920's Spanish-style bungalows. It almost makes me want to move to LA--that and the year round green grass and flowers! Almost. I love the blue and yellow in the (guest?) bedroom, and as a girl who grew up in Texas where EVERYONE has Saltillo tile, it's great to see it re-imagined. And the multiple mirrors in the bathroom is a really fun idea.


Alison & Eric's Chic Eclectic Home
House Tour
12/10/11 6:47 PM

We are squealing over here--he showed our flowers! So excited.


Day 17: Buy Flowers
The 20/20 Home Cure
11/9/10 11:18 AM

This is going to sound terrible, but my daughter LOVES to clean with rags, so I let her use a spray bottle of Mrs. Meyers all-purpose cleaner (very diluted) and she literally scrubs the kitchen linoleum on her hands and knees. She loves it, is occupied while I do other cleaning, my kitchen floor is cleaned regularly, and life is good.


Day 16: Clean One Room
The 20/20 Home Cure
11/8/10 4:56 PM

My 2 1/2 year old watches these with me, and this morning she giggled after the bit with the handkerchief and said "He's silly."

But she still asks to watch the one "with the fishy" all the time.

Either way--you're holding the attention of a 2 1/2 year old! No small feat.


Day 11: Clean One Room
The 20/20 Home Cure
11/1/10 11:03 AM

YES, kare121, what on earth is that purple thing? I wondered when he was sitting for ten minutes, and now it's kind of driving me crazy...


Day 10: Make List of Top 6 Home Needs
The 20/20 Home Cure
10/29/10 5:41 PM

I totally used Soft Scrub last weekend on my tub per the book's recommendation. Oh my, but if my bathtub and shower aren't gorgeous now. I also got new shampoo and conditioner (Amazon Organics Lemongrass and Lavender http://www.amazon-organics.com/ingr/ingr225000.cfm) and I'm finding that I'm showering more often! Which is not eco-friendly, but is people friendly ;-)

I otherwise use all 7th Gen and Mrs. Meyers products. Does anyone have links to the dubiousness of Mrs. Meyers natural claims? I guess I always figured that if they sold them in Whole Foods...they smell so, so good. We don't have Trader Joe's in Boulder where I live (sadly), but I used to use their detergent when I lived in Chicago.

Glad to know about an eco-floor cleaner. I just bought Murphy's Oil Soap for my floors, so maybe that is what I will replace.

I LOVE this version of the Cure. So easy to accomplish, plus I just love having something to look forward to every day.


Day 5: Buy or Replenish One Eco Cleaner
The 20/20 Home Cure
10/22/10 1:18 PM

I went to the bookstore today to look through the Shelter Porn and I have to say I was disappointed! I've gotten so used to/in love with the "real" home aesthetic of Apartment Therapy and personal blogs, that the mags just looked way, way, way too DONE, and un-lived-in. Too matchy-matchy as they say.

One of the things that I love about this site is that it first established for me the idea that you can have a clean, unique, eclectic, beautiful home without being a big rich person who can hire a fancy designer. What a blessed relief!

However, I do love some of the Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters catalogs. So gauche of me, I know, but there it is!


Day 3: Find Inspirational Photos For Your Home
The 20/20 Home Cure
10/20/10 4:58 PM

My 20 minutes turned in to about an hour, but that's okay since I ended up doing all the surfaces and floors in our living room/dining room and kitchen (most highly trafficked part of our home).

I second all the dust before you do the floor people--also, it was a good reminder to watch Max do his window sills and tops of paintings!

I'm excited about this cure--esp. all the commands to buy flowers.

One suggestion--would be GREAT if there was a downloadable checklist. As it is, I'll make my own, but would be even more fun to have online!

Good luck everyone!


Day 1: Clean One Room
The 20/20 Home Cure
10/18/10 5:47 PM