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Man, I LOVED these. Incredibly simple and fast to make, and delicious! I went heavy on the cinnamon and nutmeg on the top. I already made a second batch - so easy to pop in the oven if you're already in the kitchen to make something else! I left out the vanilla though, since I didn't taste it in the first batch, and I didn't taste any difference with/without.

I think if you painted the walls and trim white, replaced the window treatments with something very simple like white roll-down shades (? what are they called?), painted the cabinets a light gray, and used a bright retro color like spring green or teal as an accent, maybe as art or chair cushions - it would look sophisticated with your chairs, and link to the retro look of the checkered floors. Black hardware with the gray cabinets would be good too. That large space has so much potential! It will take a lot of work to paint over the cabinets, but I think replacing that brown will make everything better.

So gorgeous! Those succulents are unbelievable! And the cement-board (?) fence is perfect. I love everything about this backyard.

What a gorgeous transformation! I agree that the two framed mirrors make a huge difference. Well done!

I think the most effective thing you could do would be to replace the bedspread/duvet cover. Something more graphic or more textural. Ideally you could also switch out the chair throw for something that coordinated with the new bedspread.

I think the dresser is nice, as are the shades. I like the painting and art-rearrangement suggestions above. Especially lowering the pictures, and turquoise for the walls - do some google-image-ing to look for examples of turquoise and red together, it can be very cute and retro.

The lamp would work if it were the only thing on top of the dresser. I would take all that stuff off the dresser - maybe make one wall area for pictures? there have been great examples on here of photos/art in an assortment of frames that are all the same color. It would be cute if you had turquoise walls and red frames, for example. With something different on the bedspread to break up the matchy-matchy. Good luck!

I, too, only wish I had space for a junk drawer! I don't have any drawers AT ALL in my kitchen - utensils, scissors, knives etc all go in hanging containers on the wall. It's like a spaceship in there.

SO lovely. Really cosy and serene. I LOVE, LOVE LOVE the balcony and windowboxes. I'm surprised by how much I responded to this home, because it's so unlike my own style! But I really like it.

That CARPET, my goodness! Atrocious. Your house is gorgeous - I love that gray tile. And I like the shell chair idea above for the dining room.

Looks like so much fun! Cute tablecloth too.

What a great attitude and beautiful garden! It's wonderful that you were able to have such a creative and lovely response to a pretty scary problem.