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I've not used Sharpies on my own hair (no grays yet!), but I've used them a few times on wigs. They're great for synthetic wigs that you can't dye! It can be pretty time-intensive, though...

@spaceapple and shawnamuffin: I grew up in Knoxville and haaaaated orange. But since I've moved to Nashville and have my own house to decorate as I please, orange has kind of grown on me. We bought the orange Tylosand corner sofa from Ikea and it brings a nice splash of color to our mostly black and white living room.

My current home isn't exactly a small space, but we've still been trying to figure out where to put the THREE litterboxes we have (and possibly a fourth, since we have 4 cats). Right now two are in the closet in a spare room, which we are turning into our office, and the other is in our master bathroom. Inspired by Ikea Hacker, we decided to keep an eye out for a large chest to put some cat doors on and use that--and we happened to find one at Goodwill one day. We haven't used it yet but it will probably go in our office, and we're thinking about putting a cat door in the office door as well to play double-duty against the odor. As for the third litter box (which is actually a plastic tote), not sure what to do with it. It isn't very aesthetically pleasing in our bathroom, but no one else will ever be in there so I guess it's not that big of a deal.

I had bedbugs once (probably picked them up in a hostel), and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. I somehow managed to get rid of them without spending tons of money on an exterminator, using products like Kleen Free and Perma-Guard Fossil Shell Flour/Diatomaceous Earth. Kleen Free should work on any wooden furniture if you spray/wipe it down well. Diatomaceous Earth is good for carpet and upholstered furniture, as you can just vacuum it up. Also, high heat does work, as well as extreme cold I believe.

I have bought secondhand furniture since then, and it always makes me paranoid. Bedbugs aren't common around here (Tennessee), and I like to think that people who have them would toss their furniture instead of selling it/giving it away, so I've taken my chances. But I know they're a huge problem in NY so I would definitely go the better-safe-than-sorry route and use as many methods as possible to make sure the furniture is bedbug-free. I would hate to ever have to suffer through them again!