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Use daylight balanced bulbs! They are a little more expensive (and they all need to be the same or the light will look funky) - but they make a room feel lighter and all the whites look whiter. Also, try a common photography lighting trick - get some lamps that point toward the ceiling - which will bounce the light wide on the ceiling then all over and make it seem more ambient, and less like you have spotlights here and there.

while I think giving things away regularly (or on a special day) is a FABULOUS idea that should be encourage....I have to admit I hate seeing junk on the sidewalk...it's tacky, can be hazardous, and costs the city in cleanup when no one takes it.

I think we should encourage a day when everyone finds some free things to put up on craigslist, or maybe organize a "swap" board for your apartment complex - putting up photos and descriptions of things you'd happily give to a neighbor (and get to meet them in the process)!

I might participate the 'craigslist' way - or check out this "freecycle" website someone else mentioned!

how about one long chalk board?

use chalk board paint to paint a stripe, maybe 1.5 to 2 feet tall, starting about 3ft off the ground. The entire length of the hallway. You could place trim above and below, and then let guests leave you notes. Or you and your significant other could write a sweet note to each other each morning, till it filled up the whole wall. Or you could use it to keep grocery lists and notes about where you last had to park the car. :-)

i haven't owned a tv in a long time so no problem there.

as far as computer...since all of my family is out of state i pretty much live for the daily blog/facebook posts we share that keep me in touch with their daily lives! (today, i got to see a photo of my 1 yr old neice eden's case of 'bed-head' after her nap - adorable!) I would miss out on a lot without modern technology. :)

but i totally agree about cutting out media that serve only a 'single direction' entertainment function.