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Having lived in a 160 sqft apartment, I can completely empathize! Here are my suggstions -

1) Purge! Go through your things, and keep only what you need/love. Try moving some non-bedroom stuff out into the rest of your home ... jackets, for instance, can be hung by the entry; books in the living room.

2) Colour! I'm not sure if this is possible, but using light/airy colours will make your room feel a bit bigger -- even try a white area rug!

3) Wardrobe Space - yikes! That might be tough! Instead, try buying some rubbermade (etc.) containers, and placing them under your bed as a sort of temporary drawer system/captains bed.

Good luck!

... you can iron bed sheets?

I, honestly, don't iron anything -- I make a point not to own any clothing that requires such care ... of course, I'm a grad student, so can get away with showing up at the lab in jeans and a t-shirt ... I guess I'm going to have to eventually grow-up and buy adult clothes! But, until then, there shall be no iron in my house!

That's really cool! - though, bummer that it only goes down to 0*C -- it's -28*C where I am right now!

... though, I don't know why you'd even want to touch something that's -28 ...

I rented a room from a woman this past summer. Things started out OK, but -- as it turned out -- she had some pretty major psychological issues. I wound up moving out very quickly - with a police escort - after she physically assaulted me. My past two renting experiences have been so bad that I've sworn off renting except from university residence services. When I'm done grad school, it's either back with my parents or buying my own place ...

That noted: I don't think you're crazy, and the fact that you've asked this question shows that you're interested in making things work! --- here are a few tips from the renter's side of things ...

1) Respect privacy - don't go in it my room, and don't snoop through my things. Feel free to have friendly conversations, but don't pry into my life.

2) Respect the way I live - my ex-landlord got upset that I only vacuumed my room once a week (vs. every day), and constantly ridiculed my choice of diet (vegan) and my faith (Christian) -- everyone has unique habits and ways of living/eating/being - just become somebody does something different doesn' t make it bad

3) Lay down house rules together - talk about house expectations for both parties - is it OK to leave dishes in the sink to soak, or do they have to be cleaned right away? If you don't contribute to the kitchen garbage, are you still expected to take out the compost/trash? Once the rules are set, don't change them unless the feelings are mutual

4) If you have a problem, talk!

5) Remember - you might be the landlord, but it's their home, too!

@lepidoptery - oddly enough, that issue has never come up before!

- I have one sister
- My mom has one sister (with two daughters)
- Grandma is one of two daughters
- Great-aunt has two daughters, each with two daughters
- Great-grandma was one of two daughters

... which, when you think of it, is rather odd.

I would keep the Tiffany set, and slowly invest in the Heath; though, my family has some pretty strict traditions concerning China ...

Each woman in my mom's family has two high-quality sets of China or crystal - my mom, right now, has a set that once belonged to great-great-great-grandma who immigrated with it in the 1800s. A second set was a wedding gift. Each set is different - one is very formal, while the other is modern and fun.

By family tradition, the oldest set gets passed to the oldest daughter (me), and the youngest set goes to the youngest daughter (my sister); they're handed over when we announce our engagements - and then, we each receive a new set as a wedding present - And the cycle continues ...

Of course, this heralds back to the 1800s and early 1900s ... I don't think great-great-great-great gran ever counted on one of her grandchildren being married to a PhD thesis instead of a man. ;-)

They're beautiful and stylish, though I don't find them comfortable ... A little bit too rickety.

Would be a nice accent piece, though!

Wow - those stools remind me of biology 108. Fun times.

Just reading some other comments -

- people committing crimes almost never do it in their own neighbourhoods; why would they want to live in "that" sort of community? - they're people, just like you and me.

- I guess, the moral of the story, is to use caution and go with gut instinct - but not live with fear. Most people - 99.9999999% of them - don't want to hurt you. You'll find that the world a lot friendlier than your think.

Simply beautiful! - My one critique is the black/grey exterior.