mint in the middle's Profile

the photo of lucy smiling must be credited to her setä of heart visuals! http://heartvisuals.com/

it's kind of funny... the trolley in the photo is an alvar aalto artek tea trolley... worth a couple thousand dollars... not a couple hundred! hope that's not what you had your eye on...

Deep clean by yourself. Purge while you're at it. Then have a yard sale or Craigslist those things you aren't crazy for anymore. And voila! You've added $ to your $100 budget!

Then yes, I would paint a wall (you can buy mis-mixed paints for cheap at the hardware store)... Maybe check out the roadside for any good finds (head to a great neighborhood the evening before garbage day or the morning of)... Buy some great fabric to stretch over a huge frame (very dramatic chage to a room)... You can always pick greenery, flowers and branches from the outdoors (free!)... Many ways to stretch those dollars!

same- i've had this idea as well, but for a coffee shop/bakery (like anna lisa- which by the way was also my grandma's name!)- but i could see it being a tone of work if the originals are being sold- it means people have to move the furniture after hours in order to not disturb the customers who are actually dinning- but in this case, they order the furniture so the originals can stay-put. quite a simple concept really- and it works!

i never had a separate playroom growing up because of lack of space. it meant that at the end of every day, we cleaned up and put our toys away where they belonged (shelves, drawers, bins)... however, my friends that did have separate playrooms never had to clean up at the end of the day. they were allowed to leave their toys and mess behind. it was always a mystery to me why we couldn't play in their rooms!! it wasn't until recently that i realized many people have designated rooms for play and that play doesn't happen in a bedroom!! i never felt distracted or the need to get up out of bed to play- there was always tomorrow!

for a thinner foam, try this:
http://www.thepennyparlor.com/2010/09/coffee-filter-wreath.html

foam tubing from the plumbing department & duct tape

:) one my favourite baby shower gifts we received!! i saw it at "the one of a kind show" around christmas time, and was so surprised my friend had tracked it down and got it for our baby-to-be! :) lucy loves it- it's warm, soft and the perfect weight. stunning colours.

lol @ haley :)

lovely :)
just a thought though- is that crib from ikea?... if so, it looks like the one that has been recalled...

(oh, but really, the iron on isn't my idea either, i saw it on tv, they numbered the beach house's towels so that guests remember which one was their towel at the beach)...
angorian, don't use them with guests then, just ditch your paper napkins that you normally use at home, and use the numbered cloth ones to remember which one is yours (you don't necessarily need to wash them daily, but this way your family won't mix them up)