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I like the locker instead of a wardrobe. Anyone know the source?

We bought all of our furniture off of Craigslist when we first got married. We have since sold all our furniture, bought more furniture, sold everything again, and bought all 'new' stuff again, all on Craigslist. I bought my winter coat, winter boots, two computers, tickets to shows (not scalped!), bicycles and more on Craigslist. Most experiences have been what you think they would be - someone selling something they didn't need anymore to someone who needed it living closeby. We've only had one person lie to us about what we bought and one person take advantage of our kindness.

My husband and I once spent an entire day helping a guy set up a Mac he was buying from us for his kids. He had no idea where to start with it and we walked him through installing the OS to installing Openoffice, to updating the software, etc etc etc. He came back the next day with some homemade smoked sausage and wine and told us that we should have kids. It was an awesome experience.

Beige walls. Its like you've given in to boring.

These are all really great. I don't think colour palettes need to be obvious; when you put together many shades of grey you start looking at the subtle nuances and your eyes tend to spend more time looking around. Conversely if there is one large red thing in the room, your eyes settle on the bright object and then you stop exploring. Grey on grey on grey is more thoughtful, comfortable. I like this collection.

We used to buy and sell 90% of our furniture from Craigslist, but in the past year or so anything that we've posted for sale (tables, camera lens, iMac, rollerblades, all in good condition and cheap) has garnered a dozen "please ship to my cousin in vietnam and sign up for paypal" responses and a couple of real responses with people who don't show up to come get the item. I don't know what's happened to craigslist (this is in Toronto) but it drives me crazy, how do you get real people to buy your stuff anymore, like they used to in the good old days, circa 2009?

I agree with paring down appliances. We have been trying to do the same thing the past couple of weeks!

Question: What do you do with the old appliances? We have a couple of things we have not used since we got them as wedding gifts 3 yrs ago so they're in great condition but no one is biting on Craigslist and there is no Goodwill in a convenient distance... ?

I'm thinking "dark wood large antique canopy bed" + "DIY white paint" might lead to regret if it doesn't quite turn out the way you expected.

What about a large painting or photo with both colors to unify it all together?

1) BEST house tour ever posted on AT.
love love love
2) T.o Represent!

How do you attach them to the wall?

Thank you! Its these posts that make me read AT. Small spaces, imperfect apartments you can't fix, no-painting rules, but an awesome result. Not a 60000 sq.ft. multi level house in Hollywood. This is a great space!!!!