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Ideally, if money were no object, it'd be nice to have a hallway run straight from the living room to the game room and move a bathroom to the 'office' area. However, since demo is probably not in the cards, I like your idea of sealing off the inside doorway, and making a doorway to the outdoor area behind the laundry room. That might also keep the noise down in the house as well.

My parents liked my newer apartment better than my older one I lived in for four years. It's bright, laid out better, and in a nicer community with clean pools, workout room, spa, etc...and the handy-men come promptly and don't steal from me.

But moving up from the second to the third floor was a bit hard for them. Dad said I should name the stairs instead of just counting them.

Either keep a supply of hydrogen perioxide/bleach, or get some RIT dye and change the color.

I adore wool blankets and I got a throw in Scotland a few years ago that is on my bed all the time. I don't like synthetics at all so it was worth the extra cash. I keep my eyes peeled for used ones all the time; I also toy with the idea of getting a bunch of old sweaters from Goodwill and cutting them into squares for a sewn blanket.

I do this! So exciting to see it mentioned here. I also hang up bags, scarves, and capes on my collapsible/expandable rack.

I ggrew up in Michigan, but have lived in central Texas for three years now, and I hate, HATE, fire ants. The scorpions don't seem to be in the city, and the cockroaches only seem to visit ocassionally, but the ants ruin anything outside.

Makes me wish for freezing cold winters here to kill stuff here, or at least have better population control. I'm petrefied of bugs, when i never was before.