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I grew up in south central Wisconsin and everyone said Pop, but my parents were from Milwaukee, so they said Soda, and I wanted to be a rebel, so I said Soda (plus I just don't like the sound of "pop"). I have lived in Iowa, Southern California, and Santa Fe, NM - I kept calling it soda and everyone knew what I meant!

I get almost all of my clothing at a big consignment sale (which virtually ends up being a swap if you also consign) that is held twice a year and I love it. I would kill for the same thing for home decor items.

If you want neutral - gray, if you want color - green, maybe a jade green since that color is everywhere right now.

The prices on ebay are ridiculous. Target should have put limits on the number of items purchased. Instead they are acting like a middleman for these ebay peddlers. Disgusting. I will not buy these things on ebay. For the prices they want you could buy ACTUAL Missoni.

@goddessisin I'm a little late checking back in, but I can give you three reasons not to use UHAUL for a long trip.
1) They buy their trucks used, from other companies like Penske, thus their trucks are older and are most likely to break down, not have working air conditioning etc.
2) The one time I used them, it was for a trailer, because they are the only ones with trailers, and when we went to get it they said they may not have one that day. I was moving across the country and my lease was up, rooms booked, etc. There was no waiting one more day. Then, when I did finally get the trailer (that day, but way late) and we drove it across the country, the tire blew out, which could happen with anyone, but it took them hours to come and assist us and we were in a major metro when it happened not the middle of nowhere. But don't take my word for it, there are plenty of people I know with similar stories and if you do your research, I'm sure you'll find the same things.
3) I've used Penske multiple times and they are great. I would recommend them, and their rate is usually lower.

Smart and attractive, like George himself.

AMAZING!!!! We have horrible tile counters in a rental and I would love to do this if landlord would let me.

I think one way to approach it is to frame the discussion in terms of making the place you live feel like your home. Discuss the possibility of working together to make some changes so that the common areas reflect both of your styles. It may turn out that she doesn't even care, but approaching the topic this way doesn't make it sound like you hate her style. If it turns out she does care, I do think you owe some deference to her preferences since she has lived there longer and you agreed to live there knowing what it looked like. Good luck.

Amazing. Way to make a landfill piece into a show piece. Bravo.

Ah-mazing. Love it. It looks so much better I cannot even express it. The light fixture is awesome. All that yellowish brown was gross.