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I also wonder what the potency of vinegar is when it is diluted that much. I have a feeling I would have to take a day to take my machine apart and really deep-clean it, I just don't have the stomach for something so gross. It needs to be done, though. My clothes don't stink after washing, but they don't smell incredibly fresh either...

For the naysayers, think about your dishwasher (or dishwashers at your work, for example). Do your glasses smell like socks after they are washed? It's the same principle - build-up of gunk leads to funk. Think of all the bodily oils and dead skin cells that could build up in your washing machine after a while. Or hair, dust, lint, whatever. Yeah, your machine runs cycles and drains like a pro, but your clothes may not be as clean as they could be if your machine was clean too. To each their own - but I'll be trying this method this week.

I totally want to do this when I start a family. My boyfriend and I often joke about decorating our future baby's room with nerfs (why you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder!). Come on! A nerfery! Unfortunately, too few would get the reference and we'd get questions like, "so what's with all the yaks on the wall?"

I understand your wish to not replace the dishwasher. My bf and I just bought our first condo and since it is just the two of us, it actually takes a few days to fill up and I'm pretty sure it takes more water than just half-filling the sink too. Our dishwasher is also ridiculously loud and in an open-concept condo, it gets really annoying. So we have decided that unless we have friends over for dinner or if I make a particularly elaborate meal (or if we get lazy for a few days), we just throw the few dishes/pots we have into the sink and it's done.

I'm loving the idea of a garbage/recycling centre in that space but I'd be concerned about smells wafting through the curtains. Garbage, in my opinion, needs to be behind a closed door or cabinet. Easily-removable shelves sounds like the most practical solution to me, as long as you don't remove the ability to install a dishwasher should you want to sell.

If my (wonderful) boyfriend had his way, the entire place would be done up in a southwestern dude-ranch style. He even has a pair of bull horns from the Calgary Stampede that he is always trying to sneak into the decor. I prefer softer colours with graphic patterns and he always says it is too pale. White walls scare him. Thank goodness we're in a rental right now that we can't do anything with anyway but one day, our two styles will collide and our place will either be eclectic and awesome, or confused and ugly.