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Seajenny, we moved 2 times in the same building, up to the second floor the last time. We asked the landlord if he had any guys who could help us move and he did, so we were lucky. But my best idea for you, is that when I had to move my kitchen stuff, I borrowed a shopping cart from my local supermarket, ( I did ask the manager first!) So all the food, kitchen stuff, clothes in bags, etc..., I just piled it into the shopping cart, and took it upstairs. We have an elevator so that totally helped,too. Good Luck. Our new place is bigger and much better & we like it.

Sorry...just looking at these photos gives me claustrophobia.

My husband and I also downsized from a 4 bdrm house to a 1 bdrm condo, which is 600 sqft. We had to get a dumpster to get rid of so much stuff! (My friends came over to shop in my dumpster!) Sometimes I love it because everything is right at hand ,easy to clean,and no big yard to mow. Sometimes I miss having my house & I would like to just have 1 more room. I love the challenges of making double duty furniture, Our mid-century bureau holds our plasma tv, & the drawers underneath hold tons of papers, tools, art supplies,doggie toys, etc. All the closets have hang-over the door hooks for scarves & hats. You use all the space you have, become very efficiently organized.

I've been shopping at Ikea for years, even furnished both of my son's bedrooms, & most of their college rooms too. Many pieces lasted for years, like the tall bookcase that rotated around to be a full length mirror! Love that piece. Their styling is superb,& the colors always punch up a room. The only complaint I have is the table I bought for my dining room is not wood, & the laminate scratches up a lot, but it was so inexpensive, I didn't expect much.
Can't wait to get the new catalog! & the Elizabeth, NJ store has 3%tax!

I agree with you AbleandBaker. As an artist I don't want my home to look like everyone else's home,or like it came out of a Room and Board catalogue. So many of these house tours are nice, but they look as if no one ever lives there.
Have a little tolerance for other's styles.
I am embarrassed to read all the negative & nasty comments here. Shame on you.

Lovely home. It's nice to see a home where people actually live there,and not just staged for a photo shoot. You never see a tv in most of the room ads, they all look so fake.
Just charming.

I wouldn't mind having that adorable red house at the top of the article....where is it located?

I have just used some amazing Ikea placemats to cover my backsplash area behind my sink. They are metallic on one side and green and black polka-dots on the other. I just cut them to fit, and glued them up, temporarily, with a repositional glue stick, and it looks really cool and keeps the area behind my sink clean. Placemats are inexpensive and often come in really nice patterns. You could use it behind the stove too.

I love old stone houses, they have so much more character than the new condos! Would love to find something like that here in NJ !