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When one of my favorite neighbor's moved out of our building years ago...I decided to adopt the things that I loved about her the most and pass them on. She used to buy mini-pumpkins for everyone in the building (we had a 7 flat brownstone). I ended up drawing little faces on them and personalized them. I continued to give out pumpkins when we moved into a house. No one is going to replace them, but you can carry on by spreading the good cheer they taught you to your new neighbors. Great article...hope they're moving to our neighborhood. :)

I meant to write keeping things smelling fresh.

The cheapest of them all is to use unwanted truck pallets for amazing furniture and they can double as planters or even as patios themselves. Would love A.T. to post some of those pics. Also, if you get free rusted patio furniture on Craigslist or Freecycle, you can paint them with a rustoleum type paint in bright poppy colors. Really just as good if not better than something you can buy brand new. Upcycling is perfect for the garden, the environment and for your wallet. :)

Love it! It just goes to show you that with creativity (as shown here), color and editing that you can make an amazingly roomy and happy place out of any space. Bravo!

I feel like chalk would get all over my stuff even though this is a neat idea. Dry erase would also come off. I would suggest a temporary clear piece of vinyl over the chalk board so you wouldn't get any chalk on your items and it won't erase the writing. I love the overall idea of being able to write in chalk inside of the drawer...very cool. Thanks!

PS I would stick with a light color since it's a small kitchen...maybe even a marble look...and something reflective to extend the eye so it looks bigger.

I love this house!!! I just wanted to comment on it so I can go to my history on here and make sure I can see it again and again and again! Great spaces for the kids...love it!!!!

We had almost purchased a mattress from a big brand company and then heard about a local family owned company like this one called The Norwalk Mattress Company. They're a small mom and pop who have been around since 1918! We went home and looked at the reviews for the huge coorperate owned company and the reviews were terrible. If you had a problem with your mattress, you would have to wait on the phone for hours and even then you would not get a response. So we went with the mattress company in Norwalk and we have been extremely happy. The kids enjoyed seeing the factory (much like the one pictured here) and skilled craftsmen and women made our bed...and we got to sleep in it. ;)

I want to paint the doors like that...looks like a few extra days but how cute!

I liked the diagram that you laid out on top. I have to agree that this is a huge wonderful room, we have a small home with many entrances and doors and windows...at least you can get smaller pieces and float them in the middle. I would also put a console in the back of the sofa for keys etc. You can also use windows as seating.