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For me it's vodka soda with a splash of grenadine. I drank a lot of Shirley Temples as a kid so grenadine holds a bit of nostalgia value, plus the sugar helps hide the taste of crappy vodka.

I'm usually not the biggest fan of ombre, but that last one from BB&B is beautiful!

Also a question for those going the DIY route - do you use any sort of special fabric since the curtain might get wet (and will definitely get humid)? Or is it not critical if you use one of those vinyl liner curtains as well?

Oh my god, I think I went to summer camp with her -- must have been at least 15 years ago! Whitney, if you happen to read this, did you go to Camp Sloane in CT??

Either way, these paper cut outs are beautiful - I could imagine them making a really nice room divider too, especially with a lot of light shining through!

The cabinet above the toilet seems really out of place, but that TUB! I would die for that tub!!

For kids who haven't quite mastered chopsticks, there's a better way!

Take a standard pair of takeout chopsticks, separate them, and then wrap them together with a rubber band at the larger end. Then fold the paper wrapper in half repeatedly until you can't fold it anymore, and wedge it between the chopsticks up against the rubber band. Instant chopstick tongs! No silly extra utensils!

@Krikkit, I had a friend who did the same thing and it boggled the mind. She and her boyfriend were on the lease together, and she would go so far as to place a piece of tape with just her name on their apartment buzzer and mailbox so her parents wouldn't see his name there as well. Oddly enough, the parents knew and liked the boyfriend -- he would leave the apartment and hang out in a coffee shop until they arrived, and then "come over" from his "apartment a few blocks away." My friend's mom just wasn't okay with the idea of living together before marriage. I cannot even imagine.

As for me, I don't hide anything, but I guess my tastes don't really run towards whatever might be considered inappropriate by a different generation. Also, I get along well with my parents and I can't think of anything they would be offended by in the first place. I do try to clean up for them, though, because my mom especially can't sit down and relax in a messy room and she will start cleaning up for me! (which could be seen as a benefit, but it just makes me feel super guilty)

Ahhh, $200 feels like a lot for a lamp but that Fascination sconce is amazing! It reminds me of a giant jeweled broach, only glowing from the inside. I'm definitely making note of it.

I have one of these double-ended knives:

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/kitchen-and-food/prep-utensils/grapefruit-knife/s539716

and it is GREAT. I sometimes make citrus supremes for salads, but even with practice, it takes me a long time. With this knife, I cut a grapefruit in half and put it in a bowl, cut between the segments with the double-blade side, and then cut around the circumference with the curved side. The whole process takes maybe a minute. Plus, the curved tip is really handy for removing pesky seeds. Then I eat the segments with a regular spoon, squeeze the remaining juice into the bowl, and sluuuuurp away!

Thanks for the suggestions, @Sprklberie! Will definitely look into them!

The title of this post ("Pick them all") is basically my motto. Rainbow love!!!!

(and I live in Chelsea in NYC so really, rainbows are never far away...)