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I have been purging everything in my apartment and storage room it seems forever! Every season brings new piles to give away or donate. Living in NYC in a small space makes me edit constantly. Books are not my problem - although I am sure a few could go. My problem is my hubby and child as some have already mentioned. I most own every computer cable since 1980 because "we may need it sometime". UGH! And my problem is I love to acquire. I just don't really need most of it, just like hanging on to a few things which remind me of the past. I agree with the buy better and less.

http://www.bluelounge.com/cabledrop.php - Cable drops by Bluelounge - these are terrific - $10 at Conran's.

Room and Board - $899 / The Encore - it offers a lot of flexibility and seems very easy to raise and lower the back - similar to the Ligne Roset but 1/3 of the price. Only problem is the size is neither twin nor full - but somewhere in between. I like the red option.

http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/product/detail.do?productGroup=3090&catalog=filter&menuCatalog=room&menuSubcategory=201196

I agree with Bo. I had a dark red brick fireplace with black mortar about 8 feet long - I live in a prewar apt on the UWS of NYC. We painted it white - the same color as the walls and I have loved it for 18 years. Our neighbors did a white wash on theirs and I liked that too. It is important to know that the brick and mortar is very porous and "eats" a lot of paint. Some of my neighbors also plastered over the brick and some put up drywall. I have a contemporary / eclectic space and it works well. It really depends on your furniture as to what you should do.

Good Luck!

Deb

I just saw this in Brooklyn this weekend and thought the quality looked pretty good. They were not cheap looking at all. I have all expensivie furniture in my apartment and I would use these if I had the room. Sorry to hear the drawers were so painful. That is disappointing.

Leo, my dog says we have to get this.

There is a pen type bleach product by Clorox - it is made for spotting clothes - it is perfect for this. Maybe a little time consuming.

It was from Room and Board and it was discontinued. I loved it too!

I love it too - went and saw it at Conrans - it just doesn't warrant the price tag - it doesn't seem well made.

move the artwork and the carpet, paint the wall behind the couch more buttery / less white, get some interesting pillows, you need some lighting next to it - bottom line is you need to get the focus off the couch by surrounding it with other things - a coffee table too.