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When I was touring apartments for the first time, I saw one apartment that had used q-tips all over the floors, and a dirty pile of clothes in the attic. Needless to say, I didn't rent it. Another one had a meat dish sitting on the coffee table for what had looked like days. That one didn't make the cut, either.

The one I did take had a sink that would spit up bubbles from the drain from the apartments above. They smelled like sulfur. We named the sink "Ted", since he was a vocal member of our apartment. I had to threaten to call the health department before the landlords fixed it for good.

I saw it 2 weeks ago at the St. Paul, MN farmer's market. That being said, it's Minnesota.

it looks like phases of the moon!

I recently got this tall, slender bronze torchier lamp with leaf detailing and a tall drum shade for $25 at a 60s/70s store that was going out of business. Score!

I have to admit, I kinda like the white. It helps the furniture stand out, like a piece of art.

Try looking for more colorful, well designed pots and pans if you want to hang them. That could add the punch you're looking for, like a Le Creuset dutch oven.

And as everyone and their mother has said before, get rid of the terra cotta above the cabinets; even white would be better.

I make my own berry sauce; modified from Ina Garten's recipe:

2 TB blackberry or raspberry preserves or jam

3/4 lb strawberries, sliced

2 TB sugar or honey

Cook over medium heat until the berries are soft, and then blend with a immersion blender (or you could mash them; whatevs.) The jam helps thicken the sauce, and I put it on everything from cereal to toast to mango sorbet.