AbigailC's Profile

I would move the closet furthest from the door to the wall with the bookcase, and swing the bed round so the long side is against the window wall and the head is where the closet used to be. This will allow the bed to function as a sofa and free up some floor space for seating of whatever kind (or none) your daughter would like.
I would not put a chair in there myself though - chairs in bedrooms tend to be magnets for clean and dirty clothes and all sorts of mess. Perhaps some floor cushions as others have suggested would work better?

If you really won't be riding the bike until next spring, take the pedals off, and turn the handlebars so they're aligned with the frame - they take much less space that way, and you won't be catching on them if they're in a space you walk through frequently. Put all the bits and pieces in a ziplock bag duct taped to the frame so you can put them back together next March.

The Feu de Bois candle burns wtih the authentic smell of a pine-y wood fire. Admittedly they're cheaper in the UK, but the Diptyque candles are totally worth it - the smells are all gorgeous, they burn cleanly, they throw fragrance even when they're not burning, and last for ages. (No, I don't shill for them!)

Puttanesca is my favourite: tomatoes, canned, fresh, puree (it doesn't matter which), onion, garlic, anchovies, capers, olives. It's ready in seconds, difficult to make too much of, and goes brilliantly with pasta of course, but also on chicken and lamb, or just spread on bread

These are lovely pieces - lucky you.

In a previous job, part of my role was curating a rather eclectic collection of modern art, some of which was donated by the organisations members, some of which had been purchased over a number of years, with crazy mixtures of styles and colours hanging together. We found that a delicate shade of creamy pearl grey worked best, as the art really shone against it.

As others have said, I woiuld swap the two pieces over - the monochrome piece appears to be behind glass, so won't be damaged by people's heads rubbing against it, and you will be able to hang the colourful piece a little lower on the wall.

If I had to cook for a person with so many dietary issues, I would go the _clearly labelled and differentiated_ meze or tapas route - lots of little dishes of tasty morsels that they can pick and choose between. Also, there would be no embarrassment if they ended up being able to eat little or nothing during the evening.

I'm not one for suspicions but my family had the worse run of luck for the few weeks we had real peacock feathers in the house - I had a bad accident at school, my father had a terrible car accident, my brother fell off his bike, the cat died, and so it goes on. While I love them, it wouldl take a lot for me to have the feathers or the pattern in my house ever again!

I don't know what the general geography of the house is, but if you want to make the living room into a bedroom, why not make the bedroom into a living room? I personally would prefer the toddler to be happy and content to sleep in his/her own bed all night, but if there are reasons the parents don't want to do that, moving the entertaining space upstairs seems a sensible route to go.

The argument for opening the egg at the wide end - all the better for getting your spoon and/or soldiers in - seems pretty sound to me. Also, if use the whack method and scoop out the little bit of white, you have the ideal container for salt and pepper. This from a person who loathes soft-cooked eggs in all their evil manifestations!

At the risk of being misinterpreted, that is what we in England would call a 'glory hole'. It's the place where you put everything that doesn't have a place anywhere else - your brooms, dustpan and brush, cleaning materials, dustbin bags, all that kind of clutter that you need to have, but doesn't have a natural home anywhere else. I would use it for that, and free up more useful and better-placed cupboard/drawer space elsewhere in your kitchen.