JenniferS67's Profile

I've been looking for a bedframe for 3 years. I recently looked at the Ikea site and they have a new bedframe with storage FJELL. I think this is the one I'm going with. It resembles the Pottery Barn one but less expensive.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S89910100/

I once dipped the handles of my hand tools in pink paint so I knew which ones where mine. It eventually chipped off, this would be a better solution. I'm adding it to my to do list.

Just off the top of my head the brands I will always buy: Tidy Cats Instant Action Scoopable Litter, Tide Coldwater Detergent, Bath & Body Works Triple Moisturizing Body Wash, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese and Murphy's Oil Soap. There may be more but most everything else I am willing to try other brands if they are on sale or more eco-friendly.

I lived in an apartment like this before. I washed the walls, the cabinets, even on top of the cabinets. Pretty much any surface that is exposed has tobacco stuck to it. I remember pulling down globes for the light fixtures thinking they were ivory in color only to wash them and find out they were bright white.

Because it's a rental, you probably don't want to spend too much on repairs. Talk to the landlord about possibly replacing the carpets and supplying paint, or at least the paint color, so you can repaint the rooms after you wash the walls.

Good luck.

When I make a quilt I only use cotton fabrics and I pre-wash before using the fabrics. Nothing breaks the heart of a quilter like having one of their quilts put away and never used because it's too "special". If you must store a quilt, every few months open it up, air it out and refold it in a different method than it was before (for example: thirds instead of halves). Batting has a memory and if you always fold it the same way it will crease.