KikiWing's Profile

The room has so much personality now!

We're in the process of moving 2 adults, 2 kids, 2 large dogs, and a cat from 2800 sf to 1400 sf. We're just moving the things we love, a little bit at a time as we find the right spot for it. When the 1400 sf is "full", everything else is being sold. Love the new small house!

Really lovely! Unfortunately, kitties love grass cloth, too!

You made my day! I have been trying to figure out how to turn what is now a kitchen into our bedroom. This is beautiful! Do you happen to know the dimensions of the room?

How about this one from American Leather?

http://www.americanleather.com/Sofas_and_Loveseats/Modern/Luxe.aspx

"American Leather was founded in 1990 on one revolutionary idea: custom leather furniture could be made and shipped in three weeks or less. Founder/CEO Bob Duncan applied “just-in-time” manufacturing he admired from the Japanese car industry to the furniture industry. From a small four person shop, the company has grown into a thriving leader in the furniture industry, with over 130 different collections sold in over 650 stores, including Room and Board, Crate and Barrel, Macy’s, Design Within Reach, and Relax the Back.

The factory, based just outside of Dallas, Texas, still makes furniture – now in leather and fabric – in just three weeks or less, a delivery standard that’s three times faster than the industry average. From the beginning, the factory was set up to manage mass customization through the latest technology and manufacturing systems, making American Leather the most automated leather furniture manufacturer in North America, if not the world."

Re: Pantry Project --- My plan is to take pictures of staples in my pantry (cans of black beans and boxes of Cheerios, for instance) and tacking them to the wall behind where each product belongs in the pantry. Why? First, it gives a cue to the kids about where to put things away, and I'm hoping it will also be a quick heuristic for me to see what what's out of stock.

I think the bit on e. coli has to do with "hidden germs" --- even if it looks clean, the clothes could still be ridden with bacteria if the temperature of the water did not get high enough to kill it. I think many of us are washing with cold water these days, and unless you use bleach, well, there are probably plenty of yuckies still floating around in the water post cycle. Not to mention that front loaders don't use much water to begin with so it would be more concentrated in those machines. But that said, probably more an issue for those with kids, especially little ones.

I would love to see a layout of this house in order to get a better sense of the flow. So many great ideas that I'd like to sneak into our home!