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I would have loved it as a kid.

My only concern as an adult is one of safety. I doubt that firemen check closets when a house is burning...

I have a collection of globes... but it grew organically.

One (from 1895) was won by my grandmother in a geography bee in 1919. One (from 1947) was made by my father when he was working his way through college making globes at the Replogle factory. One (from 1995) I purchased when I worked for Rand McNally.

There are some more, but they all have a story. I think that kind of collection is timeless.

The kind of collection where one saw a picture and went out to pick them up at the antique store? One will tire of them, and they will be rotated out.

They really aren't that hard to dist... a microfibre cloth and a spin and you are good! My grandmother's has an iron base that is a bear but I wouldn't give it up for anything.

I hesitate to admit I have a similar collection of vintage cameras (all with stories and family history). I am very 'on trend' right now, but 5 years ago or 5 years from now? Not so much.

Get rid of the palm trees and the floor mats and the bench. Paint the cabinets (dark brown to match to window?) and likely change out (or at least paint) the cabinet pulls and the lights over the sinks. A fresh coat of paint always makes everything seem more updated. I like the mirrors personally. A single large mirror will be a pain to hang.

It's a nice bathroom. People are just super picky in this buyers market.

Horrible. It makes my skin crawl to think of what will grow behind the 3d tiles. Also, this will be a cleaning/dusting NIGHTMARE.

This 'cheap fix' will cost a fortune to undo.

The ivy wasn't my taste, but it wasn't the worst thing in the world. She could have worked with that, or painted over it... but this is terrible.

There is a reason that my boss's giant swordfish is hanging in our office. It's hard to decorate around.

However, I will say it looks great over his desk!

I think it is clever for light items that you don't need to get to very often (Christmas ornaments, I'm looking at you).

Otherwise I would be worried about heavier items causing the bins to malform and fall out of the channels, or that I would drop them when pulling them out.

I also am amazed at how high that garage ceiling is! mine is definitely not that much higher than the door track.

My brother lives a few blocks away. Added bonus - their house has a combination lock so I know I can always get into their house to get my keys (home and car)

I love the idea of a tempered glass top. That will give you more storage and a really unique island.

Having lived in a house with aq painted linoleum floor... NO!

I'm sure somewhere you will find something that will say that if you sand off the gloss on the linoleum and use the right primer and paint it will work. Those people are liars.

A kitchen floor gets a massive amount of wear and tear. Hot pans are dropped, heavy things fall, tons of standing and walking in a tight traffic pattern. Add chairs scraping back and forth and the paint will not wear well.

I really like the yellow door. It really pops against the gray.

Taking the bush down did make a huge difference, and the color is lovely.

I do think it needs a bit more interest or something to break up all that gray. Have you thought about painting the railing white or yellow? Or maybe doing something with what looks like vertical supports on the porch?