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Another vote for @skidou's velcro suggestion! Look for the bright yellow 3M Command strips (which aren't actually Velcro). They come apart when you pull EXACTLY UP AND DOWN, but not in any other direction, so it's sturdy.

But the easiest thing is probably what @skidou said about friction mats. Just get some rubberized shelf liner from the dollar store, and you're all set.

Or you can go meat-free one day a week and shower to your heart's content for the rest of the week. One pound of pork takes 375 gallons of water to "grow." That's like 2 solid hours of showering!

I'd hate to be Roomie #3, with no noise/smell barrier while people eat and hang out in the other half of my room. If the bedrooms are spacious enough, you could put a loveseat and coffee table in each room, so that it's more like 3 separate bedsits that share a kitchen and bath.

The simplest solution, however, is to have 2 people in one bedroom (either a low-key couple or casual friends, college-style) and use the living room as social space. It can work well depending on people's schedules and how much of their life is spent outside of home.

I lived in a 220 square foot studio that didn't have any closets. Instead, there were floor-to-ceiling wardrobes that blocked the view from the door to the bed. That design could be easily replicated here by putting the bed on the far wall with tall bookcases as a divider.

I'd be tempted to put an office or something in the closet, but clutter is your biggest enemy in a small space. A great antidote to clutter is to have a spacious dressing room, so I would just designate the closet and its abundant shelves as The Place Where Clutter Goes so that the rest of the place can be spotless.

Greenish isn't the only one to have poor experiences. Once, I ordered a steampunk-style necklace for $60, and when it came, it looked like copper but weighed like aluminum (with a hideous hollow "stamped" back, so there were sharp edges on the back).

I've also gotten hair jewels that were literally buttons glue-gunned to a bobby pin. Not very impressive.

There's some really cool stuff, but also plenty of shoddy wares, and all the sellers price the same regardless of their quality.

Your living room couch is too small for the space. Your cat is perfectly sized. :)

I second the motion against the safari theme. What's cute in a hotel lobby doesn't always work so well at home.

@ploefff, your solution sounds brilliant for your space. It reminds me of my Hong Kong studio, which was 220 sq ft and perfect.

All this talk of feng shui is hilarious. In Hong Kong, where people take feng shui pretty seriously, almost 100% of the beds lifted up vertically for storage. (Hinge where the platform meets the headboard; gas struts for a hydraulic lift; completely sleek and invisible.)

Several weeks before my move, I invited the girls over for a "housecalming." Instead of showing up at my new place with a gift, I needed them to come drink cocktails and help me get rid of my stuff. People brought clothes and things to swap, and then at the end of the night, the guests carted it all off to Goodwill.

A fun and easy way to get rid of stuff, and a nice party to have in the old place.

I'm having friends over for a clothing swap party a couple weeks before my move. We can have some "yay new clothes!" moments and make a big donation run. Then I can feel clutter-free and also feel like I don't need to shop for a long time because I'll have new clothes too.

I use the Toftbo mat in my foyer, actually. It's wider than the door (looks more generous than narrow little welcome mats), and it can be thrown in the washer.