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my in-laws have 2 twin beds shoved together to make a king-sized bed. Mother-in-law no longer feels the constant movement of father-in-law. Sanity restored.
We have a Simmons mattress, and it's made a world of difference! I no longer want to sedate my husband to make him stop moving. The "motion separation" isn't as full as for separate beds, but darn it's great.

In my house, those would dry up quickly--we're super dry with the heat on often.
If I had space, I'd love to do this with our bags of river rocks!

Rip it up, redo the flooring. Anything you can do with it is negated by how it just sucks up space!

My parents ripped out their planter, and replaced the foyer flooring with real tile (all DIY) and it's 8000% better!

we have rolling 2 drawers from Ikea, a dumbbell, and a towel for the cat who loves her hiding place. We put air mattresses, all sheets, and some seasonal/camping clothes in the drawers.

Otherwise I do prefer to be able to shove the drawers away & sweep under the bed easily. Having hardwood floors makes underbed storage much cleaner, I think.

Dingy whites sometimes benefit from an extra rinse cycle, or using less detergent. According to either Real Simple or Consumer Reports, the brightening agents in non-bleach whitening detergents can build up and turn bright whites to grays. Won't help stains, but it did give me brighter t-shirts and socks!

Check out their blog--the transformations in the whole house are great! Quite a DIY project. It's amazing how much the dark-painted trim dulled each room.

I adore open shelving, and use it in my kitchen. BUT never again...the dust is unbelievable! HazelStone said it--dust and grease. I'm constantly wiping both the shelves and less-frequently used pieces. Glassware? Nightmare.