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Very nice!

I am going to Morocco in March and want to know how does one get a large rug home?! Do you ship it? Carry it on the plane? (I'm too old to carry stuff anymore!) How do you know if a shop is reliable enough to actually ship it to you after you leave, especially if as someone mentioned it is better to pay in cash?

Love meganross1's idea of a bar space! Perfect use of the space as it is off in the corner and I think a TV would look weird there if the room is really long (unless you have a stadium-sized TV). You could put a small frig in there to hold fresh stuff (cream, lemons & limes), even a wine frig if you wanted one. Countertop above the frig/cabinet space. Lots of possibilities!

modern_love's comment *really* makes no sense, because once Sarah moves out the landlord could potentially raise the rent to whatever market rates are, thus making it still unaffordable for that family. The rent is only controlled when one person keeps the place long-term. Everyone makes their own choices and has to take the consequences...if the person with a family would prefer to have a big living space, maybe they should move to a more affordable city. Or not have had kids. Whatever...

Ugh, yes paperwork everywhere, making my office an obstacle-filled hazard, especially after dark. Am in the midst of reno'g my house so books and other items are also piled all over...it's depressing as I am usually quite organized and being this scattered is actually demotivating.
But at least I have keyless entry locks so I never lock myself out ;-)

very organic feeling, I love it, especially the bird perches around the rooms! I even like the acid green paint & furnishings. Nice job!

@ vix vax...me too! I have been working on my house for almost 5 years and am on the last room (office) but the sheer number of possibilities has me paralyzed...thanks for the article, am hoping it will give me a push to get the last things ordered that I need to put it all together. Thank God for eBay, Etsy & Craigslist...

Someplace really quiet, where the neighbors can't overhear conversations in the back yard and no one can keep me up when I need to sleep. I haven't ever found an apartment like that so have always lived in a house. When my hearing goes I will probably be fine living in an apartment!

BTDT...will never live in a house again without a keyless entry. The price on some models has come down to under $100, you can remove them when you move out, they hold 20 or more 4-digit codes so you can give one to the neighbors/your mom/boyfriend etc. Very easy to install and change codes so you never have to worry about getting a key back from someone...just delete their code. You can leave for minute or days and never worry about having to take your keys or how to get back in. And you only need it on one door.

y'all are very motivating...I have been considering getting rid of the cable for quite a while because of the cost so this is food for thought...thanks