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Uh, yeah, agreed re: the assumptions that people without a lot of money don't appreciate design. You realize a major feature of this site is people discussing how to get nice things cheaply, how to redo thrift finds to be stylish, how to make knock-offs of designer items, right?

Seriously. I love seeing things that are on a budget, personalized, and didn't involve buying tons of new shit that all matches. I want to see more of this kind of thing and less of the stuff that belongs in the magazines that only show professionally decorated rich-people spaces.

Yeah, agreed. We tried to do as green as possible in our renovation by buying used/repurposed materials as much as we could. We also donated everything we were taking out. We managed to donate literally everything except for one normal-sized trashbag after renovating a whole kitchen and ripping out a wall in a bedroom. Cabinets, a door, moulding, sink to a building materials reuse place, plaster chunks to an artist who replied to our craigslist ad. It cut down on having to pay to have things hauled away and cut down on landfill space. This arguably has as more or more impact as spending money we can't afford on materials that might have been made with fewer solvents.

It seems to me that if you had $1200 to spend on a crib, you're someone who's in the group of people who can afford to help your community. Ask your local early intervention program or your community's housing assistance department to pass it on to one of the many families who can't afford any crib.

My advice would be not to support the Salvation Army, as they have blatantly homophobic corporate policies that are spelled out right on their website. As far as I know, purchases at World Market aren't supporting active hatred.

Jess, many of the houses in my neighborhood (1830-1890s, Boston) have ones similar to the rectangular plate, often with the original knob in them. People usually have stopped using the skeleton key and have installed a deadbolt above it. I don't really know of a reason to have a locking knob. This seems to be a thing in new construction in the U.S., but not in traditional homes in the U.S. or at all in other countries where I've lived. Most places seem to just have a plain knob or push-button handle for opening and closing the door, and then some sort of bolt for locking it. The locking knobs are really easy to force open or jimmy open anyway.

Put a bird...damn you.

Shouldn't someone be commenting and saying she should have painted it and stuck wallpaper to it? ;-)

Tape is a waste of time if you're dealing with old walls and old moulding; you're not going to have a remotely sharp angle anywhere in the place, and even the best tape and tape techniques are going to result in a lot of paint seeping under.

I agree with a classy porch light and trimming the tree so more of the house is visible.

Miller8786, not everyone is Christian. Lights can also just symbolize a bit of brightness during winter. I mean, I agree that Santas and reindeer and shit need to come down shortly after Christmas, but there's no reason white lights need to. A lot of parks, cafes, etc. have white lights on trees or on a roofline all year.