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That white slipcovered bench? Bjoberg! They used to advertise it as a bedroom bench (although we use ours as a window seat). I luckily bought two of the slipcovers, but am always on the lookout for extras. No dice. Yet. I would have loved some Bemz covers too, but it was discontinued before they even existed. :(

Woo-hoo! Aren't stereotypes just HILARIOUS???? How cutting edge of the Simpsons and good job AT for buying right into it.

Good questions, SanDiegoAT. I'm pretty sure Rebecca here wasn't paying for jack...

I'm currently staining all the cabinets a dark espresso/java color (to be followed by doors and trim work) in my new house (trying to finish before we move in) to tone down some seriously dated and orange-ing woodwork. I decided against painting white just because it was going to be soooo much work and any mistakes I made would be obvious. I got a professional quote for just the kitchen cabinets of $2450. Anyway, I suggest gel staining. It is easy. I am not crafty or handy in any way and I can do it. I found detailed directions here that I'm following to the letter and it is working out just fine, though don't be fooled, it takes some time, though very little money (less then $100 not counting yet to be purchased new hardware), and if I don't like it in the end or change my mind in a couple of years I can always paint white right over it: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/decor/msg0211062720691.html

Good luck whatever you decide and congrats on your new home!

For my weekend: the linen closet is a mess. Nothing is broken, but a pillow fell on me last week when I opened the door. Things are overstuffed and falling off shevles. My housekeeper can't be expected to put things on the right shelf if I can't cull my collection of sheets and pillowcases to a reasonable number. I'll then clean the shelves and vaccum the floor in there. Then I WILL take what I get rid of to the charity drop before Monday. I will NOT let it sit in the trunk of my car for three months and drive it around like a lazy idiot.

Too bad you don't get a commission on these posts because I'm buying the fancy handheld one for my kids bathroom this week. We have terrible water pressure in our new house, combined with the fact that currently the shower head in that bathroom has a leak patched with a band-aid, this was a timely post.

I kid you effing not. A band-aid. Who considers that a real fix to a plumbing problem??

Anyway, thanks so much for the tip!

Those towels are super cute! They are not cheap when you do the conversion to USD and add shipping.

I loved this post, but god! The comments! How terrible to have to defend yourself against such nastiness especailly when you never asked to be linked to in the first place. Ann Marie, you have a super blog and I appreciate the ideas on how to organize even if I don't have the inclination to implement them. I'm happy AT linked to you, otherwise I would never have discovered it!

There needs to be some moderating going on AT. Seriously, WTF? The comments on this site are getting to be a joke. Every kitchen update is met with scorn, every living room photo ridiculed if it doens't look like a mid-century hotel room, and now simple labeled baskets for cleaning supplies evoke nothing but bile. Nice, people. Nice.

Just a thought Chrisgal- not everyone is intending to resell their homes. At some point most people find a "forever" house, one they are going to live in for a long time, decades even. To fearfully decorate your home for 20 plus years based on the neutral taste of some unspecific potential buyer is just sad.

In this case, I doubt painting those dated cabinets is going to hurt resale anyway. It looks a million times better. It would be easier for potential buyers to see the painted cabinets painted another color vs. trying to imagine those ugly wood cabinets painted in the first place.

Yeah, the hooks in the photo is what has me... I think I need one of these. Timely post for me!