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50+ pictures of tchotchkes and I still don't know what the place really looks like. I feel like a broken record, AT. Please, more wide shots? Am I the only one?

All-together-now: "too many closeups, not enough wide shots..." That being said, from what I can see of it, I love the home. I love that you've taken a rental and a lot of Ikea and Target and made it look fresh and original. I think the house is happy to have you living there.

Great story. Although at first I thought it was going to be about John Wayne.

Sorry, @Cheryl K, the only thing I can't stand in a bathroom is having to share it with a cat.

Lovely but I'm glad you don't live in earthquake country! I wouldn't be able to sleep under all that stuff that could fall on my head.

@goodyread - I had a similar situation with a landlady who would not let me switch out a light fixture. (She actually said, "honey, when you own your own home, you can do whatever you want." YEUK!) And she visited often, so doing it anyway was not an option. I finally made a huge drum shade out of a cool fabric and some balsa wood, which I attached to the overhead fixture. It looked awesome and I got many complements from guests.

The death of stainless steel appliances.

@foddefafa and others who want to buy a nice expensive trash can: I splurged on a beautiful retro stainless steel can with a swinging-door opening in the lid for my kitchen. After a week, I hated it. The closed lid turned the garbage into a swampy, stinky mess, which spewed its odor into the kitchen every time I dropped something into the swinging door. No more closed-lid garbage cans for me. I ended up clearing out the cupboard under the sink and got a nice short, plastic can with no lid. I have to empty the trash daily (sometimes more if I'm cooking) but no more smelly kitchen. The beautiful retro can went to the charity shop.

Does anyone really have an unused closet? Sigh ;}

We bought in Ikea dining table which we use for a desk, and we love it. It is sturdy and so much better quality than any other desks we've bought at office supply stores for twice the price. We drilled a hole in the middle of the table and added a plastic cap with slots for cables, and attached a power strip to the underside of the table.