ChaelyC's Profile

Where do you live? If it snows where you are toss it in your trunk. They work just as well as salt or kitty litter when you need some extra traction.

My bookshelves are closed at the ends, but I usually don't fill them all the way from end to end (I like to leave a little room on each shelf for an artifact or storage box to mix things up) so there are still end books. I used to over-think things like the end book until I started organizing the shelves into authors or collections, then shelving the books in size order, with the little books making up the ends. It's more democratic and I don't have to make any decisions that way. It satisfies my OCD.

These work fine for me, but when I open them after a season or two the sweaters or blankets inside always smell all chemical-y and stale. Any ideas about that?

I would either cover the couch or make some fun pillows in different, brightly colored patterns in a single color scheme. Then I might consider painting the BACK of the built-in bookshelves a coordinating, but possibly more muted color.

I bought the matching sofa at my local salvation army over here in Michigan! It was $50 but the week I bought it they happened to be having a sale - 50% off all furniture. I couldn't imagine buying the matching armchair for 10x the price I paid for the sofa but, man... that would look so good in my living room.