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I agree with everyone that said you give your son the bedroom and keep the living room for yourself. I would suggest a murphy bed instead of a day bed - more room and it can completely disappear when not in use.

Love every room - what a great place to grow up!

What a lovely, comfy, home. Beautiful!

Beautiful! Lovely home.

I've got a couple more in my etsy shop if you're interested...

http://www.etsy.com/shop/modapple?section_id=6987517

As for vintage lamps and the wiring - we've had many vintage lamps and never had an issue with the wiring. Switching out the wiring will probably give you more piece of mind but it's not mandatory. Also, if you find you're paying a premium for vintage lamps with upgraded wiring, it's pretty easy to switch out the wiring yourself (not on all lamps, but many). At a minimum I would inspect any lamp I get (old or new) for frayed wires or loose connections.

I bought two of these and put them side by side:

http://www.muji.us/store/household/storage/acrylic-case-5-rows.html

You could get as many as you need and probably stack them too. I put gray felt in the bottom of each drawer to keep things from sliding around.

I bought a vintage daybed on eBay and had it shipped from Michigan to California via Greyhound. The closest Greyhound Station is in Oakland and overall it was a great experience. It was well packaged and arrived safely.

The handiest part of the whole process was that they were open until like 9:30/10:00 pm so I didn't have to rush over after work to get there before they closed. We were there when it was pretty quiet and they let us borrow a dolly and move our car over near the loading area to make things easier.

I was skeptical at first but I would definitely do it again.

As long as the paint stays intact it should be fine. I would have someone clean it really well for you to get any loose bits of paint off and then coat it with several layers of clear polyurethane.

The only area of the cart I would be particularly concerned with are the wheels since that's a friction point where paint can continuously wear off. So, if the wheels are painted maybe you take them off or make sure they are cleaned really well. Even so, as long as your not rolling it from one end of your house to the other regularly you're probably okay there too.

Yep! Etsy would totally be the way to go.

My husband and I were just discussing the other day how glad we were that the kitchen in our Eichler was not original when we purchased it. We were able to demo it with a clear conscience. We have neighbors with original kitchens and they are falling apart but they don't have the heart to replace them. And I don't blame them. The original kitchens are great.