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I agree with Miss Riss. They are after your apartment and want you out. Stick to your grounds and request a meeting with the landlord/manager. Show him all the texts as well as a list of the things you are doing to accommodate your neighbors (even show photos of the pads). Make sure he understands that you are a polite, tolerant neighbor and that your downstairs neighbors are the problem, HIS problem.
And please, don't tiptoe or live in total silence. Taking off your shoes and respecting quiet hours is plenty.
Good luck!

I definitely need to clean up the cord mess behind my TV, so this is a useful post!

I really like the cure so far, even though it's often hard to keep up while taking care of my VERY active toddler ;) Try deep cleaning a room while a 2 yo is clinging onto your legs and whining because you're not playing with her!
And since we live in a tiny apartment, I can't make noise while she naps or sleeps, otherwise, she wakes up... But, so far so good, I feel I achieved far more with the cure than when trying to do this on my own.

For me, what's really working is that there is a different chore everyday and that makes me more relaxed about the whole thing. I now see it as a process and I know everything will get done, as long as I follow the instructions.
Before, when I was trying to do something like this on my own, I would get stuck thinking of everything I have to do, not knowing where to start and trying to do too many things at once!

So, thanks AT!

This is disgusting. Trying to use a baby to clean the floor. Grab a f*** mop and clean it yourself!

I have the exact same problem in my living room, a big empty wall and I don't want to do the gallery thing either, done that and over it now... Also, I don't have the budget to buy large pieces of art and frame them.Let me now if you find a cheap solution :)

Thanks Tammigirl! I'll check out JCP for those sheets and I''l keep searching for a solution for this mess on my my husband's side of the bed... I tried training him but it didn't work....

If I dig down, I'll end up in my downstairs neighbors' living room...

When can I move in?

I love almost everything in this space, it's so tasteful and warm. I particularly like the big orange pillow on the sofa, where is it from?

Very well done!

I completely agree with @LSAB!
No offense, this is a truly beautiful home, but I just miss the days when AT was about practical, personal and realistic homes. If I want to be impressed by what money can buy, I can just get a copy of Dwell or Elle Decor....

Very nice home! A bit too organized for my taste, maybe lacks some "real" life, but it's overall tasteful except for surrounding a Buddha statue with booze... you lost major points on that one, sorry.

Maybe posting photos of your home is like saying "Hey! Look what I did!". Working on your home, or even just one room provides a great sense of achievement and I understand that many people feel compelled to show their work. But, I also believe there is deeper logic to displaying your home to the public eye: a need for approval. It doesn't matter who approves of us as long as we receive compliments or a pat in the back. Our interiors are a direct extension of ourselves and if we need to show it so much and long for positive feedback, I think it reflects a need for approval, not just of our homes, but of ourselves. However, as mentioned in the post, the risk is that we may also receive negative comments, and this would only feed our sense of insecurity, hiding behind these design blogs and house tours...