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Yeah, pretty sad you had to leave to stare at your chairs. If my friend told me that I may not ever make plans with them again...my time is way to valuable for that...even though I really love design.

About the knock off vs. authentic thing though...as much as I really love some of the authentic things out there, I don't feel I'm in a place to buy them. Even though I have enough money in the bank right now, to purchase these things would be frivoulous, as we live an apartment, so purchasing really nice items to furnish that space seems somewhat unreasonable, as the layout & size could very likely change. Which brings me to my final point...sure I have the money, but more importantly, we'd like to buy a house, so fancy furnishings that will likely get destroyed in the move anyhow, can wait. I never want to be a slave to anything...clothes, furninshings, a car...none of it. I shot image out of the window a long time ago.

Ahh yes, those great built-ins. I had practically the same kitchen at an apartment in Milwaukee, except it didn't have that great window over the sink, but it did have an original ceramic sink (with the drying area) and the entry of my kitchen was flanked by built-in on both sides.

One thing I will say about older places is that you just can't replicate that charm. Very cute place, that has a wonderful comfortable feel to it.

I store all of my jewelry in little air-tight plastic bags because it keeps the sterling from tarnishing, my necklaces from tangling, and my earrings paired...plus, when I go on a trip or pack up my stuff to go to the gym (which hasn't been happening enough lately) it's super easy. I go one step further by using a organizer for office goods, that has 4 drawers, and labeling each drawer to hold a different kind of jewelry...makes finding accesories super easy and efficient, but unfortunatley not that pretty...which is ok. I design and make jewelry, so I have ALOT of jewelry...so sometimes efficiency trumps beauty in the organization department.

...Oh, and the countertops were exactly the same too...our kitchens were probbaly built around the same time! :)

I think the duvet cover idea is brilliant...especially on the couch, since you may enjoy your movies with snacks, so being able to wash the cover allows for beauty and convenience!

Great idea @chieromancer! I wish I could take credit for that myself! ;)

Very cute, but clearly for the person with nothing else to do...which is not me.

I like the storage idea...who can't use extra storage?! The idea of framing it in, and adding a door will make it look much cleaner too.

12. Cavern Home's Talisman in orange reminds me of Christmas wrapping paper!

I have to say I agree with mapchic's comments, and as well as basing it on how long someone will be over (and what they'll potentially see), I also base my level of cleaning with who it is. I also sort of follow Let Get Organized advice, and I keep the clorox wipes in my bathroom cupboard, as these are the best for doing a really quick bathroom wipedown.

That's awesome...we need more companies that focus on American made.