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Love this kitchen and pefect timing as my landlord in brooklyn has just agreed to pay for a complete renovation of the kitchen if I do the homework of costing it all / sourcing. Yeay for good landlords. Obviously looking at Ikea, white.... but curious if your open cupboard for the fridge/freezer and the cupboard above it came from ikea as I can;t source one but think my fridge/freezer maybe narrower than yours? Which appliances did you go for as many do look counter depth and narrower than standard. Exactly what I need! Lots of inspiration here - thank you!

I had the great fortune to have my Mum and Dad visiting me this past week (I live in New York they live in England). My Dad kindly donated some of their sightseeing time to helping me round the apartment. Curtain pole up to hide the terrible kitchen from view, Askew lampshade in the spare room fixed, wobbly taps now solid, kitchen cupboard that didn't shut now clicks satisfyingly, Spare room layout completely swopped round (if anyone could tell me what was working and what wasn't it's going to be your guests!), hall table from Ikea built, new sturdy shelf in the wardrobe built, holes drilled in pots to stop the plants from swimming away this summer - I love Dad's and mine in particular! Does it still count for the cure if your Dad did the bulk of the work, it was my list...?!

#rouquinne: I also have a habit of building up a pile and agree it used to be a nightmare to get to the donation centre without a car, I build up too much stuff and then it weighs too much, takes too many bags, yadayayaya! My solution is to pile the bags, into my large suitcase. Much easier to drag to the charity shop with the wheels and who cares if you look a bit odd along a street where no tourist/traveller would ever venture when your apartment looks sparkly and free!!

As many have said - don't try and overdo it. Double decker bus is a good call if you want all the 'sights'. Alternative, and the favourite thing I do with visitors when they are in town, head down to Tate Modern, jump on the boat to Greenwich. Without you having to get tired walking, you get to float down the river past London Eye, Houses of Parliment, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and end up in Greenwich, home of the cutty sark, the original maritime observatory, greenwich mean time, gorgeous little market, cute pubs, houses and classic London vibe. Gives you tourist sites and a feeling that you are seeing a slice of proper London, all wrapped up as an easy few hours!

Love these - lucky enough to have just moved into my new rental pad in Brooklyn with it's own private deck, hope I can get it looking anything as good as these. Does anybody know where the bright pink outdoor storage unit in No.4 is from? I checked Ikea USA site but I can't find it there. Thanks!