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How do you avoid weeds? My native garden requires CONSTANT maintenance. The weeds are winning. :-(

At my local Anthropologie store, they had collections of plates displayed on a wall like above, except there were all mushed together into some sort of plate collage, with them overlapping each other.

Free RETRO 50'S COUCH! 9' AND YELLOW!! (VENICE)
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Please don't change anything original that is in good condition or can be revived. It will save you money, and you will have something unique instead of all those cheapo Made in China kitchen makeovers from Home Depot. I think adding some color - like yellow, orange or light turquoise - would look great with the white cabinetry and gray countertops.

Not to burst anyone's bubble, but I tried the Tile Grout Coating, and it got dirty again very quickly. When it dried, the grout coating has a plastic or rubbery consistency, and dirt sticks to it. Then you can't effectively clean it without removing it.

I have had better luck just chipping out grout and refilling it in.

:-(

I use a bath mat to move drag stuff very easily around the hardwood floors in my apartment. Just flip the bath mat upside down, with the rubber part on top, and it kind of 'sticks' to the bottom of the furniture you are moving, while the other side of the mat has smooth fabric, and glides gently along the floor. Works perfectly more me every time.

I used to let my dog sleep in bed with me, but it was contributing to her separation anxiety, so I stopped. Plus I got hair in my mouth once which was a result of all her snuggling on the bed.

I used to have a doggie door when my dog was a puppy. One day she went poop in the backyard, and not noticing, stepped on it immediately afterwards. Being the happy, frisky spaniel she was, she came back into the house and ran all around the place, jumping on my couch, my roommate's bed, my bed - smearing her pooh-coated paws all over everything.

Yeah, not a big fan of dogs on the bed. Their domain is the floor! ;-)

Absolut Vodka did the same thing for a Sex and the City episode. I hate it when that happens. Seems so violating. And it messes with the integrity of the show.

My dog doesn't have accidents - or at least unplanned and messy ones - since she uses pee pads. But I would love to find a more environmentally friendly option for that. I tried my neighbor's old newspaper, but I'm wondering if I can get her to pee on a cloth alternative that I can wash vs. throw away...or...something...

I think the Valley is the cheapest, but depends on where. Near Ventura Blvd, not really. But I have some friends who got a 2-bedroom, 1-bath, all remodelled w/a big landscaped yard near Havenhurst & Victory for $2100 a month. They can walk to the Orange Line busway, and Balboa park. It's an older home w/ lotsa charm. I'm jealous.

I rent a 1940's-era-built condo near Ventura Blvd and Sepulveda for $1k and it includes a private garage. But the owners there are snootty, and the HOA actually says no sunbathing on the lawn! Still...I've been there 4 years, and now rents on my street are $1400 for the same thing.

Oh yeah, $400 in 4 years, $100 a year??! I have no real rent control - only the appreciation and compassion of my landlords - but I say vote no on 98 too!