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I have 3 cats and a small home. So I love my DYSON!!!!! It picks up more cat hair than any other vacuum I have ever had. I Also follow the rule, for how ever many cats you have that is the min you have to scoop the cat box a day. That is right I scoop the box a min of 3 times a day. All good reasons to do it. #1 my home doesn't stink #2 cats are picky they dont like full stinky litter boxes so if its full they will poop somewhere else, #3 cats will also hold their waist in trying not to go if the box is to dirty which makes them all pukey #4 I have three cats. I also have what my family calls my stinky kitty. I have taken her to the vet and all they say is she has a strong natural scent. My other two cats not so much but my girl just has that cat smell to the nine. So I went to the groomer next to my vet and got a recommendation for what to do. I cant bathe here every week because it reeks havoc on her skin. So I now use a waterless bath. Its by BIO-Groom. Its a no rinse shampoo. So when she starts to get too stinky I spray this stuff on and wipe it off. That way she is only getting a bath every two months. This is all because her skin gets rashy and red and itchy if I give her a bath more often. But I bet it would work in between baths for dogs and other cats too. I also put my cat box in a back closet that is used for cleaning supplies. So I went to IKEA and go some of there wire baskets and the frames. So I made it so the cat box is under a "shle" at the bottom and I can still use the rest of the closet. The sliding baskets make it easy too. I try not to keep anything that would harm them in there. Oh and I replaced the door with a small sliding bedroom closet door so the cats can slide the door open when they want to.

When I first got married, I tried to hang a shelf. I had never hung one before in my life but it didnt look that hard. And my trusty husband was going read me the instructions which he just threw away. I found the studs and screwed in the brackets. Then I placed the shelf board part on top of the bracket. I didnt think to bolt the board to the bracket. So when my husband sent me back up to finish the job, my cat jumped up at the same time. The board and cat went flying and I got a broken nose. I also never go those blood stains out of that couch completely. So lesson learned. Always bolt everything to everything so it doesn't move.

You actually have choices depending on your situation. If you are not underwater on the mortgage you can refinance get down a lower percentage and rent out the unit. You can sell. Or I know this is going to sound really crazy but, get a crib. Find a place for it. And instead of a changing table get one of those door hanging organizers for the common space and crib. Then just get one of those foam changing pads that can slid under the couch ect. I know you see all these nurseries and must haves. They are not must haves. In reality you are going to find it hard not to be in the same room with your baby for a long long time. My son didnt even go into his own room at night until he was about 13months and was done breast feeding. And that is alot of time for the market to go up and for you to think about what you want to do. I know you want the nursery but trust me its nice to have the baby next to you. Especially right after birth, you are going to be sore and tired. So it will be nice not to have to get up and walk down the hall. Which doesn't sound like much until you have just given birth and have had less than an hour of sleep. So I would say your best bet is to get one of those co-sleeping cribs. Or convert an Ikea one and then convert it back once they are old enough to crawl or walk.

I went to live in Japan for 3 years. It turned out to be 5.5 years. The whole time I rented this house. It was odd to me at first but it was in my price range and in a great neighborhood. And yes it was a house a rather large one at that. I know people think of Japan they think of tiny tiny living spaces but thats only really around Tokyo as far as I can tell. But this house....I didnt want to leave it. I love it to this day. right when you came in the front door, it was all tile. About the size of a walk in closet. A place to hang your coat and take off your shoes. The there was this step up into the house. And It was like a min platform and it had this beautiful wood work That in cased the platform and tiled area. It was kinda like lattice but made from rose wood and had a very nice hand carved design. Then when you walked through that doorway off wood work, you came into a very square living room. It had the kitchen off to the right the tatami room straight in front of you and stairs leading to the bedrooms and second tatami room to the right. Oh and there was a bedroom I used as an office on the corner between the stairs and tatami room. And the first bathroom was tucked under the stairs in such a way you had to know it was there or you would think it was a closet. It was an older house and it had some issues. But I love the layout. I love the wood work in it. I love the tile at the front door. It was kind of an ugly 70s brown color but it had these really cool 3d suns on them. It was so pretty in its own right. I would only change the cheap wood paneling walls. Or maybe just paint them white so it didnt look so dark. Omg and the windows! I had windows that were floor to celling and opened like doors but not like sliding glass doors. It was so nice to just walk out to any part of my outside living space. Not really a yard but like a wide cement path for hanging laundry that went all the way around my house. And the laundry room off the kitchen was attached to the garage. All in all the place had to be about 2000sq feet. Maybe a little larger. I would love to have that house here in the States. If I ever got the chance and had the finances I would ship the whole house here piece by piece. It had such a good feeling to it too.

Well. I think a bright punchy color on the top around the window might compete with the chandelier a bit. Now seeing as you are doing a black and white rug and keeping in mind the bedroom color.......I vote for painting the space the same white as the wall below. It should make it feel larger and make the wall feel extended more than it is. Then I would frame the window and paint the frame a grey. That way you have some visual interest on the wall but not take away your eye from the chandler. I don't know if I would paint it the same as the stairs below it. That make take away from the chandelier. You would have to try some test paint to really see. Maybe even a really good frame job will create enough interest. I would keep the art that you have. Its nice and it pops well and sounds like it matches the bedroom. I would try once you get the new runner you are making down on the stairs, just moving the piece down a little. Or maybe a bigger frame. That way the black on the stairs can extend "into" the wall. Like a visual effect to make the stairs seem longer(at least when you stand at the top of them). Its something you would have to play with to see if you could get it to work. Good luck and remember the most important rule. Keep It Simple.

I wish I could keep my house clean with just 10mins a day. =/

My biggest problem in my living room is my husband. He never thinks before he buys. So now I have a very nice antique Korean wedding chest that is over sized. I received it as a gift from a friend who has now passed. And instead of balancing the space with a small coffee table. My husband I swear went out and bought the biggest one he could find. Its nice it has deep drawers but now I can't fit all three of my chairs or the love seat in the living room. Which turned into a huge problem on Christmas. Not enough seating for everyone. And he wont let me move the chest because he likes it there. >< He also wont get rid of the table. Although I am tempted to get rid of the couch and love seat as I find them also to be over sized. Then just go out and find a smaller sofa or something. I am also thinking I should not tell him.......

The spread is a good base color. All your missing is a color that makes it all pop. Your room looks rather dark. Which gives that motel room kinda feel. So I would say yes widen your color pallet. Apartment Therapy actually has alot of articles and lost of links to color pallet building generators. Like this one http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/search?q=color++palet
Also keep in mind you have a great base color. But your base color should only be at the most 40-50% of your room. It looks like your base color is rocking about 90% of your room. In your pic your walls seem to blend well into the carpet and your spread. You might want to look into a small throw rug to put at the foot of the bed. It doesnt have to be bigger than a welcome matt. It just has to contain your color pallet in it.

Also to help your walls not to blend in with the carpet. You dont always have to change a wall color. Have you thought about adding some art? Or if you are willing to repaint just add an accent wall.

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They have plenty of art that contain similar colors to widen your pallet to add to the walls. And these are bright to brighten up the room even when the shades are closed. Which will help you stay away from the motel 8 feeling. Using a brighter color will also give your bedroom a more airy feeling. Now if you want relaxing white and light shades of blue will give you that feeling. So will teals ect too. Whites and creams will give more of a clean feeling but I think you want to stay away from them as you need more color in the room. Taupe and white is just boring.You can also add rich brown like your head board for nice contrast but again it can be a bit boring. So if you want to go with a rich brown make sure to add a light blue or a nice apple green. This is really put to personal taste at what colors you add. Cooler colors are more relaxing. Warm colors will give the room and energized feeling.

I wish I could have read this six years ago when I had my son. I was always pretty good at fiddling with the little compartments and putting things back in order. That is until he came along.....the second he was home it was just chaos. I thought it would get better but thats a yes and a no answer. So I ended up ditching all the little tiny "perfect" organizers about a year ago. My house is actually clean! Well now that I am not struggling with all the little tabs and busting open the bottom of the darn thing trying to put away hair ties ect. I even got ambitious and took a wood working class. I made a large toy box with 1 divider in the middle. Small things to the left bigger toys to the right. Works very well.

Well I love it. Lots of potential . I think a lot of the outside is preference. Now I am not a fan of that awning. And it doesn't fit the house. The house is very angular and the awing is not. I am guessing though it serves a purpose. So I would look at an alliterative for that. The other thing I seen in the pic of the inside, is the front door. It might be the picture it might be the door. If the door is all warped on any edge its going to let in the cold come winter. For a quick fix I would find some of that door sealer tape and watch a vid on youtube. Then just seal up the door. I think it might need to be replaced though. They have lots of pretty doors now. So even if you just replaced the front door with something pretty it would spruce up the outside too. Remember go slow and do your research and do what you love not what is fashionable. And congrats on the new ho