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Hi everyone- Allison & Ian here!

Firstly, thanks for all of your wonderful comments. We're just returning from a vacation and are overwhelmed with the enormous amount of suggestions that we've received! We'll be reading through them all and commenting on them as we slowly piece together the ideas and formulate a plan for the room.

A few brief comments for those who have asked questions:

1. The pear print is by an artist named Heather Amuny-Dey - I love it!

2. The table is by a french company named Fermob, and the chairs are from Crate & Barrel.

3. We have our couch in the window because there's essentially no other place for it in the room; the radiator and built-in don't allow it to be on that wall, and when it's along the other wall it makes the room much too narrow. The other wall (opposite the windows) has two doors in it, leading to an old murphy bed closet (which we use) so we can't have the couch in front of the doors.

Also, just to clarify- we have no intention of painting the trim, picture rail, or built-in; those questions were added by apartment therapy. We actually are in a rental space so painting those items are out of the question for us!

We can't wait to show you what we decide to do!

Hmm... I made these awhile back from Heidi's site and have to say that I was so disappointed that I didn't serve them at my party as planned. While the chocolaty-coffee flavor was lovely (and no hint of black beans), they were so flat and thin, (see the last picture in the post) and were an odd consistency- crumbly yet fudgey. My boyfriend, who will eat anything chocolate, let them sit in the fridge for a week before we finally had to throw them out. It was a bummer!

While they may seem frivolous, these Lars Onions are delicious! Perfect for burgers, salads, on top of soups, etc. Once I buy a can they don't last long! They're also sold at Bi-Rite Market in San Francisco.

Anna, you are so nice! Anna, we'd visit you twice!

Spanish olive oils tend to be fruitier than Italian or Californian olive oils. I love Merula, Zoe, or Unio olive oil.

ahhhhh i want this SO BADLY!!!

these are cute, but i believe they're photographed flat. I think it would be difficult for them to properly sit in a vase, but perhaps I just have to make one myself to find out!

I'm digging the string art, but what i really like is the wooden table. Where did you get it?

shoot! I really want to sign up, because my boyfriend and I have just signed a lease on an apartment where the kitchen needs a bit of love, but unfortunately we don't move in until November 3rd. Alas! I'll just have to take notes and recreate the challenge a moth later.

Our house is completely paper towel free, and when we cook bacon we drain it on a brown paper bag. We try to use reusable bags when shopping, but of course we forget every once in awhile so always tend to have a brown bag on hand. Once it's soaked in the bacon grease it goes into the compost!