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A bit late in participating in the forum. Since we are planning to move in a few months, my list is mainly about purging. Just gave away a big Ikea bag full of stuff to goodwill so nothing in my outbox right now.
I love flowers but feel guilty of spending over them. Definitely going to get them tomorrow. We already use green cleaners. Looking forward to the great feeling after the cleaning is done.
I usually don' t participate in the forum discussions, but realize that it is a great way to connect and stick to the commitment. Thanks a lot for the inspiration everyone :)

http://shop.ninacampbell.com/luxury-wallpaper/autumn-2010/paradiso-wallpaper.html

Naomi Stein of Design Manifest has it on her apartment. Gorgeous!
http://www.designsponge.com/2011/11/sneak-peek-naomi-stein-of-design-manifest.html

My daughter's table has such legs that screws over a steel plate attached to the table. But, my problem is the screw attached to the leg is loose, so it makes the table wobble. I have tried different wood glues to fix it (but not gorilla glue). Any suggestions? Will gorilla glue help bond the metal to the wood?

Great Idea! You can also use a plant stand with casters as the base.

We had a bad experience the year we landed in this country. We were getting into our car in a fedex parking lot, when a guy in a good looking van asked us if we want a music system. We din't want one but hesitated. He told us he had ordered a good music system online & by mistake they had delivered 2. He wanted to make money by selling the second one fast. He had 2 systems in the back of the van, nicely boxed/packaged with good pictures, details, MSRP saying $1500. The name of the system was "Matrix". He said he wanted $300 cash. We had never heard about the brand. But we went to the nearby ATM, got cash & paid him - fooled by the packaging. As, we handed over the money, we felt a sense of unease. We quickly noted down his license plate number when the fellow made a quick exit.
When we reached home & opened the box and set it up, it was a very cheap set. We felt like the biggest fools. Checking the internet took us to a fake one page website with no contact details. We had the license number of his van but were not sure if we can report it. We didn't want to get into any hassles as we were new to the country.
We tried selling it in craigslist but there were no takers. We ended up donating it. Most unpleasant experience ever.
From then on, we never do any buying from any individual. We are also skeptical of selling anything in craigslist. What if the person who comes to buy wants to know what is in the house & who lives in it ? Anything that we don't need is donated to goodwill.

Interesting space! Would love to see how she stores her professional gear. I am looking for a safe and neat option to store the growing collection at home.

I am a big fan of AT. It is the first thing I see everyday even before I check my facebook. I constantly check for new posts throughout the day. I agree that every blog needs a revamp after sometime. But, this change makes it more difficult to navigate. I echo many others here. The main page should have everything & those who want to filter the specifics can use the tabs. Lots of overlap. Older posts appearing on top of newer ones ! Completely unacceptable ! Hope this is only a minor tech hitch.