Earthy Cruncher's Profile

True that the more stuff makes staying tidy difficult, but is that causation or correlation? Are people who are inclined to be tidy less likely to buy too much or do people buy less to help them stay tidy?

As for #2-3: my very good friend lives in pigsty (it's one pile shy of Hoarders) and her kids, now 12 & 14, never had the TV as babysitter - they did one family movie night per week - and she's not on Facebook/Pinterest/etc.

Body and hand soaps, but I still can't bring myself to splurge on Aesop. 17oz hand soap for $37...goodness. I'm sticking with Lush for the splurge for now.

Ditto @discerning.
For those wondering what is "success"? Follow these simple guidelines:
1) Insult your customers
2) Let them vent about it in the comments section
3) Watch traffic spike and tell the marketing department to tell the advertisers
4) Cha-ching!
5) Rinse and repeat

Here's a hilarious Feng Shui article from last week's NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/11/world/asia/feng-shui-grows-in-china-as-officials-seek-success.html?pagewanted=all

Staging definitely comes down to the price point. Most properties could benefit from a deep clean plus storage, a dumpster, &/or selling/donating "stuff." Edit + delete = a better ROI than a stager for properties under $500K. That said, an hour with a professional "rearranger" would be a great service, if such a thing exists.

This isn't "popping up," it's a common & traditional practice that may or may not have to do with space limitations. Plenty of people share a room - or bed, for that matter - with their infant because they want to, not because they have to.

Most places I've stayed in Europe and Africa don't use shower curtains or any kind of partition. Sometimes the rooms stay dry, sometimes they don't. I remember wishing I'd brought a hook with me on my first trip through Europe, but I've packed one ever since.

As for this bathroom - gorgeous!

I used AntennaWeb to check possibilities and then bought the SuperSonic HDTV digital indoor antenna from Amazon for $20 - it's now $12! Works for me in LA.

Yes, some NYC renters do renovations to properties in which they are tenants, not owners. The landlords will sometimes give a break on rent (like Maxwell's), buy materials or pay for labor. For the owners, they're getting a tenant who obviously cares for the property and an upgrade. The tenants are getting to personalize their space.

I understand it's difficult for some folks to wrap their heads around - a good friend couldn't believe that I even wanted to paint a wall of a rental. To her, only ownership demands personalizing a space. I disagree (see: Apartment Therapy), but different strokes for different folks.

They look rather lovely in The "Moonlight Suites" @ the Montauk Beach House:
http://hamptons.curbed.com/archives/2012/06/12/the_moonlight_suites_at_the_montauk_beach_house.php