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A 3 drawer dresser... bought by my parents to use as a baby dresser/changing table, turned into a bedside table in high school, throughout college it has been a microwave stand, sofa side table, landing strip, and TV table. It is currently back in my kitchen providing additional storage. I hope to bring it full cycle back to a baby dresser/changing table someday soon...

@ebarrett3- I had that problem quite a bit this summer with my water heater, thought it was on the outs. It turned out the area my water heater was in was getting very humid. Condensation was forming inside the core and dripping on the pilot light. There is a way to turn something in the hot water heater so the condensation drips into a different place. Call the manufacturer and talk to them, your problem could be a simple fix.

I've found that maintaining a wish list throughout the year is helpful when it comes holiday/birthday time. My family always sends gifts, but we are very far apart. It helps to keep things age appropriate as well as avoid the embarassing underwear as a gift that happened one year.

So growing up and not replacing my pillows every 2 years, means my house is now contaminated? What ever happened to hanging your bedding out in the sun on a regular basis? It kills the mites and makes them all nice. If the owners are concerned, just throw them out in the sun for a few hours.

Oh if you can, I like to create a "staging area" in the new place to put all boxes. As I unpack, I move the boxes into the proper room (kitchen, bedroom, etc) that way every room in my place is not filled with boxes and clutter while I get time to deal with unpacking.

Depending on the place, the dining area is usually a good place to put the "staging area". It usually has the most open space with the least amount of furniture to work around.

Growing up my dad made a trapeze out of a wood pole and some rope that hung in our family room. When it was not in use, the bar part fit into the hooks on the ceiling (it wasnt very high). When I got older we used the hooks to hang hammock chairs. It was so much fun playing on the trapeze that I hardly sat on the couch.

Looking back it was a great way to keep us kids from being couch potatoes.

Am I the only one who has 2 phones chargers? That was the one thing that was ALWAYS in the wrong place when I need it.

Please do not paint the beds. They look like Cargo brand furniture and the wood just needs to be conditioned. Cargo is wonderful furniture that will last you through your foster time. You can dress up the beds with the linens. I've always felt that pillows also help make a room homey.

Ditto on the lockers and stuff animal ideas. Providing something that can be "their" will really help with the settling in.

What about a small activity table? Perhaps move the small dresser to the foot of a bed and put a table/bookshelf/play mat under the window?

Or you could move the beds under the window and put the small dresser in between as an end table to share.

If you end up with older kids who need privacy, you could do what my roommate and i did in college. We hung a regular curtain from the ceiling by the head of our beds. It gave the person in bed the illusion of privacy without making if feel like a hospital.

BTW I have one of those weird long windows too and cannot figure out how to dress it. I'd love to see what you come up with. Please post the after results!

This looks like therapy. All those hours painting... Someone was assimilating.

I'm with the crowd. Here in Texas it's finally cooling off enough to open the windows and get some fresh air in the house. I also deep clean the kitchen, wash the windows, dust the odd places (ceiling vents, door frames) and deep clean the carpet.