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I second the vote for silica litter. It does a fabulous job of dryign things out. Just don't get the ones that are little spheres - go for the giant crystals. The spehers bounce and roll on hard surfaces. In our old apt it made it to all rooms of a 2 bedroom with hardwood floors in less than a day. The other kind track a little but don't smell.

Saw that in the magazine. It's all very pretty but so not practical for a lot of folks. Getting at anything would require moving entire boxes or stacks of stuff. Not to mention that the Le Creuset collection probably costs more than everything in my entire kitchen.

I also think that to a point the minimizing thing works best when you've got money to replace / buy new stuff easily.

For the white covers - can you get a swatch to test? You'd need to know the fiber content to best know how to care for it. Chlorine bleach can eventually yellow things as can overdrying or having the detergent not rinse well. Check out the book Home Comforts or her laundry book. My thought was that if you could get a farbic swatch or maybe a matching pillow - if they don't have free swatches you could kind of give it and any other colors you want a torture test with washing and stain removers.