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Cmon, enough with the white already. Most people can't live like that. Most people have pets, children, drunk friends, etc that would ruin a white room. Not to mention I never had a set of white bedsheets that lasted more than a year (being alternated with a spare set every week or so) without turning yelow/grungy. We're filthy humans. White makes a space look/feel unlivable, and few people can afford the constant cleaning/replacements that come with a white room.

Install shelves in the walls! Or you can find/make some sort of hanging shelf that hangs from hooks in the ceiling, if your walls are tiled & you can't drill into them. It's definitely a project, but worth it!

My ongoing #1 is the lack of counter space & organization for the many products us ladies use. I don't even use that many products, but never have space for the little I own. Also, nowhere to store heat styling tools & hair dryers. One of my old bathrooms which was seriously vintage - like 20s/30s had an old porcelain/ceramic/tile material cup holder (missing a cup) installed in the wall above/next to the sink - this odd protrusion was a wonderful, heat-resistant spot to stick my still-hot flat irons & curling irons when I was running out the door! It also kept cords out of the way of water. I wish all bathrooms had these!

However my #1 current grievance is the fact that my landlord installed individual 5 gallon hot water heaters for each unit. therefore, even with low-flow water heads, I can't take showers longer than 15 min - and it takes at least 10 just to rinse shampoo & conditioner out of my hair with the low pressure. New shower heads with better pressure cut down my max allowable hot shower time to 5min.

This is in LA, where nobody seems to turn on/up the heat during the winter even though it's 40 degrees, so i REALLY miss my occasional long hot showers...

That little succulent is reaching for sunlight. Better put it in a sunnier spot or it will die.

Yep, agreeing with all the other reviewers, the cool/bluish light is hideous, too dim, doesn't give off that warm & cheery feeling traditional lights do. In Chicago the past couple years, they've been trying to use LEDs to decorate the trees on major streets, and it doesn't seem any brighter at all & kind of makes you FEEL colder when you're around them) LEDs are way too expensive & honestly my non-LED lights seem to last longer (LEDs do not last nearly as long as they say on the box - 1 year/season seems pretty standard). $40/mo savings in electric bills SOUNDS great, but for 10 strands, the month of December, you'll end up spending MORE than $40 just to "upgrade" to LEDs!

I'm fairly happy with some of the newer warm-light LED light bulbs I use in my lamps - my electric bill ends up running only $20/mo - but I bought old fashioned xmas lights this year because I learned my lesson last.

Etsy has a lot of lighting/lampmakers. Lamp making is actually a pretty easy trade, the toughest part is sourcing materials & drilling metal/glass/etc. Many of them will make custom sizes & finishes, too. For the best deal & most unique piece, I'd start browsing there, find someone who makes chandeliers similar to what you want, and ask them for an estimate for one in the measurements you need.

DO NOT shot at Overstock! Everything I've ever bought from them was defective right away or broke within a matter of weeks, and processing returns is a nightmare. They seriously make EVERY return so difficult, calling you multiple times a day to make statements, they once accused me on the phone of not actually being me.. (?) They are simply a nightmare & sell defective merchandise you will never be able to return.

Yikes.. I guess succulents are exceptionally rare in New York? Those plants would cost a couple bucks a pop at any home depot or mom-n-pop nursery in CA. Especially for young small succulents like the ones above. I guess I should start selling my own mini-plants in my own handmade planters in Manhattan.

Blah. looks like every Oxy student & 20something's house in NELA. Including mine. And I'm so bored with it...

Ryan Goslings signature color is "gray owl?" My brain cannot process this... hipster overload...