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The floor and the tile both have a touch of red in them that is missing in your paint color.

Ditch the wallpaper there is no need to make this the focus wall.

I love the design in the bathroom. Does this have any kind of "kitchen" in it? In my opinion, a fridge is a must in a caravan.

If your budget is really tight, cabinet hardware can be spraypainted.

If you really want color on the walls. Fabric on the wall is an option. Use liquid fabric starch as your "glue". Basically you soak the material in the fabric softner and adher the material to the walls much like wallpaper. To remove, you wet the "paper", remove and wipe down the walls.

Peter Walsh, Peter Walsh, Peter Walsh. Read his books first, FINISH them before you approach your wife again.

Start with "It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff" this book concentrates more on the physical stuff. Then read "Enough Already!: Clearing Mental Clutter to Become the Best You". This concentrates more on the mental part that will give your wife insight on who she is trying to avoid being. It also has many thought provoking questions that will help you deal with this problem.

Your wife's problems have nothing to do with the "stuff" but with the memories they invoke.

The handicapped woman needs 36 inches (and is entitled to it, by law) to get into her car. That means 36 inches from HER side to the "line". It also might mean take the whole parking area, subtract 36 inches and then split the remaining area down the middle.

The landlord is no dummy, he knows how expensive the legalities of the local governmental agency decision will be if they get involved.

I would circumvent the landlord and go to the people with the real answers. Don't go to report them, go to get answers. Do this so you are following the laws and not the whims of your neighbor and landlord. Take your own pictures of the whole area and take them down to the local ADA (american with disabilities act) government agency. And have them answer two questions.

1. If the neighbor is handicap, legally, just where should the dividing line go between the two of parking places.
2. What does the neighbor have to do to prove they are handicap to receive this benefit?

If the neighbor is a scammer, they will be interested. Fraud is a big no-no in this area of the government. And do give the impression of YOU wanting to be a person that respects and obeys the laws in this area of the government.

Good luck.

The hack is subtle, nice to have the crib now match the rest of the furniture. I bet it looks amazing. Maybe change the title to reflect the change of the wood/style on the bottom and pics to show how it now matches the rest of the furniture?

My big concern is the cord hanging near the crib.

I think your largest problem is your modern looking fireplace. A large faux surround/mantal would greatly help toward your goal. I'm sure you can find an ton of ideas from those DIY shows that are so popular. (use the black tile as a innner frame for the surround)

As far as the brick goes stay with the colors within the brick and you should be fine.

Post a picture when you are finished!

Years ago, in a tastefully decorated guest bath, I reached for the guest towel to dry my hands and saw the wedding photo. It should have been tacky, but it was not.

The small frame (2x3ish)was sitting in a group of typical bath needs, the dish of soap, the towels and hand cream. It was in a small frame which had the same finish as much of the bath. The colors of the photo coordinated perfectly with the photo. That photo was in plain sight as I was sitting there and was never even noticed it until I reached for the towel.

It really made an impact with me that it should have been so tacky, but it just wasn't. It made a huge statement by being so subtle and unexpected.

Luckly I don't have to share right now.

When I did, I always put the wet clothes in the dryer. I NEVER EVER turned the dryer on, never. I put the cloths in the dryer because it was usually the only clean place to put them.

Most times I had to put the wet clothes back in the washer so I could use the dryer.