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I use an old changing table that we didn't need after my youngest outgrew it. I'd stuck it in the garage to get it out of the way, and one day I realized it's the perfect height to stand at and work, plus there is plenty of storage on the two lower shelves.

The neighbors at our last house (our first) were awful. It seemed like a nice area (for a starter home), but we had a drug dealer living next door. There were cars showing up day and night, pulling into the driveway for 10-15 minutes, leaving their music blaring, then leaving. The neighbors themselves were noisy as well, always playing loud music, yelling and fighting in their driveway. I had the police non-emergency number memorized. Six months in (we bought in the winter), I told my husband I thought we had to move because I couldn't take the constant noise, but a few weeks later they moved out. I was so happy I almost cried. After that, another drug dealer moved in across the street, same things went on there, except the guy who lived there was quiet. There was a drug raid, with dogs and a SWAT team and everything, and then he moved out. After that, he rented the house to various friends and relatives, most of whom were okay, except for the last person who lived there before we moved, who was also a drug dealer.

That wasn't what made us move though. We weren't in a good position to sell our house, so we kind of stuck it out, until the house next door (not the one where the first drug dealer lived) had a bunch of windows broken during the night, and then was shot at several times the next night--as I was putting my newborn (we have two other kids too) in her carseat to go to the store--I'd have been out there when it happened if I'd left a few minutes sooner. It really freaked me out. We cut our losses and got out of there as fast as we could. It took a few months, but it was worth it.

Now we are in a neighborhood we love, and the neighbors are great. We hang out with them, go to gatherings, have the kids over to play, and consider some of them good friends. On of our neighbors here actually apologized about branches from his tree falling in our yard during a storm. At the other house, a neighbor dragged branches from her tree that fell in her yard, and put them in our yard. And when my husband mentioned them, she acted like she didn't know where they came from (we didn't have that kind of tree in our yard, and we saw the branches in her yard that morning!).

So cute. Also, what nccata said! Our Goodwills charge outrageous prices for everything--that little dresser probably would have been $30 here.

I have an emerald green velvet sofa, and it really does hold up well to cats, if you don't mind constantly removing fur. I still think microfiber is the best choice with cats (but, I know, yuck). Ours isn't a slipcover, but we have kids and cats, and it spot cleans well.

@ Borealis, @Rainybeth, yes! That was exactly what I was going for with this color: something warm and cozy in the evenings, but bright and cheerful during the day. And I agree that it's perfect for a bedroom. :)

Thanks! I found the lamp at a thrift store, with the shade. Unfortunately, there isn't anything on either to indicate where they are originally from.

Gorgeous color! I really like the rest of the room too--including the window treatments.

Beautiful. I love just about everything about this room. I wouldn't expect a wallpapered room to look so serene, but it really works. But then, I don't think I have ever seen a room with that wallpaper look less than fabulous.

Thanks again, for all of the nice comments!

I agree about the peach giving off a warm glow. The room used to be pale blue, and with the northern exposure, it was awful and cold. I wanted to make it cozier, and the peach really worked!

The dressers were my sister-in-law's back in the 80s, and nobody else wanted them. I painted them white a few years ago, and I love them.

@kjmwrites - sorry about the bed! I know the feeling well.

I'm not generally a fan of white rooms, but I think this looks great. I love the brown bookcases. I think the contrast they provide really helps those fabulous curtains "pop"!