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I second the Safari autofill question. It's how I've been entering for the contests thus far, and was wondering if it'd be a problem. Would love an answer!

If you like the eye candy in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, check out Jacques Demy's other classic, The Young Girls of Rochefort. I could happily exist in most 1960's campy French interiors.

Keep about 6 mos worth of paystubs (especially if you don't make the same amount monthly) for potential unemployment filing as well.

I usually just tear stuff up and toss it after paying, or stuff it in a cupboard. Really should come up with some sort of filing system.

Oh good! I attempted the last spring cure after I'd just moved into a new place. Now I've lived here long enough that there is clutter and messes lurking... time to tackle them.

This really makes me wish that I didn't live in Bed Bug City, NY.

really enjoyed this, thanks erin!

i'm so envious of people who can put their spaces together in such a short period of time. i've been in my apartment about 4 months as well and it looks nowhere near as fantastic as this.

I have one in my kitchen. Just hung a framed picture over it, then a couple of smaller pictures to the left of it to make everything look centered. You can't tell it's there and the picture is easy to remove if needed.

I think really, it's cats or nice furniture. To each their own on what they prefer. But my little monsters aren't moving out any time soon so though it may not be the best couch ever, my ikea sofa can get a new cover whenever it starts looking too dingy and scratched up. I also keep a cardboard scratcher w/ catnip next to the couch. I replace it every month or two. They love the thing and can shred it up to their hearts' content.

I've found that any leather or vinyl furniture is just asking for trouble. They LOVE the way it feels to tear into it. I had a great mid century chair in an awesome teal vinyl that they absolutely destroyed.

I actually think that tweedy and nubby fabrics hold up better than others, as they can take a few stabs here & there and not really show it.

How does that tv have no cords? I must know!

This is MCM done in a really inviting, approachable way. I like it a lot.

Since all of the spaces with character and charm were eliminated, I don't get it. The Brooklyn place is inside of one of the newly erected soulless stainless steel buildings popping up all over Williamsburg, which makes me automatically dislike it. Those buildings are the Ikea of architecture. The other space has some interesting aspects but overall feels like it was put together for a catalog.

Also, why are there categories for different sized apartments when ultimately there is only one winner? There should be a winner in each category. Someone in a 250 sq ft place is going to face different challenges than someone in a 1000 sq ft place.