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My wife and I have seperate rooms. To some extent its because of practical things (I snore and need the covers tucked in and she needs the covers loose and tends to roll around like a pin ball), but reallty we each love having our own space. We'll often spend the night together--either for amorous reasons or just because we want company. I love that spending the night together is something we need to agree to and isn't just assumed as a given.

Love the cabinets--don't touch them!!!! I'd paint the walls a brighter, cooler color--maybe a mint green actually. And (when you can afford it) a dark gray or black countertop--concrete or a stone--with a lip (in lieu of a backsplash).

Sitting in the old silos and looking uuuuuuuup is a great experience! Its a pretty place--and has loads of great classes and programs almost every day, not too mention a great farmers market. But it is a bit too faux-country perfect. You can get a similar experience a little farther north at Muscoot Farm, which has animals, lots of program, a good market on Sundays, and nice hiking trails--but a very pedestrain snack bar. (You can get a nice meal 5 minutes away in Katonah.) http://muscootfarm.org/

Creative license:

A. Blinds are not "window treatments" at all. Get a grip.

B. All of the comments were about people who said they needed curtains. No one said they needed blinds. Don't be a jerk.

"Rooms That Work Without Window Treatments" ?!?!?!? You must be kidding me!! I've never seen a room that didn't work without window treatments--and I've never seen a room that did work with them!

As for people who say they "need" curtains for light/view/heat control, have you never heard of blinds? They come in a many colors and materials, they can be light-blocking or not, they can totally block the heat and the cold, and they roll up and disappear when you don't want them. Blinds can even roll from the bottom up. You should check them out.

Yes! Burns the curtains! Destroy all window treatments! Free the window frames! Expose those gorgeous bones, baby!!!!

hurly03, I too have noticed a move toward the $2,000 outdoor chair. Which is a little freaky for AT. However, in the case of this post, the author did stipulate that a summer house is an unusual luxury and that the tips were good for renters too.

My bigger problem with this post is the total "DUH"-ness of the so-called tips. "How to stay in a budget: keep it simple, use what you have, go to garage sales and auctions." That's not a post. That's a regurtitation of the obvious. And none of those suggestions are summer home specific, either. I know AT is under great pressure to keep the posts coming fast and furiious, but remeber the saying about when you have nothing to say...

OK, I appreciate that you threw in the two cheap dining chairs, but $300, $800, and $2,000 for outdoor chairs? Why is a plastic chair $300 bucks? Annoys me to no end!!

There's nothing more "pretentious" than people being holier-than-thou and questioning how other people choose to spend their own money.

I have high-gloss paint on some ceiling in my house. My ceilings are generally 6'5" and the gloss makes the surface reflective and gives a lot of extra "depth" to it. The ceilings feel a lot higher than they do in the rooms with matte paint. In a room with painted beams, the beams are high-gloss and the rest of the ceiling is matte--that works well, too.

I like highlighting the "imperfections." The imperfections give the surface texture. That's part of the joy of plaster. If you want smooth and perfect, go with sheetrock.