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I went in recently to peruse honest-to-goodness garden tools and was surprised to find a poor selection and an indifferent staff. I, for one, will not miss it!

We have an incarnation of this called the Zen Sofa, also from BoConcept, and we love it. We actually love the firmness of it for an everyday sofa and just this week had occasion to sleep on it ourselves as we turned over our bedroom to visiting guests. As for the tufted buttons being uncomfortable, I put an old quilt on the bed before stretching a full fitted sheet over and it is super comfy.

I too agree with the dark gray/blueish gray for the bottom cabinets and white/lighter shade of gray/that-mustard-yellow-that-complements-gray for the top. If your budget allows, why don't you consider replacing some of the solid wood cabinet doors on top with glass ones? That might serve to break up the monotony as well.

Very informative post! Thanks. I was about to order a roman shade from Pottery Barn but this post has dissuaded me.

I would like to add curtains and Ribba frames from Ikea and lamps from Crate and Barrel.

Very glad to read this post. Somehow the pressure is on to do something "water-cooler" worthy every time a long weekend comes rolling around. This time we hung out at home, organized things here and there, took long walks in our lovely neighborhood, cooked a lot and simply enjoyed our home.

After extensive price comparisons, I got mine at Home Depot (Container Store was the most expensive). I wanted the height to be shorter than the 54" so I bought a hack saw and sawed off the poles to the desired height. Now the four shelves they came with are now distributed along a shorter frame. I have a slab of marble on top of the first shelf and a lamp (to make it cozy!). I have stacked four Le Creuset pots (very heavy) and the shelf shows no sign of distress. I am very pleased.

I actually NEED my husband to be around to motivate me to get on with the organization tasks at hand. He doesn't help... just having him hang out somehow keeps me buzzing.

Here are three items that have been difficult for me to find; pieces that combine form and function and that are scaled for an apartment or a small home:

Desk
Dining chairs
Bedside table

And of course, the guest room bed/sofa bed/futon/daybed.

I can't decide!

rosenatti,

Nice rewrite.