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I'm just using an ancient cell phone as my alarm clock... I'd love this so much!

Another vote for getting rid of the boxspring! Personally I find them very uncomfortable, as well as ugly and unnecessary. It's better for the mattress to rest directly on a slatted base, allowing air circulation. Most Europeans probably wouldn't have a clue what a boxspring even is. And in the UK, an old fashioned divan bed is essentially a boxspring on legs, with a a mattress on top. It's much more common now to have a mattress on a slatted platform base. But I think the idea of a bed base, plus a boxspring, plus a mattress (plus potential extra layers of featherbed) is peculiarly American!

I love the contest and the winning home, but agree with those above about Rajiv's fabulous apartment!

But I do love the wood wall idea. It's beautiful with the rustic natural texture and color variation. Thanks!

In the UK, Dylon make a dye specifically for machines. I've used it many many times with great results. The dye powder goes in the machine first, then salt and last the clean damp items to be dyed. It's especially important to wash any new fabric first, to remove any manufacturing residue (or something like that..) Colours mix, so blue dye will turn red fabric purple, etc. I've also mixed different coloured powders together for more colour variety. And to get as much out of every pack as possible, i deliberately add an extra item or two to the wash cycle that immediately follows the dying. (It's supposed to rinse away all the remaining dye, but I like to use it to alter the colours of the added stuff just a little.) After that, I usually do a dark wash first just to absolutely sure nothing untoward happens. I've never had any problems, just a lot of fun experimenting!