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Try these beds from Walmart (since it's for a kid)
South Shore Country Twin Mates Bed Box, Cream
$117.54
Creative Interiors Storage Bed Twin, White $129.

Go to walmart.com and search for storage beds. For a kids room, I don't think it's a bad value for price especially if space is tight.

Go to foodnetwork.com the barefoot contessa does a recipe for 6 I believe. I made it for a party and it was a hit!

I think you should use colors in the same palette, for example, your dining room gets alot of natural light, if you aren't planning on using heavy drapes or curtains I would do a darker color, then possibly one shade lighter in the living room. So the colors are in the same 'family' and will compliment each other well.
Regarding "the line" I would paint the archway as part of each room. Paint one side the dining room color, the other side, the living room color. OR you could leave it the same color as your trim. Either way, it's a great space!

Yes, I cook with garlic powder and use it for many of the things you listed above. I use it alot in lieu of fresh garlic because my husband can't stand biting into garlic pieces, this way he gets the garlic taste but not actually eating the garlic.

We are going to KC this weekend to visit the inlaws and I always look forward to a tall glass of Boulevard Wheat when I get to town! It's great beer

I want to at least attempt these project this fall/winter:

Find a recipe for the perfect potato soup - I've tried tons
Make a successful braciole in the crockpot
Bake a pie from scratch (never done it!baking scares me)
Experiment with unusual grains (spefically millet and barley)

We just bought a house and for some reason, it was built WITHOUT a linen closet. Our bathroom however has a very strange empty alcove next to the tub. We ended up using the IKEA Expedit bookcase like this one as a way to store our towels in our bathroom. As long as we keep them folded everything looks neat
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10103088
For our actual linens, we converted the walk in closet of our guest room with 2 large bookshelves and use these to organize our sheets and blankets

I've tried making this at home and it's harder than i thought, the 'dressing' is very subjective so i've made it a few times several different ways and they've all turned out great

yummy! my favorite way to cook octopus is on the grill and as a dipping sauce white miso and rice wine vinegar...with some hot white rice it is awesome!

i love eating spinach korean style. steamed but served cold with sesame seed oil, salt and sesame seeds on top. it's a no brainer to make and tastes awesome!!!