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We just picked one basic neutral & painted every ceiling & wall before moving our furniture in the room..now we are just living with every room the same color so we can feel out the space & decorate from here. It got rid of the hideous colors on the walls so we didn't have to live with them AND it gave us time to decide what we really want for the long(er/ish) run.

Am I the only one imagining this as a good way to hide the cords of the ceiling lights that don't have to be hard wired... hmm ideas ideas.

Not gonna lie.. I tired out after reading most of the comments so I just skipped to the bottom to add my 2cents, so if anybody said these already - my apologies!

I'll start with griping - its the first thing that came to mind haha. My husband & I got married June 08 & registered with Target. The main things I'd like to complain about are (1) the dishes (target home collection) (2) the bedspread (not sure what line its from, but they still sell it right now, its the one that comes in a variety of colors but are all the same set), & (3) the towels (once again, I believe they are target home)

The dishes we bought in August of 2008 & are already basically scratched up & look years older than they are. I wish I never bought them. While most people opt for fine china when they get married, we thought we were being more sensible when we bought these cool leaf patterned 'stoneware' ones from Target - it instead not even a year later looks like shotty dishes from a college apartment.

The bedspread & duvet were $100 each. To me- that is expensive. And let me tell you BOTH of them have threads coming out of them. Starting to look tired & tattered. The matching sheets are constantly wrinkled looking, so much that you can't see the detail. In contrast, for my freshman year of college 6 years ago I bought a $50 kmart special martha stewart bed in the bag & the comforter still looks rockin' compared to my $200 worth of target bedding.. GRRR ( the $60 for the sheets!)

The towels... well they are doing what towels do. Except they are about a year old & look like they are about 5 years old. They weren't especially fluffy. I wouldn't call them scratchy, but fluffy = no no no!

I'll *NEVER* buy Target bedding again.
I'll *NEVER* buy Target dishes again.
I'll *NEVER* buy Target's cheap towels again.

The sad thing is... I still love Target. I think I need therapy.

a 2nd (3rd or 4th or 5th- i didn't really count?) for stacking them on their side. And I like the actual mason jar over those CB ones. To each their own =)

I like the idea of it being on the left wall personally. Use the shelf's built in bookend on the oneside & the wall would be the bookend on the other side - although I wouldn't butt it straight up to the wall.

I do agree tho- that shelf doesn't look strong enough to hold many books. eek. be careful!

Ohh nice stapler, Sarah. I feel like AT reads my mind sometimes. Its finals time here & our stapler keeps jamming when I insist it can staple entire reams of paper at a time (obvious over exaggeration). I think I successfully broke it & am now on a prowl for a new one. Love that red!

I look forward to my temporary apartment for the summer 100% because there is a wall of windows I am putting my desk in front of... *sigh* heaven

dark legs for sure.. otherwise i think it would be too flashy & would remind me of something seen in Vegas =)

Thanks for the posts & the 2 new additions to my summer reading list! I was a year into a law degree until I realized I love furniture & all things interior design.. and hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt is not a good place to hit the breaks haha I still devote the summers to my love for fine design as a welcomed break from case law =)

Thanks again for the amazing book suggestions!

We tried this in our place & everything I did to change it & mimick the photos I fell in love with just did not work.. Our windows are really tall & slender. I tried using them wider to make the window look wider & everything and it just looked like the bed righting the window for your attention.. I hated it & moved the bed back off the wall.

I love the look of the curtains enveloping the sides of the headboard/bed. It just looks so comforting & rich. My headboard right now stinks, but I haven't had anytime to make it feel more welcoming. I am jealous of this as it makes me want to curl up & go to bed! Not really a good thing for a law student lol