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I would actually contrast the shelves with the grey. Maybe a dark red. But between that, the backsplash and the cabinets, I'll admit that red may be a bit too much. So keep the grey as backup.

But a bang-up job, nonetheless!

Kids are amazing at adapting to new situations, just like regular people.

You really don't have to stress that much over how your room is laid out. Should it be more open? Sure why not. Will your baby be fine with it as is? Yes, they'll adapt.

Before your baby is crawling, you could honestly string your apartment in razor blades and barbed wire, it doesn't matter. The only real piece of decorating advice is once they start walking, move everything breakable off lower shelves and make sure your furniture is secure against the wall for people who have lighter bookshelves and whatnot. I would also maybe invest in a nice pleather ottoman that opens up for toy storage. It's soft to help them in the early cruising stages, and offers TONS of storage for all her stuff.

Kids will make a point to hunt down whatever you make a point to remove from them. I have an antique camera sitting on my end table. It hasn't moved an inch in the 17 months I've had my daughter. And because I never made a point of stashing it, she's never made a point of grabbing it and smashing it on the floor.

I get that it's for a photo shoot, but it always bugs me when people are wearing shoes in their own home. I even hate it in TV shows. Just feel unnatural.

Love those shelves ... but not to nitpick, they look like they're not parallel. Is it just the perspective, or is one slightly askew?

Love them though!

This before and after is epic.

Usually there's some drastic change, but this is simplicity in its simplest forms. I was expecting a crafted and formed table with legs, not a hunk of log. I love it.

I know I'm beating a dead horse, but in no way, under no circumstances, should anyone ever buy a used mattress.

Especially in cities where bed bugs are making a resurgence, it's just dumb.

Last summer I had a pig's brain quesadilla. I was told it tastes like foie gras (which I've never had), but is much more humane (the rest of the pig is being used for food, might as well use the brain, too.

I really like the idea of TripIt, and I even signed up for it. But NO WAY IN HELL I'm paying $49/year for this service.

I, unfortunately, work a job where I don't travel a lot. For the two or three airplane/hotel/rental car trips I do take a year, paying an additional $49 to keep this organized is a waste of money.

I would have gladly paid $10 for that app upfront, but a subscription for something I use infrequently just doesn't make sense.

And if I recall correctly, it's not so much a "free" version as it is a limited trial version.

I'm not a picky eater, but I HATE HATE HATE cucumbers.

Any alternatives for people like me?

Forget the beer, where do I get those chalkboard glasses?