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I love okra! The easiest way to prepare it is to slice it in half length-wise, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper and put on a cookie sheet in a 400 degree oven for 20 min. Right before they're done, take them out and sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese. They're done when the slime is gone and they're slightly crispy like french fries.

I've coveted this table ever since I saw it in domino magazine back in 2007. Room and Board had a round table with similar proportions and a carved wood base that was GORGEOUS, but it appears that they no longer have it on their site. Phooey. Every other round table I see is either a Saarinen, which won't work for my style, or it has four legs. The search continues.

I also like the idea of floating shelves and painting the walls.

A few other ideas (I haven't read through all of the responses, so I apologize if people have already suggested these ideas): 1) I'd switch out the light fixture and 2) I'd install a simple window treatment like a roman shade or bamboo shade.

I also like the idea of a stainless steel stove hood, but that might be more than what you're willing to spend/do. I also like the idea of topiaries or herbs in the window for a quick, easy, and cheap way to add some more interest.

It's been a busy week at my house.

I bought a hanging organizer for all the gift wrap that has been hanging out in the back of the closet forever. So the gift wrap is now all organized and lovely.

I cleaned out our medicine/linen cabinet in the hallway, purging expired medicines, getting rid of old yucky candles, and old beach towels that we no longer use.

I've also put all my old magazines in the outbox. I'll go through them over the course of the week and pull out any articles/pictures that I want to keep then recycle the magazines.

I also started painting our bedroom. The old turquoise color was just too much contrast in that room and it made me feel jittery instead of relaxed. I'll finish painting next week.

I'll post more pics soon.

I'm going great guns!

We completely remodeled our kitchen this past fall/winter, so there isn't a whole lot that needs to be done there. (If you're interested, you can see my slideshow here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/74041096@N00/sets/72157604173627122/show/) I cleaned the refrigerator out and I cleaned all the shelves in it and it looks great!

The one remaining thing we have left to do in our kitchen is to paint the old cabinet doors to go in the pantry. I stripped them all yesterday and put the first coat of paint on today. I'll finish painting them tomorrow and we'll install them tomorrow afternoon. I'm counting this as one of the things I'm fixing this week.

I've also been decluttering a ton and I've picked out paint colors for the bedroom, since I'm over the teal color that we painted it a few years ago. I also patched up some holes and imperfections in the drywall in preparation for painting sometime soon. I also bought a pretty quilt for the bedroom and I'm very happy with it.

I'll be blogging about more of this at: http://ihavetohaveit.blogspot.com

I also loved this book. It's totally inspired me to buy more locally. In fact, my husband and I went to our state's farmers' market today and got some locally raised pork and beef. *shudders with excitement*

We just got new cabinets in our kitchen and I made the cabinet above the fridge 24" deep instead of the standard 12"--that way I can store the liquor bottles and other odds and ends in the cabinet instead of having it on full view. Plus, I can reach the cabinet doors now without having to get a step stool out.

Whose home tour is that? I'd love to look through the whole place, but don't have the time to look through all of the links right now.

This stuff is the best, hands down. My mom used it when I was a kid, and now it's in my closet of cleaning supplies.

What a bummer you have to move now! Hopefully you can recreate the look in this apartment in your next place.

Like some of the others, you've inspired me to go home and purge some stuff today. Although your style is a bit different than mine (I'm a bit of a slob with eclectic taste, which tends to mean clutter! everywhere!) you've given me some great ideas and I'm definitely bookmarking this house tour. I love the soft color palette and the resulting warmth it casts.

Thanks for sharing your home!