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Seeing Ursula’s bed at the foot of your bed brings back memories of new routines and habits when my parents first got divorced. I was five and my sister was seven. My dad set up our bedroom down the hall from his in his new house. He made sure we had new comforters and a place to call our own (lots of garage sale finds and miss-matched furniture, but it was “ours.”). However, every night we would drag our blankets down to his room and set up “camp” on the floor on either side of his bed. He continually tried to get us to go back to our room, but we refused. I think we just wanted to feel safe and secure and enjoyed being close even though things weren’t the same as they had once been. We would all lay there reading and chatting till we fell asleep. 25+ years later my dad is now deceased, but I feel lucky for those silly traditions we made as an evolving family even as things were tough. You seem like a great dad as well.

Okay Denver people! I set up a meetup to check out some local galleries and antique shops. Look forward to meeting some new people! Here's to not being lazy! ~ Laurie
Check out the Denver Apartment Therapy Design Evenings community! http://meetu.ps/yqqD or http://www.meetup.com/Apartment-Therapy/Denver-CO/68439/

This has been a hot-topic for me for about a year now. I moved from LA to Denver. I found that when I moved from Chicago to LA (a beach city) I had no trouble making friends bc the beach lifestyle lends itself to just hanging out all the time. I also met a lot of friends through meetup.com. I feel like I've tried everything in Denver but no one is banging down my door to hang out! I've learned to be patient, and in that time I've recognized I'm kind of building my "community" first (found a doctor, immersed myself in work, found a few favorite restaurants), and then friends will come.

On a side note, all you Seattle people that posted on this thread should meet somewhere for coffee!! You already have a common interest in AT.

This is very beautiful, but unfortunately, I find the instructions too confusing to follow.

Is it the Lemon Yogurt Icebox Tart? #3

Part of the reason I love AT is to be inspired by others design aesthetic. I also enjoy design when it comes to fashion. So the "buy less, buy what you need" doesn't work for me. Everyone has hobbies and one of my happens to be having an interest in clothes/accessories/etc.

I do, however, need more space in my closet so I have a few tricks I use when I purge – 1) If it’s in good shape, has classic lines, and fits - I keep it. Fabrics like leather and denim go in and out of style in various forms. I’m glad I didn’t throw out all my boot cut jeans when I started wearing skinny jeans because now I’m back to boot cut. You can’t keep it all, but maybe hold on to a few staples. 2) I try to think of 3-4 muses that are currently inspiring me. Maybe a friend or a celebrity, whatever. I try to think – would she wear this? It helps me edit when I’m unsure if I’m still interested in an item. It’s not that I have no vision, but like I said, I think we find design inspiration from a lot of places and for me I like to express it in what I wear.

These are my top party-planning secrets as well! I always say - good, music, dim the lights, and have more alcohol than you think you'll need. The worst is running out of alcohol mid-party. And having a drink 30 min before the guests arrive is imperative (or whatever relaxes you). Your stress will show and like the author said, your mood sets the tone.

I think this room is "fine" and if I walked into someone's apartment and saw this I would probably say - "Oh cute, I like your style." However, it really doesn't feel like a big COLOR winner to me. I don't feel inspired or energetic from looking at it. I also re-read the intro twice bc I was confused when it said "designer." I guess it's not against the rules, not as FUN I guess...

I want to live here! At minimum I want to stay for the weekend. Very lovely and warm. Well done!