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Nice project. A second option for the lazier set, try using sheets of cork, which come on a roll instead of the square tiles. Slightly easier to work with. Foam backing is optional.

An Icelandic singing elf diva once whispered in my ear that her favorite soundtrack was from "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir". That's what I'd play (followed swiftly by "Black Orpheus").

sold!!

oops. i meant i HAS GOT storage underneath for linen...

I went through an emotional breakdown with bedbugs in my apartment on the lower east side. I went to an exterminator that I sourced from a NY Times articles on bedbugs and found them appaulingly bad! I felt they were capitalizing on all the frenzy and hysteria that's swept the media and city about the bedbug infestation and were basically taking advantage of distraught customers.

To make a long story short I ended up using a different company, Stern Environmental (210) 319 9620 and was really pleased with their work. Ella, the woman who fielded my call was informative and patient in asking all the right questions and explaining everything that needed to happen in order to eradicate the problem. Wilson, the guy they sent over was friendly, professional and most importantly, he knew his stuff. Turns out he's one of the company's supervisors. Their strategy is to divide the treatment into two visits. First they treat your furniture and bed, then come back in a week to get the cracks between the floors and walls. Wilson told me he usually goes to all the first visits to assess the situation first hand.

Anyway, I highly recommend them. In that situation you really need the confidence that the people you hire are gonna get it done quickly, thoroughly and completely. You don't want some jokers who are gonna pray on your fears and make a 'killing' on you instead.

Good luck!