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I love your soft gray walls, by the way. My bedroom is gray and I love it!

I agree with those who suggested a buffet in the back - something tall and narrow with a big mirror hung over it and colorful or bright white objects on top. Perhaps glass doors on the buffet would allow you to have brightly colored or white dishes showing.

I'd also look for two small white globes (Chinese lanterns?) to suspend in the dark corners, flanking the buffet. Paint the cords the color of the wall to hide them.

Finally, one LARGE piece of art that you LOVE on the wall facing the kitchen - you'll be able to see it then from kitchen and dining room.

OMG - I know that market! :-) I'm becoming enough of a New York visitor to recognize things. Apparently Maxwell lives in the areas I frequent in my visits. I love the flower days the best - something about having fresh flowers in the house inspires me to keep the rest of the house tidy around them so they can show off. Buying them (not quite weekly, because mine seem to last up to 10 days) is a treat too. I think I might put a new vase on my Christmas list this year.

I bought flowers too, for the first time in quite a while. I got tiny yellow daisies and deep red alstromeria with yellow veins. And now to finish Monday's task by mopping the kitchen while dinner (spaghetti) simmers.

I also love the videos as they are. :-) I also love seeing your home, Maxwell. Makes me feel more content with my small city apartment (several of my friends have recently bought houses and I'm envious).

I'm excited about the new format too. I was longing to do the Cure this fall (had wonderful success last fall including compete redecoration of my bedroom, and every single day I love my dove grey walls!). But between a new job and taking college classes for the first time (at 33!) I didn't see how I could possibly fit it in. This 20 minutes a day plan sounds ideal, and lets me play along!

Ms. Mack, I really like your substitution of candles for flowers. I will still do flowers at least once but lighting candles and actually sitting to enjoy them sounds divine. :-)

Looking forward to working with you all for the next 20 (or so) days.

I got a late start to the Cure this time, so we're spending our weekend cleaning/clearing a path, but some cleaning will still need to be done going into week three.

Big tasks: cleaning kitchen, mopping the floors (laminate floors equal constant dust and dust bunnies), cleaning living room and editing the DVD and CD collection.

Visionary tasks: ponder furniture placement in living room for improved flow, discuss new accent colors for living room (we primarily have neutral and dark tones, with red accents, but I want a change and we're leaning toward steely blues and a bit of gold or chocolate).

I live in a DC neighborhood with everything I need close by - plus I tend to keep the foods we need stocked, so we've been fine on supplies. We've slogged through the snow to get to the gym almost every day. I enjoyed the weekend days to clean house and help my husband cook Cajun food for our Superbowl Party (Geaux Saints!), and now, after two days without work (I work for a school) my house is clean, I've made one of those soups that take all day to make, AND I got to watch several episodes of HouseHunters (my guilty pleasure) on Hulu today. Tomorrow? Sleep late again, another trip to the gym, maybe some laundry and curling up with hubby for movies. I'm in the mood for The Godfather.

Arkay - I'm dying laughing. My husband will often pee in the bathtub at night, because he can do that without turning on the light to monitor his aim. Jesus. I just said that in public.

Folding clothes gets me - because I wait till ALL my clothes are dirty before I wash them. I fold the first two or three loads and put them away, then I'm burned out and the last load or two will sit in the basket for two weeks. I hate it. I hate that I don't just do it. And we all know, a pile of clothes attracts more clothes to it. Sweaters now top the current pile, which is unattractively horaded in a wire grocery cart in my bedroom. Oh, god, I've got to home and clean. !!!

Please tell me about that photo on the wall in the first picture!

My first thought was what others have said already - SO much better than the other couple in the tiny studio. Style, interest, livability. Well done!