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I painted and upholstered the seats on my Ikea kitchen chairs. It's a good beginner's project idea, cause you won't feel bad if you ruin it. If you paint though - LOTS of primer is needed.

As a Registered Dietitian, I THIRD the suggestion to read Ellyn Satter! "child of mine" is a guide for this.

Also remember, your kids are smart. They won't let themselves starve. Making special meals for kids that hold out on new foods, teaches them that holding out is a very effective strategy.

I worked in a preschool kitchen where meals had a variety of foods. if a new food was offered like salmon, a familiar and nutritious food was also offered. The kids had to try the new food, but at least there was something at the table they could eat. It was offered initally there was no "special meal" connation attached to it.

Also, if your kid wants gogurt, make him save up allowance to buy it. You're not depriving him of yogurt if you offer the quality stuff. If he really wants the junk, he needs to make a value assessment. This trick works for checkout stand treats. A nine year old can make this value judgement in a way that works to his advantage. ;)

....or... best of both worlds: paint and upholster. I did that to the chairs from my Jokkmokk set. And yes, @Jacob, the fabric does have a bird in it. :P

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8644829@N02/5078581262/

and the ipad was originally the Newton. oooh, mind blowing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(platform)

Maxwell,
I read the book a year ago and I've kind of been living by it as I decorate my apartment. You're much funnier than I imagined good job on the video.

I used to work at Whole Foods, so I'm no stranger to eco cleaners. been using them for years.

I'm excited for this, and I totally signed up. But... how does this translate to "One Room Remedy"? I still have an unfurnished room in my apartment that I was saving for last.. Perhaps I will work through the cure on my own.

I think you have to be very patient to "get" ikea. And very choosy. It's easy to go for the $40 laminate bookcase. I have a lot of Ikea stuff, and I've always selected pieces made out of real wood. I know there are higher quality furnishings, but I'm a girl on a budget. I have a table and chair set that I bought right out of college. "Jokkmokk" is what it's called. The chairs drove me nuts, so I filled in the screws with wood filler, sanded, primed and painted. I took the seats off and used the foam from the seat pads and upholstered them. Sounds like a lot of work I know, but I'm pleased with the finished result. See link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8644829@N02/5076924003/

I love the idea of this challenge. When I was studying to become a dietitian, I had to make a similar menu for a project. It's a tight squeeze, but can be done.
Miss Eng obviously possesses something many people on food stamps do not- cooking skills and cooking implements, and the ability to get to stores that are not a corner market/bodega and get her healthy food home.
Many neighborhoods where the population that receives food stamps is high are also lacking in grocery stores.

Prior to discovering Apartment Therapy I don't know how I lived in my home. I loved to be there, but it wasn't warm and it didn't make me happy. Furthermore, I was so afraid to make a bold decision I would regret, that I lived with a bunch of boring decisions I actually did regret.

So when I moved I got rid of every last one of them. (While simultaneously trying to pay off my credit card). when I made the list of furniture that I was giving away or selling, my boyfriend got nervous and tried to talk me out of it. Too bad I was already quite committed to my decision. :)
My home's evolution can be seen on my flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8644829@N02/sets/72157623355402321/

This is how I did it. (Because I am a nerd). I used the 8 week structure of Apartment Therapy to keep myself from getting off track. I started the year with 8 weeks of DT. Then I assigned 8 week intervals on one room remedies. I buy what I can afford, what I find and determine to be the most important for the room and if I'm not done by the end of the "cure", too bad, I move on.
So far I've done my 8 week "DT", The living room, 4 week "Kitchen Cure", The Bedroom, 4 weeks of attention paid to the bathroom, Now I'm kind of working on my hallway, if you see the pictures you'll understand why.

I keep soy flour. 1 heaping TB of soy flour and 1 TB water can replace an egg when baking. It's also cheaper than fancy brand egg substitutes and easier to deal with than flax seeds.

I keep it in the freezer because it can oxidize pretty quickly.