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I second the comforter source request. I like everything about the room.

This is one of the cutest pallet-couch diys I have seen. This needs to be said. Great job.

I would love a source for the bedside clock and lamp! Beautiful and simple. I'm also of the belief that we should keep our water glass wherever we like, just sayin'.

this is awesome. I also prefer your eight button per cushion tufting compared to Ikea's six. yours looks classy while theirs looks like it could be from Target. worth it.

I love this. Gives me hope for my sad rental kitchen. I have a very similar setup, particularly the cabinets and pulls. I've had a hard time justifying any more effort and money into a rental to myself lately. But this post is so clean, cheery and inspiring! I see a weekend project in the near future. Thank you!!

I haven't had a microwave for about four years. The hardest part was convincing my boyfriend of two years we didn't need one. Our first apartment together had a microwave over the stove, an easy win. When moving into a new house six months later he insisted we buy a microwave. Luckily it broke almost immediately and we've been a microwave free couple for ten months now.

The thing I miss the most: microwaving my sponges. 20-30 seconds in the microwave killed the mildewy-germ smell. Now no matter how much I ring it dry it still smells after just a couple days. Washing them in the laundry doesn't kill the smell either. Any suggestions?

So I know this is way late but does Jessica or anyone know where I can find a similar mail holder like the one by her entry? It's perfect, but really the whole place is just gorgeous.

Number 3, ew! And I love that your description of this option involved Mathew McConaughey. LOL. Nice post!

That's great news on the new floor and cabinets! I'm fortunate enough to not have carpeting in my kitchen, but my cabinets are in much, MUCH worse shape...

As far as the washer/dryer goes poetry and others had some pretty good ideas! HOWEVER, if you are getting new cabinets you may be able to throw some sort of enclosure into the mix, think "hidden laundry room in the pantry." This may prove more difficult with your separate units but maybe your landlord would be willing to get you a stackable washer/dryer.

It's always worth it to ask, your landlord may know of another unit that could use your current washer/dryer. If they are unwilling to spend more money, purchasing your own could be another option, as long as you can take it with you when you move! Just a thought, otherwise the butcher block idea is still great compromise!

Lovely kitchen, bungahigh!