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Perfect - this is so inspirational. Rarely have I seen a place with such a great combination of style, loveliness, warmth and personality.

We are in the process of cleaning out our public storage unit (as we have moved to a larger house with more storage space), and I am really going to miss it. It enabled us to live for a long while in a smaller house that otherwise might have been uncomfortably crammed (and was a lot cheaper than a bigger house would have been). (And as I go through the process of cleaning out the space, I am realizing that there is very little in there that I regret holding onto).

I recently came across a study that involved painting one of the rooms of a number of houses in a subdivision pink, and leaving the same room in a number of other houses painted white. (This was in a subdivision where the houses were otherwise largely identical). The houses with the pink walls sold for significantly less than the "non-pink" houses - the difference was much more than the cost of hiring someone to repaint them.

I think that most people have a tough time imagining changes to a room/house (and peoples' reactions to a house are largely emotional, rather than rational). [It seems that people with an interest in/ talent for decorating - such as readers of this site - seem to be better at imagining potential changes in a house].

(My parents recently sold their house - it had a couple of "quirky" renovations that they offered to undo at no charge to potential buyers. The house sat unsold for months. They finally went ahead and made the changes - and had multiple offers within days.)

I do love the mural!!

Thanks for the follow-up, Jackie. I really enjoyed your post (and explanation), and am glad you submitted an entry!

I recently removed the cover from our B&B Italia sofa for the first time and had it dry cleaned. It took many hours to figure out how to get it back on correctly - the process was extremely frustrating. It now looks great, however, and I think (hope?) that now that I've done it once the next time will be much easier. (The instructions for this sofa do allow removal and dry cleaning).

I'm getting these for toy storage in the living room - perfect way to add a pop of color - and I love that they're fair trade. Thanks.