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handy, thanks!

#1 - I do things when my husband is out of town

#2 - don't use spray paint indoors. I cleaned red dust that was everywhere for YEARS from an apartment after doing that.

As a guest, I agree that I get super annoyed when people register for things they won't use - read: expensive cookware when they don't cook. Just register for stuff you'll use and you have room for. Also as someone in their early 30s who has been on the wedding scene pretty much nonstop for the past few years, I've come to appreciate registries, especially when you don't know the person well.

I got married this year and a couple thoughts from our experience:

-we struggled with whether or not to have a registry. We ultimately did but also told people we'd be honored by a gift to a charity of their choice (and a few people did that, which we thought was great). We also made the links find-able on our wedding website but not a full tab called REGISTRY or anything like that. As I cook a lot, I'm really happy I did register because now I have nice cooking gear and I think of the person who gave me every item every time I use them. The other reason I registered is that my sisters did not, and they got tons of stuff they had duplicates of and had to return, so they really do serve a practical purpose.

-I registered for lots of price points and practical items like camping gear, tools, a safe, and I got several compliments on our registry I think for this reason. That said, it's true as someone said above that people won't get you things trashcans or mops (though I really did want these things!). Overall, people still prefer to buy cooking stuff.

-I also think it was good to think of gift 'packages'. For instance, a slow cooker cookbook and a slow cooker with a total cost of under $60. But, as someone mentioned below, some people will really go all out with wedding gifts. Guests: don't feel like you need to spend hundreds of dollars!

-We registered at C&B and Amazon. Nearly everything was bought off both. With Amazon we sorted items by "free super saver shipping". We also chose items from the Amazon universal registry, but no one used that.

-I wouldn't ask for cash. People will give it to you even if you have a registry.

run your garbage disposal, and tell your landlord you're going away "in case you want to make any repairs."

i like the idea of growing grass, or some tall ornamental grasses in there....could look really chic

this is so helpful, thanks!!

maybe I'm alone here but I think a nice rich mustard would be warm and cheery

I think the jewel tones thing you've already got going on with the wall and sofa looks great! If that's not your style, basically anything looks good with black and white -- black and white bold patterned accessories might look nice.

the scallops and the pink are the bad parts. If you can't paint or take the scallops off, maybe just paint a thin, skinny layer of wood white (i'm thinking like balsa wood) and attach it with light adhesive over each of the scallop sections, then get some really nice contact paper to line the pink interior.

depends on your interests -- for instance, if you have a lot of overnight visitors, the second bedroom would be great for them. If you like to garden, go balcony. If resale is your biggest interest, go the second bedroom. Having neither, I would love one or the other, but having a second floor has never occurred to me as something desirable. good luck!