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If you think your friend would also like photographs of farm/forest/wild animals, then check out Sharon Montrose's www.theanimalprintshop.com - it was featured on swissmiss a while ago and I loved every single picture there!

So which one is it? *curious* Did I miss the post with the solution somehow?

There is no right or wrong way (or time) to do something, as long as the result is the same and agreed upon. I often thought that when faced with a mess or with dirt, "clean that up" is very vague, and I've been living with quite a few roommates up to now, so know how it is to be the one saying it and to be the one it's being said to.

So @ aprilheartsaaron, I think what you wrote is one of the best advice I ever read: "to bring things up when the house is completely spotless. You can both look at your place objectively and say...'THIS IS WHAT WE'RE STRIVING FOR!'"

PS. To look up the paint names I mentioned, go to www.benjaminmoore.com/virtualfandeck

I recommend banana boxes -- they are smaller in size and thus easier to carry than ordinary moving boxes. All the girls that helped me with my moves liked them.

I usually ask a local fruit/vegetables shop for banana boxes, and they ask how many I want and then tell me I can pick them up in a few days. Of course, the major drawback is that the boxes are not collapsible, but I think that the "user friendly" size makes up for that ;o)

For me, the best dish towels have always been my grandmother's -- and the traditionally manufactured ones that are available in the museum shop of Textilmuseum Bocholt in Germany (Textile museum in the west of Germany, not far from the Ruhr Area). They are sturdy and work really well (this kind of towel has always been used by coal miners).

Unfortunately, there is no English version of the page available, but here is the link for those who can read German and for the rest to look at the pictures ;o)
http://www.lwl.org/LWL/Kultur/wim/portal/S/bocholt/ort/shop/

When I see rolled towels, I always think of a friend in school: Whenever he was daydreaming about moving out of his parent's and into his own apartment, one very important part of his "grown-up dream apartment" were always white fluffy towel rolls in the bathroom! We lost contact and I wonder if he has them now. I should investigate!

If this was my room and my aquarium, I'd build a desk all along one wall (preferably the one with the window in the middle). On the left side, I'd proudly display the aquarium, on the right side would be my computer. Below, there would be a few drawers for office items and some closed storage for the buckets and the stuff that is under the aquarium now. I'd put a comfortable reading chair and a lamp in front of the other window, and some low bookshelves on the wall where the aquarium is now.

But what I am really interested in is: What is it that your husband is jealous of? :o) I'd love to see your updated home office, maybe there are certain features that your husband likes?

This'll be my first official cure, yay! *waves to everyone* from Berlin, Germany.

"Decor with bottles" -- honestly, first thought? "99 bottles of beer on the wall..." Now I can't get that tune out of my head.