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Oh yeah! I've had a recurring dream that I look into one of the tiny closets in my apartment and find a door that I never saw before. I open the door and find more rooms - oh joy! I am elated at finding more space, with a lot of light streaming from an unseen source in a room I have yet to enter. And yes, like so many others here, the disappointment upon awakening is intense. Jung didn't live in a small NYC apartment so I go with the interpretation that it is intense wish fulfillment for more space, more light...more more more

The phrase "fascination with abomination" comes to mind for one of these photos. I don't want to look too much as it makes me somewhat nauseous but it's difficult to believe what I see. And someone actually lives with this - oh well different strokes...

Impressive collection of items for the home - at a price. Some items definitely in my budget but some...really outrageous. I was looking at bathroom wastebaskets and found many in the $200 - $400 price range. Many of these could be easily duplicated by buying a basic waste basket with pleasing lines and then either painting, decoupaging or otherwise embellishing it. I did get some good ideas from looking at these pricey garbage pails. There are definitely items that I feel are worth their price and I spend the rest of the time gathering more ideas while internally laughing at some of the price tags.

Excellent service, very helpful staff, a mix of reasonable to outrageous prices and some good sales. I am glad they're now in Chelsea but I wonder, with the current economy how long they will remain there. I recently went from Gracious Home (virtually empty) to Bed, Bath and etc. which was packed. I know, different price points for different demographic but ...well, we'll see.

I would be very sorry to see them go as love not having to head uptown.

Is the glass crate perhaps an aquarium?

What a charming and warm environment you've created. OK, there is a strong IKEA vibe (nothing wrong with IKEA - suits a lot of our budgets and aesthetic preferences) but perhaps as you settle in and live in the space and let the space live in you, so to speak, you can include some items that will break up the superstore furniture look. The addition of some almost out of place elements that actually do work, will add the edge that will counter the IKEA catalog look, creating more of a personal statement.

A designer friend of mine told me to avoid the "matchy-matchy" interior decorative rut. The b/w against the great wall color do make for a bold look, maybe introducing touches of another color will break up the somewhat static energy. I agree that the mirror is too small as it looks too wedged in between the curtain panels. I do like the curtains, perhaps sweeping them to opposite sides will open the space.

All in all it feels like an optimistic space and very impressive for only one month! Great bike.

Where do you keep your stuff? Do you have great closet space? If so, lucky you.

As someone mentioned, living spaces are evolving experiences.

I live in an old (built in 1897) building and over the years have had unwanted visitors - ugh! - rodents...They truly give me the heebie jeebies and no, to me they are not cute. Their main points of entry are around pipes in kitchen area and under floor moldings which have, over the decades, separated somewhat from the floor, allowing visitations from the contortionist mice.

To the point, I have stopped up their entry holes with steel wool but over time the steel wool rusts. I just found out that copper mesh does not rust so hopefully this means that I will not have to go back and replenish the steel wool. I also put caulking over the steel wool, which little teeth can happily much through but, the steel wool (now using copper mesh) forestalls for a while.

I never had this frustrating problem before but this week I have baited traps with peanut butter and some sly mice with a light touch have evidently enjoyed their snack without tripping the trap! Very discouraging.

Lastly, I have used poison in the past and aside from one occasion, the mice evidently went to their reward somewhere other than my apartment, much to my relief. The one time the poor mouse died in my apartment from poisoning it was very upsetting as I saw his death throes so I swore never to use poison again. I took him out of his misery with a bash from a broom while my boyfriend of the time hid behind my skirts. However, after experiencing some mouse frolics despite the traps which they assiduously avoided I had to resort to poison. It works - best I've found is Contrac which is used by professional exterminators. I found it in only one hardware store which no longer exists but it is available online. There are other professional exterminating products online which most likely work as well as Contrac. I've had no success at all with the D-Con poison.

Now, for the ants which every spring come to say hello...off to deal with them.