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I just painted my smallish living room (13x13) BM - Iron Mountain in an eggshell finish. It's a warm charcoal that reads black but a little softer. I have linen white on the bottom 1/2 wainscoting so it breaks it a little but I LOVE it. Everyone thought I was crazy too when I said I wanted to paint it black and now the same people love it and think it's magazine-worthy. Go for it! I wish I could post a picture here to show you. Before it was that pinkish brown that was so popular 10 yrs ago, and I was thrilled to see that go.

Tiffany blue and Cherry red was my nursery choice since I didn't know boy or girl. Had 2 girls. They loved it. I turned it into a guest room with a black twin spindle bed with a trundle, cherry red sheet and a quilt. People love to staying in there.

Please let me win, please!

Every New Year's Day I make a list of what I will organize that year. I try to tackle the list by June 1 so it doesn't drag on.

I start with closets and files drawers, then do a few smaller junk drawers, or my purse, then ramp up to biggger rooms like the garage or the playroom (which = nightmare since that one entails me on all fours looking for missing puzzle and games pieces) and I find that system works well.

I usually do these on a weekend where we have no social commitments with music on and a glass of wine that follows me around and I just keep at it until the task is complete. I keep a list taped up in my kitchen the whole time and cross off as I accomplish so that keeps me going as a daily reminder.

It generally takes my family about 6 months to totally unwind and disorganize everything I did and then I start all over again the next January:)

where is young house love? and colour me happy? you just covered Maria a month or so ago.

My newly purchased apartment was burglarized on my 2nd day living there. I had a rotating set of friends lined up to take turns staying with me - bc it was so traumatic. And I don't own anything of value so that point is moot. I got a burglar alarm and felt much better after that (real or perceived).

But actually, I just got a new alarm that AT users might appreciate bc it's a wireless DIY system, and less than 1/2 $ of what I was paying for ADT (which I had used since the yr 2000 burglary) and the technology is awesome for people who go for that sort of thing.

www.lifeshield.com

And if you move a lot like I have, this is great bc you can take it with you go and just set it up at the next place.

I was just going to post how the Chevron trend has been here for years before the Target/Missoni line but Alexis0012 just beat me to it:)

Who could possibly throw away their mixed tapes made by old h.s. boyfriends/girlfriends, handwritten songlist and all?

From the little bit I can see, your home looks lovely! A home is a constant evolution. I agree that estimates put everything into perspective. Once you get a few, you can solidify the plan and have a goal to save $ toward.

I agree with SherryBinNH said - and have noticed the same with young people and jobs. They don't want to work their way up. When selling my condo in 2005 (that was new construction in 2000 and in perfect condition) a young girl in her early 20s was fixated on the fact that I had white kitchen cabinets and white appliances. Why not wood and granite and stainless steel? Then she'd put in low-ball offers that were insulting. I basically told her to stop bidding because I didn't want to sell to her.

There is an entitlement that no one my age had back then (I'm now in my 40s). Working your way up builds character - and that goes for your professional life as well as your home.

All so very lovely but Bryan's is the clear stand-out. So sophisticated and beautiful.