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@aprilheartsaaron: I love that couch, too. I saw it on AT not long ago and had to have it. I tracked it down at Gus Modern (it's the Jane sectional), but the $3000 price tag stymied me. The Paramount sofa from Blu Dot is, while not a sectional, almost identical and nearly half the price. Since my boyfriend's a big guy, however, I figured the Paramount's single cushion would be sagging within a year. I ended up purchasing the Eugene sofa in Smoke from Room & Board.

Basically, after falling in love with the same sofa you have, I ended up with the Eugene, but only after weeks of research, hand-wringing, and second-guessing. I hope this little synopsis saves you some of that. :)

Go to http://furrugs.com/asccustompages/116.html for a treasure trove of colored skins. I ordered a hide rug from these folks and it was a great experience.

Good luck!

I'm going to use ideas 4 and 10. I wish could use 14, but I don't trust my fiance to adhere to the "rules," he'll put anything back anywhere, with zero respect for color. Sigh. Idea 13 doesn't make any sense; how can you possibly find what you are looking for?!

Yikes. That wall is a bit ... much.

Before moving in with my boyfriend, I was the only person I knew in my age group (mid-20s) who lived alone. Recession or not, San Diego is not an easy place to live, financially speaking.

A friend of mine is an immigrant from Hong Kong. She's really, really into baking. Hong Kong is heavily populated, and everyone lives in tiny apartments with their whole family (not quite as teeny as the homes featured here, though). No one has room for an oven, so no one in Hong Kong bakes! Hence, her baking enthusiam.

I love how the dog's jowls are resting in #2. I have a black and white pit bull whose jowls do the same thing (but on a much cheaper couch, natch). No one ever does pit bull art, so I often go with Boston Terrier stuff, since my dog looks like an overgrown BT, minus the buggy eyes.

Try pulling one of the lighter colors from your rug and paint the moldings, shelves, and bench that color. You could also paint the room a shade from your rug, and paint the moldings, shelves, and bench a nice, crisp white.

For an insta upgrade, replace all those red throw pillows with something in a brighter, perhaps unexpected color. And reupholster the bench, or replace the seating pad with floor pillows.

I like the shape of the coffee table, but maybe it would be happier painted shiny white? Good luck!

With such a big house, why would they need to make their bedroom an office, too? (This is why movies aren't fun for the people who watch them with me.)

Sad story: I was in a thrift store that had a vintage arco lamp in near-mint condition for $60. They were cash only, and by the time I'd raced to the nearest ATM and back, they'd already sold it. It haunts me still.