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When I moved into my apartment, I had no idea how long I'd be staying, so I tried to spend the least amount possible (thrifted furniture, no painting or changing fixtures). Now I've been there over a year and a half, and it looks like I'll be staying, but now I have no desire to make any big changes! My lamps, rugs, and curtains all set a really nice mood to the place, & now I don't have any worries about moving out, when it's time. Glad to know I've saved money and can buy new things when I move into a more permanent space.

I'd recommend taking your decorating process slowly, and you may find that you can enjoy your space without having to put more work into it.

Name: Young House Love
URL: http://www.younghouselove.com/

I want to vouch for San Diego as a great place for urban gardening too! We have year-round growing season, and there are real-life farms within the city limits that you can visit. There are also some great community programs to join:

Victory Gardens San Diego: http://www.victorygardenssandiego.com/

San Diego Roots: http://sandiegoroots.org/

My next door neighbor plays some sort of first-person-shooter video game at 6:30 IN THE MORNING. The volume is turned up, and he screams profanities while playing! I have no idea what to do about it; he scares me, and I've never actually seen him (just hear him yelling all the time). The worst part is that we don't even live in the same building, so it's not like I can talk to a landlord or anything like that.

One of these days I'm just going to have to get some courage to talk to this guy and ask him to be a little quieter in the mornings... it's a freaky way to be awoken, and it's already happened 3 times this week!

Agreed that this product isn't adding enough value.

At SXSW a couple of years ago, AT&T (I think) had a charging station that was a bunch of mini-lockers with outlets in them. That way, you were paying to use the locker and walk away from your phone safely while it was charging.

I was too afraid to attempt to paint my Expedit, so I bought an extreme amount of contact paper and covered each piece with contact paper before putting together. It took forever, but I was really happy with how it turned out!

i love it! what a great post. now i just have to get an iPad =)

It's a cute idea. I'd like it even more if they were reusing old cassette tapes! I'm sure there are plenty of them out there...!

love this project! especially in a season where bright, blooming flowers aren't readily available =)

STH: to deal with static, throw 2-3 balls of foil in your dryer with your clothing. always does the trick for me, and you can keep reusing them!

and as everyone else mentioned, your clothes won't come out smelling like vinegar, promise!