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'Don’t always think you are getting a great deal when something costs LESS than you expect, and don’t always think you are getting cheated when something costs MORE than you expect.'

Maybe I'm a little older/wiser than the avg. AT reader, but...'duh.' Hopefully, most of us here are smart enough to a) know our budgetary limits and b) shop carefully, in whatever spending category we find ourselves. I don't know anybody who thinks an IKEA sofa is the same as a DWR sofa (or a Dodge Dart is the same as an Audi).

Cute kitchen, and great light! And please please please tell me that TV is strapped to the wall? One local 2.0 and it's a big glassy mess all over your apartment.

Alysha, you should check out California's East Bay. My list is just like yours. My husband and I have seriously considered moving somewhere else at least four times in the past (ulp) 20 years (mostly because it's expensive here), and ultimately have decided that this is just home. We're a half hour ferry ride or BART ride from SF, have amazing weather, diversity, street festivals almost every weekend, farmers markets everywhere, and some of the best restaurants in the world. :-)

You don't like the stars? I'm just on the wrong side of every Q and A post on AT today. I think the stars are the very best (of many good) things about that piece.

Wow. What a fascinating discussion.

I'm guessing the folks in that building are all reasonably happy in their homes. If they were able to take advantage of different lodging and wanted to, they would. People live in similar circumstances in many places...this building is just a stacked version of many complexes in every US city. Yay for smaller environmental footprints. Yay for more green space. Yay for having less stuff. Yay for living in close quarters and having a closer family dynamic.

Suburban farmsteading isn't for everyone.

Why would you remove the paint? I'd pay extra for it...

Are you near an EQ3? I think there's one in New York, and one in the Bay Area. We bought a very similar sectional from them three years ago, and it was very well-priced. It's holding up well, used by teens in the family room so gets a lot of use.

Eighties decor. Geese and faux country accents will be back. Everything will be blue. It's gonna be great!

Looking forward to the ideas, I have several small ones that I can't figure out what to do with. Thanks!

So glad to know others buy something wonderful, then realize when they get the things home that they're just not...quite...um...damn it. It is very cute, but I've come to understand that cute doesn't always translate to right for the space. At least it was cheap!