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toastercat,

If you to to Christina's page, she has a link to a drawing that shows the layout of the room and how the sofa bed opens lengthwise to fit in the allotted space. It is fabulous!

I, however, am curious about the same matter as RocketScientist. The couch itself is over $800. I haven't had any luck finding them for sale on Craigslist. I know Christina got 15% the couch, but that only leaves a very tiny (less than $80) budget for everything else. Did she buy a display or a damaged model? I'd love to know how she got this great transformation for the price!

This is adorable! (Mr. Fox party link now works too... I just clicked it! Yay! Exclamation points!)

I want to be more efficient with my freezer. On days when I feel uninspired to cook, it would be great to pull out a frozen meal I thought to make a double batch of earlier. This past year I got better at freezing specific foods or ingredients (a CSA box will do that to you!), and now I'd like to step up my freezer game.

I'm more of a minimalist, so most of my house has furnishings, a few accessories, and that's it. I don't have anything stored in my attic because I figure if I'm not using it, I don't need to hang onto it.

That being said, I also have a kitschy tiki bar in my basement rec room. It is PACKED with tiki mugs and memorabilia from my travels. It the opposite aesthetic of the rest of my home. That's what I love about it being my home... I can embrace my design choices and be a contradiction in my own living space! I have no shame about my love for the tiki stuff.

Oh, I've been pining for one of these for SO LONG!

Why do you post this literally the day AFTER I threw out my chard stems? I tried to sautee some and they were too fibrous for me to enjoy, but some of these other ideas never occurred to me. Haha, I guess I'll try them out next round!

What a lovely idea! I'm definitely going to try it. I've wanted a large triptych above my couch for a while now, but I can't afford a canvas transfer of that size. If this DIY doesn't work for me, I can always use the canvas for something else!

I have a friend who has been going through some tough stuff, and tends to wall himself out like a turtle retracting in its shell. I've taken to spontaneously placing mix CDs under his door in hopes that it might cheer him up.

My father, uncles, cousins, and my dad's friends have all come to my house to help re-shingle my garage roof, gut and renovate my entire bathroom, update the soil grading and landscape around my home, and to install a new water heater. There are carpenters, plumbers mechanics, contractors, and engineers in the mix... but mostly it is just about offering useful labor. I am not skilled in any of those things, so I help with what I can and provide food and beverage. They do these things for me because my dad has fixes their cars and helps them cut down trees. I helped my uncle make a promotional video for his business when he needed one (since that is more my area of expertise). We all help out one another. I'm really grateful to have a family like that.

I, too, am looking for an economical way to cover the very old and yellowed backsplash tile in my kitchen. I have great 65-year-old cabinets that just needed a little TLC, but the tile needs to go. Concrete covered boards? I'd love to hear more about that endeavor!