Posts by minta

You know all those enormous items that take up an entire shelf if you lay them flat... I looked into converting our plinth space but it's not a workable option in this particular kitchen. I'd love to get some kind of storage...

Thanks for your input, everyone. As of right now, we have a dining table in our kitchen that comfortably seats 6, with sufficient space to squeeze in 2 extra chairs as needed. We also have an island that seats 2. Our LR has a...

We have 3 children (under 4) so far, and hope to have 1 more baby, which will make us a family of 6. I have the decluttering thing down pat and am great at keeping toys and clothes and things like that to a minimum, but I am not sure...

FWIW, my brother moved into the basement when he was about 10 and he seriously had the ugliest "bachelor pad" you've ever seen in your life...but he loved it! My mom is a total neatfreak and loved having her messiest child's...

Quote: What I would suggest, instead, is to set up your crafts/paperwork area in a corner of the master bedroom and keep the kids' rooms alone, or possibly to set up one room as the kids' sleeping room and the other as a...

Our system is that music always stays and movies always go. We have hundreds of CDs and I like having them right there in my face because then we actually do listen to them, and share them with the kids. We have most of our collection...

I have NO idea where this question belongs! I want to spray a sofa with something to make it mildew-resistant so I can put it on an open-air porch. I have 1) no clue what to use and 2) no clue whether or not any of the available...

I think my biggest problem is knowing it's so good now because we've been working our butts off since we moved in. So I feel like we need to keep going until it's "done", even though I know DONE doesn't exist...

I have just returned from a 2-week vacation with my family (DH + 3 boys under 4). We spent a lot of that time camping. When we got home, I was overjoyed to see our house again -- it looked so bright, and spacious, and just lovely. I...

I have packrat tendencies myself. I'll spare you the psychology behind it but I do have a bit of a compulsion to hoard stuff, so what has worked for me is to start "hoarding" space, sanity, organization etc... I always feel...