The floors look mahvelous anyway, dahling.

As for the living room floor, sanding it and applying the walnut stain was $1200. Leaving it the same and just reviving it a little was $300. You guess which route I chose. Of course, then I moved in, and created new scratches. But at least they're MY floor-ruining scratches.

The house currently looks like a bomb hit... a very colorful bomb mixed with cardboard. When you are dealing with small spaces (i.e. small bathroom, small closets) you have to get very creative with storage and organizing. Hence the successful book industry on "Storage Solutions", I suppose. I spent a small fortune this past weekend at Bed, Bath, and Beyond and Linens 'n' Things, purchasing more STUFF, to organize the STUFF I already own and am not willing to part with. I did part with a lot, however: five garbage bags full.
That feels goooood.

I also parted with some wine bottles, but made sure to empty them first. No one can accuse me of being wasteful!