'Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology' - Excerpt 1

Honestly, because we’re trying to do lots of interesting things in here, we’re really stretching the limits of our capabilities, but we’re also learning so much along the way!.

So, I thought there surely must be some others that don’t know about this little house-saving gem.. Oh, but wait.There’s more to the story than that.

Someone else on Hometalk mentioned that there are things you should never use rubbing alcohol on.. It’s experiment time!I decided to try the rubbing alcohol Sharpie cleaning trick on some common surfaces around here (since we’re going to be renovating it all anyway) and tell you how it went!.I started out on our laminate counter top.

Kennedy seems to enjoy coloring elaborate pictures on there that somehow escape the paper.. A little rubbing alcohol on a paper towel and it melted away!This one’s a keeper!.

What about finished wood cabinets!.

The painted wall right beside the cabinet?.Grey and white fabrics for box spring cover and bed skirt: Online Fabric Store.

How to cover your box spring in fabric tutorial here.layered bed skirt tutorial here.. Soccer wall decal:.

Light fixture: Home Depot.Fun hardware: Anthropologie.