1. You guys are great bargain hunters. Helping our quest for a mirrored nightstand, Dionna writes: “Pier 1 does still carry the mirrored furniture — I, of course, bought my mirrored nightstands last year at full price. But, they now have them listed for $199 on their website. I LOVE these tables.” Click here to see more affordable suggestions from our readers.

2. Recycling is great, but can take up a lot of room. Sarah P. Says: “I like the concept of having trash and recycling in one tower. This would clear up a lot of room in my kitchen. Only down side is that the trash part looks like it would fill up quickly since it’s not that large. But, very cool none-the-less.” Click here for a space-saving trash container.

3. The battle to win our color-helper giveaway is heating up. Jessica L. wrote: “Oh, I am off to take a picture of my bedroom. You others won’t stand a chance lol once you see the unfortunate sponging experiment gone wrong on my bedroom walls!!” Do you need some help re-coloring a room? Enter our contest now!

4. Speaking of bad colors, you definitely have some wacky decor confessions. Holly wrote in to say: “OMG… My first apartment had TEAL appliances, aptly from the brand ‘Western Holly.’ Well, I had the bright idea to paint the whole kitchen a terra cotta color, which sounded good in theory, but applied to a large kitchen in a semi-gloss paint was…well, do you remember ‘Death Becomes Her’? Well, the airbrushed colors Bruce Willis used on Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn to make them look alive? It looked like that airbrush gun threw up on my walls…” Make your own confession here.

5. As we get ready to watch the historic inauguration tomorrow, one question is pressing on our minds. Daffodil writes: “Is there a reason the Oval Office is always so yellow? I have nothing against yellow — I quite like it myself. But it seems strange that every president keeps it about the same. Is it tradition? Is it superstition? Is it frugality? Is it because making mind-blowingly complicated decisions is somehow easier in a yellow room?” See more about the Oval’s decor here.