1) You’ve got New Year’s traditions and superstitions. Megan shared traditions from around the globe and you shared yours. Simone Rene says: “My family cleans house from top to bottom, always puts coins at each window sill in the home and makes sure that the 1st person through our doors after mid-night is darked haired – even if he’s bald – Happy New Year!” What are your traditions?

2) Leaving contact information and reviewing commands are helpful for your dog-sitters! Rebecca F. provided a thorough dog-sitting checklist, but the devil is in the details. DJ says: “I’d also have them run through some basic commands with their dogs, with you handling the dogs. It wouldn’t do you much good to tell a dog “Off” if the command for the behavior you were seeking was “Stop.” It will also let the dogs know that you are someone in charge.”

3) Cinnamon rolls figure prominently into your 2011 goals. Well, at least for some of us! Megan B. shared her recipe shared her recipe and we’ve got plans. Shoppingsmycardio says: “oohhh, I can’t wait to try these! Baking with yeast is one of my 2011 goals!”

4) Hibiscus flowers: a fab garnish for wine and cheese! Along with a dash of syrup they complement a glass of sparkling wine, and they’re also divine elsewhere. Megan B. says: “Trader Joe’s sells dried hibiscus flowers which are gorgeous on a cracker with some goat cheese. And also delicious!”

This flat-pack modern home in Aspen, CO spotted at CasaSugar is what we’d like to call Pre-fab-ulous!

We’ve been helping folks learn to love their pink bathrooms since waaay back in 2007, but it’s great to see one of our favorite blogs, Save the Pink Bathrooms and their readers get some serious coverage in this New York TImes article about the resurgence of pink bathrooms in home decor.

Over at BoingBoing, learn about an innovative concept for portable hotels on tracks designed to roll out to the Fjords for optimum viewing season, and slink back to town center for community use in the off season.

Going gaga for this gorgeous two-tone wooden crib by structured green spotted over at Design Milk.

And since most everyone tonight will be celebrating in our own special ways, how about a little last minute help for a fabulous & festive soiree? ReadyMade has got a comprehensive roundup of bites and booze for New Years parties.

The Kitchn is another treasure trove of information for excellent entertaining. Check out their great post about a DIY champagne cocktail bar for more effervescent inspiration.

Or ring in the new year in a Dickensian fashion, with a vintage punch recipe that is way more sophisticated than the jungle juice of your college days…

Happy New Year from all of us here at Shelterrific! See you in 2011!!

Happy New Year! Here’s a look back at what we were discussing in 2010. Our giveaways took the lead, of course — we promise more of those in 2011. A few favorites that didn’t quite make the top ten include discussions about whether you judge others on the cleanliness of their homes (yes), traveling to Oahu, shoes on or off in the house, Megan’s audition for Masterchef, Sarah’s antique frame (and its original inhabitant, “Fred,” who found a new home with one of our readers), the return of brass, bizarre potato chip flavors, and Chad’s say on whether you should pay $250 for an axe (no).

And now for our top ten. The bottom four are actually tied with the same amount of comments, so we include them in no particular order, then the rest in order according to numbers of comments received:

10. My pin-tuck problem (This remains our favorite post title!)
9. Help! i need big book suggestions
8. What food do you like that you used to hate?
7. How many square feet do you really need?
6. Would you sleep with a guy whose kitchen looked like this? (Oh, sure — THAT you commented on!)
5. Liquid or bar soap. which one are you?
4. Would you (or do you) use a bidet? (Potty humor, always in style!)
3. Do you wear an apron? (Who knew this would be so popular!)
2. What’s your restaurant pet peeve? (Everybody has one.)
1. This litter box is out of sight. (We don’t think this was a briliant post by any means, but someone posted it at Stumbleupon. The rest is history!)

Hope to hear even more in 2011!