Westwood knows what Im talking about! I actually had purchased crates, not "illegal" milk crates, but its the same deal. theyre light and strong and they stack, so you can put them together and make shelving uints, tables, and desks out of them. I was a bit wound up last night
Im still using some piecemeal crappy furniture, as a recent college grad

Sorry Garnet, I was a little wound last night too! Yes, I remember those days too. My first coffee table was a cardboard box!! My first real furniture was anything that someone else threw out.
I didn't know milk crates were illegal?? The old "milkman" used them to deliver milk to homes (ahh yes, I still remember those days!) and now seems no one wants them. I use them all the time.

Oh my goodness.. I had a "crate" bedroom BC (before children).. Even my bed was up on crates!! Not sure where my dad got all the crates but I think I counted over 40 of the metal ones!! Bed, Shelves, Desk ( old door cut down and put on top of stacked crates), chairs.. Had a bunch stacked as a dresser even.. I don't recall that I had a lick of "real" furniture in my room at that time.. I still have two of them my oldest son keeps books in them.. Man has my bedroom come along way since those days.. I just put finishing touches on my "princess bedroom".. if anyone is interested in seeing how far my "crate bedroom" has come in 20 yrs...
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/babyblue11371/album?.dir=/c475&.src=ph&.tok=phy3UoEB3QOLI0Qq
Thanks for the flash back.. LOL
Gina *BabyBlue*

Hard wood Floors Wow i love them ..

My mom had the ranch for 20 yrs every 5 yrs with 6 or more kids running threw she would have it changed while on vacation ..last time she asked me to do it ..

so i said OK MOM id hid money in the corner and knew what was under the carpets..well i took up all of the carpet the carpet nails and everything i went threw with a very nice sander Commercial grade and then polished the hard wood ...Oak floors Mom came home and asked if i had done anything i said yes she said what about the carpet can i get it now i said i had a problem with that one area i needed to show her .. looked like it was Going bad might need replaced mom went to the ranch house and about fainted she had no idea she kept the hard wood floors and paid me for the work and extra for saving her carpet Money I no longer have a hidding spot Grins .. now im looking for hard wood myself or even the fake stuff shutters.. Takes alot to get where we all are today but no matter how far you come you all deserve a Pat on the back for geting there ..Tammy