Luke, I agree with everything that others have said but instead of charging or punishing, why not reward the cleanest or the one who has gone above and beyond, to clean up their own and someone elses, excluding you that is. You could either surprise them by putting money in their basket or even a treat like voucher from yourself like: The winner gets to pick what's for tea or what everyone watches on tv etc... PS: Sorry, didnt see this was an old post. Cheers, Barbara

I'm really pretty neat. Except for shoes. They get stored all over the house. DH, on the other hand, seems neat until you see the pile next to his side of the bed. I'd love to see a discussion of 'drop zones' sometime. Mine is just my purse which hangs on a door. DH's is the whole kitchen. We will not however mention my office....

Traditionally if they were painted (not stained timber) they would have been painted to match the trim colour in a semi-gloss or gloss paint. They would never have been painted the same as the wall paint as the wall finish (probably a low-sheen) is not suited to the wear that doors get, and is harder to clean than a semi-gloss.

Sure, please see below. The below is what I was thinking for the bedroom wardrobes and the hallway linen closet (painted white): For the internal doors, I was thinking of one of the below (again painted white - let me know your preferences): This is the more usual style that could be an alternative if it's too much shaker: Note that the main bedroom and linen closet door will be right beside each other in the hallway. I was preferring the shaker style as there is a style that looks the same but with translucent glass in place of the shaker panels which I wanted to use for laundry and bathroom to let in more natural light in the hallway.