lol! ewww! maybe you could get colored light bulbs to cheaply change the appearance of the color of the walls? or find a light colored cloth you can drape over the lampshade?

sorry to hear about your car. i’m about to get raked over the coals myself. a long list of stuff to fix, including the A.C., convertible top, both back windows, headlight, airbag light, locks, etc. and that doesn’t include aesthetic damage! so i DEF feel ya there. cars are great to have, but the bill to keep them running isn’t so great!

can we see some pics of the new ‘do? :) and yay for all the fun stuff you listed. will have to check out the birthday massacre :)