I'm green with envy over the Green Home's earth-friendley laundry room.

I’m not even kidding when I say I was literally just daydreaming about The Laundry Room of My Dreams, when I heard CNN’s Keira Knightly (like a voice from above) talking about the possibility of a federal Cash for Clean Laundry program. Okay, it’s not called that. But word on the street is that there is a new program in the works that might work like the Cash for Clunkers deal, but for appliances. You wouldn’t have to turn in your offensive, earth-destroying, old refrigerator. (You could just move it to the basement or the garage like my parents.) Sit tight though – state governments will decide how much you get and they don’t have to turn in their proposals to the feds until Oct. 15. Keep checking in at www.energy.gov. Do you realize that this could bring me one step closer to 4.0 cubic feet of front-loading happiness? What’s your next big appliance purchase going to be?

Organize your entryway.

The house in my head has an organized entryway that can withstand traffic, bags, umbrellas and shoes. Lots and lots of shoes. I honestly think the space where people enter your home most often can never be too big or too awesome — first impressions, you know? So how many of you out there co-sign my desire for entryway paradise? If you already have a great entryway, part of me hates you and part of me wants to hear all about it in excruciating detail.