So funny, I'm not an orange person at all, but I enjoy all the sophisticated uses of burnt orange that I'm seeing lately. It can scream retro when paired with chartreuse and golds, but I love it p...

londonverve- love your suggestions! Thanks for adding them.

Ooh Aaron, I love it! That incredible ceiling is the happiest thing I've seen all day. Is that you in the first pic? Thanks for sharing this!

Jess- your photography is wonderful! Melinda and David, thanks for sharing your gorgeous home, I especially like how you've arranged your great artwork--not an easy task.

Thanks for sharing Rachel! You've done a splendid job of showing how simply repeating a pattern and color throughout a space can create a wonderful sense of cohesion. Lovely!

the ideas in the book can be used with anyone's products, but I happen to love their versatile, well-made pieces, so that's what the book (and I as the writer of this post) highlighted. Gold and W...

Liana- I've had luck with Home Depot's canvas drop cloths in all but the largest size as far as having no seams.

Philly Lass, I think so too. It's BenMoore's grant beige, and the pic is from Nicole&Colin's streamlined salvage tour:

mittens1- haha thanks for pointing it out, glad it made you laugh.

Ha ha, point taken. Not to worry, this is my first and last blatant piece on the trend...but I can't promise I won't try to sneak it in somehow :) Let's all lighten up a bit

holy mackerel, I love this transformation! And I think the absence of color totally works in your space with all the natural light and added architectural details. I would take this serene palette ...

I love this style!

cherrybomb - for now, the inside of the door (which leads into a bathroom) is painted plain semi-gloss white. I have a few stylistic decisions to make in the bathroom before I decide on what to do ...

Happy birthday Abby! And wonderful pairings Grace.

Thanks for your comments. Bozotown- re: your concern, the flat paint that I used over the semigloss is a self-priming, super adhesive paint. So far so good, it's been about 2 months si...

MODERnestS- yes, it's safe to be around if you have proper ventilation. We went with the Behr 1 part epoxy because it is less toxic than the old 2 part epoxies. We opted not to have the more toxic...

Lilli K- thanks for catching that! It's been updated.

Thanks to all concerned about our family's health re. the meth lab. The lab was in the detached garage. We had an air specialist inspect for toxins after we realized the type of activity that went ...

ec05- you said it! congrats on the incredible bookcase! how long did it take you to design it?

itsthehouseshow - the rear addition was the part added in the 80s, Simon Jacobsen just changed the windows to make them larger.