I'm tempted to do a whole room in the Cabinet of Curiosities or an old book of Audebon prints.

I'd play "Christmas Is Going To The Dogs" by Eels. And then I'd admire my beautiful red sound system and gloat.

I am dying a slow death of envy - a great apartment in a great neighborhood with a garden! It's too much! I am so impressed by the built-in cabinets and would love advice on where to go to learn ho...

I've been curious about the HL for a long time and would love to sneak up there at some point to check it out. Has anyone else done this?

Maryam at My Marrakesh might know where to get it... http://www.moroccanmaryam.typepad.com/

Rappy, I used (white) appliance paint to cover my old-masking-tape colored fridge and it turned out beautifully. I'm sure it comes in different colors if you don't want white. Or, you could try wal...

Try saddle soap and a slightly damp sponge - it does a nice job cleaning and conditioning the leather and is very gentle.

I might be tempted to sand the beams and pickle/whitewash them. The grain will still show through and you'll have a brighter, more neutral look to work with when you're painting the rest of the roo...

Clean it with something gentle (like Murphy's Oil Soap) and then polish it with Butcher's Wax, which will really bring out the beauty of the grain.

I have died (from envy) and gone to heaven. The use of color is so lovely in this apartment - that yellow is especially gorgeous. And I love all the kilims...

I think the overall effect is stunning, though I agree with others about the black toilet (there is something about black toilets that slightly skeeves me out). I love the dark brown walls - I wond...

That would be "your" not "you're" shade. Ack.

My dad just taught me a good tip if you're blackout roller shade won't snap back up. Pull it two-thirds of the down the window, remove the shade from the brackets, and roll it back up manually. Pla...