I would also recommend getting good window locks. There are more break-ins when scaffolding is up because people can easily get through windows. It, of course, helps if you keep your curtains clo...

I kinda like the before picture more.

I agree that the comments about being cruel to children are offensive. It's very US-centric of us to fetishize space and waste. It's that kind of thinking that have gotten us into this mess of an...

it still looks a bit cluttered to me. the thing with the armoire is you could close the doors to everything. the "after" organizes your arts stuff but your computer and accessories still make it ...

I concur. Way too impractical. Regardless, I do think that too much stuff is on the dresser. This would assume that the same level of "stuff" is on other things in the room. Because as a focal ...

can you say where you got your bamboo photo?

I like your apartment, even if it doesn't look overly manicured or staged. I, for one, appreciated the dish towel. I *would*, however, fix those wires around your desk. They are a bi...

I looooooooooooooooove it!

I just covered mine with a tapestry. I didn't like the trunky look anymore. You can tuck (think hospital corners) the tapestry in a way that doesn't look too college dormy/tablecloth like and the...

it's not quite an apartment and it doesn't feel like a home to me. when is the family moving in?

Soulful indeed. This is the heart of AT--showing how apartment dwellers transform spaces into artful, restful HOMES. Well done!