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The Scape armchair looks like the Kodawood Clam Chairs by Finn Juhl. http://www.artnewyork.com/interior/vintage/htm...

Sorry, meant to say, "just not sure what these are supposed to say about them".

Perhaps this is a function of Obama only having been Senator for 4 years, while McCain for, what, 20? Sorry, just not sure what either is supposed to say about the other one. Once Obam...

Rent Stabilized stuido UWS, doorman, half a block from subway and Central Park, a couple of blocks from Museum of Natural History, 300 sq ft., WIC, $1550. In my building, newly renovated studios ar...

I like my American Upholstery sofa, but beware. I've had it for two years and have been sleeping daily on it. The foam in the bed part does get pushed through a bit and you do start feeling some of...

Gaah! Why don't you ask the so-called exploited Chinese workers whether they'd rather have Wal-Mart there and employing them or not? Look at the protests in the Chinese country side. D...

Sigh.... Yes, I'm sure if Wal-Mart weren't employing those children in third world countries, all those children would be lawyers and doctors and investment bankers. Right. Oh, and I'm...

First interesting entry in the contest.

Ridiculous. 700 sq ft. is small? In New York, that's palatial. For 700 sq ft., this place isn't very cool.

Why not just use the money spent on all the gadgets to buy a bigger place? That's what I don't understand about some of the super-fab space-saving stuff you can buy. I once saw a sofa bed at Paltro...

As I said in a previous post, I feel like this contest is losing its way. Where are the 250 sq. ft. apartments? I've seen 1 entry like that on the east coast. The people on here now, seem not to ha...

Ok, this apartment is 700 sq ft. What creative use of their space have they engaged in? Is this a finalist just because it's "nicely painted"? Shouldn't this be in the Color contest? This is what I...

Finally, a place that is SMALL. I am disappointed how this contest over the last two years has become not, "Small is Cool" but, "Kind of Small is Cool, but Really Small is so not Cool, Dude." I'm s...

Some great, creamy, sunchoke (jerusalem artichoke) soup.

When spring rolls around, I think some nice fresh ramps, walnut oil, and Goot Essa Cheddar made by the Amish in PA would be fantastic.

Actually, I was quite impressed by the stuff they were selling at Ikea, last time I went. Second, to the people who are complaining about cookie-cutter stuff... thankfully, we don't li...

I don't know about Canada, but here zoning laws are a tool of government to infringe on private property rights. Most zoning boards are dominated by decrepit, incompetent old geezers who have nothi...

Does she get kick backs from interior decorators and architects? She is always pushing people to hire them. Oh, and also, why do they have the party section in the front? I don't want ...

I think that one thing you need to remember here is that when you stay in a hotel decorated like that, you made a choice. You could choose that decor or you could get a hotel room decorated in Loui...

from Stylish Hotel: Ostel on June 26, 2007 11:00AM

Thanks for all of your advice guys! I take it I should just pay for professional help. Pardon the pun. Can you recommend someone who won't charge an arm and a leg for it in NYC? Thanks a lot.