How about a geometric Kilim... or a Native American rug... or sisal, bound in black?

'Granny Style' is all well and good-- if that's what floats your boat-- but the precarious piles that have been referred to as 'vignettes' bug the bejezus out of me! More like 'Grandk...

It's actually not so bad. It'd be a nice built-in for a child's room. Does the bed flip down, or is this just a cot with an air mattress?

I'd keep my indentured-servant in that cupboard.

OMG! I just clicked on the Warendorf site, get this: "Starck is everywhere and seems to anticipate our dreams, desires and needs. He seems instinctively to know where our responsibilit...

I agree with Spanky-- the Hershey Kiss pedestals are clumsy and heavy-handed, and the kitchen-as-library idea could only have been hatched by someone who's never in their life cleaned a kitc...

Keep on truckin' Eva!

Not sure why RADAM thinks that a discarded book-- that's been modified so it can no longer be read, and serves no purpose in aid of hanging coats-- is magically re-purposed simply through being hun...

Good one, Janice99.

Garage style encompasses the most basic 'form-follows-function' Modernist creed, which makes it eminently appropriate for living spaces. I love the notion of garage doors all over the ...

The reason why we all dread 'current fashion' is because if it's hot right now , it's only a matter of time before it's dowdy... then hideous. For those of you unfamiliar with th...

Wait... let's see if I understand this: Instead of screwing three coat hooks into a wall, I'm to screw three coat hooks into the wall after sticking an old discarded book between wall...

It's not terribly practical to allow the renters to choose the color-- it would mean a stalled move-in. Plus, the landlady quite naturally wants the apartment looking it's best to show it.

Gorgeous, but surely the glass floor panel's not appropriate to be walked upon, or have those nearby chairs dragged across? Presumably it's strong enough to withstand the weight, but ...

This looks wonderful-- but, as another commenter pointed out, it DOES look like a high-budget item for a low-budget pastime.

Nice place! I'm with everyone else-- I want the trim around the doors and baseboards to be white! I find the darker trim unpleasant. I know you want contrast somewhere, b...

This is a tough one. I agree with Opoponax about making up the flimsy "choking hazard" excuse-- your inlaws would simply choose fireman tchotchkes without small parts. I'...

This looks terrifyingly dangerous-- and I can't imagine ANY "underlayment" that would make it less so.

In Ana & Millerica's defense: A. clicking on the Dutch by Design link says nothing of the fundraising thing-- how were they expected to "have all the facts"? B. businesses...

I'm just thankful that the photo doesn't include the hunky Swedish occupant, considering my gaffe.