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I probably would've done something with the unfinished ceiling over top of the washer and dryer. That said, bold colours in the laundry area are great! My laundry room was gray when I bought my hou...

Our entire house was originally done in hospital-grade mint green... applied directly to the drywall, which we luckily discovered before we started to redecorate! Oh, and there was also the window ...

Very dark and gloomy, particularly with that heavy room divider. No wonder there's a lamp on the dining room table.

Oh yes please!

Anything's better than the played-out antler trend. Except this.

adiaphane, there's this newfangled invention called "Google" that might just help you with your query.

thistlefinch - no, it actually works! You can take that from someone who has more window than wall area at her house :-)

Right-click... and saved! So cool!

Everything about that wallpaper is terrible. It looks like she tried to gift-wrap the wall without her glasses on. Also, 4 uses of the word "great" in a single post?

Definitely agree with your assessment re: the lack of cohesiveness. I notice from your list of furnishings that you seem to have a good mix of expensive (e.g. Noguchi) and inexpensive (e.g. Ikea) p...

I had an F&P dish drawer at my previous apartment, and while it was space-saving and quiet, it stripped the finish off all my coloured Tupperware and crazed the majority of my drinking glasses. My ...

redbeard, I think you'll find that any remotely negative comments posted to design*sponge don't get past the moderators, so it's probably not the best place to look for balanced viewpoints.

Coming up next on AT... how to quickly grow two trees to support your DIY hammock ;-)

I chose the paint colours for my study despite their names... 3 of the 4 walls are done in Dulux's "Self-Destruct"!

Agreed, d4kk1tt3n. It would also be nice if the submitter had bothered to focus her camera.

Of course it appears larger than 700 sq ft - there isn't anything in there! I agree with you slowdown, it's definitely got that laboratory vibe to it. *shudder*

Once again, something that the rest of the world has had for years that Americans think is new and exotic (cf. the post about foldable outdoor clotheslines).

Looks great! I think the lighting really makes it work.

Everyone's offered great advice, but I'm curious why you rented the space in the first place if you think it's so hideous?

The tiles in that first picture are stunning! But I'd be worried about that Lantern of Damocles hanging right over my head...