I'm amazed at how consistent the colors are throughout the house, even down to the coats/jackets hanging on the wall. How do you do that? What if they only had navy blue and brown the year you need...

You do have one of the best collections of chairs/stools I've ever seen! Lovely. I also really like the orange bedspread against the gray, industrial concrete.

What loads of good solutions! Here's an idea for how to hang multiple small pieces of art on the mirror, from a decorating book (Elegant and Easy: Living Rooms): Gather a collection of...

Repeating what other people have said and adding a little: 1. Ivy is pretty, but it needs to be kept under control. It is considered an "exotic invasive" plant, which means it is not A...

This is my other favorite of the European finalists. I love how the two-tone curtains help make the lower level seem cosier but also emphasize the height. Neat! I'm not a fan of mid-c...

This is my favorite of the European finalists too. It's so unpretentious.

K T G -- Thanks for your comments. They do help me think some more about how I'm judging and how I think people ought to be judging. What got me so upset here is that it seemed people ...

Sorry I didn't get to vote on this one -- I really liked it, especially the curtained bed nook. Somehow, that seemed really appealing. Does it get hot in summer, though?

I'm not a fan of minimalism either; usually it just makes me cranky and I have the same questions other people asked -- where do you put your stuff? How does it look when you're not taking photos o...

I really like this studio. It seems chock full of good ideas for maximizing a small and dark space and turning it into a liveable apartment -- isn't that exactly what "smallest, coolest" is suppose...

I don't have much to add that hasn't been said already, but just wanted to contribute my homage because this entry is one of my favorites. For my eyes, it has 'enough' stuff -- enough...

Maybe instead of just being critical, people could offer specific concrete suggestions for how to improve? This is a knowledgeable crowd with much to offer. The criticisms/attacks of the "I don't l...

I'm glad virtually everyone told you the Victorian piece will work in an otherwise modern room. I totally agree; I think the one "different" object will make the room better because it will stand o...

Boy, I surely do not understand people's reactions on this site. I'm glad to see so many positive comments, though, instead of some of the nasty ones for other apartments. I like this ...

I loved this. The green-and-white picture with the bed and plants and bamboo poster just blew me away. The others were nice too (I love the orange wall and yellow kitchen on a gray day like today; ...

I was particularly struck with how much of the apartment "went together" -- for example, the striped blanket matched all the other right angles and straight lines (the picture over the bed, the lay...

I like the feel of the space overall -- the light and the books and the general unpretentiousness and "undecorated" look (I mean that the chairs don't all match, it's not all white, and I bet if I ...

My friends used to keep their cat's litterbox in the fireplace. They claimed all smells were drawn right up the chimney.