Small Cool 2011

No question about it- you've got my vote too!!

If I wasn't competing against you, I would vote for this! So much I like about it, especially the chairs in the chalkboard room and the deer head above the toilet..

My heart is a flutter!!!! My oh my, you have raised the bar on chalkboard art. Fantastic. Clean well planned nice mix of patterns. Good luck in the contest!

I love the coffee table and the tree wallpaper or whatever it is.

I love it!! I wish I could live here! I would have liked to see more of the kitchen. You certainly have my vote.

Chalkboard wall...VERY CREATIVE~!! I truly dig the seating in that room as well. Love the kitchen wall paper too!

the chairs in the black room are gorgeous.

The wallpaper of the trees and birds are in the kitchen? LOVE the whole home. From your white room to your black room to your bedroom. Absolutely lovely!

Gorgeous! I'm curious to see the outside of the house.

Love the chalkboard wall!

Wow, thanks everyone! I'm super stoked. To give credit where credit is due, the "art" on the chalkboard wall was done with an overhead projector using one of my favorite Seb Lester prints called "Dreams." More info on the print here.

This is one of my favorites. I love the lack of clutter, the furniture artfully arranged, the quiet luxury. I could move in tomorrow. I use the IKEA sheepskin mini rugs as well, they're such an affordable touch of luxury and look good with any type of decor. Except my Siamese cat thinks they're her mom and kneads them for hours, but I digress.

Love love love it - Seriously a deer head? who'd have thought?

I love the black room! I've been nervous about doing black (my husband really wants it though) since we're currently in a basement, but when we move above ground, you may have inspired me to give it a try! :D

I want to see more - AT, do a house tour!

where did you get that huge rug? it looks brown and white not black and white and i want it!

to a fellow emily from kentucky, nice job. nice to see great ky homes represented here, too.

Yes!! House tour please! Love the chalkboard art :-) I love the mix of the dining chair print with your wall decal. I have a fairly open space in my home but sometimes wish I didn't. Just think, you can go with different color schemes and other decor in each room! I have two huge rooms and 800 sq ft which means my writing area needs to go with my sleeping area. If I had a separate little office, I would go in a completely different design direction than I would for a bedroom. You can also tuck that dirty laundry away in your laundry room (seeing my hampers 50% of the time drives me nuts). So I think your floor plan is pretty fantastic.

Yes!! House tour please! Love the chalkboard art :-) I love the mix of the dining chair print with your wall decal. I have a fairly open space in my home but sometimes wish I didn't. Just think, you can go with different color schemes and other decor in each room! I have two huge rooms and 800 sq ft which means my writing area needs to go with my sleeping area. If I had a separate little office, I would go in a completely different design direction than I would for a bedroom. You can also tuck that dirty laundry away in your laundry room (seeing my hampers 50% of the time drives me nuts). So I think your floor plan is pretty fantastic.

Yes!! House tour please! Love the chalkboard art :-) I love the mix of the dining chair print with your wall decal. I have a fairly open space in my home but sometimes wish I didn't. Just think, you can go with different color schemes and other decor in each room! I have two huge rooms and 800 sq ft which means my writing area needs to go with my sleeping area. If I had a separate little office, I would go in a completely different design direction than I would for a bedroom. You can also tuck that dirty laundry away in your laundry room (seeing my hampers 50% of the time drives me nuts). So I think your floor plan is pretty fantastic.

Very Nice! Classy and clean-sharp around the edges but not overbearing. You get my vote.

Finally someone else in KY who isn't afraid to use black paint. Love it!

I like the wallpaper in the dining area!

I really like the colors, and the accents added through texture. I route for you! I'm from Lexington!

I love everything about it. It all looks so effortless!

I love how you took a clearly older place and made it unabashedly modern.

I agree - beautiful place! And would love to know where you got that black and white rug also?

The rug in the "white room" is West Elm's Zig Zag rug. The color option is Espresso/Ivory/Flax - more brown/white than black/white. It's available here. The West Elmers (official name) were switching out their floor displays so it was a display discount. Otherwise, I think they are a little expensive. The store near me has since closed so I've been bummed to not score those display deals. Anyone else have their West Elm store disappear? P/S: Seeing everyone's positive and helpful comments has totally made my year. Very inspiring for future projects.

Hi Apartment Therapy friends, I see a lot of comments and questions on these entries about rugs, which has started me on a hunt. I wanted to share this site with you (affordable, great selection and tons of chevron rugs). No, I don't work for them, just sharing a good resource.

www.burkedecor.com

I've said it before for other posts and I'll say it again. I. LOVE. BLACK. PAINT!! This is a prime example of how to do it PERFECTLY. OMGosh.

I love Dennis Hopper. His movie Speed! or Waterworld! Awesome cross-stitch addon?

love the wallpaper in the dining area

Freaky black-room chairs!

Where ever did you get those sweet chairs? Hmmmm

you can get that same style rug at rugs direct for way cheaper! it's call the Miliken.

Where in Covington is this located? I live in the Licking River District and was just wondering. Fun stuff though.

Hey astndnbr - glad to see a fellow Covington dweller on here! I am back a bit - close to 19th and Madison. I adore your area. I'm always driving thru looking at houses.

Very, very cool space - love the personality shining through! Has such a good vibe!

Just masterful.