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One of the problems is the long period during which the entries are published. The earlier the entry, the better chance it has to get to the top 10. Even brilliant entries published during the past few days have no chance.

That seems intuitive, but truly brilliant entries usually rise to the top given how new entries are highlighted on the blog and how older entries fall out of view of most casual readers. If you take a look at the page of all entries here, you will actually see a pretty small correlation between when the entries were posted and how many votes they received.

For example ... the "Tiny" and "Little" finalists were both posted at about the middle of the voting period. In the "Tiny" section, the first entry posted got 551 votes and the last entry posted got 540 votes. "Joanns Truly Happy Home" (teeny tiny finalist) actually got more votes than the four preceding entries combined.

Looks great!

The bedroom paint color is Ace - Devonshire
http://www.color-swatches.com/ace/colors-for-your-life/devonshire/d46-3/swatch.html

The bathroom paint color is Ace - Greek Column
http://www.color-swatches.com/ace/illuminations/greek-column/185-d/swatch.html

Hi everyone! Scott here. Thank you so much for checking out my entry! @Alainnotebook - it is the Parsons Bed from Room & Board. I have had it for only 9 months, but no complaints so far. http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/product/detail.do?productGroup=19564

I followed your recipe to a T and it came out with the best risotto I've ever made at home. I found that lowering the heat a little bit (to say medium) slowed down the absorption of the liquid so that the flavors could develop better.

I like it. I think there is way too much grey in the living/dining area. I think hardwood floors is the next big upgrade that this space needs.

The bedroom is my favorite. Very calm and relaxing. Great color palette. Re: the desk in the bedroom (photo #32)....When the apocalypse comes and we all need pencils, we'll know where to find you :-)

Thanks, it's a good start, but there should be some more in-depth discussion of how to best plan space for multi-use, including use of complementary colors, patterns and styles... strategies for opening up the space, arranging furniture to create flow and "zones"...etc.

Ha. It sure does look great when the stuff you're displaying "just happens" to complement your room's color palette, as in the above photo. In real life, who knows.

Seems like instead of leaving space between the cork board and the surface of the fridge (and hoping the pin head doesn't scratch the stainless steel), you could mount the cork layer on a base layer of foam core and then mount the entire panel to the fridge.

Anatale - I think the author of the post meant a cross-section of design styles, not of geography.

"it's a cross-section of home design, DC-style!"

AT has featured some house tours from other neighborhoods...namely Capitol Hill

Also I'm fairly certain that Eames lounger is a reproduction by a company called Selig.