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I'm in awe of how beautiful this apartment is and what a fabulous use of space!

Love love love your place. I like how everything goes together without being really contrived. Bravo!

"If I lived in California, I don't imagine it ever getting cold enough for me to use it there."

Trust me, San Francisco is cold and this winter it was freezing!! Temperatures in the 30s! I would LOVE this because our bedroom has no isulation (the landlord said that in 1906 they didn't put insulation in) and therefore is no more than 10 degrees warmer than whatever it is outside. Since we don't have central heat (only two wall heaters, one in the living room and one in the dining room) and no heat in our bedroom I slept with two comforters, pjs, socks, and a hat to bed until we could get a spaceheater. But that can jack up your pg&e bill, which it did, and made my boyfriend none too happy.

A heated mattress pad sounds like just what we need :)

I used to work at Lilly, own a lot of Lilly, and at one time had a Lilly bedroom. I am so excited to see this in person!

Jen I don't have any great suggestions to your problem; if anything I am commenting just to commiserate! I live in a 900 square foot apartment in san francisco with no central heat and two wall heaters that work at half speed and neither are in our bedroom. Our bedroom is so cold at night that sometimes I wear a big furry hat to bed on top of the long flannel pjs and two down comforters.

I think talking to your landlord is key. I wrote a note to mine when sending our January rent and mentioned that we needed our wall heaters checked and he not only offered to fix/updated the heaters he is going to give us a runner for our long hallway and make sure that any gaps in the windows are sealed.

No matter how beautiful your apartment is, you have to be comfortable living in it :)

I agree with "creativeneurosis." It made the house tour even more enjoyable and needs to be standard from now on! Your apartment is such an inspiration- I especially love your bedroom. The artwork is fantastic!

thanks for posting the link to choclateblues.com- lots of great stuff on their website!

I agree with patrick (the other one). Make sure you test colors first before painting the whole room. We painted our whole living room Blue Hydrangea from Benjamin-Moore and at first it looked great, but when it dried it looked like a baby boy's bedroom! Eeek! We ended up painting the room over with a lighter, almost grayer blue color (which I am failing to remember the name at the moment, maybe harbor fog?). The lighter color turned out much better. Most hardware stores (or a Lowes or Home Depot I'm sure) have the little samples for $3 or the tiny can for $7; I'd try a couple out and let it dry so you really know what you want. :)