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Thank you! There is actually a gas fire place in the front living room for whenever the temperature drops to the frigid 50s here in Ventura ;)

We actually found that couch on the side of the road years ago and had it reupholstered. It's very solid and comfortable...we got really lucky.

Thank you! The coffee/side table were passed down from an aunt, actually. A very generous aunt who knew we'd love them :)

@audbod The button is for the garbage disposal, and actually the smaller of the two faucets is for filtered drinking water. Thanks for your comments! - Allison

Whoops--I thought you all were referring to our sofa on the other link and responded a little too quickly :)
Don't mind me.

Thanks for the comments, everybody! We're really excited about the project.

@AGameOfYesAndNo @jlwmid @Kathryn1123 @Tess3 Open concept kitchens are definitely not for everybody, I understand. We have done a kitchen renovation before (open concept as well), so we know that that layout works for us and our lifestyle. (We like to have family and friends over a lot, and as everybody inevitably ends up in the kitchen, it's nice to have it open to the other living spaces.) Plus, I am pretty obsessive about keeping it clean...it's almost a problem :) Also, it's not indicated on the floorplan image, but we will have a more formal dining space behind the kitchen on the other side, away from TV and dirty dishes.

@Parnassus @Gwendolyn_ATX It will actually be a 4+2 once we're done with the entire renovation (the floorplan above does not include the lower story of the house). It took me a while to get used to the idea of "two living rooms" as well, but now I'm actually looking forward to having a quieter separate space without a TV for reading by the fire. We promise to never put slipcovers on the furniture and make the front living room too formal! Also, we count ourselves very lucky to live in a place that is in the mid-60s most of the year, so we plan to keep the slider open a lot :)

@arketype Thanks for all your help! Despite all the work, we're having so much fun with this and can't wait to actually live there.

@AbleandBaker Hello, fellow Venturan! Thanks for the info; we'll definitely check your stuff out!

-Allison

@killermouse: Here's the screensaver on the iMac:
http://www.swiss-miss.com/2010/01/flip-clock-screensaver-for-snow-leopard.html

@aarongroesbeck: the curtains are from IKEA and the rods are from JC Penny (nothing fancy here!)

@katie2: we actually found the couch free on the side of the road two years ago. it was covered in a tattered chartreuse corduroy-like fabric and we just had it reupholstered. it's my favorite piece in the house!

Thank you so much for the kind words, everyone!

@tullymama: thanks, the white ones are IKEA and the end chairs are CB2

@Nephthys : the paint color is Porous Stone from Dunn Edwards

@sweet tea: the living room rug is from World Market (much cheaper than West Elm ;)

@terka27 & @tara1979: the painting is by Jessica Langley (http://www.jesslangley.com/) I got it from a gallery I used to work at.

@JamesG: yes, the coffee table unfolds to be quite large. it's from crate & barrel

regarding the bikes: we have had bikes stolen from our porch (even locked up) and they get way too rusted from the ocean air outside anyway. sorry that it bothers some of you. i'm sure my dog's paws are just as dirty as bike tires and we're not kicking him outside either ;)