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I see what you mean. However, I love powerful patterns and am delighted by this place! I'm inspired to paint my fireplace some sort of coral/red and blue like here!

I loved looking through this! It gave me some great ideas. Your wall paper is gorgeous and I love your overall style! Plus your clothes on display are very fun. Thanks for sharing!

Lauren,

As someone who is just starting her first New York solo apartment- my hat is most certainly off to you! I cannot believe you've been there less than a year! I am always redoing and redesigning my space (and honestly STILL have one last box to unpack after months). You do have lots of pretty things (so I can see why some might feel a little cluttered), but I think you used them very well!

I love your green lamps and rug (I'll check back, but incase you didn't already say- where are they from?). Your wall paper design is divine! I'd definitely frame that or wallpaper my place with it!

Also, great use of hanging space in the kitchen. Where did you get that cool hanger line for the mugs (I am in desperate need of a creative mug place).

Thanks for sharing! Very inspirational!!
Emma

I agree with Melissa A. (and a few others). A toilet is a toilet!

Unless you have little ones who are starting to explore the house (in which case a toilet guard is appropriate anyway), I think spending time worrying about bacteria is bad for the soul.

I definitely have my guilty pleasures in life, but because all these cleaning products go into our water, I try to be careful. If you do feel more comfortable using store bought cleaning chemicals I would suggest non-canned (non-aerosol that is) products. That darn aerosol is sooooo bad for the environment, and extremely unhealthy to inhale (once the can runs out nasty nasty chemicals are breathed by you)! If you like aerosol cans, try switching to pumps or sprays!

And, though they aren't by any means good for the environment, try switching to products that are less chemical based- eco friendly products work wonders (though beware that many say "natural" and are basically the same as regular products- check the ingredients and make sure you can pronounce them). If you are concerned about bacteria and germs I bet you're health conscious- in which case your well being would benefit from safer products!

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions (I think next time I do my bathroom I'll time myself)!

I love what you've done with your yard and porch! I also loved the cutie coming out of the little door- aDOORable!

What a lovely home! Thanks for sharing! It's really inspirational to see a renter's work! Looks beautiful!

Beautiful! So calming and inviting. Thanks for sharing!

Also, you're baby is so adorable, and you seem like a lovely little family!