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I do NOT like to be the contrarian... I don't. I hate to critisize, specially a total stranger's home. BUT.... I hate it. It looks like an "Old Navy" store circa 1999.

Commercial Echoes

Some of the spaces in the home feel like a large commercial retail space, like the large parts of a boutique hotel. Not the good (intimate) parts of a boutique hotel. But like the full sized lobby. There are a lot of small interesting ideas that were crammed into the large space. I see they found a spot for Shoji screens! It needs additional editing. It's just too much while not being enough.

Emptiness

At the large lobby of a boutique hotel you are on your way somewhere -- your intimate room, a small restaurant, a meeting, or the bar. There are people and things in motion. At an Old Navy store, there area lot of clothes and there is activity.

This space is a home and without the items for sale or the people in movement -- it feels utterly empty, stale, and just plain WRONG. The cars are comical, again harkening back to the Old Navy of 1999 or a Banana Republic from 1980 (the ones with the Jeeps inside).

Like others, I am also wondering why this house tour is even on AT. Again, I hate to be critical. I am just shocked by how many people like this space.

Libraries for lazy people! :-) I give it three weeks. Let's check back in on the spot and see if the bookshelves (which look bolted down) and the books are still there. :-)

To FantasticMrFaux
You stated... "But can we all agree that gypsy is a pejorative? Rom or Romany, if you must."

Actually Gypsy is NOT a pejorative... From Wikipedia:

"The English term Gypsy (or Gipsy) originates from the Greek word Αιγύπτοι (Aigyptoi, whence modern Greek γύφτοι gifti), in the erroneous belief that the Romanies originated in Egypt....

As described in Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the medieval French referred to the Romanies as egyptiens. The term has come to bear pejorative connotations. However, use of the word "Gypsy" in English has now become so pervasive that many Romani organizations use it in their own organizational names."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people

Ohhh great way to make a large room look much smaller. Specially with the light floors. Attracts the eye down to the floor and gives the impression of the room being smaller.

How didn't anyone mention Dick Cheney!!!! He loves these and probably bought several. These are perfect for him.

The plug at the feet makes no sense. If you go to the trouble of plugging the board... why not have the plug for the iron up at the top. I have a special outlet at my home...it's up high and made for the iron.

Pretty easy. The TV is a dead giveaway, the color pallette is clearly 90s. The legs of the couch and the stairs say it's at least 1990s. The kitchen cabinet in the distance.

Cool stuff though. It would still be very cool today.

Looks horrible. What's the point of this post? Here's the Q: Would it look better without the micro? Answer: Yes, absolutely. Do you want to look at a microwave while you eat?!

The entry states... "this Portland hotel (or motel, depending on the reviews)" -- That does not make sense. Something is either a hotel OR a motel. The word motel comes from the words motor and hotel. A motel allows you to drive up to your room and park your car nearby. A hotel does not. It is not a matter of class or quality.

Although, motels do tend to be cheaper because they cater to car travellers. Just because a hotel is crappy does not mean it should then be called a motel.

Very problematic. Is the storage always supposed to be "out" or "in"? If it is always "in" you then eliminate useable counter space. You walk in with groceries or flowers or mail... how do you place it on the counter? Step one pull our risers/storage, step two - step up, and step three place things on counter. It just doesn't work. I see how he got there with the design but take a reality check and its a dead end.