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ArchDarling, I actually have 5 amazing suzanis for sale! I was going to use them with a client, but we went in a different direction. You can see 'em here:

http://mylittleapartment.blogspot.com/2011/08/suzani-sale.html

$200 each and I'll ship them to you however you'd like :)

nice job!

home body: the "before" photo was taken at night and the "after" photo was taken in the daylight. it's amazing how natural light just makes everything look better....

I mostly just really love that last photo.

this is amazing!!

this looks amazing! nice job. I would love to arrange those stacking containers :)

Amanda, I would LOVE to contact your upholsterer! Can you email me with his info?

I recently moved to Chicago from LA and left behind a fabulous upholsterer who I used constantly (for myself and clients). I have yet to find someone like that here, but your guy looks like he'd be great!!

my email address: goodnightdean at gmail dot com

this looks lovely! I clicked through, expecting it to be some crafty-floral-vintage-mess, but you did a wonderful job. great lines and perfect fabric choice.

always hang your curtains about an inch or so from the ceiling. it'll make the room seem taller. the top part of the blinds isn't that noticeable (at least in the photo), since it's on the same line as the window-frame...

agreed on the weird window hanging...I don't think I understand the choice of royal blue in this space.

DO NOT PAINT A DARK/DEEP COLOR!

it will make that room feel tiny. keep it bright, light and white, or go with a super pale grey.

also, do not make the fireplace the focal point of the room. it's in an awkward spot, right in the middle of a long, narrow room, and doing that would chop things up.

maintain two spaces...the bed area (to the right as you walk in the door) and the living/dining area (to the left as you walk in the door).

use rugs to "ground" and separate the two spaces...

keep your bed simple, clean, and inviting. a fluffy white down comfortor with crips white sheets and shams are perfect with a quilt or throw at the foot of the bed.

be careful not to go overboard with patterns...

use a palate that works together and furniture that doesn't "break up" your space...like whites, greys, natural wood tones, with pops of color.

but hey, that's just what I would do. we're all different. I prefer simple, clean, organic, organized, no clutter, no frills, warm, inviting, traveled, textural, with hides and brass, glass and canvas, woven jute and raw woods.

good luck, it looks like a very charming space.