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Adapt or die.

I'm sure AT can get along without NYT content. I'm not sure NYT can get along much longer, period. Certainly not as it is now.

We're in a recession...?

Home Depot sells one for under $100. It is not listed on their web site, but I have seen them both in Canada and the U.S., and I have one sitting in my living/dining room. It does not stretch quite as far as the real thing, but it's pretty nice looking and quite cheap.

I think minimalism as a design strategy is a lot easier to pull off when you have a ton of space. Is that counter-intuitive?

Perhaps it's just me, but the wallpaper in the photo submitted does not look like Walnut Wallpaper's Vapor...

Hope AT has more than one reader, in which case it will tap "our readers' talent".

saltyc,

A comment like yours appears in almost every tour in which the featured apartment receives criticism.

I suspect that many ATers, if given the chance, would love to submit photos of their homes for this site. The only chance they have to do so, as far as I know, is during the "Smallest, Coolest" and "Fall Colors" contests. Otherwise, editors glean house tours from people they know and occasionally a user solicited via Flckr; this is often the case with the Spring Cure campaign, for example.

I for one would be happy to show my apartment along with my criticism. I guess I will have to wait for another contest to come along to do so.

Not.

1. Top-left corner: why paint half the duct-work? Either paint all the way to the ceiling or leave the duct-work white, but don't do half the job.

2. Why choose colors that contrast/conflict with the color of the beautiful brick wall? You barely notice the brick, focusing so hard on the contrast between the pine cabinets and the green walls.

3. The green competes with the pine cabinets rather than compliments them; both are popping out, demanding your attention rather than either receding to allow the other to shine or working in concert.

4. The orange chair and yellow walls aren't the right color for the cabinets, floors, or brick wall.

I like it, but unless my eyes deceive me why not submit pics without the photo enhancements? In any case, one of the better entries I have seen in the East.

I agree with the folks above; an excellent submission and a damn shame if it doesn't get into the next round. I think its interesting that you and Brett (Brooklyn, East) have the two nicest homes in the contest thus far and they're both rather small. Proof that when you do not have much room to work with, you make wise decisions editing down your stuff. Good luck, Noodle!