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beautiful organic design. strong, yet loose. solid but airey. DWR better get their license proposal in fast!

couple responses:
1)the lights under the counter are halogen and yes, they do heat up a bit so i dont keep them on for long and use the over heads more often.
2)what i like about the unsealed marble is that it's not shiny and hence has a more raw (as apposed to pristine) look. the only thing that "harms" them is acid (from fruit) which leaves a white mark where the acid has etched its way into the marble. if you wipe up the acid quickly it wont leave a mark and if you do get some marks it just adds character to the counter and not too noticeable if there is a pattern in the marble (also less noticeable if marble IS a lighter color.)
cheers! michelle

No I really actually DO keep my compost ie kitchen scraps IN the freezer! This way they never get smelly and I take them to the farmers market whenever I wish to as apposed to whenever my kitchen starts to stink! If you live near the Union Sq farmers market, then take your scraps to "Christine" who is there every market day with her truck and big grew kitchen scrap drop-off bins. She collects it all, turns it into compost and it's used in the city's parks (she also sells it for potting soil). If you're not near there, see if a farmers mkt near you might do this....

hey emmas - re the glass for the table, i had it cut at a framing store on the UWS. but pretty much any framing store will do it as they all sell glass for art/photo framing. if you want slightly thicker glass though (one of my tables does have a thicker glass on it), i'd ask your local hardware store (or Home Depot) if they have thicker glass they can cut. or google "custom glass for table tops, NYC"

Hi reej1 -- the chairs were a "one off" vintage set so unfort not readily avail, but the designer is "Miloche Baughman" and they're from the 1950's so you might find something on Ebay, or FirstDibs or other sites .... the paintings are by an American artist - Scott Benedict. I bought them about 8 yrs ago from a small chelsea gallery called Zieher Smith www.ziehersmith.com. They might still be able to find you some of Scott's old work and if not, perhaps you can track Scott down directly on artnet.com

hey judy! (it's michelle) the built-ins were actually here when i bought the apt. the old owner had the big cast-iron radiators removed and smaller modern ones were placed within the built-ins under the windows in both the livingroom and bedroom. a couple things to keep in mind: if you use the built-ins in the heating area as storage, anything in storage will get VERY hot when the heat is on. you will also compromise some heat output when you build around the heating source, so if your place tends to run cold, it might get even colder with built ins! good luck!