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Adore those dining room chairs! Where are they from?

Lovely home, and my favorite kind of tour on AT - achievable and inspirational.

Beautiful home, but what's with the terrible photos? Every one of them is so washed out and overexposed, it looks like this family lives inside a solar flare.

If you like them enough to decorate your entire office around them, just embrace them and go full-on Mad Men.

I'm not sure you're going to achieve "soft" with these pieces as your base. Why not aim for "warm" or "bright," which you could achieve through vivid artwork, graphic print curtains, or a lush shag rug under that table.

The light wood in your table will make it tough to go with a vintage mid century desk, which tend to have orange tones in the wood. I also wouldn't go with a glass top desk, which would be cold, cold, cold. You could go vintage steel, like this baby: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121086831791&item=121086831791&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466

Absolutely stunning. Looks like the home of an Ayn Rand character.

I really appreciate the respect for the house's original design, and how cohesive the vision is. It's not my personal taste, but it's simply gorgeous. I feel like the phrase "not my personal taste" is often used in a backhanded compliment, and that's not my intention. I truly adore this house, even if I wouldn't buy it or live in it. I am so glad to know someone else does, and has done such a fantastic job decorating it! One of my favorite house tours, ever.

Either an early April Fool's joke, or Maxwell is getting some sort of financial kickback for endorsing it.

I don't care to have an argument about whether this is ethical, but more importantly, it is not sensible, not attractive, and not necessary, so I can only assume it's been created for shock value. Furthermore, if you're claiming something so frivolous as a tea cozy for up to $34 (!!) as "have-to-have-it," you really have lost your way.

Apartment Thereapy started as an alternative to the ridiculous, glossy design magazines that promoted a lifestyle out of reach of the rest of us. It may seem silly to talk about an interior design blog as having a mission, but AT really did. It claimed that everyone had the right to enjoy a beautiful, healthy home, and that living consciously is living richly, no matter how much space or money you have.

As "jump the shark" is to TV shows, I'm afraid "rabbit fur tea cozy" is going to be to Apartment Therapy.

Just lovely. It's traditional without seeming dated. I particularly love the little sofa nook - it's perfect.

Ah...ah...ah-CHOO!

What a weird architectural choice. But you can definitely make it work. Go cozy - bookshelves that look built-in, a dark, rich paint color or wallpaper.

Also, think about what's going to go on top of it and next to it. Right now it looks very random and tacked-on. Is there a lofted space on top? Could you make one? Or maybe just plants, sculpture, or a table with some height. Something to tie it in to the rest of the room. Good luck!

I like that there are some traditional homes in this contest - you've done a good job of keeping it un-fussy and fresh. I agree, though - where is the chair? :)

Awesome. Playful, tasteful, not pretentious. The only nursery/kid room I voted for.