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I mean, clearly I don't hate him. He's so darn cute. I'm just so jealous of his abounding cleverness.

I've been pretty lucky on that front, actually. My parents are savvy collectors and any overflow from them is well-appreciated. My sweet MIL gave us a dining room set that I was initially really hesitant about, reassuring us all the while that we could paint, sell, dump, or do whatever else the heck we wanted with it, even though I know it held 25 years worth of memories for her. I reupholstered the chairs and it turns out the curvy dark wood is the perfect foil to our warm, modern ranch. I love it!

I think people here have made some good observations; already said things I had initially wanted to say.

Two things, though:

In the Bible, "Angels" are just messengers. We don't know what they looked like. Revelation has lots of info about people with wings, but they're called other things. I think most Christians probably realize this and just shrug it off, in the name of Christmas Tradition.

chairgal, everyone interprets the Bible differently, but after "they cut a tree out of the forest" "a craftsman shapes it with his chisel". I think most people read this to mean that the wood is used to build and idol which is then adorned "with silver and gold." I think the point here is that the Israelites aren't supposed to be afraid of foreign gods because they're just wood and paint. It means we can't bring idols, or things that we idolize, inside our homes - not plants. If a Christian's Christmas tree is more important to him than God (and I suppose that may be a legitimate issue), THEN he has a problem.

Battleship! Robots (robots?)! Stud pillow! This is such a great boy apartment.

Oh my goodness 2 and 4!!! Hahahaha!

Uh, this is Apartment Therapy. There are no hard and fast rules, and the lines are few and far between. Your space looks awesome!

Waiting for Gateau, that is great advice.

This picture IS difficult to decipher, but if the space is anything like mine, I think I understand the dilemma:

My front door opens into the living room with a huge blank wall directly to the left. Any dimensional object (bookshelves, credenza, etc.) against it blocks the straight'n'narrow pathway to the dining room. And yet the wall is a major focal point from the living room.

We both have me stumped.

Ok, that picture elicited a laugh from me. I mean, I HATE swearing, and I thought this was funny.

And I love AT comment(er)s. They make my day.

Ok, that picture illicited a laugh from me. I mean, I HATE swearing, and I thought this was funny.

And I love AT comment(er)s. They make my day.

I JUST SAW a 50's woven binder cane chair that is identical to the one you have in your living room. It was in the free stuff section of Craigslist... in Maryland. I passed it up because of the location (a good hour's drive from here), but after seeing it in your house, I am starting to change my mind...