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If you are near DC, you may want to check out Urban Retreat Furniture, which contracts with makers to build furniture that is nearly identical to products from Pottery Barn, C&B and others. I'd stay away from the sleeper sofas because those are rarely good anywhere but the rest of the stuff is great!

Could you please explain: "Table: Ikea countertop via a Panera bread shoot"? Sounds like it could be a great DIY if I knew where to get brushed steel legs like that.

love! Where did you get the wingbacks in the parlor?

I've learned that mint grown in a pot needs to be thinned out so that the roots don't crowd out new growth. The first year we grew it, we filled a small pot with a few plants. The mint grew in fits and spurts in different areas and died in others. The roots were still good, though, so the next year, we just turned over the soil and removed some roots. Now we have a healthy pot full of mint.

I like the church pew idea. A long windsor bench would be nice too. I think West Elm makes a modern one.

A wingback chair is definitely on my wish list for the living room. I'm trying to choose between these:
1) Louis in cognac leather: http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/product/detail.do?productGroup=2685&catalog=filter&menuCatalog=room&menuSubcategory=201206

and 2) the Parker in fawn with nickel nail head trim: http://www.ethanallen.com/product?productId=3723213&categoryId=8207

What kind of tree is that in the first photo? lemon?

I like how the books are turned on their side to minimize color. The paper ends add a nice texture too.

OK - I agree with all of these comments that this looks creepy because it's clearly not meant for a single homemaker to do daily chores. But... I have to say that, if you haven't tried it, you ought to iron your sheets at least once to know how much nicer they can feel. I do it once in a while - same with the linen napkins. It's a definite luxury. My mom actually ironed all of our sheets, napkins and handtowels weekly when I was a kid.

I would fill the space to the right of the TV with a vertical framed print that is roughly the dimensions of your TV. It would complement the frame of your TV to make it look like it was part of an ensemble. Above the TV, I recommend a gallery assortment of smaller frames. For more symmatry, use 2 or 3 identical frames, perhaps square, above the TV. The point is to think of the TV as part of the gallery wall, not as a obstacle to it.