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Those are great suggestions to get a neutral colour and accent with pink pillows/throws! Or even a slipcover. I must admit my first thought was that pale pink can show dirt very easily and unlike white cotton slipcovers, can't be bleached out.

I too think that this is a bit sad for a child. It's a lovely room for an adult, but the shades of grey (perhaps it's just my monitor?) and the bars of the crib, repeated in the black and white stripes of the rug, seem penitential rather than joyful...

A dream house! How big is it?

Oooh! Love this room! My first thought was that the tree was so cute and little. It looks like something they cut in the woods, rather than being raised in a mass-market Christmas tree lot and sheared to the "right" shape. The natural shape suits the spare style of the room.

I agree that using another wood might be too distracting, but I can also understand wanting a change from carpet. How about Marmoleum (which is a natural linoleum)? It comes in a variety of colours and finishes and can look either very modern or traditional.

I've lived in Scandinavia where the cultural norm is shoes off. Part of our house is Japanese style with tatami mats and I would be so, so horrified if someone wore shoes on them... probably a Japanese cultural norm, but a knee jerk reaction nonetheless! Fortunately everyone so far who's come over automatically removes their shoes, even the American cable repair man and house inspector, whom I didn't expect to. Perhaps the fact that the house looks "foreign" to them is an automatic cue, but I was surprised at how friendly and interested they were, as in "Ooh, I saw this kind of thing in a movie. I should remove my shoes, right?"

This is a cute idea! You probably don't need the river rocks though for drainage, if you have so many holes. A piece of landscape fabric or old screen at the bottom would probably work better to stop the soil from washing away. Also, I was wondering whether it's ok to use Thompson's waterseal for growing vegetables? I thought it was untreated wood only, but if this is food safe, then I'd love to try it.

The second iteration is much better, still, I don't know how I'd feel living with it. It's beautifully done, but the grid squares keep me subconsciously searching for a pattern, which is not so relaxing...

What a wonderful article about a wonderful farm. It's so inspirational -- I would love to visit.

Actually, I'd rather receive a bouquet of cut flowers than a potted plant. The cut flowers feel like an extravagance, whereas the potted plant feels like something I'm forced to look after...