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Display Name: Elariel
Member Since: 4/1/10

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Lovely, lovely home.


Reese & Sarah Hazel's Welcoming Home House Tour
6/13/12 12:05 PM

I would place a wall at the back of the kitchen counter. It would serve as a divider between the kitchen and the living/dining room, plus it would create a good location to mount the tv. Having the tv at that spot gives you much more freedom to arrange your furniture. Added bonus would be that you could use the other side of the wall (facing the kitchen) to hang kitchen utensils.


Living Room Layout in Challenging Space? Good Questions
6/13/12 11:59 AM

I so absolutely love this house tour! This home feels so welcoming... I was suprised to read this is a second floor apartment, because these pictures somehow make you feel like there will be a wonderful garden to exlore somewhere behind a door in this house!


Stacey & John's Crazy Quilt of An Apartment
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6/26/11 4:57 AM

I second Brooklynindiana!


Claire’s Studio in the City by the Bay
House Tour

10/13/10 8:12 AM

I love this post! Books, people and history can give you the best of design inspiration! Not all inspiration needs to be presented as a picture of somebody else's home...


Colette: The Grit & Grandeur of Paris
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10/13/10 7:36 AM

This place has a relaxed vibe. It has a very personal and natural feel to it, and a lovely use of color. I like the little bits of humor too, such as the male pin-up! I would love to spend some time a your place... Beautiful!


Andrew & Erica's "Bohemian Cupcake"
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10/13/10 7:23 AM

I live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Most rental apartments and houses in the Netherlands are rent controlled to keep them affordable. I am lucky to rent such an apartment in a 1920's building block with views of the Amstel river. The apartment is on the second floor and 65 sq mt (about 700 sq ft) and costs 230 euros per month (about 290 USD). The only problem with the rent control system is that people generally don't move out for a long, long time once they got their hands on a good apartment. And renters are well protected by law in the Netherlands (in other words: impossible to kick them out). By law you also are allowed to do work on your rental ' if it is an improvement to the rented space'. So painting, wallpapering, installing new kitchens or bathroom, changing or installing new floors amongst other things are all allowed.
The current waiting time for a rent controlled apartment is more than 8 years!


Survey: How Much Is Your Monthly Rent or Mortgage?
8/17/10 5:54 AM

Oh, ofcourse I forgot to mention Modern Talking, try "Brother Louie" or "You're my Heart, You're my Soul".
Everybody always claimed to hate them, yet they always seemed to go to the nr.1 spot on the charts in Europe. It's always fun to embarrass pals by pulling this one out from somewhere in the back of their record collection, lol.

Working the suntan look...


Summer Entertaining: Love Songs of the 80's Playlist | Apartment Therapy Los Angeles
6/9/10 12:37 PM

Mai Tai "History" and "Female Intuition"
Lene Lovich "Lucky Number One"
Jermaine Stewart "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
Five Star "All Fall Down"
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Summer Entertaining: Love Songs of the 80's Playlist | Apartment Therapy Los Angeles
6/9/10 12:12 PM