kopanko's Profile

Looks so beautiful, comforting and homey. Makes me think of Mom's. She would add just a small amount of sugar as well, which counters the abrasiveness of the tomato's acidity, and serve with hot biscuits.

If you actually admire the creature and you want to convey that, then use a statue of image of *the whole, living creature*--not a mounted head in the style to unmistakably mimic the practice of killing animals as trophies and displaying their dead bodies.

Before someone goes there, you can't equate this to a human bust either: This practice never derived from the use of *actual preserved human heads* but always existed *only* as a truncated form of a statue to pay homage to a revered figure or work of art. Conversely The form of these animal heads is clearly and unmistakably derived from a practice very different.

1) 11,000 sq ft? Really??? F you.

2) Animal heads? [see response to #1]

I enjoy seeing houses here as well here, but editors, there comes a point: What is this site called anyway "Mansiontherapy"? "Castletherapy"? "Chateautherapy"?

OF COURSE someone with an 11,000 sq ft mansion is going to be able to have some elements of taste in it... do you know why? BECAUSE MONEY IS NO OBJECT.

I find this kind of thing to be an extremely tacky editorial decision on your part, and I really hope you realize how insulting this is to your readers.

Just went through the rest of the tour. LOVE the shot of the African print chair with the Nataraj in the bkg. Also living room shots give more sense of the character of the place. Still think the pure white is a lost opportunity. Also, could use some rugs. This style would work perfectly with some nice tribal orientals. Especially with the stark white walls, rugs would soften the edge and make this a more warm, human, inviting, friendly place to be. Again nice style instincts though.

Furnishings seem a little generic for me, but nice colors--my fav is the wall in the photo with the shelving and the dress. Everything seems to be cool tones--I'd also tend to mix this up a bit more.

What the... What am I missing here? I nominated the extensive, fantastic blog "An Indian Summer" http://anindiansummer-design.blogspot.com/ in the home design category. If you do a search for it here, you'll find that my nominating posting comes up...

Yet it's not even on the list??? What the F is up with this? You mean to tell me, the "paint the woodwork grey" kids WON for one of these categories... And yet they don't even INCLUDE this fantastic, creative blog on their "unedited" list of hundreds of submissions?

Something's very awry here.

If apartmenttherapy really rates this stuff at the top of this page as "the best 0f 2011", then obviously I've overestimated this blog, as something really interesting and worthwhile in checking out regularly and contributing feedback to.

pardon typo --> "archway"

I think as a kid I tended to like more pure and primary colors, I remember my favorite color was sky blue. I appreciate color more than ever now, but I tend to like more complexity. Things like deep red-oranges, terracottas and sunshiny yellow-oranges, teals and stormy aqua colors, many greens, raspberrys & saturated pinks, jewel tones are very appealing to me... Pastels tend to be hard for me to deal with. Also, I have a problem with a lot of blues.

Home Cooking

Name: Manjula's Kitchen
URL: http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/

Name: VahRehVah.com
URL: http://www.vahrehvah.com/

I like the bedroom with the dark blue wall--a wonderful atmospheric, soulful gloom. it's beautiful, but I don't know if I'd actually like to sleep in it... It has to look almost black in nighttime lighting--large parts of it already look almost black in daylight.

Also, I like the spirit of the yellow kitchen/dining room... however the yellow is too neon and primary for me--I'd temper it with a hint of orange