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It looks nice in the photo but might be a hassle to live with. However, the post was a good lesson in how to create a balanced room which was very helpful.

Such a cool place! I would love to be at a dinner party there or being inspired sitting at your desk. I love windows that wrap a corner. Really love the rich colors, too.

For anyone interested, there are more photographs at this link. http://tocarefororphans.blogspot.com/
They are ones I have taken on more random occasions and I believe they give a different feel for light changes, etc. Would love to get comment feedback there also. Thanks

ok, I was being overly sensitive. I'm over it now. Thanks for all the feedback. I am just new to the experience.
Gerbil - the pharmacy cabinet came from Wildflower Organics
jessicamc - totally agree, the phrase shabby chic is borderline abhorrent. I saw Rachel Ashwell a few weeks ago and even she is wanting to distance herself from it to a greater extent. But it is evocative of part of my style and gets put in the mix of language around it
Dirce79 - no cute 20's bungalows were destroyed for this project (or kept in small cages without food or water). This was a vacant lot for 20 years before I met the builder and we began to work on it. I have renovated in the past and would never ever tear a bungalow or historic house down
Blandwagon - totally agree that there needs to be larger pieces. Like your ideas. This style house is a huge experiment and change for me (previously a, guess what? yes, bungalow and Victorian person)
And thank all of you for your feedback and ideas. It's fun and interesting.

Thanks for the positive comments - more to come on house tour, a generous thanks to apartment therapy. Could not show the connecting structure because the other house belongs to someone else and I did not want to invade privacy. Perhaps he will agree to future tour. A driveway goes between our houses and off in each direction for our respective carports. Steel conduits connect our houses (they look like pickup sticks in a way, cannot think of another description at the moment). The connection satisfies the code for condominium structure and we split property taxes according to our square footage. Yes, it isn't a bungalow and some of the neighbors were upset initially, but the builder was very thoughtful about incorporating the landscape in such a way that the houses do not stand out as a blunt statement. As with most change, the houses are now well embraced by the neighborhood. Being a good neighbor helps.