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Fabulous and totally inspiring!

Absolutely lovely. May I ask where you found the platform for your bed? Thanks!

Yep, my top spots were all in Arkansas (???) ... and then a bunch out of Louisiana. I love Louisiana, but I was surprised to find no New Orleans on my list. And believe me, I'd live in New Orleans LONG before I'd live in Shreveport or Alexandria ... guess my penchant for cheap housing did me in! :)

Vic, homeMADEhome makes a great point. And if money is tight, paint one room a month! :) Even if your landlord is enough of an idiot to keep your deposit AND your hard work when you move, you'll enjoy coming home to a nicer place so much before then that it's worth it! Good luck!!!

Love, love, love the After. Just wondering, though: Did you keep the rug from Before? It might be just the way the colors appear on my screen, but it looks to me like that Before rug would go beautifully in the After room, too. (OK, fine, I'm not a fan of animal-skin rugs or rugs that mimic those shapes!) Lots of ideas/inspiration in here -- thank you for sharing!

@Borage and @Engchik -- Yes, yes, yes. In my family, everyone's gone over everything with a fine-tooth comb (and usually, a U-Haul truck!!) long before the estate sale is scheduled ... so we're happy to let what's left find a new home and a new purpose.

What a fabulous home tour! The space is terrific and inspiring -- it doesn't look completely out of our reach, like some do. And the photos give both wide-angle views of the rooms and close-ups of the vignettes -- and cutlines to boot. Way to go, AT! One quibble with the last photo, of the closet ... The cutline says, "Hakarl painted the inside of the closet gray to match the walls and it has a tremendous impact!" The interior top of the closet, on my monitor, looks bright yellow; the rest appears to be a brown wood tone. Has the closet since been painted gray, maybe? Guys, thanks for sharing such a marvelous space!!

@JasonLoper -- thanks for fixing the links! Definitely a fabulous home -- thank you for sharing, @lheck! I'd love to see the litterbox room, too. I have four cats, and I keep their boxes in the "cat cave" -- a third bedroom in my house. (Yeah, I have too much space for one person, but it's great for four cats and one person!) I have the boxes placed as far from the bedroom door as possible, and the scattered litter has (so far) stayed in the cat cave. (Constantly sweeping up one room isn't nearly as bad as constantly sweeping/vacuuming up an entire house!) Your cats look lovely and happy -- congrats! :)

Love, love, LOVE the backsplash tiles. Gorgeous, especially with the beautiful marble countertops (did the contractor fix that seam problem? I can't tell from these photos). Very clean, streamlined look with the cabinets. I kinda agree with the folks who question the gold knobs, but that's a matter of my taste -- and it's YOUR kitchen! Seriously, a terrific job. Enjoy!!

@Bee for Brian and @MrsLupinski ... Your kitchen descriptions sound wonderful. Do you have any pictures online to share? A girl can daydream (I just moved into a rental that has a huge kitchen with wood cabinets, but they're all stained the same medium shade of brown -- and that won't change!) ...