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I don't think this has been altered. I had a condo with great light that I decorated with this same palette because I didn't want to upstage the fabulous ocen view. The photos I took of it were unaltered, and looked a lot like this.

I think the real genius here is how she managed to organize everything so aesthetically. The neutral palette definitely helps keep down the visual noise in a small space.

I am so happy to see another senior represented in the contest. Wish they would do a whole piece on senior housing like this. Definitely different from the norm for our age, and I love it, you, and your wonderful outlook on life. Having downsized to 264 sq ft. myself, I would be the first to say you have done a magnificent job. All you clutter hobes out there need to remember that most people have more clutter in just one closet than you have in your entire home! You are using and loving your stuff daily, not hoarding it away needlessly. PS, I kept my beloved sewing machine too! You have my vote : )

SOLEILANI -
Yes, I did live here during the big rennovation. I'm stll recovering from the two years of living under a tarp full of chemicals, and a big fat special assessment to boot. Only for the Villa Riviera would I endure that kind of pain and suffering!

You, TDogg, and I will have to get together some day and discuss our old house love.

DENISEPLEGMAN - the comforter I got on sale at Urban Outfitters. Not sure if they still carry it, but they always have an unusual selection. They also have fabulous offbeat pillowcases. I have several different sets to suit my current mood. The smaller pillows I made out of upcycled fabric and leftovers in Ikea's bargain bin, and then I quilted them for texture.

Is it my imagination or are we the only ones who are not afraid of bold wall colors?

I so love every inspiring little detail in your Rabbit Hole. I love that it's not MCM, I love that the walls aren't white, I love that you made it work with your imagination not just store bought style, I love that it's old and quirky. I love, love, LOVE it! So fearless and colorful and fresh. You have my vote for sure, and that bedroom is simply to die for!

BOUNCEWDEN the Wake Up and Smell the Roses pillowcases are from Urban Outfitters.

HOLLY14, you ask such good questions! I added all the niches. It was a last minute decision when they framed in the wall and I saw all those little unused spaces between the studs. Same thing happened when they framed in the arch of the Woman Cave and there just happened to be a space the size of a stained glass window that had been sitting in my storeroom for years. Contractors hate me.  

The big mirror above the bed is on a hinged door and there's storage behind it. The mirror above the fireplace is also hinged to hide storage. Unless they spring open during an earthquake I think I'm safe. I've also learned to run and hug the shear wall at the first rumble of an earthquake! It's a California thing we do.

Oh, and the woman cave was previously used as an office with a desktop slab facing the window. I just got tired of sitting at a desk, and love working from the ugly lazyboy. If I need to spread out papers I just roll the lift top coffee table over and use it as a desk. All the office supplies are on the walls of the woman cave, or in the hidden shelves that you can't see in the pics. Kind of hard to explain the set up, but it works

The dressing room was actually an exterior closet. I got tired of going out into the hall in my nightgown to find something to wear, and finally got around to creating an interior entrance. No room for a table but theres a lot of shelves. 

The pantry was originally a small dressing room, but after I finished getting all the appliances into the  4'x 6' kitchen there was no room for food. I had to choose between food or clothes. Food won and a pantry was born.

STATIONARYFIEND Yes, I hired someone to put in all the arches. The window arches are actually on a fake wall constructed in front of the standard square windows. Everything just looks so much better through an arch, or two, or three...or seventeen.

LadyL and HOME BODY - yes, I'm an adrenaline junkie, but got over my fear of earthquakes after experiencing a few of them here on the 15th floor. It just sways back and forth like a big cradle. It was much scarier when I lived on the 5th floor where it gets all the stress, and everything cracks and creaks and falls off the shelves...but I did secure the big monster arched  mirror to the wall just in case.

The blue in the kitchen is called Ariel's Song. I'm embarrassed to say it's a Disney kid's color from Home Depot. The kid colors always look so much more exciting to me than the grown up palettes.

OMG,  I am so thankful for all the AT reader support and comments. So many interesting questions have been posted, and I want to answer them all. I'll have to do it in separate chunks as they come in, so stay tuned...

And thanks again for all the thoughtful comments and suggestions!