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You are living my daughter's dream

She may have only lived here for 7 months but I'm pretty sure she has been gathering her home for years.

I almost feel as if I have gotten a glimpse of my daughter in the future. She is currently only 17 but there is something in the apartment and the owner... even with how she interpreted and answered the questions. Kinda freaky.

I have never both liked and disliked a place so much. I was struggling with how I felt until I read Ducibella's comment which sums my reaction perfectly:

"It's very beautiful in an overwhelmingly sad and gloomy way. Is it the dark wood? The heavy wood ceilings? The quality of the light?"

What a wonderful kitchen! Left me drooling and dreaming.

I love the look of the upper cabinets but I am left with visions pushing something off the back when I put dishes away. Any stops in place to prevent that? I personally would end up going through way too many wine glasses, plates, etc. if there wasn't anything.

Our last move was v-e-r-y slow, due to circumstance. Our family of 4 was in a one bedroom apartment temporarily while finding a house so most of our stuff went to storage. When we moved in to our house we only moved into the bedrooms due to having work done on the main floor. When the whole house was available my husband was working 100 hrs a week and I was working and going to grad school full time. We grabbed the basics and left the rest in storage. Not bringing everything in and settling helped us discover what we were missing and what we didn't even think about. While the storage is now empty, many things never came in the house.

#7 took my breath away

Pyrexmaniac -- It's a stuffed animal. You know, the kind bought in toy stores. The "taxidermy" squirrel is as real as the "taxidermy" fox by the lamp on the nightstand.

While I have no illusions or desires to aspire to this loft I did enjoy looking at it. I really liked the doors to the bedrooms and the living area right outside of them.

Thanks for the tour.

I can relate to Satan's "make your own damn dinner" We occasionally will have "scrounge night", yes, we do it often enough that it has a name. I see some interesting combos on those nights. My 13 year old usually has pickles involved somehow, my 16 year old has carbs of some sort and my husband's usually involves sardines. I personally can gorge on a bowl of peanut butter used to coat every bite of sliced apple.

@elecat: I put your name on the first post because I was supporting your stance on liking the mirror. In reality my post was addressing the haters... sorry I involved you.

Your house is lovely. It feels homey and welcoming. Like others, I love your kitchen.

Question: Are there any supports on the bar side of your island? If so, how many? I've been wanting to do something similar but have visions of the butcher block breaking apart. (teens leaning on bar, etc.)