Ellen in NC's Profile

Courtney & Matt,

I seemed to have offended you and that was not my intent. As I said in my reply I really meant it as a check and balance from an editorial perspective so I tried to address a majority of my concerns to the editor. If you were offended please accept my apology. I do think AT/Kitchen sometimes does get a little to "high end" and by keeping the editors attached to their roots it can allow for everyone to enjoy the site.

I completly agree with your comment about keeping ideas for your next home and I do agree (my pinterest dream house is one of my boards with the most pins) as well and believe I said something similar in my reply. So I will go along with reading and even every once in awhile commenting. I understand like articles not all comments are for everyone but I still hold strongly to my feelings that it does not hurt to voice my comments constructively.

Ellen

Ok I know I live differently then lots of apartment therapy readers. I live in the south. I work two jobs to pay for my VERY small one bedroom apartment for me an my dog. So I have embraced that I am not the the "normal" AT reader.

That being said $2000+ dollars for a mixer for someone who is an at home baker!!!!! That is such a waste of money! I know that AT you are just showing us what can be done but this is not what I come to AT to read. I come to read things that I can adapt to my life even if it is just a small item or portion of an idea due to my budget. This is not something that could be DIYd and is not within the reach of a majority of the population. Please remember that as editors you sometimes need to do a reality check of even if something is pretty from a design perspective when it is done in a manner that is so over the top it really moves from pretty into obscene. AT/Kitchen is not the Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog it is a "Apartment" Therapy. Please remember your roots.

I really love this idea but one thought came to mind right away. Watering all of those that are shown in the picture would take forever! Now maybe I am just a lazy gardner but I have enough problem watering the few pots I have....this just wouldn't happen for me!

I haven't really purchased anything but I will say that you see some of their stuff at other big box places and I do have a kittly litter box that I bought.

That said the child's car seat that is on wheels is the best thing I have seen in use and it is in skymall.

So that said don't judge a catalog by their loss leaders that are there to get your attention, sumo table anyone?

Bell

Gosh who doesn't need more order in their life!

Well let me preface this with the fact that I have lived through a house fire. Now that said I am happy to say that the entire house didn't burn down just the addition where the fire occured. That was thanks to living less then a mile from the fire station and everyone being pretty quick about calling the fire department and shutting off the addition.

Now at that time I was living at home and had a cat. Those that said the pet runs and hides are 100% correct. My cat made it up under the bed hiding before I even knew what was going on. I ran upstairs and pulled her out. As the pet carrier was in the basement I took a large duffle bag and in went the cat.

That said I didn't have any other time after doing that so I my elderly grandfather and I got out of the house and he and the cat were safely put into one of our cars.

Gosh this would look good in my new place!

I would be a traditionalist and go for a ham and cheese. I might get a little happy though and do several kinds of cheese.