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Yes...I usually get paralyzed and do nothing, and get stuck going over the same options again and again without actually making a decision. My poor husband! He's been schlepping around to all sorts of tile shops with me so I could find just that "right" tile. Repeat for exterior house paint. Repeat for a sofa. Repeat for ceiling lamps. Repeat for nurseries (outdoor plants). I don't know how he does it!

Totally not fair! Everything in these pics looks awesome! I know I don't like floral but even I loved that last one.

While I don't doubt that the profits from knock-off/counterfeit/whatever you want to call them handbags and watches can be used for terrible things, I don't believe that a handbag and a MCM coffee table are quite the same thing. Many more people would recognize a luxury handbag or watch (and would actually care about it) than would even know what "MCM" means. I'm sure that crime lords realize this and would not waste their time poring over MCM furniture designs, as it is such a niche market. As long as it's not sold out of the back of a van by a sketchy guy in a hoodie, I'm pretty sure your knock-offs are a-okay.

And of course, there is the argument that stuff made in China (i.e., knock-offs) is inherently evil stuff to own. That's also true, but raise your hand if you're totally innocent...yeah, that's what I thought.

@Aaron - the RH one IS huge. Literally, it would almost be like a twin bed xlong.

@bepsf - thanks for helping us with our homework. It's very hard to avoid furniture not made under questionable conditions that is still affordable (and this stuff is probably expensive anyway) but we should at least try. :)

Sorry, but not seeing the beauty here. There is a reason why cheap materials are covered in laminate. No, laminate is also not beautiful but it doesn't look like it will give you a huge splinter either!

I've never done a gingerbread house before. Do they have mid-century designs in pre-fab or would that be a DIY project?

I'm sure it's true that wine tastes differently in differently-shaped glasses...to people who know what they're tasting. But some of us just like wine and if it tastes good we drink it and if it doesn't we don't drink it. Pardon my coarseness.

@aaron able - Totally agree! Dario Argento films are awesome for set design and creepy stories!

I love this! Great job Meg! Even though not all the wood is showing, some of it is and that's a good compromise. I don't think it's wrong to show a painted/colored surface. Eames did it - why can't you?

To all of you lovers/haters of books:

Books are very personal. Everyone is going to have their own feelings about them and that's okay.

That said, I read a LOT. I thoroughly enjoy reading and having a ton of books around me is just part of the space I like to be in. This does not make me "intellectually insecure" (what nonsense!). And I do have to agree with the posters who alluded to America's literacy/educational problem. If we would tear ourselves away from TV, we could increase our attention spans and learn new things that are...wait for it....ACTUALLY USEFUL FOR SOMETHING.

We can increase our vocabularies.
We can learn to communicate better in writing because it will be modeled for us.
We can have more thoughtful and thought-provoking discussions with each other.
We can learn about history so we don't repeat past mistakes.
We learn how to do stuff. The ready-made world has taught us that we can't do stuff. But we can. We just have to learn how.

Anyway, it's for these reasons - and many more - that I believe books are invaluable and not prominent enough in American culture.

And if you hate books or don't care about them as much as I do, that's fine. Just don't tell me how to feel about them and absolutely don't tell me I'm "intellectually insecure" because I value them.