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I have a ton of scarves and often would wear not some becasue I could not see them. Used three towel bars. Now I not only can see my scraves but I have a pretty color arrangement on the entire wall from top to bottom.

Great bones to work with and all your additions perfect! Love the nursery too.

Agree with so many other posters:

1. Most obviously to me-the blank back wall. Huge scale wall mural like the brich one from IKEA, a very graphic quilt, fabric in big scale like Marimekko. Whatever your taste but big scale.
2. Buy matching woven baskets in interesting texture but rather close in tone to wood..put them rather close together to give the illusion of cabinets that go all the way up. You should be able to use them for storing anything.
3. change out the light fixture.
4. Have mirrors cut so they are nearly the height of your backsplash. Do the right side as we see in in thirds and then frame from an online frame place. On the left do two on either side of the range...they are practical as easy to clean. Keep them clean and they will bounce the light around your kitchen.
5. Your fridge sticks out and can also be less obvious by covering a large rectangle from the top of fridge to near the counter with either a framed mirror or a blackboard.

You don't mention what room opens to this kitchen..make appropriate choices to tie in with that room.

You have really beautiful floors..I would pick one that is smaller than your original one for the winter-Flokati great-no rug at all in the summer.

I really believe that in the future most people will prefer to live without many walls--and this is really lovely. Love the center of you home the bright red kitchen. Great job on the walls--not just a rectangle--a home that suits life.

Sort of an Andy Warhol but not quite Thomas Kinkade. To be fair though all artists had the
"studio system"...think of all those haystacks.

I think of Chihuly as an "installation artist"..his things do seem more appropriate to corporate
or huge settings than private homes. But they are more able to afford it...just a smart businessman.

A HOME!!! My favorite to date.

I am selling a second house now and depersonalizing is killing me.!!!

This sold me ... Not getting rid of any more "stuff"

I can only speak from my own experience. First marriage, long time married, but your tastes do change. It is probably something that could be moved to another location should you fall in love with a different dining table. When I was married I thought I would always love my big beuatiful formal dining room and big table. Now I am much happier with a
less formal, open look. I do like the round table and if you need extra space at some point you can always just use a round plywood top and some base with an appropriate textile cover and use that on the rare occasions you need to seat many people.

I was a true believer and thought "wow this guy was certainly inspired by Monticello".
Then I saw the www.monticello.org!!
I have toured and visted houses all over the world; have not been to Monticello since
the late 1970's; but one look at the entry and
you remember that this is truly one of the most beautiful and personal homes in the world.

Love blue too. I like to paint ceilings, espcially tall ones sky blue (no clouds) I have done in it all kinds of rooms and in several houses.