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start simple by making sure your scratching post is sisal; cats much prefer those over the carpet ones.

Thank you!! So nice to see our home posted again. To those of you who had questions:

The vanity is made from reclaimed wood that we found in the property pre-renovation; its just two planks sitting on top of IKEA trestle legs. Easy!

The painting is by moi, so thank you to those who have expressed interest! All of my work is for sale, even the pieces that look great above my bed. Just email me if you are really interested. More work can be found at my website, soon to be updated: www.erinmurray.org.

Thanks again!

Love this house and your aesthetic; it's so distinctively Philly to me. Tim, your furniture design and architectural sculptures are great; I do believe I'll be emailing for price info!

who knows where I can get that woven bench??

Thanks again everyone for the great feedback!

The trestle legs for the vanity table are from *gasp* IKEA. :)

The DIY shelves are made from reclaimed joists from an old church that we picked up at a local salvage shop.

For more before, during and after pics of our project, check out our flickr collection:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgrant/collections/72157601803582674/

Oh you wonderful people, thank you for all the nice comments and feedback.

Re: the futon cover, its from Tonic Living, a company I found via an AT search.

Re: the bare-ish walls. I totally agree, and plan to fill them with wonderful art, slowly.

Re: the shallow desk. It's not really shallow, its about 2 feet deep actually. Funny camera angle I guess. Uh, good looking out though!

Re: the epoxy painted floors. Yes, we just laid down 3/8 AC plywood over our subfloor and painted them with Benjamin Moore's Super Spec epoxy paint in linen white, after priming of course. It's not perfect, we do have some cracking on some of the seams, but overall we are very happy with the result (considering the price!) I would suggest screwing the plywood down rather than nailing/stapling and gluing. Putty the screw holes and pay special attention to keeping your seams level.

Re: the penny tile disaster. It wasn't the penny tiles that ruined us, it was the cheap grout. Buy the good stuff and remember to mix your bags together for even coloration.

Thank you all again for the kudos, it really means a lot to us. Thanks especially to Anna (we LOVE door sixteen!)

Thanks!! Check out www.erinmurray.org for more images and contact info.

Thanks everyone! Deets: The floors are epoxy painted plywood (Benjamin Moore). The shelves are old church joists sourced from local architectural salvage store Provenance. The upstairs desk is made from joists salvaged from our own building and put on Ikea legs. Kitchen is 100% Ikea, the countertops are their butcherblock. Thats not a photo above the bed but one of my own paintings. Most of the artwork in the house is my own, and for sale! Sofa is a family hand-me-down, reupholstered. Other furniture finds came from a great place we discovered just down the street from us:
http://midcenturyfurniturewarehouse.blogspot.com/