RVA for the win!'s Profile

i know that moms mean well with rooms like these, but the fact of the matter is that babies ARE NOT adults. it has been proven over and over that in order for certain brain functions to develop properly babies need lots of different colors and shapes to look at. rooms like these, while pretty, are basically hampering your baby's development.

did someone seriously tell you to paint the brick wall? are they insane?

yeah, sure, go ahead...if you want your apartment to look like an elementary school circa 1987. geez.

several things: this rug is so ginormous that you may as well have wall to wall carpeting in the living room, and you definitely don't want to hide those gorgeous floors! also the red is not doing anything for that blah paint color.

the windows seem to be placed in the wall a little oddly. one is right up against the wall? to hide this (and also take care of the no man's land between the windows) i would put a curtain rod up that is the length of the entire wall (perhaps a wire curtain system from ikea) and then hang three or four curtains, with one or two staying between the windows. they should certainly brush the floor (not puddle onto it), but be hung higher than where they are now. sheers don't work for this, because the point is to mask the imperfect placing of the windows, heighten the room, and make that wall look a little more symmetrical. sheers are..well, SHEER...so seeing through them would ruin the effect. plus, gross. shabby chic is horrifying.

this is not because of any TREND (good lord) but because hanging curtains right over small windows is a good way to visually stunt the height of the room.

also, if you insist on keeping that rug (why?), you need to put bigger furniture on it. right now that tiny bookcase and christmas tree are swimming in a red ocean instead of doing anything to anchor the room.

the dining table is a matter of taste, and while it's not mine i can see why someone would like it. however the chairs are not doing anything for it. they make it look like you mistakenly think they go together instead looking like a concious design choice. i would choose a more modern set of chairs (in a color or maybe simple aluminum ones) as the perfect foil to the overly decorative table. the chairs themselves are not bad, and would be nice with a different table.

last but not least, lamp on table = bad! pendant lamp! PENDANT LAMP! that is a pretty sweet lamp though. :)

i can't wait to see this when it's finalized. good job so far, it just needs some tweaking! :D