Sophie Morris's Profile

I get a good feeling from this place. Actually, I suspect the photos don't do it justice. I am sure walking into this apartment in person, you would get a real sense of atmosphere.

Don't IKEA do slipcovers for some of their couches? Maybe you could find one to fit?

Otherwise, it seems to me that you could fashion slipcovers for just the arms. I remember old people always had them when I was growing up - but if you made or had them made from some sort of modern or funky fabric they could look great (as if you had done it on purpose to jazz up the couch!) - and luckily the style of couch lends itself to a look like this.

I am thinking a rectangular slipcover which fits over each arm, reaching down just a little bit longer than the seat cushion so you can tuck it in a little on the inside... If you know anyone who can sew they should be able to do this for you no problem, otherwise you could maybe try Alchemy at etsy.com, where you can post requests for custom items.

Some examples to show what I mean , but they would have to be longer and funkier, or you could always go for red:

http://www.unravelmills.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=161

http://www.slipcovershop.com/Product_List/arm_cover_protector.asp

Whoops! I started off thinking the "before" photos were "after" photos! There I was thinking "there's no accounting for taste" :-)

Very beautiful, I too would love to get a ballpark budget for each bathroom - I have three of my own to do at some point and don't dare even think of the price.

We have a window exactly like this in our bathroom.

Unfortunately we live in suburbia and it is overlooked by the neighbors, so it has heavy textured glass you can't actually look out of.

OK, on second thoughts, not *exactly* the same ;-)

Where was the answer "Not, it looks like someone just bled all over it"? I am another one who thought it was just seriously dirty.

I agree with the above posters, area rugs are not going to hide it, so unless you can afford to totally cover up or rip up the carpet, I would embrace it.

A long time ago, well before orange came back into fashion, we moved into a 70's time warp apartment. We were not allowed to redecorate so there was nothing I could do with it except go all out and throw sheepskins all around, 70s furniture and art on the walls, etc etc . If I had tried to hide it, it would have looked awful. In the end I got so many compliments that I count it as one of my more sucessful decorating attempts...

At least here you seem to have been blessed with a color which is considered more or less "of the moment"...

bgball's advice about jewel colors seems really valid. With a little imagination you could maybe use that carpet to create something really special :-)

Book! I love books! And I have a big bookshelf to fill :-)

It may come back ... but I sure hope it doesn't.
It made me feel somehow uncomfortable even then!

Surely I can make one for a few dollars? A box of pins, a bud vase from IKEA, a lamp socket with an LED bulb?

That's if I wanted one... in my opinion it just looks messy.

I have a black and white collection. I need more white :-)