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Thanks for all the great feedback and thanks to Carolyn for capturing my home with great pics!!

Just to answer a few popular questions:
@1job1 and @Jenel, and @articalsistren2011, Fergmelk has the answer to your question! It is a DaVinchi hook that I used to hang my bike. I purchased the hook on the cheap from Amazon.com
@jess13, I use a miele vacuum on the high pile rug setting, although @maynelander is right in that I get the occasional pleasant surprise of finding change. :)
@chalaundrai and @ Lilli K, I bought the tree coat rack myself and I can’t figure out what website it came from!! It's really bugging me because I tried really hard googling to put it on the source list. I do remember it was a European homewares design website though.
@Lyonstill and @Natdancol- Re: the tables, the console table gives me a place to display some schotchkes and provides a storage place for some fileboxes underneath, I use the chartreuse-colored coffee table as a bench so I can entertain more than a handful of guests. I often get the same response when guests come over for the first time but once they sit down- they easily see it as a bench the next time they visit!
@ Rachel C Brooklyn, I wouldn’t recommend putting your feet up on the coffee table regularly- the bolts do loosen a bit on their own so it can get woobly. Just a thought, maybe you can install brackets inside the table as reinforcement so that way you can put your feet up as much as you want.

Thanks Purplecharm. The ikea credenza is the Torsby. The stencil I purchased from etsy- just search for wall stencil. :)

Hi Lynel, Congratulations on your daughter's graduation- you must be very proud of her!! This is actually the first home I own, which allowed me freedom to make some more permanent changes (i.e., add a kitchen backsplash, swap out light fixtures, install bedroom cabinets...). Before this, I rented a studio from Wirtz Realty- definitely take a look- they have a couple of vintage apartments in the neighborhood. Good luck with the hunt!

Hi Kaliosity, it's behr spa. It's actually closer to a Tiffany blue rather than baby pastel blue. Definitely get a paint sample and try it out. I love the color!

OWLGIRLO: Thanks for your words of encouragement. Do you mean to say I'm number 5 out of 6 on your favorites list then? :P Haha, still pretty good in my book. I'll take what I can get!

Thanks again for ALL your feedback! I like to think of my apartment as a study in contrasting shapes, colors, and textures. Even after living here for over a year, I still find my place visually stimulating and of interest. At the same time, I do think that there is quite a bit to take in all at once. I encourage everyone to take a second or third look! What makes your eyes roam around the room, what do you tend to focus on, and what does it remind you of? I hope you come away with a different experience each time. :)

Thanks for your kind words everyone!!

DASH4M: I love the Anthropologie style but I actually don't think I have anything from there that are present in the photos. :)

Hi there! I found the stencil pattern on Etsy. I applied two base coats of Ralph Lauren Silver Plated. Then stenciled in BEHR Seal Grey with 6" paint rollers. It took effort but was worth it in the end. :)

Thanks everyone!

CHELLE BELLE: My sign reads "Hello" but I do believe they used to sell "Hella" as well unless they've discontinued the sign. You could try contacting them directly for a custom sign!

GMAPUDDIN: I'd like to think I'm a colorful person. :P The sideboard is from IKEA.
JOJOROCKS: There are a bunch of different signs available- check them out at www.ohdier.com

Enjoy!