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I am getting one. Rock on, Apartment Therapy!

I live on the 6th (top) floor of a c. 1920 building in Chicago with an original elevator that is very small and finicky. The condo board does not want to spend money to replace or restore the elevator. For me, this will be my first and last experience living in an 'elderly' elevator building. I don't recommend it. I'm more a third story/walk-up person myself, but my husband owned this place when I met him.

I think the white is beautiful with the small red tile! You'd be crazy to change it to one of those bland fireplace surrounds...they look dated and dull.

I love the white drum shades they put on all the lamps, so I asked one of the salespeople where the lampshades were from...explaining that my grandmother had left me a mid-century tripod lamp without its shade...and that I would love to get a shade for it. The salesman became very unfriendly and tight-lipped...like I was attempting retail espionage or something (but really, anyone can buy stuff at flea markets and estate sales and resell with a massive mark-up, can't they?). He would only say that they were "made for them by a retired person." Not helpful. No further conversation or offer of procuring one for me. Too bad--I would happily have bought one from them, but instead I was so put-off by his attitude, I decided to never go back. I recommend a visit to Revival's (numerous) friendly, competitors instead.