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Hello! This is Alexis and that's my living room. We banished the coffee table in favor of floor space for our 2-year-old (which she obviously uses!), and the sofa because we wanted space to have more than one upholstered chair/sofa. Behind the blue chair in the second picture is the kitchen counter, which is like a peninsula dividing the kitchen and living room. There is also a little side table by one of the chairs.

I've also been noticing that the wall color does look very putty-ish and the lighter woods seem to blend right into it in these photos. I suspect this is to some degree a trick of the camera (never know, though; looking at photos so often points out something I've totally missed for months!). I think long white curtains, as suggested, will help break it all up and provide more contrast behind the table and desk.

Also, we are in the market for a rug, as suggested. I'm leaning towards something tremendously thick and comfy...

Thanks!!!

We bought a handmade - but not expensive! - ladybug step stool for my daughter from Tots Only through Etsy. (He's on vacation through the end of Sept. but will be back soon.) My daughter LOVES it.

I love these! Since plants only come to my house (I assume) to die, these would be perfect...but I'm also too lazy to dust them frequently enough!

eeboo makes beautiful ones: http://www.eeboo.com/startpage.php?cat=15

From their list of furniture web sites, I love Q Collection. Their things look so beautiful and their mission is ideal. But...I can't get any purchase past the steering committee unless the piece has been tried and tested in person. Unfortunately it's not likely we'll get down to New York for a shopping session any time soon, so I'm hoping a vicarious experience will be sufficient. Has anyone else had any experience with Q Collection furniture - how do the chairs feel when you sit in them, how do the pieces look in a room, and how well made are they? I'm specifically interested in the James chair, the David table, and the Helen bookcase. http://www.qcollection.com/index.php?mode=tfo_homepage

My mother bought a set of elephants for my 2-year-old daughter's room - they make adorable bookends! She gave a set of beautiful dragon bookends to my sister as an engagement gift.

I sympathize! I cannot bring myself to cut up or recycle MSL (although now that I read these postings, I am thinking - just thinking - of giving it a shot). The magazines are just so glossy and beautiful! I think there's nothing wrong with holding on to one or two of the magazine collections - if you really want to preserve them, store them in archival boxes and sleeves for long-term.

Just saw this and it reminded me of the DNA fingerprints...but warmer and cozier: http://www.genomequilts.com/genome.php

Quite gross. If a child has to have their appendix removed, are you going to fix it in formaldehyde and display it on the bookshelf?