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Everyone:

Thanks again for all of your wonderful comments! We have really loved reading through them all, and we hope that you drift back through our apartment tour if you're feeling like the eclectic bug has bitten you! (And another big thanks to Katie for her great photography!)

Also, just so credit is given where it's due, I totally got the idea for displaying our childhood Matchbox Car collections from an older tour:

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chris-and-rogers-diy-modern-fa-162339

Even still, I love making them, collectively, a fun, worn, multi-colored focal point! Thanks again, and happy decorating, y'all!

We love things that hold plenty of memories. The bulk of the cast iron actually came from a dear friend who knows that I love to cook. I always think of him when I use them!

Hi meowlady!

Yes, the photograph of the green room mounted to that series of distressed, framed-out boards is still very much there! As is the really narrow oil painting (I think photo 3). If I decide to part with either, I'll letcha know! :-)

Andy and I would like to thank Katie for capturing our home so well--INCLUDING the slanted shots (because neither of us is anything close to level, we love them--plus, the Fiestaware that's featured is all about fun, so I think it approves, too). As a few of y'all have mentioned, the trim is an in-progress project (it can't all get stripped and pretty overnight) and definitely adds to the worn aspect of our Worn-Eclectic style.

Thanks to everyone who's commented (and continues to comment)--we love living here, and are glad y'all like parts of it too!

Hi Spencer! It's not a tulip frame bed (the closest we get is the little MCM tulip base table in there). From what my parents tell me (this was my childhood bed), it dates to the very late 19th century to early 20th century--sort of a vernacular sort of cedar bed.

I think I need a cigarette. And I don't smoke. Absolutely beyond.

You had me at Iñigo Montoya. Absolutely fun, energetic, and homey!

I haven't posted in a while, but I have to respectfully disagree with the island-dwellers above. For the first time in a while AT has featured a space that isn't MCM (not that there's anything wrong with it, but seeing the same Eames lounge chair and ottoman every other post gets repetitive and boring) or packed-full with West Elm accessories, "revamped" IKEA dressers, or other big box store room displays. Bravo to y'all for embracing the worn paint, the whimsy, the dumpster gems, and making it all work as a home. I might have to steal your dining table/chairs, that two-drawer red industrial cart, among other great finds!

Kudos to anyone brave enough use such bold colors. I LOVE color; it's so reflective of various personalities. I love several pieces of the furniture and accessories, all of which are arranged in a coherent, fun design!

Very nicely done. The juxtaposition of rustic and modern is something I strive for in my own space. I also really like the exterior shots. The pooches are cute, too. And as a person who lives in an ordered home, I don't ever understand the contempt directed at those who do. (Sure, I have OCD, but it's also my space.) And the catty comments about wardrobe selections smack of high school; grow up.