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I've been making granola for several years and I do agree, ever since I started adding oil to it, the granola is much more moist and tastes so much better! I am experimenting with peanut oil and I love how it adds even more of a nutty taste to the mix. Sea salt, of course, (I use fleur de sel from France) and maple syrup for sweetener (we're lucky to have relatives in Vermont who send us maple syrup every spring).

My parents who live in Provence have windows like that in their modern house. Theirs are triple pane and much heavier than the older wooden models. They also have screens which work like american screens. Screens are pretty new in France -we never had those while growing up- and may not be available for all window sizes but it's probably worth searching for them at the local big box hardware store.

Love it all! My dream come true! I so could live in that house. If I may ask the source for the white bookcase? Was it custom made or from a store? We've been looking for something like this forever.While not MCM, it would be perfect in our apartment.

I think this apartment is more Arts and Crafts than Deco or Nouveau and it perfectly matches the period of the building. I would not pay attention to the negative comments - except for the recommendations regarding grouping pottery of the same color. Why are people so nasty on AT is beyond me. This is a great space and while it can take a lot of improvements, not everyone has the time and resources to do so -it is not specified if Chris rents or owns which would be helpful in suggesting what to do with what he has. I love the dining room, and the pottery and the plants. Great job! I look forward to seeing more Arts and Crafts period homes on AT, I came to MCM via Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts and there is always a little space in my heart and in my home for these styles. Uni-style is boring IMHO.

Oops! I realize that the chandelier I was asking about is really the 3 globes above the kitchen island...

I like the apartment for the space and light and all the plants, lucky Dan to have stuck with it all these years and now he can enjoy all this space (I'm a slightly jealous space deprived New Yorker... ) I do like the furniture too and the Mad Men feel...

Anyway, was wondering where the bookcase that holds the vinyl records comes from. My husband's LP collection is overflowing and we'll soon need more storage. This one looks to fit the LP size perfectly.

I find this very interesting. This is a great concept. We live in Manhattan in a 1 bedroom apt with 1 bath and have been dreaming of an apartment with an additional half bath. Recently I saw an apartment where a toilet was in its own small room next to the kitchen but had no sink!!! Talk about disgusting and highly unhygienic. I should email this to the owners of that apartment, no wonder it is still on the market! I would definitely buy something like that if I had a small space.

I would consider hanging it on the bathroom wall. I like plants and it's hard to find the space to fit pots in a bathroom. That reminds me of the "living wall" trend which started in 2008 for outdoor and indoor walls.

Making your own lunch saves a lot of money and you control what you eat. I started doind it out of necessity for my husband who doesn't have any nice lunch places near his office in a drab office park in New Jersey. He is a contractor so the fact that he does not need to go out of the building to get food means he bills more time that way. Yeah!
He bought this japanese bento lunch jar that has 3 containers and is perfect for someone who commutes by train/bus. You can buy it on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-Classic-Stainless-Lunch-Metallic/dp/B000246GSO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1224777013&sr=8-1

Now I make my own lunch too because good lunch places where I work in NYC are scarce and I hate to spend $10 on a salad. And the money saved can go toward a nice dinner once a week.

Light makes my life beautiful. We are lucky to live in a small but very bright apartment with lots of windows and when you wake up with the sun, eveything is possible.