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Yea, another Indy-ite! Yes, this city is the best for affordable older housing. Love the apartment and the cat tipi. Voted!

I've recently become enamored with Country Living, after picking up a copy at the dr's office and loving it. Not at all what I'd consider "country," but heavy on the industrial/casual decor vibe, with plenty of hipsterish eating & shopping local suggestions.

I notice that I crave "stuff" a lot more when I'm broke. When I've got some discretionary cash, I'm much more discerning and less likely to buy out of a feeling of Deprivation Desperation. It's odd, and I haven't totally figured out yet what this is about for me.

Could that little girl be any cuter?!

Huh. I'm totally surprised that people really hire designers and expect the process to be the way it looks on tv. Is ANYTHING in real life the way it looks on tv?

That said, as a potential design client, I realize that I don't know much about the professional design process. I've looked at the websites of a couple designers with whom I've considered working, and it would be so helpful if they'd described there a bit about how it all works. @TSPInteriordesign, your list of possible services is great! How can we get more designers to be that clear and explicit?

Gaaahhh. This place makes me want to abandon my Midwestern craftsman bungalow for an industrial-chic loft in Queens. Great use of neutrals and textures. And that fabulous trunk desk--oh my!

Then I saw how much of the furniture was from Restoration Hardware and had to revoke my own Hipster Card. I admit it: I like their style.

All together it's not my taste, but I found inspiration in parts of what she's done. I really admire Hollie for knowing what she likes and creating a lovely home from it. Thanks, AT, for a different, thought-provoking tour!

Tasteful but also personal. Nice work! I'd be interested to know which of these pieces you've refurbished.

I'm a fairly new homeowner, too, and do something similar--but I actually have two binders. One is designed to stay with the home if I ever sell it--this binder contains stuff like appliance warranties, info on the foundation repair, etc. The other binder is for me only--paint chips, receipts for furniture, to-do lists, decorating ideas, business cards for contractors. If I'd tried to put all that info together, it never would've fit. Plus, this way I can do research on the house's history (it's a 100-year-old bungalow in an historic preservation district) and scrapbook it, knowing it'll get passed on to whomever lives here next.

This doesn't require you to make anything, but can look classy--a vintage soda bottle crate hung on the wall has little compartments that are just the right size for shot glasses. I have one for my knick-knacks, and it makes my random collection of stuff look right at home in my prewar house.