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Oh, I'm so torn on this one! I live in Chicago, and on one hand, I think it'll be great publicity for the city and will definitely bump up my industry (architecture).

On the other, I trust Richard "let's bulldoze Meigs Field at 1 a.m." Daley, his cronies, and the Chicago construction hegemony NOT at all, and I'm 100% certain that this will be another financial debacle like Millennium Park (300% over budget and 4 years late), and the taxpayers will get stuck with the bill AGAIN. For temporary buildings!

Also, I had friends in Atlanta at the time of their games, and they were in gridlock purgatory for two weeks. If it comes to Chi-town I'll probably be renting out my apartment and getting the heck out of Dodge.

"Hello, my name is rockypondgirl and I am an IKEA-holic." That said, if Dania or DWR ever offers bookcases for $80, I'm there. (Sweet place, Jess!)

Let's see. Assume 5 people, $10 mil including renovations, and 7,200 sf. That's 1,440 sf and $2 mil per person.

Natalya, would you adopt me please? I promise I'll take less than 10% of your space. I will want to bring in some books and more homey furnishings, though, but just for my part--you can keep the beige and white stuff everywhere else. Oh, and don't worry about the vast waste of resources--I'm sure the money you've made justifies whatever you want to do to the planet. "Live and let live" as someone remarked above.

Amen, bepsf. Anyone with an IKEA kitchen has frameless cabinets. Nothing new.

Awesome design!

I miss the days when TOH was a DIY show about homeowners working on THEIR OLD houses, and not contractors working on posh renos for the well-heeled.

That said, I still watch it obsessively, and I have a wee crush on Kevin. :)

Yep! Hannaleighh is right--you can totally see the underside of the top tread. BUSTED, Living, Etc.! Hee!

I like the wallpaper idea (or highlighting risers in general), but wouldn't use it for my main stairs--risers get lots of scuffing and dings, and it would be such a shame to gunk up that pretty paper.

Shrink wrap helps, too, in theory, of course.

Toss up between Dove Vitamin C and Dove Plaster. Actually, I'd go for Vitamin C Plaster.

So, is it from the "American traditions in craftsmanship," or the "non-American influences" that the Benchwright Buffet gets its "we've never heard of a jointer or a plane" appearance?

I admit I don't know a lot about early American (read: 18th- 19th-century) furniture, but my sense is that those artisans would prize the satiny-smooth finishes they worked so hard for over clunky dings and dents PB is touting as evidence of "hand crafting". Bet those dents are made by machine, too. Bah.

I'm with blueyes: find real antiques instead.