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This house was in Record Houses a couple of years ago.
One of the (many) things I find appealing about it is that the windows are comparatively small, so that the views are controlled, rather than wide-screen. The house has a more of a sense of shelter than many modern houses, especially minimalist ones.

Blogging IS about grammar, because blogging is writing.
Grammar matters - good communication matters.

It doesn't matter if it's etched in stone, printed in a book or newspaper, or online. Writing is writing.

It's the destroying that gets to me. It seems callous and presumptious .

A recent entry said the chair in her hallway was for putting on ( and taking off) shoes. So I don't think the stools in the entry are pointless.
I don't get why people say "it looks like no one lives there" - the comment seems to appear whenever some with really refined and specific taste and an ability to live in an orderly fashion shows their home.

I'm voting super cool because I know she will make good use of the prize.
Lots of people with a lot more money don't have an eye like this - the proportions flow really well, even though all the elements are inexpensive. Great taste.
I don't know if she did the "cure", but it seems like a poster apartment for small, cool, healthy, happy.

This house is in the country, and it's in Scandinavia, so wakling around naked wouldn't be a problem.

Now THAT is small and cool.

OK, so this is a great-looking home inhabited by great-looking people.
But maybe I'm just grumpy today, but I'm put off by "too lazy to measure". Square footage matters to AT readers. And it's one of the actual rules for contests, and is a normal protocol for tours.
They have obviously put tremendous effort into making their home beautiful, but couldn't be bothered with a little effort to make their contribution here complete.
So I found the whole tour a bit sour. It seems like a commercial for her design business.
Sorry if I'm off base. I'm just responding from the gut.

People. This is not a nut job apartment. It's a real style, with many admirers. There are lots of books on it. The style has acknowledged masters, second tier names who are just as good or better, and amateurs like me whose heart flutters at images like these. Silverstrin is probably one of the masters. He was John Pawson's partner early in their careers.

It's certainly shows the owner's great wealth.

This particular place doesn't do much for me, except for the hallway, which would lift the heart every time you walk down it.

To me the best minimalist places ( like Pawson's house) DO feel like homes, but this one feels like an art installation.

A buddy of mine called that kind of sofa a "Sports Car Couch". He bought a black one - cheaper than a sports car, he said.

We have a pair of Ikea Poang chairs in birch with the red leather cushions - a bit more muted and earthy than these. They're beautiful and comfortable.

Ikea had a bright red leather Klippan sofa for awhile. I thought it looked great. I think it was $499.