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Here's a guaranteed way to get out of Target with nothing more than a plunger: be a guy. :-)

I think the entire apartment is exquisite and doesn't need a thing added to it. It took my breath away it is so perfect. Rachel, don't listen to those who think space has to be cluttered up to be lived in. Your restraint gives you space to breathe and to be filled with your music.

Sean, this is expertly done. Don't listen to the negative AT posters - it seems to be a tradition here for posters to run with a single negative point until others are ready to scream. I looked at the images and did not even notice the filters - it just read "moody" to me and I liked it. (And if AT approved the pics, then that is AT's problem, not yours.)

I actually have a bigger issue with Canada being considered "International." Seriously? I know, I know, it's a different country but our cultures are not that different, especially when it comes to decor. I don't feel the decor styles are distinguishable in terms of "Canadian" or "American," but I do think style changes from city to city, just as much between SF and NY as between NY and Toronto or Toronto and SF or Dallas. Chicago, Miami, etc.
I know if the category were "North American" then there is the problem of Mexico, which to me is International - such a different culture - so I don't really see an answer to the problem. I just know that when I click International I expect to see tours that don't look they are in the US.

None of this makes me love Sean's place any less - it's fantastic, regardless of category.

Here's a good argument for a pink sofa:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/10/11/greathomesanddestinations/20121011-LOCATION.html#2

2. Silent Mode . . . switch off the sound and ringers from the Settings > Sounds screen...

Or you could just flick the silent button on the side of the phone.

Agree with posters who lamented either no photos or poor photos of things specifically discussed in the interview. I never understand why shelter mags and sites do that to their readers. Not the homeowner's falut - it's an AT thing. Please fix.

Also agree that this striking flat needs some editing, esp the chest of drawers with the cash register that doesn't even fit fully on its top - yikes, that really bugged me. Many accessories look a bit more like props than meaningful possessions. The bedroom was nicer because it was less cluttered.

The ladder shelving really doesn't work in this space.

But most of all, ee gads, the cat near the open highrise window? My heart jumped. City vets will tell you that the number one cause of emergency visits is cats who go off balconies or out windows in high rises. They are carried up to their apartments and don't have a full sense of how high they are. Glad to know screens are usually on the windows - a prudent and responsible move by the homeowner so full kudos for that -- but for future photo shoots, Capone should be kept in another room out of harm's way. One startling sound or movement and he could have reacted in the wrong direction - out the window. It looks like you are up high enough that he wouldn't survive the accident. Better safe than sorry.

I too thought both rooms were nice, but the current iteration is best. Great new chairs, rug is gorgeous and soothing, and that "pre-war European hospital" cabinet is GORGEOUS. Room looks stylish and confident. I'd love to eat dinner in there. Well done.

@rose123 - hilarious! you made me laugh out loud.

Any other suggestions for non-toxic filler from clever green ATers out there?

@magpiec - don't apologize for ranting. You have some seriously legitimate gripes and it sounds like you need to have a talk with your husband about his setting some boundaries for his family. They aren't your family so it shouldn't be your responsibility. Way too awkward. But you are being taken advantage of by some unbelievably thoughtless and/or rude people. You can choose to let them get away with it, or not. Don't suffer in silence (or only vent it to us).

And btw, I LOVE these houseguest/host-from-hell stories - they are always SO entertaining! Rarely do I sit and read through all the comments on a post but these were some great entertainment.

P.S. Totally agree that *buying a gift* for the homeowners when you've done them the favor of housesitting (presumably for free) is just way over the top and downright weird.

Anybody else notice the irony of -- in what has basically turned into a discussion on the evils of mindless consumerism -- two commenters wanting to know where to get the lamps in the photo?