MochaCaliGirl's Profile

I agree that smart phones are the wave. I had one of the original "Sidekicks" and loved it. Kept upgrading it and found the price to be reasonable...something like $80 a month for unlimited data, email etc and 1000 minutes. (I don't talk much).....Recently I switched to Metro PCS because they have the Samsung Finnesse and an all you can talk all data etc plan for $50 a month. I was a little skeptical at first but no dropped calls and being connected 24/7 to the www has me sold......smart phons rock!

I positively LOVE this chair!I can easily see it fitting into my humble abode.

very nice space...

These are soooooo much fun!

I love these chairs...they are a great alternative to the more expensive Ball Chair. They are great for gaming or screening films. the average price is $500 so this one at $280 is a steal.

What a kewl space! I have an open space of about 800 sq ft and built a wall to define the bedroom area. The rest...I just left open with groupings of various sized things everywhere. It kind of self defined itself. Please come back and share with us what you do!

What a great space. I absolutely love high rise living. I do hope they are able to find a buyer....

A couple of years ago I had the exact same question. I checked with local screen printers (t-shirts) to see if anyone would do it and after being quoted the cost for the initial creation of the screen, the design and the labor, I felt is was much more cost effective and fun to simply do it myself. I signed up for a screen printing class at the local university and once I learned how to do it (easy) I made duvet covers for my friends and some for myself in different colors. I give them every year as Christmas gifts. The DIY route is really the way to go..especially if you are using only one color.

This chair is called the "Unico Chaise and Ottoman" set. It is listed for $556 (both pieces.)

http://www.everythingfurniture.com/zuo-unico-chaise-2.html

This one is called the "Lane" chair and is listed for $698

http://www.apt-ny.com/details.cfm?uid=apt-071103231747

Good Luck!

I have read every response on this page. I have looked at every photograph this contestant submitted and I have looked at every entrant in this contest. I love some of them, hated none of them but have been moved to comment on only one of them.

Margaret is indeed a grandmother (a few times over.) A very hip and cool grandmother but a grandmother none the less. She has pared down from a HUGE home into a 750 sq ft flat and when you are actually standing in the space you realize that it is not cluttered at all.

One person asked how Margaret could live without kitchen cabinets on her wall while another admonished her for the items on the hutches and offered a link to a picture that showed how it "should" be done. If you take a look at those hutches you will see plates, bowls, serving platters etc. This is where Margaret keeps her dishes, glasses, flatware etc. Let me assure that she uses them every single day. Those kitchen utensils hanging behind the sink? Margaret is a chef, and I don't mean an amateur chef. Lots of fun gatherings with lots of fun guests and family take place in that little cottage. I am one of the fortunates to have received and invite a time or two....all I can say is...yummy! So yes, she uses every one of them...and quite a few you don't see. Everything has a practical use for her.

Another seemingly huge concern is the height of the tele. When a person places a tele this high it usually means they don't watch a lot of tele OR they have recliners. In this instance both things are true...two recliners on either side of the 1.5 chair which when sat in really provide a very comfortable viewing angle. Not everyone sits at a 90 degree angle when watching the tele.

There seemed to be an issue with the painting hung in the bath. Yes it is an actual painting...as is the tiny hand painted oil beneath it. Sorry...that's not a postcard...it's real art.

Clutter is generally defined as "littering with things in a disorderly manner." If you look at the pictures you will see that everything has its place and everything has a use. The paintings? Originals given by the artist. The shells in jars? Collected over years from many trips to the shore. The picture frames? Filled with children and grandchildren. (Sure she could put them on one single table in a cluster but hey, maybe she wants to see her little cherubs from every place in her home.) The table next to the sofa table? It is actually between the 1.5 chair and the recliner so the occupants will have a place to put their drinks etc. The Aireo Garden? To have moved it would have been staging the picture which provides an untrue portrait.

Perhaps the pictures could have been taken better...from a different angle...but as I remember it...that is Margaret's lil beach cottage. Filled with warmth and welcomeness and the constant scents of something warm from the oven.

This of course is just my two cents. Now I'll go back to my flat...the one where when you step through the door you swear the year is 1969. Oh yes....I voted Super Cool because even though it is not my taste...it really fits the elements of small AND cool.