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I painted our living room white a few years ago with the same idea in mind (make it loft-like) and love it. I think you're definitely on the right track. One thing I did was switch out our plain white curtains for some with a little color. They're a subtle gray and they give the walls more interest without taking away from the clean look.

I'm surprised by all the harsh comments. I think this spot is way cool. I especially like the way you hung those Polaroids. May have to borrow that idea. :)

Every room is fantastic in its own way... I'll be poring over this tour for days!

i used chantilly lace in matte finish in my living room and it looks beautiful (super white in semi gloss for the trim). i wanted the art and furniture to pop and they really do.

i have a transit scroll with numbers on it rather than destination names. i saw it on three potato four's site, liked it, and bought it. people always ask me about it, and no one knows what it is.

however, i am obviously a little weirded out that they've gotten so popular. i would say that both the keep calm poster and the transit scroll are part of a larger embrace of graphic elements and signage in art that has spread throughout the blog world. i do find this trend a little tiresome because it is so "easy" -- i.e. you don't have to know much about art to like and appreciate it.

however, the keep calm poster craze annoys me more because people seem to like them not even for the way they look, but for the sentiment they promote, which is really banal.

Wouldn't it make sense to ditch the insanely tight deadline for completing these kitchens? I know they do it to manufacture conflict, but it's so unrealistic, leaves zero time for planning and execution, and so of course the kitchens look horrible. It would be one thing if they were just playing around, but people actually have to use these kitchens. Good design takes more than 26 hours! I'm so tired of "competition" shows that are not only totally disrespectful of real life but have no conception of what makes for compelling drama.

kiljoywashere: how does that sentence constitute punctuation overload? her use of commas was spot-on!

i like that it's both simple and sophisticated.

If you have cats with nails, like I do, definitely go for the heaviest, sturdiest fabric you can find. I bought some lightweight cotton with a gorgeous print from purl soho for some dining chairs I recently reupholstered and I'm now paying the price!!

the jacquard tile towel is so cute! too bad they're all sold out.