rhodajr's Profile

He IS adorable. And although it's not my style, I think he did an amazing job, giving the home clean lines yet making it look cozy.

One question: I know the chairs in the living room are B&B Italia, but I can't place the sofa. Anyone know who makes it?

Sigh, I moved from a city that had two TJ's to a small town where I have to drive an hour to find one.

I really miss their selection of vegetarian products, especially their veggie meatballs. I also miss their Indian cooking sauces, their rBGH-free dairy products, and their reasonably priced coffee. I am, however, relieved that their desserts and candies (esp. the chocolate!!) are a safe distance away!

As others have said, I'd get a smaller table, one that seats four and could be expanded for larger gatherings, and center it under the light fixture.

If the credenza is going to stay, I'd place it on the other side of the table, sort of as a room divider, and place the sofa against it, so that the sofa is facing the windows. You can then place table lamps on the credenza to use for reading light for those seated on the sofa.

I'd then put the television against the wall opposite the fireplace. Putting the TV so close to the windows might make it difficult to view the screen.

I'd love to see an actual photo of your living room, the architectural details look very interesting.

Buddha is absolutely gorgeous! What breed is he and how much does he weigh? He looks pretty big or is it the fur?

"A bit pricey," I'll say. More like a huge ripoff. Tons of doorknobs that are going nowhere because most are close to 100 bucks. Besides the ridiculous price tags, you have to contend with a surly, defensive proprietor.

No thanks. I'll look elsewhere.

I never understood the appeal of a murphy bed, unless you need a large, open expanse of floorspace during the day and a bed at night. The murphy bed cabinet is a useless piece of furniture when it's folded up. At least with a sleep sofa, you have a place to sit when it's folded up. Although the cheaper sleep sofas can be uncomfortable to sleep on, the higher quality, more expensive models are quite comfortable. I know, I slept on one for years.

Those who are considering fireslate might want to check out this website:

http://www.fire-slate.com/default.htm

Please explain why you would replace solid-wood white cabinets for what I'm guessing are not-solid-wood white cabinets. It also seems that storage space was lost by installing that stove. Seems a similar effect could have been achieved, while saving a lot of money, by just replacing the counters and doing some painting. (JMO)

The kind of expert I'd like to accompany me to a flea market is someone who can differentiate the fakes from the real thing and tell me when I'm about to get ripped off.

I, for one, don't need someone to tell me what's pretty and what isn't.

Go down to the 23rd photo on the page

http://www.funkyvintage.be/pages/3628/Archief_verkochte_items.html

Hard to tell, but I think that's your sofa in an oatmeal fabric.