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Hello All,

I figured I should get on here quick, to tell you that the cottage has regular wooden steps between the first and second floor!

The ladder is on the second floor and leads to the roof. NY state mandates a second exit for any dwelling, so that's my second exit. I've never used it except to hang my damp laundry.

Also, Eileena: the nesting tables are vintage, from eBay.

Skylarkmelody: the color is Crushed Oregano from Valspar (Lowes)

And thanks for the kind words.

I'm with the others who are recommending a different kind of anchor for your sheet rock. The kind you are using will most likely disappoint you by becoming loose over time. MUCH better for drywall is the type of anchor that pushes past the drywall and sort of pops open in the empty space beyond. Another great kind are the Wall Drillers (http://www.confast.com/products/wall_driller.aspx) which are basically screws with giant threads that bite into the drywall. Also, any of the types on the site recommended by sewbeit, above, are great.
The type of anchor that you are using, Maxwell, is better suited for concrete or plaster walls.

Hi everyone, and thanks for your kind words. I am honored to be included with these other awesome entries.

jilly37: To clarify about the curtains -- yes, they are the Stockholm Blad curtains that others have linked to. You can't buy it as a fabric, but the curtains are crazy cheap -- $59 for two huge, lined panels -- so you can just use them as fabric if you want.

dmvaughan15: The color on the living room wall is Ben Moore Yellow Finch (2024-40). I'm actually a little bummed that I didn't have the expertise to correct the color on the photo -- it's actually a very bright golden yellow, not so much green, which you can see if you go to their site and search on that name.

vintagealaska: The dining table is, indeed the IKEA PS KVARNSTEN table that burnttoast linked to.

aurorakooba: The sofa was a consignment shop find, <$300 to purchase, but once I had it upholstered in Robert Allen contract fabric and paid to have it moved up from Baltimore, well, let's just say I paid what you would expect for a new, high quality sectional. (But I would always rather have vintage!)

Again, thank you for the comments and I hope you all ask more questions. I love to interact!

My butt and spine are begging for this chair!

Hello All,

Andrea here. I have been walking on air all day. I had pretty much given up hope of being included, but then I was added as #40 at 11:49 p.m. on the last day, so exciting!

Thank you all so much for your kind comments -- you are making me feel quite wonderful.

Some responses: jenny!, the picture in the bedroom is an original painting by Jen Dunlap, a young NY artist.

MEP, the wall color in the entrance hall is Sunwashed Blue by Ralph Lauren. I got it at Home Depot.

Northernkate: The office chair is from Ikea, but from about 10 years ago.

phaedrus: I understand why you say "multiple personality issues," but I guess I look at it a little differently. A lot of the elements that comprise my place, including my approach as well as my actual possessions, are the culmination of decades of collecting, traveling and making a home.
My tastes have changed and evolved over the years, and so has the look of my stuff, some of which I've had for a long time. But the essence of who I am has remained the same. I really do believe that is why numerous people have commented on a sense that disparate things fit well together here. At least I hope so, anyway!

LaurenT: YES!! My china is Gmundner Keramik from Austria (my mother is Austrian). For those not familiar, this pattern is over 300 years old, and still painted entirely by hand. I just love how something that old can look so contemporary!

VickyA and peacelily: Oh, how I second guessed myself about the photo choices! The contest rules call for a detail shot but I realized too late (after submitting, of course) that I took that too literally. I wish I had shown a more zoomed-out image there, as those plates (and all my serve-ware) live in the former murphy bed alcove and I should have shown that. Oh, well -- what's done is done...

Again, thank you so much for your comments and I will answer any more questions that come up.