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Beautiful room and colors! Where is the elephant fabric from? We are moving from an apt to a house and this is my new room inspiration for my son's room. Thanks for sharing!

This is a little creepy of me to have done this I know but let me preface by saying that I am moving to Charlotte and was thinking she might be a decorator I'd contact. Anyhow, I googled the owner of this home and oddly this is not the outside of her home, unless this Charlotte magazine has it wrong

http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Home-Garden/April-2009/Creative-Shelter/

Maybe photos got mixed up? That being said, the inside of the house is beautiful - fun yet elegant. I think there are lots of inexpensive items, finds that I would look at in consignment shops and not know what to do with which she makes look great. I think the outside of the house and garden in these links matches the inside of her house better than what is probably her actual house as pictured in the article.

We have in our living/dining room the Flos tin square in nickel finish. We used other sconces in our other rooms but these are our favorite - simple, clean lines, nice lighting shadow when on. http://www.ylighting.com/tinsquare.html

We have the Liebherr (30 inch wide) for a family of four and have no problems with having enough space for food except when we buy ice cream cakes the freezer gets tight. We had to get the Liebherr b/c of depth issues. Love the Liebherr.

By the way, there are under the sink dishwashers (though they limit the depth of the sink) which may save you some valuable undercounter storage.

You used to be able to get it at Pottery Barn Kids and FAO Schwartz. They may still have it at FAO. I've seen it occasionally on ebay. I've thought about buying it but my kids rooms are small and I'm not sure I want the entire wall covered with it. Pricey - I think about 250. -mamamd

I noticed no full-time working moms so want to speak for this side. I have two toddler-age children, a husband who works long hours, and I have a full-time 35-hour a week job. We could afford for me not to work (we're not super wealthy by any means but we could manage), but I love my job and honestly gain a lot of intellectual stimulation and self fulfillment from it. I spend mornings with the kids, walk my oldest to preschool in the morning, I sneak out at least once to twice weekly for: doctors appointment, to pick up my daughter from ballet, etc, and am home in time for the evening routine. The keys for me are that I live a 5-minute walk away from where I work and that I do work when the kids are in bed. Also, we have a wonderful nanny who is often more patient and fun with the kids than I am and we have a healthy dose of grandparents around. As Hilary Rodham Clinton was titled, it takes a village and I think that with careful management, having others care for your children is natural and when well chosen a good thing. That being said, if we have a third child, I will want to cut back my hours and if I can't b/c my work won't allow it.....

Avanti has several options in the 24 inch range. Here's a link to the a stainless steel "pro-style" one as posted on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Avanti-ELBA-Pro-Style-Range/dp/B000J6E2KY

Also, if you're the fancy type, I think that the Vikings and Wolf-types all make a 24" "side range". I think it's really supposed to go along with the usual wide stove, but can be used singly though I bet it only has a few burners. Good luck!

Thanks everyone for your input. This does seem to be the Skovby table and now that I can see pictures of it with one leaf open, it looks quite stable. -Mamamd

I used to have a kitchen that was the entryway too and I think part of what makes this kitchen special is how it addresses this dual function - the layout welcomes, allows for easy entry and exit, and still works as a well-laid out kitchen. And of course it's beautiful - simple, classic.

I am planing my own renovation - please give me the info for your cabinetmaker!