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I've mentioned this Etsy shop before:

http://visualingual.etsy.com

Lots of hand-crafted Cincinnati pride there, but I also really love the vintage typography-inspired screenprints, which can resonate with anyone who wants to live with an uplifting message!

I really like these coasters by some friends of mine:

http://visualingual.etsy.com

They'll soon have trivets available, too, plus they have some really funky screenprints that graphic designers are sure to appreciate!

I love the pillow! Check out my friends' signage-inspired silkscreen prints on Etsy as well:

http://visualingual.etsy.com

Whoa, you've got way too many pillows on that loveseat! Seriously, there's almost no loveseat left. That may just be a staging trick to add more color to the color contest entry, but it looks pretty silly to me. Nonetheless, I do love all those colors together. It's a bit "nursery school" but also a very happy anchor to the tall, bright space with the narrow window. I'm not a fan of the beachy bathroom, but the closet doors are fantastic! Kudos on a local entry!

I love the neutral gray, taupe, and brown tones in this space! It looks so serene, and the touches of red are perfect. I can't really tell what the artwork is above the bed, but it looks perfectly hung! Kudos on that!

Yawn... If you're going to post this now, and you came up with this idea yourself, say so. If, as I'm fairly certain is the case, you found this project in an old DIY magazine, or one of these bowls on Etsy, or by perusing the recent AT archives, just say that. There's nothing wrong with bringing an old idea to people's attention now, but please be honest about its origins!

BogusATpost -- LOL. Luckily, the "friend" members are usually easy to spot.

Gorgeous; I covet!

Gregory, thanks for your feedback. Really, I didn't mean to start a big argument. I can understand why people with something to promote and a beautiful home to show off would be willing candidates for the tour. I can also understand that it's the "creatives" who tend to want to show off their decor work (although I wish there were more people to debunk our non-creative stereotypes). In this case, for me, this other "sell" became distracting, not because I don't appreciate the art or how it's an integral part of their home, but simply because it seemed a bit much in the context of a tour. In any case, it's always helpful to hear the behind-the-scenes commentary on all the work that goes into creating this content for us. Thanks for that!

I was referring to this home tour. It's a great apartment, but it's also an advertisement for this person's business. And yet, it's not a post about her business per se; it's just her way of taking an opportunity to promote it. In a similar way, the self-promotional aspects of this tour bother me. AT has posts about artists all the time, but this feels more like an advertorial to me, because it's ostensibly about something else (the home).

Look, I like this home, and I like that Boston home as well. I guess it's the approach that bugs me more than the content. I'm not saying that the art or interiors are not of interest to the AT community. I just see a tour as being a peek into someone's home and, with this one, I feel like they've said, "Well, now that you're here, and your ride isn't coming for another 15 minutes, mind if I show you this new Amway product I'm selling?" It's not what I signed up for.

Nice home, but some of the photos are awful. I'm sure you turned on all the lights, but then all the glowing light orbs are so distracting, and I think they're changing the colors in the photos as well. Also, some of the photos seem like they're not level, which could easily be fixed in Photoshop.