AmandaSG's Profile

A lot of my personal exposure to things in the '80s were holdovers from the '70s, so that was what skewed me toward the decade before the photo was actually taken. Good job those that pegged it correctly!

Yes, I too am a 1981 baby, and I am also swooning in nostalgia while noting the absence of a few of my personal faves like Popples, Ninja Turtles (my LIFE at 7 years old, y'all), Rainbow Brite and Care Bears. I miss my old-school not-pictured Polly Pockets - much like the old style Little People, I feel they were more fun in my own life when they were more "dangerous" as choking hazards. And @discerning - Barney the Dinosaur wasn't introduced until 1992. I know that well because by then I was babysitting and I wanted to constantly yell "MAKE IT STOP!" whenever he was on.

So! Excited! Small Cool is one of my favorite features of the year, and I can't wait for a fresh batch of inspiration for small space!

I have a similar "living room walls full of doors/fireplace" layout in my duplex (just that mine lacks that back wall with windows where the previous owners had hung the TV in your photos - my space just keeps going back from there) and where to position my furniture vexed me for years. The most recent change, however, seemed to just click with the space, and people visiting usually confirm that my love for it isn't just me being crazy. I have my couch where your windowed section is on the far side of the fireplace (floating though, because, as I mentioned, no back wall in my doop, just more space), I have a large area rug with a coffee table, ottoman and a couple of small seating solutions taking up most of the middle space, and then my TV is on the opposite wall, and the flow works pretty well for my own poorly-designed-1980s-duplex space. Now, I don't know the size of your TV or if you have any media storage that make the suggestion not work so well, but it's just food for thought from someone else with the always-fun fireplace-next-to-a-doorway setup.

Heh, I'm actually in the process of doing the quick-set-concrete-in-buckets thing for my own lightweight sun-shade destined for my back/side porch. Rules of the rental state that I can't attach anything to the outside of the house, but I'm determined to have some hanging lights out over my patio and an opaque shade during the hottest part of our Texas summer days. But yeah, not going the bamboo route - metal poles all the way.

This is great - I'm dying to get the funds someday to own a place in Brentwood (or, hell, any of the North 6 neighborhoods) and this is fantastic what has been done with your space. I hope those clerestory windows open as well, since we get such fantastic breezes & weather here a lot of the year, especially in the evenings.

I saw that chandelier (or at least one that was incredibly similar) for sale a couple of years back when walking by my local Z Gallerie shop and I had the most INTENSE urge to buy, despite renting a place where I'm not allowed to do electrical work. It's beyond awesome.

This is fantastic! Also, tell Apartment Therapy that I want a full tour of their whole house! ;D

Nope, still not biting. Too much of it during my childhood has turned me off for life.

I've been considering it for a while, especially since our landlord went with a very light-but-pinkish beige for our walls and it's starting to drive me nuts (especially since it's a color almost matches the tile that runs throughout the place, which is just so grrrrr...). Then I start getting a headache thinking about what color I can go with that will go with my decor and that floor and I just call the whole thing off.