Rachel in Denver's Profile

I'd recommend volunteering. You meet really nice people.

Some of my favorite colors -- and so fresh together. Lovely!!

I'm looking quite seriously at cohousing. It satisfies all of the big 3 criteria -- 1. proximity; 2. repeated, unplanned interactions; and 3. a setting that encourages people to let their guard down and confide in each other. Plus the vast majority of people who live in cohousing choose it because they want close ties to other people.

It's not a commune. There are no religious or political requirements. No one will force you to work in the community garden, but they do want you to be involved. I'm hoping to move into one of these communities -- or start my own! -- in the next few years. For me it's a way of planning a future for myself and being good to others as well.

I have to ask -- is this really what Apartment Therapy is all about? This kid clearly has gobs and gobs of family money and a team of professional decorators sweating last inch of this apartment. It isn't aspirational -- it's impossible. I come to AT for all the things **my** home could be, not a sneak peek into the lives of children of the uber-wealthy. Yeah, it's nice -- it's dripping with calculated cool. So what? With more money than god and the hottest interior designers in LA, anyone could have this apartment.