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Hard to tell much with just one photo, but I can safely say that a fireplace is a pink elephant that can't be removed from a room. Then again, I agree with Dorothy Draper about using fireplaces as focal points...

Jerry-rigging boards over it isn't likely to look too great, so you might do better find some fireplace screens to cover the holes.

If it were my house, I'd take down the green picture, rearrange the furniture, and possibly paint the bricks to match my walls.

I like it, except for the gawky white rug.

Frankly, it's refreshing to see something that isn't midcentury modern featured here. If I see one more Miller shell chair...

The cheapest and easiest solution would be to color-code your clothes. It's surprising what a difference that makes.

What a coincidence. My dog just won the rug war a few days ago and has been enjoying her new bed tremendously.

For some reason she LOVED sleeping, rolling, and drooling on my beautiful flokati rug. You can machine wash it, but it will end up matted and kind of gross-looking. I gave up and tossed it in her slumber corner, in effect giving her a $120 bed.

I'm sitting in my office at a beige l-shaped Steelcase desk right now. Nice and roomy, but certainly not ergonomically friendly.

I've had this in my bath and kitchen for almost a year and love it. It was super-easy to install, and several folks have mistaken it for real wood.

FWIW, I think Five Guys Burgers uses it (it a really unappealing moldy hue) in their restaurants.

Sheesh, judging by some of these responses why not change the title from "House Tour" to "Good Question"?

I'll agree that it seems kind of young and mishmashed, but everybody has to start somewhere. It's tough to decorate cohesively on a small budget, especially after only spending two months in an abode.

Spray foam is somewhat pricey, but works pretty well:
(http://www.icynene.com/). You can also rent a machine from Home Depot and spray cellulose insulation in yourselves.

Otherwise, maybe lay the pink stuff everywhere and use plyboard sheets over the sections you'll use for storage.

I'd love to eat by 7, whereas my boyfriend usually doesn't want to eat before 10. We've compromised somewhat - when I cook, we eat no later than 8, and when he cooks it's closer to 915 (by which time I've completely spoiled my dinner by gorging on snacks...).

I believe the beige stones are "pea gravel", I know that they're sold by the bag at Home Depot/Lowes. I've also seen paver stones in that material at specialty garden shops.

They're great for walkways - since the stones are so smooth and small, they don't hurt your feet if you walk on them barefoot.