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beautiful! what paint color did you use?

The clues for me were the bits of yellow already in the room - the pillow and the flowers - that suggested there was going to be more :-)

I imagine you could e-mail FLOR customer service - they might be able to track it down for you.

Considering you have dogs that shed and track dirt, here's my $.02:

1) as others have said, don't go with any sort of grass-type fiber (jute, sisal, etc.), even blended with wool. They absorb liquids, and one dog barf, rainy muddy day, spilled cup of coffee, even water stains, will likely ruin the rug. We had sisal rugs for a few years, and within the first 2 years, they looked like hell (we have a dog that barfs occasionally and likes mud - what dog doesn't?)

2) Go with a pattern, not a solid color - patterns will hide the dog hair and dirt better than a solid rug. I'd also take a look at patterns that incorporate the burgundy as a secondary color to help tie everything together, with a neutral primary color.

3) seriously consider flor tiles. We're switching over to them ourselves - they're so easy to clean, most of the patterns are nylon, so stains don't absorb; they're recyclable; you can replace a single tile at a time if you need to. Take a look at: milliner in brown, or for all-neutral palettes, line please, lacebark, morning coffee, sound check, etc.

curious definition of "best" - image #1 (the round bookcase) was universally panned (and deservedly so IMHO) for being utterly unsuitable to storing books. jamming books into such a bookcase would seriously damage the books. trying *way* to hard to be clever with this one.

did you really group your books by color? *sigh*

how well does it balance? it seems to me it would be a bit top-heavy?

Curious about the insulation options for the ceiling/roof - is there space between the beams and the roof to install insulation, or would you have to cover up the wood ceiling and are currently doing without? I've seen homes with similar wood ceilings, and have always wondered.

It's hard to tell without any dimensions, but what you'll want to do is set up different zones - living, dining, sleeping within the space. To set apart your sleeping area, use a piece of furniture such as a bookcase or armoire (ideally, wider than the headboard of your bed) to create a freestanding wall you can set your bed against. I'm picturing placing the bed facing the closet and bathroom area, with the divider perpendicular to the kitchen wall.

That way, you'll have living space on one side of the "wall" and sleeping space (and a bit of privacy) on the other side, with some bonus storage space.

@spectrogram - feel the irony. srsly.