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I have the Ikea one and it's not a very good solution (great for recycling, though).
I like it design wise and the fact that it doesn't take a lot of space, but as for function - it's bad for storing shoes, it's just the wrong depth! The depth is suitble for high top sneakers and super high heels only. It just doesn't hold any other kind of shoe in place, and you will find the shoes at the bottom of the foldout drawer, one on top of each other, no matter how well you organized them before you closed the drawer.
It happened with any foldout shoe organizer I tried. There's just no attractive and compact shoe storage solution that would work in my tiny studio. In the meanwhile I keep my shoes underneath my bed or in neat rows by the door, but it's not very convenient...

The MOST amazing home I've ever seen, by far! Already saw her kitcen tour and thought it was fantastic, but the rest of the house didn't fail to impress. I love how the jewel tones combined with the oriental antiques makes the space feel uber luxurious. Not to mention the Vermeer worthy lightning which is to die for! This woman has wonderful taste, and you can tell that she is well traveled and has an appreciation for all the great simple things life has to offer.

Such a fun home!

14 is perfection. It reminds me so much of the bedroom that I grew up in! Made me all nostalgic now...

Delicious indeed!
the white floors are great, it keeps the overall look fresh and clean, and not cluttered (as a lot of other "eclectic-chic" apartments tend to look). I really want to do it in my apartment, as I love the look of seamless white flooring, but don't ave enough money for white hardwood flooring.
A couple of questions: Is it easy to clean just as regular concrete? does the color chip when you wash it? Thanks!

Stunning. Such an inspiration

Beautiful.

Very clever! And you can add a stove by adding one of Ikea's doors for the Expedit and painting over it.

Ok, for all of you living in a hot climate: I'm from central Israel (born and raised), which gets super hot in the summer with very high humidity (I belive the tempreture is much higher than Tenesee...).
The bedding culture (Haha! Though it seems every country has one) is very much european - we use duvet+duvet cover and that's it. Each person choose their duvet according to his prefrence - personally I prefer a medium weight duvet in winter, so I never get too hot (a lot of couples use 2 duvet. My boyfriend has a heavier duvet).
In summer, however, it gets way too hot to use a duvet, so we either use a top sheet by itself, or like mose people do - use the duvet cover as a top sheet! Yes, you've heared right - and it's not that strange because if you'll think about it, a duvet cover is basically 2 top sheets combined. It's just enough for me, but if you'll like, you can add a thin blanket (though not necessary in most areas).

Oh, and the sheets are changed every 8 days (2 days for every side of the pillowcase), the duvet gets aired outside every 2 monthes or so and get washed once a year before going into storage.