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Wow.
When I move to Europe this is definitely the type of home I hope to have. I just adore it! The bedroom and rooftop bath really cater to a voyeuristic lifestyle. I would LOVE love LoVe it if the US were as comfortable with nudity and living openly as other nations.
My apt is on the 12th floor and I never close my blinds. Visitors are always afraid someone will see us inside or they wonder how I can walk around naked after a bath. lol. I love my view and I love nudity (and the chance of someone seeing me...haha) so I refrain from covering the windows. We have to be naughty sometimes, don't we? It's fun...

Just to share a random thought, I am the complete opposite of my mother. Growing up in our traditional Polish home every single window had both miniblinds and shears. Of course, verticals and shears were used in both the huge windows of the dining and living rooms. I always had this urge to sit in between the vertical and the window. Now that I have my own apartment, I refuse to put anything up because I want to be free! haha. Recently I have been considering some kind of fabric since the winter wind in Cleveland seems to blow right through my windows.

What do you do during the winter months to keep the cold wind out?

Thanks,
Natalia

Regarding my previous comment and those in response:

I do agree that it is a unique piece particularly from an analytical art perspective. Although I can not believe that it was featured in a decor mag. Other than it being weird, I just don't see how someone could pick this out as a decorative piece. Conversation starter-obviously...look at the discussion it has spurred here! Whether I like it or not is now void, I'm thoroughly enjoying the conversation.

" I see no difference here whether the dolls wear panties or not. They´re dolls. " KatiaG
-If that were the case, Ken and Barbie would still be mass produced without the imprints of undergarments. Growing up with Barbie, I remember getting a new Barbie and taking her day dress off to change her into an evening gown and low and behold she had imprinted panties. I then of course stripped down new Ken to see if his oddly shaped bump was still there and it was not. He too was now forced to wear tighty whities. Needless to say, their rendevouzs in the barbie camper no longer continued...
-So other than me being curious about sex very early on (and my career interests in reproductive research and sex therapy) what do you make of that? I think children are exposed to sexual inuendos very early on and the general public does not think about it. My major qualm with this piece is that we have no control over what a child will think and take from such a controversial piece.

" Would this chandelier be equally offensive if made of, say, toy dogs? " KatiaG
-Probably not because dogs are not humans.
-Would it be equally offensive if made of shirtless Ken? Naked pre-imprinted underwear Ken just hanging by his neck in a child's playroom or even in the hallway of someone's home? I absolutely think so. Although, I think people would see it more so vulgar than creepy because of the gender difference.
-I of course could be wrong here. What do you think?

" I don't recall anybody ever objecting to the symbolism of little girls' licking icing off of Barbie's naked body. " magnaverde
-I am not going to lie here...I have never seen that happen nor have I ever actually attended a child's bday party that had one of those cakes. For most people that would probably not be out of the ordinary. There is frosting on something - lick it off.
-But you physically putting that image into words makes it sound perverted. Don't you agree? Say that sentence out loud and think about it.

Natalie
p.s.- I hope no one took offense to anything I said. I am truly interested in hearing the opinions of others and I love to discuss...

I'm at work sneaking a peak into this great conversation starter and have enough to say that I'll be back later commenting, but the one thing that sticks out the most is that my tea kettle MUST sit on the right hand back burner filled with 3/4 water at ALL points in time. Growing up I had no clue why my Mom insisted on it, but I've fallen into the same tea kettle trap! I still have NO clue why we do this, but If I see the kettle from another room and it isn't positioned/filled properly I have to stop everything I'm doing and fix it. My kitchen is always sanitized and spotless, but in general it seems as though the rest of the kitchen can be crazy as long as my tea kettle is in the proper spot with enough water.

Crazy, I know.

That surprisingly looks like my apartment building. Of course, the sky in Cleveland never looks like that...

Quiltmaster, I'm wondering if you decided on the high contrast or low contrast. I am glad that you found some inspiration in my post! I really do love blik and think their ideas are great. I have actually been trying to find a roll of the vinyl they use so that I could design my own decals. I can't imagine that it is very difficult and since I'm quite crafty/artsy, I would love to bring some of my ideas to life.