Lisa from VA/lsaspacey's Profile

I recognize that photo as a picture of textile designer Anna Maria Horner's garden. It was taken uncredited from her Flickr photo stream here.

Darn that Jooly, I totally forgot what I came back to ask.

I want to know how you did the headboard? I've seen those light-up branches at World Market but what did you do to work with all of the separate plugs you must have when using that many together? Thanks.

Whew! When I saw the beginning of this post I was so upset that someone had stolen my idea of covering this house on a design blog. However, with just two pictures and no commentary I hope I can still do it without copycat complaints. Now I think I might be checking out that book that thew mentioned too.

I always loved this piece. I remember that Ramonah has since had to sell this, I wonder who bought it and what they did with it.

Good job!

You have the same problem that I do, when you don't have breaks of clear or empty space around your walls, the apartment looks busy and crowded. As you can see in that 2nd picture above, it looks like every piece of your furniture actually touches the one next to it. You might try to break up that bookcase -> CD tower -> dresser -> end table -> record player floor plan. In my apartment, once I built in some wall space around the room it not only looked better I also felt better in it.

This is only my opinion, but give it a try and see how you like it.

p.s. Drew Barrymore has that same record player and I have it in black.

mcalister45,

The drapes are from IKEA. They are the Stockholm BLADs, you have probably seen the green ones before though.

I guess I didn't think of this as a pure Before-After.

I could see stopping at any of the other two stages and I think that is what they suggest. You could go all out and use an entire weekend or just spruce up your place in an hour. Or in other terms, you could move it from Better Homes & Gardens territory to Domino and then on to Metropolitan Home.

About the privacy issue, they do ask you if you want to be part of the AT email list. Under that they write "We value your privacy. We do not sell or rent this list."

Maybe I shouldn't have assumed in this case but if they put that there for the email list, I am taking the chance that would most certainly apply towards your actual home address. If that is not true, then yes I wold want AT to strike my address then.

Yes, I did sign up, so AT please don't make me regret that decision I made based on the wording of your sign-up.

My example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/70701034@N00/361759588/

In this room, the pillows share the same geometry shape but not all the same color. The circular shapes represented in the wall art connects them and their colors then tie back to the cushions. I don't think anything is fighting in this room. There might be some conflict but it only brings interest.

When can I move in? It's the same size as my apartment now.