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Nice place! I see your shower curtain is Merimekko but can you tell me when you bought it and from where? It's exactly what I'm looking for and I don't see it on their website. (Probably from a few seasons ago?) Thanks!

Or any ideas where I could get something similar? (round, low, cushioned, but can act as coffee table rather than ottoman)?

can you tell us where the sofa is from?

My kitchen is the same vintage! My kitchen cupboards are almost exactly the same, and I even have a similar valence (mine's over the sink). I wonder if the little bathroom I see in your pictures was originally a pantry? I still have a little pantry nook that we've been thinking could make a nice bathroom! Unfortunately I don't have your beautiful wood floors. When we moved in the cupboards were white and the walls were a dark olive green. We painted the walls bright white and the cupboards a great green -- Benjamin Moore's split pea. We also found old porcelain handles in a few different shades of grey and blue for the cupboards (from a reclaimed hardware place), and put in some open shelves in the corner (green too). That's all we've done so far ... but I have more plans. Anyway, you might want to consider a bright/fun colour for the cupboards and white walls (instead of coloured walls and white cupboards) -- I'm really happy with it.

funny, i got some advice from an interior designer family member that was almost opposite: splurge on lighting, window coverings, floor/rugs, and save on furniture. she talked us out of buying a new couch to replace our craigslist one, insisting that if we got the background right (lighting, windows, floor, wall colour) the furniture barely matters. thoughts?

I like them as they are too, but really I wanted to ask: where did you get your coffee table? Thanks.

i like. unfortunately, not so diy-able for me.

Dante - I hope you're still reading this (a few weeks after it was posted) .... One more "where did you get it" question, but this one hasn't been asked yet! The low, round, wood coffee table in your living room. I love it! It's exactly what I've had in my head for months now but was beginning to think it doesn't exist. Any source ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Anyone know where the bed is from?

I have a stainless steel water bottle by Sigg and it has begun to smell moldy. Any ideas for how to clean it out? Hot water and soap don't get rid of the smell.