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Display Name: maike
Member Since: 6/26/08

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one pillow per sleeper, and on the couch or chair one per person, max. i really cannot see the allure of furniture covered halfway with cushions. i probably just suffer from pillow fright, but that's how it is ;-)


How Many Pillows is Too Many?
5/13/13 8:41 PM

i think that is the difference between decorating a place and living in a place. This place is the result of life, and i love it.


Ralph & Julie's Spacious Altbau in Berlin House Tour
4/26/13 4:45 AM

"It's easy to simply have one pattern in a room..."

is it? you have to decide first - clearly something they avoided here ;-)

i am actually the weird kind who goes without any patterns in my rooms. i have colours, but only solids.


Eric Cohler at Adamsleigh Show House High Point Spring Market 2013
4/21/13 3:25 PM

this is awesome :-)


Mary's Singular Live/Work Studio House Tour
4/21/13 3:15 PM

ouch. i am afraid i would need sunglasses all day. very dark sunglasses … or perhaps a sleep mask. ;-)

way too busy for my taste.


Eric Cohler at Adamsleigh Show House High Point Spring Market 2013
4/20/13 7:45 PM

there really are not things like a "HUGE nono" ;-)

lovely transformation, and what a sweet sister to have!


Before & After: Samna Transforms a Studio in 5 Days
2/21/13 7:39 PM

i just did this in January :-D freed a wall-high bookshelf, and have now ten white binders with big numbers on the back.(The binders were A4 - i am in Europe - and have transparent pockets on the back and front so it was easy to slip the printed big numbers in).
i kept the inserts, too, in between the storage pages.
And i now can reach the movies that were way too high to get at without a ladder …


How To Organize CDs and DVDs in Standard Binders Apartment Therapy Tutorials
2/20/13 11:17 AM

lovely! very much alive, a joy to look at.

… and i like the table ;)


Before & After: Colorful Kids' Art in the Dining Room
2/20/13 11:05 AM

… and for delg23, the desk is Ikea, too. The legs are Vika Artur.


Before & After: Christina's Tiny Bedroom to Bright Office Plus Guest Room
2/8/13 7:17 PM

fantastic!! i want to be 5 years again and have it in my room ;-)

(many pallets stay on shore, many never cross a border, and many only are used once. they are reclaimed wood, nothing bad about them.)


DIY Inspiration: Pallet Play House
2/7/13 6:43 PM

i am giggling my way through these comments :-D why is everybody so worried about where the laundry went? ;-)

love this bathroom - very special, conbgratulations!


Before & After: From Laundry Room to Rustic Chic Bathroom
Design*Sponge

2/2/13 11:37 AM

it never fails to amaze me how a lovely room / nook like this can result in so many negative comments.

(and rude ones, too - @Elle Urker, if you ever get around to showing your home, i hope people are going to respond the way you do - bah, nasty! that is bad manners, not honesty, my dear.)

i love that nook, and would adopt it immediatey :-)


Before & After: Makeover of a Cozy Nook Design *Sponge
11/10/12 8:07 PM

please, people, do read the text before commenting.

"Honestly, it's only so clean and cold because I'm new here! I'm not someone who chooses to have no curtains or artwork!"

so there.


Rachel's Harmonious Home in Berlin House Tour
10/23/12 6:37 AM

love them. :-)


Hands On Preview: Unlace Ties Up Cord and Cable Clutter
10/19/12 5:07 PM

i live in Hamburg/Germany, and we are using the row of mailboxes in the hallway to display stuff we do not want anymore. if things are too big they go on the floor in front of the wall the mailboxes are on, with a sign saying, free. it works nicely. books, kitchen stuff, CDs … i have left or picked up a lot of things there.


Do You Swap?
10/19/12 5:04 PM

it looks like a small apartment with a sleeping loft, and i love it.


Franco's "Expressionist" Room Room for Color Contest
10/19/12 2:36 PM

sorry if i am being blind, but where is the green patterned side chair?


Lindsay's "Southern Sage" Room Room for Color Contest
10/12/12 6:06 PM

i think part of the problem is that the photo is too dark to really see how it turned out.


Before & After: Transforming an Artist's Easel into a Media StandSZInteriors
9/12/12 2:26 PM

bookshelf is Ikea Expedit, i think.


Found Chairs in a Sunny Dining Room Roommarks
9/6/12 8:19 PM

i am getting nervous just reading that post, sorry.

it reads like a burnout waiting to happen.

learn to dangle your feet and daydream on your days off! your brain is going to feel wonderfully refreshed on monday.


Staying Productive During An
Offline Weekend

8/3/12 6:48 PM