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wow great reno. I still think you could do some salon style hanging with everything you've got on that lovely wall... maybe put them all in frames that are not consistent in size but maybe have the same color frame? You could hit a flea market for cheap frames and then paint them all white or all brown or all black or even the same color as the wall itself.

What IS that wall color anyhow? I am dying to use that in my kitchen and keep ending up with a 'macaroni and cheese' color that doesn't work.

Oddly enough that is the only wood paneling I've ever seen in a photo and liked. There's something about the high ceilings and airy-ness of the room that makes the wood walls enjoyable. I would be tempted to take some hints from the tv show Madmen and get some furniture from that era for that room. That said, if you just cannot stand it -- I've seen many stylist friends paint every thing white and it does work wonders. It sounds like it could run the risk of looking 'shabby chic' or country, but it looks surprisingly modern when your done painting.

Maybe I'm liking your wood walls because I just saw this home in Met Home mag of April 09:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8230585@N06/3752004069/

great place... where did you get the rug in the living room?

anyone know where that rug is from??? thx!
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hey if ever you want to do an apartment swap and stay in our home in Jackson Heights, NY ... do let me know! What a lovely lovely home.

if you are in NYC you can get great industrial shelves made to size/order and offered in battle ship gray, white or red -- at Davids Office Equipment Inc 327 Canal St New York. I had an odd little nook that I had to use/fill so I went in with the measurements and paid maybe only $100 for a 9 foot high, 2 foot wide shelf - so pleased with them I also had another one created as a tv/media 'bench' for my wonky shaped living room.

The Ikea Lack shelf... turned on its side so that it's laying on the ground horizontally ... is the most wonderful kid's bookcase AND you can have it double as a train table/toy counter or put a cushion on it and kids can sit there and read!

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00045560

will the rope burn? Is it a fire hazard?
I love the M&Co clock.
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I agree ... the shoes are scarier than the animals ! ; )

another thought... all you have to do is lose your kid for a few minutes in a big department store and you'll have a different perspective on 'letting them run off.' That stressful lump in your throat mind-racing feeling that comes with "oh my god, someone could have taken my child". I don't think that feeling has changed in motherhood throughout time. There is a certain ideal time/age to let kids just 'run off' ... and a time to have a parent watch - from a distance - until they are a less vulnerable age. I have to question Sarahez's grandma's memory on how old Aunt Jill really was to walk down the street alone... I don't think I've ever known a 2 year old to know their way around like that. And focused enough to get somewhere??? I doubt this.