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Williams, you can get allergies at any point and time in your life and they can range from mild to severe. An existing allergy can also go from negligible to life threatening very quickly.

If having pets threatens your life, I highly doubt you would choose to give it up to keep them. Where would they be if you die, after all?

Virginia, Swiffers with the extendable handle work really well to get stuff from under low furniture and high up walls. Whatever they don't grab, they'll at least pull out so you can nab them with more heavy duty cleaning tools.

Though without a doubt gorgeous, these are not typical apartments and so not really realistic for the average renter. Totally agree with Lynell and co and would love to see a more realistic selection.

Last I checked, we were all adults and we should all be able to accept comments that don't agree with our own. I don't see a single rude post here. Simply people who don't particularly care for the reno with reasons why. Design isn't cookie-cutter and neither should design aficionados' sentiments be.

I don't particularly care for some of the design choices that were made, though it's still a lovely reno.

In the living room, I'm not attached to the knotty pine though it would have been interesting to keep some on the window wall paneling for texture. It would have looked lovely with that beautiful blue. The crown molding was a perfect touch too. I wouldn't have messed with the fireplace though seeing as it's more than likely original to the property. I would have worked it into my decor and just cleaned it up.

The kitchen for me is a nice kitchen, but it doesn't say farmhouse. I would have kept that fireplace and the beautiful little door and worked the kitchen around them. Either by recreating glass panels for a couple of display cabinets mimicking the door or however I could think. I wouldn't be surprised if those were original to the house as well.

The bedroom is a structural home-run. Elevating the ceiling was brilliant and the backboard of the bed just helps emphasize the additional height. I love the furniture, paint color and that chandelier is stunning. My only issue is with the bedding. I would have put something bright on the bed to play against all the neutral. A nice bright, blue, yellow, pink & green floral or quilt sort of thing...similar to what they did in their gorgeous dining room (pics in the links).

Overall, it really is a lovely remodel. I just feel it looks too much like a new build now instead of a remodeled farmhouse.