MEP's Profile

It's not Memorial Day without peonies. If you grab them from the garden, watch out for ants!

Those ranunculus are a beautiful color, but I don't prefer that flower. Their slimy, limp stems and greenery freak me out.

I'm Scarlett, no doubt. I'm definitely going to throw it away, I just have to look at it one last time to make sure I don't need it. Which I will do tomorrow, or this weekend, or whenever I get the time.

You have created so much space with little square footage, one of the best I've seen. I love the subtle effect of all the moulding, and the art is so cool! Great job.

I love the bones and some of the design elements are really clever and cool, but predictable for the space. I would love to see what someone could do with this apartment and a ban on bamboo, black leather, and chrome.

Don't listen to anyone who tells you to just get in there and start taking it apart and cutting wires, unless you've got the time and money to replace the entire unit. I like the professional electrician recommendation.

I agree with everyone about the kitchen. I love your style but that antique sitting on on top of the kitchen cabinet looks weird and is not pulling it together. Changing out the tract lighting and taking the doors off the kitchen cabinets would go a long way toward working this space in with the rest of the apartment. Otherwise, very cool, good job!

I agree with Paul. Rugs out of scale really bother me, better a bare floor than an awkward rug. I agree with the others about the kitchen cabinets (the repeat of the stripes seems kitschy), and would paint the ceiling in the bedroom white to make it less cavelike, but otherwise I love your color choices. The bones of this space are beautiful and you have shown them off well. Great job!

It woke me up at 5:40 AM in Indianapolis, Indiana. I thought my daughter was climbing into bed with me. This is the third earthquake I've felt in the 34 years I've lived here -- all three were minor but it's a very distinctive feeling! I knew right away it was an earthquake. I was driving later in the morning so I didn't feel the aftershocks.

Worst -- chips and salsa, or cereal and milk. But that is because I don't usually sit at the table to eat and read, but on the couch.

I came to comment on the stickers too! I swear I can remember what every last one of those smelled like. I miss the skunk and the grape, though. Scratch-n-sniff, sigh.