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Display Name: elfeathers
Member Since: 8/12/08

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Hot damn I love this space. This is the first time I've noticed that the dipped paint trend anthropomorphizes a piece of furniture. Somehow the white and gold makes it look like a lovely lady's legs. Love it!


Meg & Andy's Radical Possibilities House Tour
5/16/13 2:42 PM

Guess I should actually read the submission first instead of clicking to the photographs. I was fooled. By the second shot I was thinking...gosh this looks exactly like FLW. Then I was thinking....wait isn't this FW? By the end I thought...wait no one lives there...right??? Oh...haha AT. HA!


Edgar & Liliane's Cool Mountain Retreat House Tour
4/2/13 4:27 PM

Love the color, the elephant, and the Franklin poster. Love from a Brentwoodian.


Lindsay's Heirloom-Filled Bedroom My Bedroom Retreat Contest
3/14/13 1:10 PM

Lovely! I spot a Hatch Show Print fan!!!!!!!!!!


Amy & Corey's Sunia Home In Echo Park House Tour
3/14/13 10:12 AM

I just had a rainbow/art themed party for my newly two year old daughter. There 5 toddlers, 1 older child, and some close family members. I only went through about half of the activities I had planned out of fear of toddler meltdowns. The biggest hits were balloons and coloring books with crayons.


Tips for Throwing a Low-Stress
Toddler Birthday Party

2/19/13 11:54 AM

Flip the screen to the top of your window. It's also good for the safety of kids and pets. When you open your windows now open the top half instead of the bottom half.


Ideas for Privacy without Blocking Ventilation? Good Questions
2/18/13 12:00 PM

The timing of this post is just right. Lately it seems every time I take a go at something AT posts a how to a week or two later. I made fried rice on the fly with no clue earlier this week and LOVED it. I also pulled off a toddler b'day party on the fly with no clue to great success...then AT posts advice today. Sigh.

But anyhow, funny how this recipe is almost what we did. I used frozen veggies because I was pantry shopping but it turned out perfectly cooking the veggies first. I also used sesame oil and it tasted great. I know some will balk but we used brown rice and it was great. It was a hit with our two year old too.


How to Make Fried Rice Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn
2/18/13 11:57 AM

1.Need to buy a more resilient and smaller sofa or change seating options. Regret buying a cream microfiber sectional 5 years ago pre-baby and pre-downsizing. What sofa is stylish, comfortable, and toddler-friendly, and won't break the bank? It would be so nice to find a reclining sofa that wasn't ugly.

2. Cat claws marked on the leather chair upholstery

3. Now that baby proofing furniture guards are no longer necessary and not that sticky anymore, how do I safely get the sticky adhesive off my wood furniture without damage?

4. Narrow dimensions, vent/window/fireplace/door placements make it difficult to rearrange furniture. Only one feasible layout, so this forces us to downsize furniture. Our original furniture purchases apparently weren't recession proof! Would rather have a small sofa rather than a sectional, or two club chairs, a small TV stand instead of larger entertainment center, an upholstered coffee table instead of a wood one or glass because it is so visually heavy.

5. WTH to do with a non-working fireplace. Love the piled books look, but that isn't practical for a 2 year old. Trying to find attractive and unobtrusive toy storage within the living room.

6. Hate the renter's white, worse can't apply decals or anything else because of the thick and heavily textured plaster.

6. Moving out the desk area into the larger dining room.

7. Most embarrassing - we've never hung drapes!


Your Biggest & Smallest Living Room Problems??
2013 Reader Forum

1/4/13 2:19 PM

This made me homesick for Nashville. I love that a transplant can exude the feel of home. You're So Nashville If...


Ruthie & Will's Eclectic Nashville Charmer House Tour
1/4/13 2:10 PM

Thanks for mentioning Hatch! ~A former Hatch printmaker


5 Print & Poster Shops from Down South
1/3/13 11:53 AM

It's great to see another Lakewood, OH poster!


Amy's "Offbeat Primaries" Room Room for Color Contest
10/22/12 3:45 PM

Hands down the best house tour yet. You can tell they breathe art and creativity. I would love to live there. Willing to adopt a 30 yo?


The Wills' Anything But Ordinary Home House Tour
10/11/12 2:51 PM

Beautiful! I think I'm in love. The use of color is brilliant. My favorite part is the front door. http://finehowaboutyou.blogspot.com/


Dana & Steve's Sunny Southern Craftsman
House Tour

6/13/11 4:01 PM

Blast from my past. I did some pieces for these in college in Winston-Salem!


Art-O-Mat: Dispensable Art
9/15/10 3:27 PM

What is the source on the crib. I love how classic it is!


Penelope's Pearl of a Room
Kids Room Tour

8/16/10 8:48 PM

well, maybe this will help curb my addiction...


Reader Memo: Apartment Therapy Loses Weight | Apartment Therapy New York
4/1/10 6:42 PM

Way to represent Ohio! (From an OH-I-O transplant)
finehowaboutyou.blogspot.com


Russ Elissa's Vintage Pastel Pastiche House Tour | Apartment Therapy Chicago
2/22/10 12:05 PM

First, props on a cohesive and clean design. It is very visually pleasing. But, I feel like something is missing. Somehow everything seems like a stereotype and expected. I feel like a little personality is missing. Personally I know sometimes it takes a little more time for that to be evident in a new home. Finally, I'm jealous! You home has great potential and it looks like you are on your way to a masterpiece!


The Brick House House Tour | Apartment Therapy Los Angeles
2/19/10 12:12 PM

This just makes me happy. I never would've been so bold to create this, but just the same I'm in love. It feels fresh! Thanks for sharing something with a twist instead of a C&B or West Elm catalog!

http://finehowaboutyou.blogspot.com/


Jason John's Hyper Saturated Home, Part 1 House Tour | Apartment Therapy New York
2/18/10 3:21 PM

I can paint you something similar if you like!
http://sites.google.com/site/elenahandeoriginalartwork/


Sources for Artwork from How I Met Your Mother?Good Questions | Apartment Therapy San Francisco
1/20/10 10:49 AM