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If I had to start from scratch, I'd get the Eva Steisel design from C & B.

I bought a set of high quality Italian pottery on sale at a local store in Park Slope. It features fanciful hand-painted ducks. My daughter grew up with it and loved it at every age.

My sister inherited a set of Haviland bone china that was our grandmother's. It is exquisite and we use it at Thanksgiving.

Because each set feels so special, we haven't broken much of either.

Sigh. Not to my taste but I'm happy Michael is happy with it. To me it seems ... very Dallas.

Really relaxing, pleasant space. I especially liked the shelves surrounding the television. I liked that the TV was surrounded (and out numbered) by books. It speaks of a good sense of perspective in Greg and Lori's life.

Loved the yellow tiles in the kitchen. I was glad to see so much use of Alexander Girard -- I have been admiring his FLUOR tiles and wanted to know what they looked like in a real environment. Not that I could approximate your environment. Exquisite.

NB: If Wyeth is less than one, I would suggest removing the pillows from his bed. Babies less than one don't need pillows and they're a source of plenty of infant deaths from suffocation. (Used to be called SIDS -- now recognized as a fatality from an unsafe sleeping environment.) If you doubt me, check with the American Academy of Pediatricians.

Back to the apartment. Amazing. Fabulous work. It took the trained eye of a collector to put it together.

He frequently posted items on 1st Dibs that were beautiful and inspiring. I've frequently thought that the work deserved more editorial attention. He'll be missed in that forum.

I agree with amenity and sauceykat. The incorrect references to IKEA should be cleared up in the copy, particularly as Mr. Lundberg objects.

Wow -- a lot of grammatical invective aimed at Erin when many AT writers get an EZ Pass. What's in the water today?

I thought the apartment was way cool. I thought the crinkled photo above the bed was odd, and maybe the orange lamp is MCM, but I'd never let it cross my threshold.

I'm ready to be inspired by someone who uses a turntable, enjoys photography, and uses a wood-burning stove.

Susan, I've been there with storage you need a ladder to use.
You have my sympathy.

The dining area was the best part and looked very fresh. Pretty bedroom!

I really think home tour posters on AT should use some sort of spell check program. There were so many spelling errors in the narrative it was distracting.

I have done my own version of the cure, which involves clearing out and organizing the "office space" in my apartment. (It was functioning as the attic I didn't have.) I hired a wonderful college grad who is looking for work to help me. We worked 2-3 hours a week clearing out and organizing. It's nearly done.

Today I had an ottoman which folds out into a bed delivered to the near empty space.

Tonight I had a mojito on my balcony off the room and celebrated the progress.

My party? First my daughter visits from NYC and gets to enjoy the cleared office space/guest room. Then, a week later, my cousin visits from California visits and gets to do the same.

Thank you, Maxwell, for your constant encouragement to clean and organize. And thank you for your blessing on fresh flowers for the apartment.

Before my visitors come, my whole apartment will get a deep clean. And I hope their experiences are as happy as mine getting the space ready.

By the way, your post on linen curtains the Parisians use has inspired me to make some linen curtains for my two big windows come next winter. I've got to do something about these utility bills!

Thanks, and enjoy your lovely family's get-togethers.

Oooh, I just really love it! So cheerful and bright ... not a piece of taxidermy anywhere!

Someone pinch me ... I'm turning soft in the head.