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Other than the fact that they actually called it Manland. Maybe their PR could use a little work.

If you want to talk price no object but actually see some beautiful fixtures you should check out Waterworks.

@ studioren...

Something people often overlook in a kitchen reno is how simple it is to have appliances professionally painted. Many auto body shops will paint a fridge and stove for around the thousand dollar mark. Buy a white fridge and stove and you may be already saving a thousand or more over stainless.

@ saucefiend... Probably a little cost prohibitive making a large bathroom look 2011. And what happens when 2012 rolls around? Anybody with a real world budget should probably probably shoot for timeless... Like the craftsman inspired trim around this mirror which blends with the rest of the bathroom.

I think it looks beautiful if it is authentic. And within reason. I stripped the wallpaper off our walls to expose the hundred year plaster which looks basically identical to the second picture. That being said the walls were then washed and sealed with a couple of coats of a matte water based lacquer. Beauty should still be hygienic. You don't want your walls constantly shedding.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for me this does nothing. Materials that don't stand the test of time and what appears to be purposefully bad craftsmanship say very little to me about sustainability.

I don't care for frosted glass either but you can find some beautiful antique glass that's opaque and has sort of a chicken wire mesh cast into it. It's what I put in our bathroom. It's period correct and quite attractive.

The original just looks like a play on the tree wallpaper we've seen everywhere for a few years. Is there any real evidence that Lara Cameron's was even the first out the two shown? The trouble with having a bland aesthetic is that you can never be sure if you were actually copied.

I'd be surprised if there is not oak flooring under that vinyl. Pop that transition strip and ease up a corner to check it out. If you take your time with a putty knife and a heat gun that vinyl will come up easy.

I'm all for painting the stone. It looks like cultured stone anyway? I do wholeheartedly agree with bthursby about the mantle though. That mantle desperately needs to put some weight on.