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Kevin, how nice of you to respond to everyone! I think it alleviates some of the "controversy" (as I stated above) and brings back to focus the fact that this is a fantastic design! With art, it really is to each his own. The title of "art" has been bestowed on many objects such as a urinal, a bed of nails, depictions of torture, and blurry paintings of water lilies.. At it's core, this isn't terribly different. Art is meant to elicit strong emotional responses from people and force them to think.. Mission accomplished. In an embarrassing admission, I really didn't know anything about Mao until I read all these comments while hunting for the name of the curtain (thanks for that, by the way).. In my very personal opinion, I'm not sure this statue is so much an homage to Mao as it is forcing people to confront an issue that many (like myself) are not aware of, as well as forcing people to confront something that makes them uncomfortable. Additionally, it's quite the conversation piece! Again, lovely apartment, and incredible design!

Also, TAmom, I loved your comment!

this has been one of my favorite entries from the beginning.. i love how soothing the space is and how each room seems to flow.. tranquil and lovely!

So gorgeous! I have saved the pictures for inspiration when I move and need to re-decorate.. LOVE IT!

My goodness! It actually makes me feel a lot better to see all this (sorry for everyone who had to go through it, though!). For a while I thought I had terrible luck, but it turns out bad roommates just happen. I won't even go into the horrors of my first roommate (ex best friend) and instead talk about the last one. The woman was ALWAYS angry. It amazed me! She constantly stuck her nose in the air and looked like she was smelling something bad and made nasty little comments. No matter what I did (ie CLEANING) she would find some way to take it as offensive. She was by far the angriest and most difficult person I have ever encountered. I felt like I was constantly walking on eggshells. She came out of her room one night to yell at me for coughing (excuse the details but I was sick and coughing so hard I vomited). She never cleaned up after herself and got super defensive when I brought it up (which was always gently). I cleaned my stuff and hers, I cooked often for both of us, baked, left her nice notes when she had tough stuff coming up (ie job interviews), stayed up late with her when she was upset.. Nice things. Lots of them. My mistake for wasting it on someone who was super mean and never appreciated it. Admittedly, I moved out on a terrible note. We were out for a girls' night out and she wouldn't stop complaining and whining and I had more and more drinks to tune her out (totally my own fault) and by the end of the night I was drunk enough to tell her "I love you even though you leave your toe nail clippings on the coffee table (TRUE)." This offended her beyond reconciliation and for the next few days I got the silent treatment. By the next weekend, I had moved out.

Now I live happily alone but with a good friend a few doors down. So it's like having the fun parts of having a roommate (not being lonely) minus all the stupid drama.