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Love the yard sticks idea. The history behind all those already well worn rulers, provides a glimpse into the past as you ascend the stairs. I have quite a collection of 12" rulers, but that would make for very narrow steps now wouldn't it?

I have made 26 trips to Greece since 1976. On one of those trips I went to the island of Samos & took a days excursion to the other side of the island. Since I intended to return to my room & things that evening, I had nothing with me except my Passport & a few drachmas. When I arrived in this lovely town I asked about the return bus & the answer I got was, "what return bus, not today". OK so I have no clothes, no tooth brush, no hair brush, nothing except the bathing suit under my shorts & T. I wandered about this village & met a man who spoke English & we spent the evening together at dinner, when he said where are staying? I had no room, I told him. He said you will stay with me & I will provide whatever you may need. I stayed 3 days in a beautiful room perched high on a mountain with the sea below & learned how to live without my stuff. I dare say life is more complicated today & I probably wouldn't have had that experience.

Don't think anyone noticed this but in the art arrangement, there is a poster that is currently being shown in the NYC subway cars. It is of a train car full of passengers from all walks of life. Also really like the mirror on the kitchen backsplash. Reflection enhances the space.

Exactly! The comment above is what I was thinking. I am an Interior Designer & always photograph my client' children's rooms. I do straighten up, put away the messy stuff that collects & stage the room for a photo shoot. Believe me the rooms return to their highly personalized state the moment the photo shoot is over. Almost by magic!! That said, there are a few issues to remark about.... no bedside lamps & nothing on the window to soften the hard edges of the shutters.

I like the change from laminate to butcher block, but I agree, the corner upper cabinet looks out of sorts. The side wall of cabinets should have gone into the corner without the corner cabinet.
The other is of nit picking, but before photographing for this site, you should loose the "Parade Route" banner, the lacey flower dish towels & the pink clock. You need to pull the accessories together better.

This is one of the BEST reuses of a crib that I have seen. As a designer of nurseries & children' rooms, I once repurposed 2 cribs(twins) into the headboards for their beds. Used the end rails as the separations between the beds. Would love to post this somewhere if I could.

The problem with saving that magazine that you just can't part with because you may need it one day, is that it gets lost in the mass of all the magazines. Unless there is a system in place to store & save articles, photos, recipes, then it is no better than tossed. As an Interior Designer, I often find myself inspired to save a page because of a sofa, & I will file it under sofas, but what about the fabulous lamp on the table next to the sofa, now that's another file...lighting. So I end up copying the page & now I have two of the same in separate files.
I always thought I would make an ottoman of old magazines. Try moving that....

I am currently using several shades of grey for two lawyers offices. They happen to be occupied by men, but will be just as wonderful for women too. Mahogany desks, & black accents make these rooms crisp & stunning.

Did you say an Interior Designer did this remake? If so, what happened to scale & proportion, layering for the sake of hiding, I could go on & on about what is wrong with this remake. It is this kind of hired an "Interior Designer" that gives the skilled, trained, experienced designers, a hard time getting work today. I suspect this gentleman hired a friend who he thought could pull together his studio.The best aspect of what she did, was give him a "bedroom".

I have all the ingredients needed to make just about all the recipes..now which to make is the dilemma. I think the pumpkin soup with bacon is #1, then the pasta with pumpkin, a close second. I even bought the most delish pumpkin ice cream that is all the exact ingredients in a pie. Made homemade waffles, scoop of pumpkin ice cream, whipped cream(I didn't make) a slight drizzle of maple syrup & a dash of cinnamon. Pumpkingasm!!