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Some great joke.

There is no reason to, and no defense of, actively demeaning people of color. I read Apartment Therapy almost daily, participate actively, and generally hold it in high esteem, despite the lack of visible diversity on its writing staff. But from the cluelessly enthused 'Knitta, Please' profiles in '06, '08 and '09 to this post, there are strains of insensitivity, ignorance or worse that are a turn-off. An apology is in order.

Bepsf,
I follow your posts often and I generally admire your thinking and your writing. You come across as both tart and smart, as the situation requires. I'm really sorry to see you stoop to low humor.

It's not you, modtramp. Punch someone with a fist formed like that and you are going to break thumb.

The work they did was good and I am happy that they are enjoying it.

But.

I doubt the wisdom of the financial decision. I know Prospect Heights well and $1900 is too much for that square footage, especially in this market, two BR or not, particularly in that condition. I think their perspective was skewed because they just wanted anything less expensive than the $2K they were paying in Manhattan. $1600 is about all I would have paid. It seems as though they have a nice and reasonable landlord which is a definite plus but it's unfortunate that when they leave, she'll probably leverage the four-year-old reno to inflate the rent even further.

I am completely fixated with herringbone floors. The stain would need to be quite dark, however.

Funny how tastes change over time. 5-7 years ago, I would have loved this. Now, I'm pretty much, 'meh.' It's pretty but I'm in a different aesthetic place.

I don't have experience with the other systems but over the 5 years I've seen an Elfa system at work, it's been indestructible despite plenty of use and misuse.

The birch logs are pretty. The candles are nice too but really impractical and a little scary. I've had a collection of gourds and pumpkins on display for awhile and lately a ravenous squirrel has come every morning to take a chunk out of them. Time to abandon edibles and switch to statuary I guess.

It's tres tacky but I think the first faux fireplace is perfect if you have a really great sense of humor.

The exterior paint color is delicious.

Coral is a sadly underutilized color. Liking it very much in your home.