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Cute little redo, normally I'm not a huge fan of granite for granite's sake, but this slab is really gorgeous. I do have to agree with other posters - ceiling height cabinets would have been a plus, the molding is a tad overpowering for a relatively compact space.

Rugs rugs rugs! A big thick one for the living room and another in the hallway. You can also hang a thick curtain behind your bedroom door and pull it shut when sleeping or studying.

I know this may not be comforting to AT readers, but most white tail deer do retain their speckles for quite awhile beyond fawn stage- they're still juveniles of course, but they aren't at the "helpless baby" stage any more, and size-wise, aren't that far off of the adults in the group.

You could fall-proof the kids with a helmet and kneepads every morning instead!

Off hand i'd guess Danish, since the curves suggest a Finn Juhl-esque piece. Great find at any rate- I'm not even into MCM and *I'd* keep it!

I consider myself medium thrifty- I love free things, am not above garbage picking and frequently peruse both the scratch and dent section of ikea and craigslist, but i buy some things new as well:

Second hand: Trash-picked patio furniture, desk and bankers chair. Free hand-me down dining room table, gorgeous kilim rug from a neighbor, coffee table, side table & armchair, $100 dresser from CL and $100 for an oversized armchair + ottoman.

As-is at ikea: $40 night stand, $75 each for a tv console, bookcase and (replacement) coffee table, and a bed frame for $100.

New, but on sale: $600 sofa, $90 bookcase, $500 mattress. And soon a $300 armchair on clearance at pier1.

Not on sale: Kitchen cart for $100 and soon a new sofa for $1200-$1500.

Very cute, color done right, bright, airy- but I really would have preferred a shot of the apartment from the opposite wall of the living room than the picture of your cat's food.

I admire anyone who can live in 188 sq ft! But I do agree with the poster who suggested mounting a shelf above the window/sliding door- it will open up the space a little more, and you wouldn't even have to move any artwork!

I've never dealt with cream ceilings, but live in a brown stone with this exact type of trim just under ceiling height. Our walls are more brightly colored, but when i did the ceiling, i painted it all down to that trim. Could you scrape a paint chip and match the paint down to the trim and then finish the walls off with white of whatever color you'd like? I think once you get an exact match on the ceiling tiles, you can lighten it a shade without looking off.

One other idea: If you are alright dividing up by year, you could use a glass-lid tea box like this: http://tinyurl.com/cs7548q and etch the appropriate year over each compartment, then mount it to the wall.