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What terrific places, and what great photography!

For most of the country it may seem overpriced, but in LA it is one of the cheaper places to live, believe it or not!

I've both bought and sold furniture on eBay, and have had nothing but good experiences. Like others have said, make sure you ask questions, and get more detailed pictures if the pictures posted are not descriptive enough.

There are alot of good shippers (I've used Plycon and Craters and Freighters, mostly), but shipping can often exceed the price you pay for the furniture, so unless it's a good deal on an important piece, it may not be worth it if it's too large, or too far away.

Hi there, it's Steven...

I Love Upstate: We accept!

Jenny in DC: It's a Dunn-Edwards color, but I looked at the paint can and it's not listed there, I don't remember the name of the color, sorry...

Judy in TO: Wow, we have the same bust! I found it in an antique shop in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mine was not a lamp base, though I have seen almost exactly the same bust as a lamp before, this one had a more textured gold face, while our bust is smooth.

Scout: The ivory throughout is a Sherwin-Williams color called "Netsuke". Perfectly neutral without being plain is exactly what it is, and it goes with everything.

Fiona: Thank you, that's so very nice! I don't know why LA would be more art deco oriented, maybe because of Hollywood? Both cities have great 40's Modern architecture though. Is NY really not that deco oriented? That's interesting...

Thanks again everyone for your nice comments, this has been fun for us!

Thanks Gregory from Apartment Therapy for finding us, we've thoroughly enjoyed it.

Hi! It's Steven here...

First of all, thank you everyone SO much for your really lovely and welcoming remarks, I truly appreciate it.

Magnaverde, you put into words exactly the way I feel about the house too, and wanted to achieve, but never really articulated. The process of filling out the Apartment Therapy questionaire was more difficult than I had imagined, but I think you've said it all, and clearly!

HRH Princess Fiona - by royal decree, I have added a couple of photographs of the kitchen... It may appear that we are drunkards, but the photos I had available were taken right before a big party. You may also now see the bathroom.

Robilu - Hanging that enormously heavy mirror was daunting, just be SURE that you use the heaviest hooks you can find (use at least two) - I used those earthquake proof hooks made of very heavy plastic - and be SURE that you are screwing these directly into a stud. Even with a studfinder, you may have to do this using trial and error.

Communicatrix - You move in Tuesday, July 31st. Just bring a toothbrush.

Boomer - The curvy green chairs in the living room are Gilbert Rohde, for the Herman Miller Company, from 1939.

SpinsLPs - Thank you so much, I've seen your beautiful place online, so coming from you that is nice!

Aline - Of course you may visit whenever you'd like! I looked at your photographs, they're amazing!

To everyone else, I really appreciate all of the kind things you've said. I'm in no way a design professional, so I had no idea what to expect...

Steven.