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Very unexpected, superb.

Those floor tiles really tie the room together.

Exquisite. I hope you have blinds or curtains (unseen in Photo 1) for bedroom privacy. Otherwise, I'm swept away by this.

Granted, playing games with your cat is always the best solution. But you can still give them animal company from a screen. One of my two late cats loved to try to catch the cursor on my laptop monitor. (I think she thought it was an insect. At any rate, she kept her claws in, so there were no scratches.) Eventually, "cursor play" would start to bore me (the cat was always fascinated), so after five minutes, I got down on the floor to play her favorite game (soccer with a ball of crumpled paper)--a win-win situation.

My other cat loved watching birds and Big Cats (e.g. tigers)--on t.v. At first, he looked behind the t.v. to see if there was a real animal there. And, if the birds flew upward and off the screen, he'd jump on top of the box t.v. and look for them on the ceiling, mewing like crazy. Later, after wising up, he would simply watch as though in a trance and put a paw on each animal onscreen.

I never bought a dvd, but why not try it? Your cat(s) may adore it. And if not, you can pass it on to another deserving kitty-owner. Or, if you get Animal Planet or National Geographic Channel, just turn to those channels from time to time.

I don't like it either, hydrozoan. It's a matter of taste, I suppose, but I find it sterile, and the teak island is impractical. Also, as others have pointed out, it looks like the footage has been increased by moving a wall--something that should be mentioned, if true. It's also not a fair comparison to photograph "before" with the space full of the usual domestic items, and the "after" with none at all.

Lovely and very personal. I'd stay here in a heartbeat.

Bravo for the shower tile!

Bravo for showing the silents to your niece. I'd suggest showing her a Mary Pickford, as MP on screen was a strong leader, sympathetic, virtuous, funny -- an ideal image for growing girls. And she played some great roles adapted from famous children's books. I took my two nieces (both age six) to see Pickford in "The Poor Little Rich Girl" (1917) and they loved it. I'd recommend her "A Little Princess" (1917) too.

First, I'm a devotee of silent movies as well as L.A.'s 20s and 30s architecture (most of it long gone!) Second, I adore this--and not just because I love these things. Jennifer, your feel for color, space and proportion is perfect, and so each room can "support" the objects in it. The place is so sumptuous, light, happy, and the way it mixes "over the top" with something more rustic is really stunning. Perfect all round, in my opinion. ... and I couldn't care less what you wear in a photo shoot.

The best I've ever seen on Apartment Therapy.