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Fantastic place...but where are the two Frenchies!? I wanna seeeeee!

Here's my opinion, for what it's worth: If the dormers, etc are staying white, the storm door should be black or white along with the shutters and the inside front door should be red or a bold rust color. Then add all of the brass/gold detailing and it should look great! Throw a couple of Japanese Maples on each side, leave the shrubs and go from there.

The storm door should not be your focal point and by painting it almond you are highlighting it rather than blending it in. Your main door should be the focal point.
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While looking at this tour, I imagined that this was my (imaginary) super cool eccentric grandma's house. I would invite my friends over to her place just for the chance to listen to her strange stories and stare at all of her crazy collections. Then, my awesome imaginary grandma would make us tea and cookies in her full length floral moo moo wearing her blue eyeshadow, bright red lipstick and horn rimmed glasses... and and everything would be right in the world.

i kind of like it but what's with the little pile of dirt on the floor in that last photo? i think these pictures are a bit extreme for this look, as i've seen it done many times where it still retains a clean modern look. i think the key here is CLEAN! when it looks like a dirty sty that would be featured on Hoarders then it's gone overboard. i do like the intention of this look though - communist decor.

I think I may actually hate everything about this. Isn't it a long reach for each plate to get it up to that cupboard? You'd need a bloody wetsuit to do the dishes from the look of this photo. I have an idea, why not take the dishes in the shower with you each morning and do them there?

What's wrong with just using a dish drying rack again?

Hey again AT people! The light over the dining room table was from a vintage lighting store in Toronto. It is probably from the 60s and I'm not sure who the maker was. If you want something close to this style, just Google Fog & Morup and you will see plenty of similar lights. Mine is just a bit different, as it has two tiers on it...if that makes any sense. I think some people refer to the style as 'witch hat'.

Thanks again for all the nice comments.

yea we just use chalk and no, chalk dust isn't an issue as i wipe them off with a damp cloth - i don't have a chalkboard brush. btw, i probably sound a lot like a clean freak with my rug and chalk issues but on most days the house is a wreck with etsy items and chewed dog toys everywhere. ;)

I agree EAM, there should be NO apologizing for how you keep and decorate your home. I am finding a lot of the comments on AT house tours to be somewhat harsh lately...these are tours of people's tastes and personalities and most of the time, they are not something you would have everything of in your space too or else it would be your house! It just seems so catty to complain about all these stupid little issues like hanging wires, knick knacks etc. Your house is your creation and it should be admired for that alone. People need to get over themselves and appreciate differences in taste and style. Isn't that what AT is all about, anyway?

My favourite is Living Etc as well. Every month there are amazing ideas, the houses are fresh, lived in and inspiring. Dwell has lost me. Instead of being a 'green' magazine of change, it seems to have become nothing more than an elitist buttwipe. Dwell has pretty much ruined all things Eames, Mid Century and 'designer'. If i see another bloody Barcelona Chair or an Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman I'm going to gouge my eyes out. What about people who are making cool stuff NOW that will be the smart design of the future!? Anyway, I could go on about Dwell for ages.

And yes, Country Living is getting pretty good! Great ideas, and very green ideas I might add. You just have to flip through about 15 ads for geriatric medications to see it all. As soon as those terrible pharma ads go, they may be onto something.

Overall though, AT RULES! thanks for existing.