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Ondrej, that's hilarious. Thank you!

lizinsac--

Our neighbors made nursery up in their attic, the walls of which they thought were painted a darkish tan. The wife put the baby to bed, turned on the humidifier, and went downstairs. Later that evening, she went up there and called down to me to come see. When I got up there, it looked like a horror movie, with rivulets of sticky brown gunk running down every surface. The tan "paint" was all nicotine. It was horrifying.

I am in the process of furnishing a second-home condo and it is taking forever, so I completely see the appeal of this. However, I would only pay cash for the furnishings, as it makes absolutely no sense to pay interest on furnishings that you know will have nearly zero resale value.

That photo of the brocanteuses having a coffee break--it's fantastic! It looks like something out of the old Life magazine. These posts from Paris have become my favorite thing on AT.

I really hate the command to "(explain)" if it's Not My Thang, and have to admit that I have several times voted Not My Thang without (explain)ing, because it just seems rude. But I'm feeling bold today, so I'll give it a shot. This seems dated to me. The colors are nice, but this style of colorblocking is now inextricably intertwined in my mind with 1990s Starbucks (as M alluded to above). Also, it's dark, and the furniture looks chilly and uncomfortable. I think that a simple change to fresher colors and the introduction of some textiles would make a world of difference.

Now I feel like a bum . . .

But I should also mention that I used Mascarpone to cover a pretty light beige in the living room, and I had to do two coats. They do say that it's one coat coverage for "most colors," which I guess doesn't include the whites. Whatever, it's still worth it.

Oh boy. I thought Urchin's London Jewel Box had this contest in the bag, but now . . .

This is incredible.

Well, I looked at this, read all the positive comments, then went back and looked at it again for several minutes, trying to figure out what everyone else sees that I don't. The lighting is very cool, and I totally envy the owner for having so many discrete rooms in such a small apartment, but I guess I'm just more of a minimalist, because this is way too much exposed stuff for me. The magazine rack makes me feel like I'm in a public library.

This apartment reminds me of the one Nate Berkus did on the now-infamous Oprah show, but minus the claustrophobic tenting. I personally have no problem with the darkness, just the mauveness, but regardless of whether I like that color, I think it's well done. Teeny-tiny, elegant and luxurious.

I think it's brilliant. I was just looking at those fold-out wall-mounted tables from IKEA and wishing they made a chair like that. Et voila! This would be great for a narrow entryway for putting on your shoes. I kind of like the way it looks, too--sort of nautical, like something you'd see on a ferry, maybe.