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love this apartment, a lot of interesting stuff that makes it look rich and yet not cluttered.

the only thing that irked me, in picture 8, the antlers above the dvr-box with the bust: i think they are from a chamois and should be the other way round (the sharp ends pointing toward the wall)

i don't get it. where i live the blank canvas is cheaper then a thrifted painting.
@brocoli: thank you. i rofl'd
@keate: did you mean Banksy?

we put the tree and the nativity scene up in the afternoon of dec 23rd and leave the tree up till candlemas which is on february 2nd. before that we have an advent wreath and maybe some wintery decorations.

my cat fell out of the window (15meters) and almost died from her injuries, she spent one week in the clinic and then six weeks with a legcast on "cagerest". (and all because i thought my kitty was smart enough to NOT jump )
i'm still kicking myself because of it and immediately afterwards built window frames out of wood with a special cat-net stapled to the frames. (it was really easy and didn't take long)
i only put them in when the window is open (the rest of the time they live behind a curtain panel, the wardrobe and the kitchen bench)
the are secured with velcro and a little bolt if i want to leave them in longer (during summer nights..) you can see a bit of the frames in this picture: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y106/zimtzucker/cat.jpg

you could build something similar and attach it to the cornerpillar and the side with velcro (it's a bit hard to see in the photos how much space for attaching something you actually have)

and i definitely recommend the net versus a screen-like fabric, because the cat can't rip it or tear holes in it.

i just love prouvé. and if i had that table i would probably pair it with Marais armchairs (preferably in yellow) because of the form of the legs.
there are two options, one with armrests and a slimer one without. i think the marais a (without the armrests )would be better

http://www.dwr.com/product/furniture/dining/chairs/marais-a56-armchair.do?sortby=ourPicks
http://www.dwr.com/product/furniture/dining/chairs/marais-a-chair.do?sortby=ourPicks

*cough* it's Ludwig not Mies *cough*

@hessilou: yeah the link goes to the tattooed men site, it was a slink from last week.

i store my CDs the same way, but i use the Kassett boxes from Ikea because the have the perfect size to fit 2 rows of CDs without having to turn them sideways (like in your photos) and i put them on a piece of plywood with little wheels attached, so i can move them around for cleaning.

i'm also not a big fan of yellow but i like how it's used here.
and i love the blue-ish grey tones she used, i think the apartment has a very serene atmosphere.

@ the poster who mentioned the noguchi lamp, i think parts of the decor were staged for the photoshoot, when you click through the photos on the domino site you see that in the same spot of the noguchi lamp there is the black kulla lamp from ikea.

@matthew. here's what i've noticed with my own cat:
i work from home, but there are also days when i leave early in the morning and return very late in the evening. these are also the days when the cat can become very annoying, ie just screams and meouws at me, wants me to walk around the apartment with her, shreds the bathmat,scratches the couch etc. i figured it's because she spent the whole day alone sleeping and generally being bored. so now when i come home, immediately after i've 'landed' (taken off shoes, coat, washed hands) she gets an intensive cuddling and later before bed i just generally try to totally waste her by playing. the catdancer, throwing balls, throwing treats, usually she doesn't last longer than 5-10min and my reward is undisturbed sleep.

ahh AT and Léon, two of my favourite things combined ->
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