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Not loving the red in the dining room, but all of the other pictures are stunning. I'm enjoying Country Living right now, so much more satisfying than Domino was in my opinion.

Stunning table, rug, fireplace screen. Lovely apartment.

Yes, in London where there is a serious problem. We (with our flatmates) spent thousands of pounds on sprayings but nothing worked. My flatmate, a neuroscientiest, then did some research and we discovered that vaseline on all vertical surfaces touching the ground, boric acid on the floors and removing and freezing everything in infested spaces (books clothes, everything!) is really the only thing that works. It took a lot of freezing. It worked.

That's a lovely table. A little too nice to be smashed up against some aluminum in the name of mixing it up. But I do like the crate and barrel chairs mentioned above.
Nothing from dwr please!

vogue living australia, world of interiors. but then, even country living is sometimes better than domino has been (with the exception of the delightful nick olsen - this man needs to start a blog!)

Lovely bed. I love Michael Smith, but I don't understand how he will redecorate for the $100 000 budget they have. A $12 000 bed already takes a pretty big chunk out of the budget. Anyone know how it works?

oh my lord, this is lovely.

I love marc jacobs and wish i could afford some of his stuff (via ebay, of course, but even then it's usually out of my budget!) Like some of the above posters, I can't believe some of you don't know who he is - are you just bsing because you think you're better than being into fashion (but not "design")? as for the contemporary art debate, well, it's an old and tired debate some of these artists are brilliant and others are over rated (in my opinion) but even they are brilliant self-promoters. fine line. he can buy what he wants and i like the fact that he expressed his insecurity when he first started. it seemed quite honest and i think most people can relate to that feeling in relation to art. anyway, i'd much rather have that crappy damien hirst than all the crappy etsy cartoons in the world! (i know that they are produced by "independent" artists and there must be some good stuff on etsy, but most of what i see on these blogs is immature and boring and ugly! stop the ribba-framed etsy "art wall"! end of rant).

Beware! A couple of years ago a new Ikea opened at midnight with giveaways and sales near my then house in North London. The result - a riot, complete with abandoned cars on the nearby motorway and a knifing! The were forced to shut their doors minutes after. Is an Ektorp worth your life? Some people apparently want one really badly...

My husband's (Italian) grandmother makes lace and has made linen sheets and tablecloths which I love. I'm always stealing them when we visit because no one seems to want them (especially the sheets). I've tried them but felt they were too rough but after reading this, I'll give them another try.