You have an interesting start - this house looks to have great bones, and check out those floors! Not that you asked, but I'd ditch the peachy, skin-tone paint for something more orangy, and paint the white walls in the living room. I like the way you've pulled colors from your art - maybe continue on that way.

This was a difficult one to vote on. I really liked the first picture, the colors just all seemed to gell in a modern abstract, and I mean that in the best possible way. Maybe it was partially the angle, but the second picture seemed kind of random and work-in-progress to me.

AJ! Another person does Cleveland proud!

the place itself it really cool (and I like the accent peices and artwork), but that peach on the walls (especially in combination with your blue accents) totally reminds me of, like, florida in the mid-seventies. who knows, maybe that's what you were going for.

this place seems like it would look sooo much nicer in person.

I did not post this in my entry, but for anyone who like the holes in my walls, the holes used to be built in nick nack shelfs. The house was very outdated and lime green (I mean everything floors walls, trim) so I have been doing a lot of work to spruce everything up. Anyways - I decided to take a sledgehammer and tear the old nicknack shelves out and it has been the biggest difference in my home - It is more modern, adds TONS of natural light, and all in all was about $50-75, a days worth of time, and a lot of cussing, but it was worth it!

I love the artwork. Especially the lime green pices.

Ok, once again here is a cool room where there are tons of "no way votes" and no one is saying why they do not like it. Hello people - its called artistic critism if you cant figure out why you like or dislike something you should not be giving your opinion

I grew up in florida in the 1980's. Back when Miami was still pretty much land'o "Miami Vice", where old people went to die, and way before it was cool among a cultural set beyond frat boys on spring break.
Bleak. It was bleak in a way only effete nouveau riche taste can be once its twenty years worse for the wear. The Point" this color scheme reminds me of that visual landscape.

Since I have been getting so much feedback that I have a Miami color scheme I felt compeled to say- I HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE. Better yet, I was not even alive in the 70s. My mom was still doing acid then, maybe that is why I choose this color scheme. I wish I could have fit more of my house in the pics, but oh well. The peach is actually more terra cotta and it looks great with the stainless steal kitchen and brick in the kitchen. Needless to say when you walk through my house, even when Clevelands gray skies are looming, you feel anything but bleak. Even though not many people like it I am not hanging my white shoes up baby!

AJ,
I'm surprised at the voting. I voted insta-finalist. I love it. Simple, and yet retro-sort of. Not really retro, but maybe retro-inspired? There is definately a youthful feel here. I am a fellow Ohioan, and let me tell you there are not many Ohioans whose homes I want to spend time in. I would love to spend time yours. I especially love your art.

I really like the artwork on the back wall in the 2nd picture