Cute and simplistic. I love it. :-)

nice place.....uncluttered.

Light, airy, minimal (without feeling too much like a wanna be gallery space and/or over-designed)...NO CRAP!! Love it!!

Cozy, clean, serene, and practical--nice!

What a neat, uncluttered space. I really like the airy, modern feel this apt has. I like the bird-theme, too! I have a thought as to your wall-hung stuff, though. It seems to just be strung up without a coherent plan for the focal point(s) of the living room/dining areas. Re-arranging those pieces, I think it would be fairly easy to re-define your focal points in the living room and dining room, and also to distinguish the two areas just a little more. The bedroom, though, is perfect!

modern, cute, clean, few distractions. Every room looks like a nice place for tea and a good book...when the baby's catching some zzz's of course :-)

I love how you can just make out the toddler's head in the bottom right-hand corner of the first photo. While I love the range of apartments shown, this tour definitely resonates with me; very cozy and real.

It seems so realistic and comfy. I really appreciate the simplicity of it.

First time commenter, long time reader from Miami here.

Anyway, I love it how people come on here and trash how someone's apartment looks. I would do this or I would do that. Not every apartment has to look like a museum. Not everyone has the kind of cash to make their apartments look like a lot of the gorgeous dwellings here on therapy. I am pretty sure that most people would love to have the prettiest and the best but a lot of the times finances do not allow for that.

Sorry for the rant, but sometimes the comments on here and be a bit childish.

I think it looks like the beginning of a nice apt. theres definitely a point of view in the accessories. Its very realistic, but i do agree.. I personally browse this blog for inspiration from the ideal. This apt has a styling we've seen before but i wouldn't classify the execution as "ideal" but it looks the way my last apt looked when i first started. I think spaces look alot better in the long term when you add pieces over time organically instead of trying to do an HGTV style makeover overnight. I like the idea of this space as i too can get bored with some of the unrealistic rooms i see here, but i think it will improve over time. PLUS lets not forget that its hard to have a fashionable YET baby friendly home and this is very functional for that purpose.

What counts is that this home is appropriately child-friendly--safe, low maintenance, and pleasantly peaceful. Their family can be content there because they decorated according to what really matters to them. This home's a right-on-target example of one stage of family life. As family needs change, the home's style will change accordingly.

Money has little to do with arranging one's pieces for a pleasing visual effect. And who mentioned anything about museums?

Very pretty! I like the name Echo too :)

I'm surprised....usually people in Portland decorate better than this.

I really didn't like this look at all. And yes, we're not all rich and having a baby does take cash but I'm just surprised this made it onto Apt. Therapy at all.

It isn't lack of cash - their stuff looks nice enough - it's the predictability of their taste - like oh yea they are gonna have one of those and a pillow like this - and they do....yawn

I think the tone of some of these comments is rather harsh. I think it is possible to offer some constructive criticism without being dismissive. These are real people, and real apartments. Certainly they should expect some flack as they are asking for comments on their taste, but a little civility costs you nothing.

If you are trying to improve someone's choices, saying "I'd have re-arranged their apts within 5 minutes of arrival" is only going to make the owner defensive. They are unlikely to take you seriously.

And, at the risk of not taking taking my own advice, YOU as the commenter look like a complete pretentious prat.

HUNTED complains about the art being hung to high, let's everyone know how he/she could make everything better within the first 5 mins of walking in and chides them for not taking risks? Should they install a pit of vipers in the middle of the living room; would it be daring enough?

Hunted seems to be their biggest fan with "I" being a commonly used word of their vocab. What a pretentious post.

Andy & Echo love your place it open, cozy, and real. Either someone living there or visiting would immediately feel comfortable and at ease.

sophi021, AT has a handy key word search feature for specific topics.

Would you please take two minutes to review its founder's mission statement and comment policy for clarification as to AT's functions? Thank you.

Miami's Elaine--

Even better, follow the "Seeing spam? Let us know." link just below the comments box and report sophi021 for the spammer he/she is.

patrick (the other one), something is going over my inexperienced head--how'd you know sophi201's a spammer? I'm missing something. I thought that spammers were advertisers.

My request that people review the mission statement and comment policy was a separate post not directed to sophi021. It was directed to those who were being gratuitiously mean and inflammatorily rude to the people whose modest, appropriate home was displayed in the photos. I read the mission statement and comment policy myself, and thought that hurtful posters might be ignorant or confused about AT's aims.

Ah, Elaine, the spammers among us are a devious lot... their sole goal to implant links that then drive traffic... but a VERY vague (and poorly written) comment, and a link (hidden or otherwise) embedded as part of that comment are usually tell-tale signs that their interests lie elsewhere.

Btw, I was not scolding *you*! ESPECIALLY since you were lobbying for a little grace among the responses, for which I salute and wholeheartedly support you.

patrick (the other one), Thanks very much for your lesson on spammers. You have style.

About the second question: It doesn't matter whether their homes are modest and simple, or bejeweled and cutting edge. The people who share them at AT are routinely slapped around for it by some of the very strangers that they've treated generously.

I've gotten so annoyed that I e-mailed AT administration directly that I'd be foolish ever to share photos of my home since, like most people, I lack the hide of a rhino. I described what I'd read as well as my concerns. Maxwell graciously responded personally to my e-mail.