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very pretty, but where is all the stuff? they certainly have books and things, no?

It's gorgeous, but like atlantadesigner pointed out, I don't see much 'stuff', nor places to store it in. I don't think I'd be able to keep it this neat/empty. Still gorgeous though.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I could make one of the drum shades on the chandeliers that are hanging over the dining room table?

I have a very generic chandelier in my apt and since I have to leave it, I've been wanting to make a drum shade to cover it. It has to be at least 24 inches in diameter and 12 inches high. Any thoughts/ideas?

Always glad to see Boston featured! Thanks for posting.

I thought the same thing... where's all the stuff?! That seems impossible with children. They must've put their stuff in a single room and not picture it here.

I always feel sad to see a house that has no mark of its residents in it. Reminds me of a dear friend whose parents moved when she was in college... they made a room for her, decorated it "for her," put all of her personal possessions in boxes for her to "handle later," and she wasn't allowed to put any of it in "her" new room.

this is a very Vervoordt, very Belgian-inspired home...

Belgian bluestone (or soemthing very-much like it), Belgian baked oak, Belgian linen sofas (either authentic or copies). I don't care for the river rocks, the driftwood table, or the bathroom, but otherwise, like it very much)

...as for all the "missing stuff" -- this is a very carefully edited set of images, which deliberately don't show the storage aspects of the home, don't show the kitchen or the kids' rooms. From the looks of the kitchen dining space though, the kids feel at home in the space.

Personally, I like a space without knick-knacks and clutter (I've moved so many times, that the thought of having to pack up all those bits and pieces gives me hives). There is usually enough of the residents there to leave a mark (for me anyway).

What I would like to see though, is a house without the formal spaces -- they are somewhat artificial. If you have a kitchen-diner, how often will you ever use a formal dining room? (if you click on the interior designer, you'll see additional shots of the project, including the dining and living rooms). And why do you need a formal living space, as well as a fairly formal family room one (the one with the grey linen furniture)?

The formal spaces often seem to me to be like the smiling face people put on for company; the way they want others to see them, whether it fits with their actual lifestyle or not. So North American homes get bigger and bigger in order to accommodate this more formal vision we have of our lives. In this house, why couldn't the kitchen dining area have sufficed? It is charming and delightful. I've eaten in elegant restaurants which are similarly styled in Scandinavia. And why not have just one seating area (the other room could have been a playroom for the kids ).

Just strikes me as wasteful to build like this... Would be nice to see people build just what they will realistically use on a regular basis, and not more.

wow, how peaceful

I love the piles of rocks!

I love the huge "5" print. Anyone know anything about it?

sometimes less in more but having children can make that a difficult- kid gear is needed!

Neutraschindler, I like the big 5 print as well. I imagine it would be quite easy to make at Kinkos, and just stick in a frame.

Pottery Barn has numbers as space fillers in their display photo frames and I thought how great that would be as a stand alone piece of art! you could just buy a huge canvas from an art store and paint one yourself....