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Great colors! Wish I could commit to a scheme.

Amy - You did a great job of warming up an apartment, I would never have guessed it was a rental. Where were all these nice landlords who let tenants paint when I was renting? :-)

Paint first, ask later. :) Looks nice Amie. I too moved many times and just this year in my most recent apt did I get brave enough to paint my rental walls.

lovely and sophisticated! looks inviting and the kitties look content.

are the plants for the kitties? and those are wings on your piglet in response to --when pigs fly?

great job!

Oh and sorry for misspelling your name Amie

i had the same childhood - white wall, cherry furniture, white bedspread and no say about any of it! needless to say, there isn't a single white wall in my house now. (although there is a white bedspread!)

Hi Aimie, such a pretty name! I just think your place looks beautiful! You obviously have good taste and I think your colors are lovely and the furniture blends well with them. (I like your living room especially).

Great job!

Your kitty looks sweet, and happy!

Thanks for the pictures.

Sorry Amie, for adding the extra i to your pretty name.
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I adore your coffee table Amie - where did you find it?

i love gray! it's very pretty. my only suggestion would be to add some more lighting b/c the pictures are a little dark.

I love the Ikea panels behind the couch - I think this inspired me to use those same panels for my headboard!

Wow, thanks for the nice comments!!

Oh Marie, you have no idea how right you are :) I am desiring a lamp for that far corner like crazy, but finances don't allow it yet...The lighting I do have casts a really nice cozy glow at night in person, but I had a heck of time getting the pictures to show up right with that lighting. I get no natural light to speak of during the day, either, which made those photos even darker because everything was backlit! I just couldn't win :)

Sarcelle, that is actually West Elm's Floating Coffee Table!

Awww I inspired someone!!! Yay Laurie :)

Where did you get the shower curtain?

The shower curtain is from CB2, actually!

Love your color choices! Looks very sophisticated and makes the rooms look cozy. Those kitties are lucky to live in such a nice home..and by the looks of it...they seem to know it too!

If the photo where the kitty's eyes perfectly match the pillows wasn't intentional, it should have been. So cute!

I think that your color choices are very refined and sophisticated. My only criticism is that the extreme lack of clutter makes your photos feel a bit staged- like this is a photoshoot from a West Elm catalog. As your budget permits you should add some more personal and quirky accessories like that darling piggy to make it look and feel more homey.

Hoote, I've actually been thinking of where to put another shelf or slide in a bookcase just so I can have space for all the little accessories! I find so many cute little things that I just don't have a spot for, and it makes me sad. Since it's a smallish apartment, I'm so anti-clutter...even a toothbrush on the counter drives me to distraction. I do have a bamboo plant and a gorgeous little silver table clock with a bright blue face in the living room that somehow managed to stay out the photos :(. My bedroom still has plenty of room to grow, though! I'll work on that and maybe show off some new pics for Smallest Coolest next year :-D

Sarcelle, I'm not certain, but I think that coffee table is from west elm.

I love the nature inspired textiles and cool colors.
Also, I used to work at West Elm, I have a bad habit of recognizing furnishings posted here, or in other people's homes. Love that Adjustable Metal Floor Lamp in Brushed Nickel. See? It's a curse!!

Very cute place!

Love the cats very cute. Please use more vibrant colors so the cats stand out.