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That red velvet couch is pretty luxurious. Also adore that beautiful black and white photo of the two dancers.

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I love the big mirror in the bathroom, but keeping it free of water spots from the open shower must be brutal. This apartment could not be further from my style, but it is interesting and there are definitely elements I like. The big photo of the dancers in the entryway is charming.

FANTASTIC!

Right up my alley.

love the look (oh, the floor!) and idea of the bathroom, but I agree about the water spots with that open shower. I also really like the dancer photo-- a lot of people are afraid to commit to such a large piece of art or think you need a giant wall to display it.

fabulous. Is it a house? apt? bungalow?

love that bathroom. love the whole place.

LOVE IT! I personally love mixing periods so this is a real inspiration for me.

Wow! What a lovely and unique home! The photo of the dancers is incredible and I adore that red velvet sofa...does the dog allow anyone to sit in it?

The photos are from this Flickr set, if anyone would like to see more of this amazing home:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nevilletrickett/sets/72157615459548480/

Gorgeous!

Where is this home?

love the bathroom, esp the floor, is it ceramic tile?
and why all the pitchers in the bathroom, a purpose or decoration?

love the gigantic animal on the red settee, hope he is real.

Great apartment feels like a real apartment in the old school old world ways. Love the Great Dane, so regal.

that's gotta be one cold shower.

Love this place! I totally want an open shower! Just gorgeous!

http://www.makemineeclectic.wordpress.com

Please check out Neville's Flickr site, especially the set of Rodin drawings. We are all familiar with some of his sculptures. I never saw his drawings before. Phenomenal! Thanks Neville.
I have seen many "eclectic" homes, that try to be eclectic, without any real understanding, or really worthwhile "chotchkes". This is the real thing. With a real curator.

Love it! But where in the world is it??

(that Great Dane looks amazing! )

Open Shower's look cool...but aren't they supercold? drafty?

I have extreme home envy. Wow. What a beautiful place. LOVE the bathroom and that blue/green in the studio/dining room (not sure which). I'm drooling.

thanks so much. I come to apt therapy for the rare sighting of a unique, amazing home like this.

I love the colors in the bathroom (what a floor!), but the open shower freaks me out. I experienced a couple of those while on a trip to Europe and it was soooo not enjoyable.

Absolute, unconditional love.

I would have said that this place was British or Australian, but judging from the profile on the flickr site it appears to be South African.

Sadly this sort of style has be innate. You can't learn it. It works because the owners simply know colour and balance and arrangement. They also don't fetishise their interior - they don't need to recover the chairs, fix the wonky tiling or patch up the paintwork. They're also relaxed enough about the space to push thumbtacks into the walls. But because they're talented, it's vividly charming rather than a mess.

I'd love to be able to do this, but I'd keep losing focus and itch to straighten and repair and formalise.

hi all, this is my house. its afarm in south africa.it's really hot where we live so that open shower in the bathroom is a welcome relief. we are plant collectors, among other things.The photos on our flickr site are just some of our things

What a beautiful home!

i love the subtle whimsy & romance... that black dining room is so intriguing in the background! it's clear their home reflects who they are and what they like vs replicating design fads. wonderful!

The bathroom rocks my socks off. That's exactly what I've been dreaming about for my home.

This is definitely not my style, looking at the home I became slightly depressed only because it seems like such a nostalgic place and nostalgia effects me in a strange way. Yet, there is something about this home that calls out to me. It seems like the home of a bankrupt aristocrat, everything is very beautiful, yet slightly decaying. I suppose that is the intent. In any case, it is a lovely place and I'm sure the owners adore it.

Apologies "effect" should be "affect". I think... Perhaps I should have written "nostaligia has a strange effect on me" - I think that would have been gramatically correct. Sorry, carry on.