I LOVE this space. LOVE IT. I am over the moon about the stripes! BRAVO! This space is one of the happiest and most gorgeous homes I have ever seen! I wanna live there. :) lol

I love mid-century modern. Personally, this is not my type of mid-c taste, in that it feels a bit too cluttered for me; HOWEVER, her use of color is commendable. I would probably rank this among my top 5.

nice one sally! i grew up in g'raggedy (but now live in chicago) and always love seeing awesome design pop up from there. and your tiny La Grande Vitesse breaks my heart. where did you get it? keep up the excellent (design) work.

this is a really fun space. i would love to see more pix

the stripes are charming...love! I also love your white vase collection...looks awesome with your lighting and the green stripe that appears to make them look as if they are floating

loooooooove! i am in desperate need of that sofa in the first photo. i've been looking for my perfect living room sofa for way too long and that is IT. where is it from?

Love the space! It looks so fun and whimsical.

I love the colors you picked for the stripes. They remind me of summer.

I absolutely adore your use of color!! What a fun space! Awesome blue couch. My favorite!

Sally, quite simply, you rock. To me this is the complete embodiment of really using color!

i would have liked to see more of the actualy space instead of just the things on the walls!

I would like to see more pictures of the space, as well. The walls are great, but I think I'm curious to see how the space around it compliments the walls, or vice versa.

I love the color palette you chose. you're my new winner.

FUN!

No one has commented on the boob pillow.

Stripes are one of my dreams.. I have also a long room (10meters longer) And when I see your colors I'm sure you did the good choice!

And when I see your taste about objects and toys I'm smiling because we are very far and we could like the same stuffs :)

More pics!

i like that you continued the stripes onto the window trim. your couch is awesome. also, i'd like to know what you used to suspend those sheers.

LOVE IT. LOVE THE STRIPES. LOVE THE BOOB PILLOW. in the words of brittney spears: "gimme gimme more!"

am i the only one who is having flashbacks of the apartment on 'welcome back kotter'?

can this please win, it's just fantastic! this is making me miss michigan. wooo go midwest!

we have a winner!

It's so cool!

Okay, I don't have to look at any more entries. Nothing can beat this. Sally, you are my hero!

Also, Kotter's apartment was my dream "house" when I was a kid. I thought it was so clever that the closet had the word "closet" written on it and I still secretly want to paint that in my next apartment. Haha.

I LOVE the stripes, totally reminds me of one of my favorite sitcoms in the 80's too close for comfort. Those girls had the rainbow stripe on their wall too, i thought it was the best thing ever. Yours are great because the colors are modern and bright, keeping the room light and long. GREAT idea, especially if it is a smaller space.

i too want more pics of the space. i've seen matrushka dolls before and the interesting thing is how you've made the space work - like for example (no one's mentioned) your awesome low shelf system/bench!! very cool. more pics of that please!

Stunning apartment! I love the boldness and creativity... not many people would have been able to pull this off but you have done it so well... and in such a unique, coherent and stylish way.

Your home looks so happy... so happy that I wish you were my best friend and I could visit all the time. :D And you have the best collection of memorabilia!

(i registered (finally after 6 mths of lurking) to comment on this - thats how much i like it!)

soooooo cool and fun!

sarahisaghost, how did we miss the boob pillow? hahah

did you make the log pillow? i've been looking for one/considering making one for a fake fireplace i have. where'd you get yours?

I know I'm in the minority here, but it just doesn't do it for me. Sorry. It might be because I'm having a hard time connecting all the individual pictures to see how the stripes really work throughout the house. And the amount of stuff is a bit distracting. I applaud your sense of adventure though! Since the stripes continue onto the window frame, maybe the gray above it should cover the frame as well.

after reviewing the midwest entries, this made my top 4.

If you wish, VIEW MORE PICS OF MY SPACE HERE:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31602613@N04/

Thank you everyone for your nice comments! It is so great to get feedback! I had just finished painting the stripes when I discovered this contest. I have to admit that I got kind of lost in the endeavor of painting the stripes and was starting to second guess myself.

Click on the link above to view more photos of my boyfriend Nick and I's storefront/studio/living space. It is a small and long space that we try to utilize as efficiently as possible without it feeling completely utilitarian (I insist on having loungy areas!) We are both entrepreneurial artist/designers. My log pillow can be found at sallyenglanddesign.etsy.com. (Nick owns a company that makes sweet messenger bags out of recycled sailcloth: teamworkbags.com). The blue couch is a vintage hand-me down from a friend.

Thanks again everyone! Happy voting!

Not to be a pain, but I thought you weren't allowed to have your entry linked to more photos elsewhere.

YES, i had to do a double take but i think that is a BOOB pillow.