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A few too many kitchen shots, but well done overall.

I agree with jooly.

There are WAY too many errors in spelling and grammar.

Tour is fine, writing could be better. Particularly the "well know business" line.

Seriously, what's with all the kitchen shots? We get it, you have a kitchen.

It should say "in an up-and-coming neighborhood," not "in an upcoming neighborhood." Also the house itself is nice but bland. And yes, far, far too many kitchen shots.

I love the 18" baby dishwasher. I didn't know they made them that small. It must be perfect for 2 people - I want one! I'd like to see more photos/details of the bathroom. The tile looks like wood - neato.

This is a great post. Alot more people should be going this route, rather than suppporting more poorly constructed newer buildings. It's super creative and thoughtful.

Nicely done, Caroline.

Blogging is not about grammar. Capital WOOT.

people can be so harsh...

Blogging IS about grammar, because blogging is writing.
Grammar matters - good communication matters.

It doesn't matter if it's etched in stone, printed in a book or newspaper, or online. Writing is writing.

I would rather see less photos than 10 of the same room. Love the place. Hated seeing all the shots of the kitchen.

It's hard to say from the (many) kitchen photos, but is the kitchen just too overwhelming for that space? It seems a bit disproportionate in size to the sitting area.

Writing does matter. We can't quit caring just because people get lazier and our attention spans shorten. Where will it end if we stop paying attention to grammar. Don't give up on literacy.

I respectfully disagree - whether you're blogging or writing for a magazine or a newspaper, etc., you are writing for the public, and that demands proper grammar and spelling. The general trend of thought seems to be, "I am writing on the Internet; therefore, I can be as sloppy as I please and not pay any attention to standard English grammar or spelling." I cannot take a blog post or article as seriously if it contains errors as I would a more carefully written post.

Poor and careless grammar and spelling = loss of credibility

Having said that, I didn't find too many errors in this post. In fact, it was fairly well-written.

P.S. I'm not really a jerk. I'm just a stickler for good grammar and spelling.

Beautiful place with lots more potential. Also, I agree...you could have accomplished the same thing in about 5 pictures.

I will only add that several of you who have complained about the grammar have not written complete sentences or used the proper punctuation.

This is a good article, with alot of solid information regarding the materials and appliances used in the completion of this project.

I have a silly question, but what washer/dryer combo are those? My stackable is ancient, and they look the same size.

Why would bad grammar be acceptable just because it is a blog? Grammar can completely change the meaning of the sentence! Have you never heard of Eats Shoots and Leaves?

As for the house tour, way too many shots of the kitchen and, like sadieindc, I found it to be too large for the space. The washer/dryer need to be covered too or at least have the detergent hidden.

I agree that the grammatical mistakes were distracting. As for the pictures, even though there are so many of them, I still didn't feel like I got a good understanding of the layout of the apartment. A floor plan might help. I also would have really liked to see some "before" pictures, and some discussion of how they achieved an affordable renovation (other than a generic statement that they did research online).

Wow, these people really like their kitchen and their stair railing. And they provided aproximately 4 times as many photos as necessary of each. Also: awkward writing style.

I think this place looks very creative! I've been looking every where for a nice dark orange paint color, what brand did they use?

I wish they had kept some of the charm of a DC rowhouse- this is just too new and generic-looking for my taste.

Oof, without even getting into the seemingly unedited text portion of the post, the photo tour is in desperate need of editing! Seeing so many redundant photos actually makes the place look really, really small -- as though their kitchen comprises 80% of the apartment.

Regarding grammar, punctuation, and spelling, I agree with the other comments here that make the case for taking care that all three are in order -- even in a blog, yes.

i liked the post, but there were so many photos of the same thing

Well -- it's not my style. It seemed a bit cold and sterile to me, except for the shot of the living room wall -- the space really needs that shot of orange. I would have liked to see more shots of more rooms, rather than a myriad of kitchen shots.

Plus I think there needs to be a curtain/screen to hide the washer/dryer when not in use.

It's all just so dull and the laundry area is a real eyesore. The painting is nice, though.

Unfortunately, this is Caroline's second post with grammar issues. I applaud her ability to find interesting subjects to blog about (I knew about Community Forklift but looks like many of the commenters did not), but I am too distracted by the writing to enjoy the post. Sorry. :(

This is a great place! Love the orange and esp. the art on the living room wall. I wonder where it's from?

What brand and color is the brown or tan paint in the bedroom? It looks really nice and creamy!

I have to agree that grammar does, in fact, matter, and the photographs were a bit redundant. As for the house, I also liked the orange living room and the painting above the sofa.

Editing down photos is something a lot of these home tours need. It makes me mad when there's 50 photos of a home with practically the same shots repeated over and over in slightly different angles. No one gets a prize for having more photos. It's just a waste of time.

I don't think your slide show was a waste of time -- this just hit on a pet peeve of mine.

Overall, though, I like this home.

Where does the ceiling fan hail from?