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My kind of space! Excellent!

No thank you but I do like your knife holder, the cat and the hanging washing machine.

Did you match your kitchen walls to the espresso machine?

i like the peg board panels. do they slide?

Hmm, interesting, i would like to see some punches of color through out, overall nice space. I like the pops of lime green ....

I'm not loving it... but the sheepskin rug is cute.

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are those washing machine/dryer cat beds? cool idea. did you have a pair of appliances die or something?

Did Lowe's pay you for product placement?

love the shelves in the living area....details?

i too am interested in the shelves in the living room.

I am in love with your viewing area and I am now in love with white.

Swooning over that bubble chair and all that white.

You should be really proud of all you have accomplished, Claudia!
I'm very impressed with your DIY skills, as I wish to grow some of my own! How did you learn? Can you recommend any books or sites that helped you along the way?

Where did you get the knife holder?

I love the white (hate the green). I wanted to do our living room in all white but got overruled. Won't happen again. I really like an all white room.

I think it takes real commitment to do an all white room in any part of the house. You have to stay focused....or you end up with other stuff instead. I am facing one of those decisions right now. I hope I can stick to my plan and end up with a space as lovely as yours. I love your design a whole lot.

Forgot to add how much I like the shears. They have a wonderful delicate look to them. I want some.

I LOVE this! I need to find more computers to vote from ;)

I like it, and I like that I get to see the different angles!

I love the stackable cubey things! and the bright colour! Great lighting too. I'm so impressed you did the renovations yourself.

Love it! It's about the size of our flat (in Hungary) . Do you have a blog journalling the diy works you've done?

This space feels good. I like the overlapping zebra rug and flokati, especially with the cat! What IS that steel item that looks like a washing machine hanging on the wall next to the TV?

One quibble: I think the one strong green kitchen wall is great, but it presently highlights the only area of clutter I see in your place! I think it really needs to be neat and sleek. . . .

Its a nice clean space...the color makes the style. I LOVE that knife holder please tell us where you got it.

AAAAAdorable!! So mod, sooo cool!

I want to live by you in this great apartment!! Delocious!!

I am almost blinded by the white - but it's obvious you had a vision and stuck to it. My favorites are the rugs and the white sofa - lots of seating in a tiny space but it doesn't appear crowded. Must be all that white...

I want a bubble chair so bad! Surprising to find it in such a small space, but it works.

Your knife holder actually kind of freaks me out, but I like your place a lot! Thumbs up!

Love how large the space looks! I adore the Barcelona sleeper sofa.

Thanks to everyone who gave us a thumbs up. Just to answer some of the questions:

The Knife holder can be found easy on the internet. Just google Ex-husband knife holder :)
Actually, the Espresso machine came after the kitchen wall was painted.
Yes, the panels slide. I made those and tout of plywood and they used to have Shoshi paper in the. An unfortunate vacuum cleaning accident tore the paper and I got these peg panels cut.
I collect the chrome washing machine insides, used them to house large plants. The cats enjoy them so I decided to convert them for their use.
I found the stackable shelves on the internet but I cannot remember where I found them.

About DIY skills - I just go ahead and do it and hope for the best and I really enjoy doing it. I have HGTV on all the time (hence the Lowe's add on TV - pure coinsidence) and learn from them and by doing some research on the internet as well.

Again, thanks for checking it out and voting.

Excellent use of white, Ikea products and a modest budget. When I first heard about APARTMENT Therapy, this is what I was hoping for.