apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Wow wee, outstanding! I wish I had seen all of the pics the first time. The new livingroom and bedroom shots especially. What a lovely home. Congrats, I hope you win!

Love the lips phone.

So madly in love with this place.

This is about color, I really do not see that in this entry.

color! i totally see color. from the walls with the brick to the accessories. i loved it. it had a very unique real feel to it, like each piece brought into a room was carefully considered. great place.

Wow, this slide show is so much stronger than the original entry...which I loved. It really goes to show how important it is to capture it right on camera. I love this apartment even more than before.

One question regarding picture 9 (bedroom) in slide show. Is that window frosted? If not, how did you get that effect?

Quite unexpected color choices, yet somehow soothing at the same time. An inviting variety of textures. A surprisingly harmonious mixure of warm weathered woods and modern plastics: This place is sheer genius!

This is one of the few entries where the added photographs have persuaded me to change my mind about the original submission. I didn't care that much for the original submission but now have a better grasp of the entire space as a whole and like it! Thanks for not including a lot of photos of vignettes.

I see color here, and lots of lovely color, but perhaps that's because I've spent enough time in Vancouver to be aware of how light plays there.

IMO, this is a very skilled use of color. I've seen that same shade of blue in other rooms, and the sight of it is like being hit over the head with a bright turquoise club. Not so here. There is enough of the color to brighten and enliven the space but it is perfectly balanced by the other elements in the room. Similarly, the pinkish/purple color in the dining area could easily become cloying, but the darker wood tones, and crisp cream colors prevent that from happening. In sum, I find the color use here to be fun and lively, yet sophisticated.

Courtenay & Jeff, thank you soooo much for the very kind words . . . David Hicks? Well, we're just . . . speechless. Go Canada!

I totally agree with dmstudio - I love the use of colour in your home. Fantastic!

(I also second ChrisToronto) Go Canada!!!

kay* (a fellow Canadian!)

smitten once again. <3333

Thanks for all the comments, yet again! Casandra, you are correct—our bedroom window in image 9 is frosted. We did it ourselves using adhesive film from Ikea because our window faces directly into our neighbours' living room and we didn't want to cover it with blinds. We have another window in the room, so it doesn't get too dark—and it actually lets a rather pretty, ghostly light into the room.

To me, this was the most personally inspiring of all the entries. Maybe because the eventual winners in the final round were either too slick or not artistic enough -
your place is both incredibly creative, with a great sense of taste and balance and fun, and has an authenticity that I would want to achieve in my own use of color. I just love the way you combine fun and elegance.

Thanks, Sea!