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Lovely home. The "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster? are we looking at the "Antlers" of 2009? I'm seeing it EVERYWHERE.

Very nice home. Resemble my Chicago bungalow home. 2 thumbs up.

I love everything about this house. Definitely a favorite and an inspiration! Do I spy an Obama inauguration photo on top of the baby’s bookcase? ;-)

I loved the fact that the dark brickwork of the fireplace was painted over with pure white - it's a great idea and makes the room look bigger and slightly more modern.

very nice home. the little jackets on the eames hanger made me melt and go "awwww"

Love love love love love love your home . Way to keep things funky , eclectic & personal without being cluttered ... all this with a baby makes it even better :) I can only imagine how beautiful your place must look in the winter with the fire going !

lovely home - good photographs too......

Lovely. Who is the artist of that tea-partyish piece in the living room?

Absolutely lovely! I'm dying to know who the autographs are from......

i like it! MCM is starting to get boring for me but yours looks really nice and unexpected.

lovely home! is that the orla kiely shoe organizer i see hanging from a closet door? love! i think they came and went at my local target(s) already...sad. but great for you :)

The place has excellent bones, the builtins are wonderful and you already have a few good pieces of furniture. Once you get rid of all that 60s plastic and veneer junk, it will be a dream.

also, where is your couch from? i've been looking for something similar but i'm still at a loss. thanks in advance!

I love your home, specially chairs & artwork from various sources.

I see that you bought the shoe organizer from Target's Orla collection, I bought a week ago and returned it, I did not like the way it was hanged at the door, I was going to store hats, gloves etc...but yours look nice...

great job over all..

this is beautiful.
i love the lighting in all your photos, also.

The Alameda Flea Market is a dream come true

Thanks so much for the sweet comments!

The tea party painting is by Kirsten Tradowsky: http://www.kirstentradowsky.com/2007.html. So sorry to overlook siting her! It's really lovely in person, as is everything I've seen from her.

The sofa is from Room and Board, it's the Burke, which appears to be discontinued. They've got many others that look like it though.

Oh! And the autographs are from W. Summerset Maugham, Benjamin Cardozo and Clarence Darrow.

From one Inner Mission inhabitant to another/others, allow me to congratulate you on having a fabulous apartment. Such a great balance of eras, styles and high- and affordable design. Go you.

Great place! I love the area rug in the Living room. Where is it from?

Beautiful home! It looks like you've already got it very nicely child-proofed, so don't give up on trying to train Augie not to mess with the glass. A house can have a thing or two that you have to train a child not to touch, it's just you don't want to spend ALL your time trying to chase them down and keep them from breaking things. (I speak from experience as the mother of an almost 3-year old pregnant with her second due in March.)
Love the mix of MCM with old style, works together surprisingly well!

Impeccable. I adore the blue paint in the dining room.

I've been trying to figure out what bromelia means by "all that 60s plastic and veneer junk." I really have no idea. The place is beautiful.

Not to be a naysayer, but I just didn't see much here that stood out as especially original or inspired. (It may be the fault of the apartment's fairly common "bones" as much as the furniture and color palettes.) Either way, I felt as if I had seen everything before and that I knew what each photo would bring before I clicked on it (needless to say, I was not in the least surprised to see the KCACO poster peeking out from behind a door). I did love the art in the dining room, though, and I was very impressed by how organized and CLEAN the home is!

I speak from experience as the mother of an almost 3-year old pregnant with her second due in March

She's 3 years old and already on her second pregnancy? This is the sort of depravity that is ruining America!

I really love this space!
The falling guy artwork is awesome too, ( http://gallery.apartmenttherapy.com/photo/021709annealex/anne5 ) does anyone know who it's by or if there are prints available?

Oh, this home is just beautiful! Pretty to look at, trendy, personal and enticing all at once. Thanks for sharing.

This is a lovely home, as said the bones of it are wonderful, and with your personal touch, it is a treat to tour.
And it is so clean and organized, which is commendable with both of you working and a little one!
thanks for sharing.

Absolutely lovely!! Can you tell me where you got the orange and white blanket on the back of your sofa? I love it!

Nice place...not a fan of hard plastic chairs since they look too much like a classroom...but overall good.

I saved your living room picture for inspiration. The plastic chairs make the room pop.

Very lovely but...what's with the tiny television in the upper corner of the living room? I think there are better ways to incorporate a television into a beautiful interior.

modern, warm and personal.... finally NOT a showroom. Love it.

G O R G E O U S !!!

Some people have commented that there's nothing really new here, but I just love how it all comes together to create an incredibly nice and welcoming family home.

Does anyone know where the bird poster in the office is from (the red and white)? It would look perfect in my son's room.

And ehm Blandwagon: huh?

And finally, excuse me while I finally go and hang some artwork on our walls... a year after we moved in...

http://www.notyourgoddess.blogspot.com/

Now THIS is the kind of space I imagine my posters hanging in!

Beautiful!

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Do you people just love, love, love this home or what ?
Say something original for once.

I loved this tour. makes me miss SF. My LA apt has limited arch. details. Boo hoo...

Madsarah-True there's not much "new" as far as furnishings or accessories in the home, but it doesn't mean that is isn't helpful for anyone. It's about see someones interpretation of their environment. What they choose to do with the MCM furniture, furniture placement, color palattes, etc. The photo arrangements above the dresser are great. I have a low wide chest of drawers that I see I could move under my art wall in my room. It doesn't have to be cutting edge to be inspiring.

Thank you for the tour! You place is fun, warm, and homey.

I can not support 3 year-olds being pregnant, for a second time even!

:)

Classic pieces put together with syle and flow, a lovely home.

Very clean and simple but all the details are beautiful. I love the I love the master bedroom duvet and the black and white pillow on the living room sofa. Where are they from?

Hello again,

Thanks everyone for the feedback and comments! They're really appreciated. We've tried to make a home that's lovely and comfortable, and that fits our changing lifestyle with a little one. It's an evolving project - aren't they all?!

I think this should answer all the questions: the orange and white blanket is the Nixon from Jonathan Adler. It was a gift and way out of our $ range, but I gotta admit it's great quality and worth it.

The area rug is from Williams and Sonoma home. On clearance a ways back.

The red and white birds are from Wayne Pate at www.goodshapedesign.com.

The falling man isn't available in a print, sadly. More about the wonderful artist at www.deborahgibbon.com.

The bird duvet is from Dwell on super sale at Design Public, and the black and white pillow is from Ikea. They probably still have them.

I think that's everything...

Cheers, Anne

Nice place. I have an old chair that's almost exactly the same as the set of four dining table chairs, so it's nice to see what it'll look like after I finally get around to refinishing it :)

I love your home, just perfect!

I love all the natural light! It all feels so bright and cheery! Your home is beautiful. :)

I love the beautiful built-ins...the simplicity throughout....the calming effect of symmetry...all the old furniture (I mean that in the nicest possible way)...and lucky little Augie is blessed to get to live in such a bright, cheery place! Thanks for the tour!

I'm with Blandwagon! (Clearly Harpa is a bit slow )

Nice home- love the old rocker & duck in Augie's room and the "red" door in the Laundry room. Love your house.

Simply beautiful!

Where did you get the lamp in the dining room?

I am very inspired! Absolutely lovely. One question: What are the paper pieces mounted on the wall in the bedroom?

I love you space. Its very bright and cheery. I like the fact that you can create such an appealing space with mainly old items. I also enjoy rummage, thrift and resales and will soon be on the move so this was very inspiring.

I looked on Ikeas site but could not find that shelving storage unit. Could you provide a link please?

Totally my style! I absolutely LOVE this house tour! Thanks AT!!

Very nice! It's homey, but stylish at the same time. I like the way you confidently mixed your heirlooms, 50s chic, interesting and varied art and good ole Ikea. Well done!

Ummm, Great home but these are not homes in the "Northwest". SF is NOT in the NW....NW includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Vancouver. All of these, except one or so are in SF. Where is the true representation of the Northwest???