Cute place - I like the kitchen especially w/ the undercounter washer...
...but to paraphrase the line from "Jaws":

"You're gonna need a bigger rug."

I love the kitchen, but the bedroom seems awfully dark. And don't think I didn't notice the fact that two dining chairs are being repurposed for the living room and bedroom! Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't.

goodpanda--

Looks to me like an original set of six (four armless, two armed) split up. It's a great trick when you don't need a table for six at all times, and (to me) works here just fine.

i love the exposed brick and built in bookcases.

Hm. See, this is one of those times when the architecture outshines the interior design. And this may have been better showcased overall as empty rooms, because I'm not quite getting or feeling what's on display here. What have some other readers said in other posts.."Bleh"? But it does look more like a home that you would actually walk into, like this is how people who aren't concerned with design periods actually live. I can appreciate that. And the built ins, exposed brick, and floors are beautiful.

I agree; nice home but it looks like the focus is on the architecture, not the contents. It's kind of a nice change :-)

Meh. The bones are gorgeous, but the decor falls totally flat for me- like they started out with good ideas then just got bored half way through. Just needs some finishing. It doesn't feel like a home so much as just a house.

For example; the bedroom screams for walnut crown moulding, some sage green walls and a classy pendant to ground the room.

I love the exposed bricks I would love to have that in my home. The design seems to be lacking and I wish there were more effort displayed.

Love the hallway with the brick walls, spotlights on the pictures and bookcase.

like the brick for sure...was the flash on for these shots? I think the flash makes a room look different...cold. i agree a bigger rug in the living room would be better - i like the suggestion for crown moulding and painting the bedroom walls a green to warm it up and i also think a more substantial hanging lighting fixture would look nice over that dining room or eat-in kitchen? table. Overall it looks nice and clutter free.

Kind of feels like an apartment/condo listing I might find on Craigslist, very nice but nothing terribly inspiring (outside of the architecture). The hallway is fantastic. If budget allows, the first thing I would invest in is a large rug to anchor the furniture in the Living Room. I see tons of potential and it's so nice that you were able to keep most of your "baby-things" out of site. I struggle with that, myself.

Can y'all, for one minute, put yourself in the shoes of the homeowner, then re-read your posts?

Granted, nothing godawful with the comments... but I wouldn't want to read most of them were it my home being displayed, proudly, for all to see.

@patrick (the other one); Nobody here is being rude, we're giving honest, constructive criticism based on personal taste. You said it yourself. Furthermore, this is in a public forum. You have to expect that when you post something in such a venue that people will disagree/dislike etc. It's part of free speech, and if the homeowners have such a thin skin that they can't deal with any criticism, well.... *shrug* this will be a bitter experience for them.

Lastly, I do not make apologies for my post, because that is my opinion, that is what I would do to the space and that certainly is something I would say to someone when presented with the above space.

I was drawn to the kitchen cabinets, cause we're painting ours a slightly lighter shade of the same green: http://pearlespainting.blogspot.com/2010/02/wise-kitchen.html

It's reassuring to see a completed project.

If the architecture is the feature, there are a lot of items detracting my attention from it.

The living room is a great space, but a TV does not belong - it is an almost impossible combination with the doors (amazing), fireplace, windows TV. Put the TV in a cabinet, add color to the walls and add a bold (or classic) window treatment.

"Eclectic" is tough... maybe even an excuse for we have not defined our style. I find that I need the help of my designer friends to pull off eclectic. For that reason, I stick with one or two defining styles. I think doing that would take this space to a new level - contemporary with a twist of old world.