The lady and the bat pantings are wonderful and made me smile. I love how uncluttered and well edited this space is. Looks like a serene space. Thanks for sharing!

Nice post. Good photography. Hire her.

Finally... Technics (1200's i believe) been seeing alot of vinyl in these tours lately but usually no record players...

I love the place, and the tour. I would have liked a little more explanatory text. Also, it appears that the living room photos were taken in artificial light only, and therefore stand out from the other photos. However, it further seems that the living room is in the middle of the apartment with no windows of its own, and that could have been explained in the text, which would give a reason for those photographs to be different.

I submit that's a little nit-picky, but since we are supposed to be critiquing the blog entries....

All in all, I like it quite a bit.

Oh, also: does that little wood stove actually work? It's fabulous. :)

I just love the photo of the National's new album on the turn table!

Nice enough place - but I can't say I'm all that impressed w/ either the minimal writing or the photography.

One photo of the bedroom captures perfectly the wrinkly glare of the piece over the bed...
...the Saarinen Chair either isn't Lime Green (per the narrative) or the coloring of the photograph is waaaaay off...
...and two photos of the same blank wall-space between a lamp and a B&W print from two different angles?

Sorry.

Is this the Therapy the lamp is from? http://shopattherapy.com/shop.html

I love the artwork and I think it's the first time I've sen a woman's apartment with vinyls and a turntable!!! Might think about pulling your speakers off the wall (at least when you're listening) or you'll get no soundstage at all...

Great apartment, great tour! I particularly like the little details she's keyed in on from the turntable to the coffee set in the kitchen, really bring the space to life...

Love it! Just my style and love the succinct writing and photography- go Erin!
Ps- nice splurge on the couch :)

a small but inviting space , a nice get away from the hub of San Francisco . Thank you for the tour !

lizykewl - that IS the Therapy that the lamp is from. Looks like their site is under construction.

really enjoyed this, thanks erin!

i'm so envious of people who can put their spaces together in such a short period of time. i've been in my apartment about 4 months as well and it looks nowhere near as fantastic as this.

emmelemm - yes, the wood stove works! so charming and perfect for SF's cool weather.

What nik111 said.

love it, all of it.

the couch looks very similar to the Cost Plus Murphy we just got. $600 is a steal: http://www.worldmarket.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3696393

photography/writing is okay, but I love the lamps and clock.

I really like the floors! They're the first 'light' wood floors I've ever liked and considered buying. What are they? Where from? I also love the kitchen table. Is there a name for that printed style? Does anyone know if it's an easy DIY kind of project?

Ahhhhh. When can I pick up the keys and move in? Really, really nice design. I enjoyed the writing, but the photography didn't do this home justic. Get lower (or higher), try different angles, stage the photo with something in the foreground...study magazines. A wide-angle lens might helps...like a 17-40. And a tripod so you can expose a bit longer and fill the rooms with light. Just some suggestions!

Ehhh -- "justice." Sorry.

I used to live in essentially the same apartment in SF (really common floor plan), but not nearly as charming! I like the mix of pieces and art, and simplicity.

Perfect. This is going in my bookmarks for favourite house tours.

Simple, neat and charming... but also cool. That's quite an achievment.

Fantastic lamp collection, too!

As for the blogger tryout, Erin's writing needs a tighter structure, but her photography is excellent, and arguably that's more important.

I think that Susan's house is a great example of what apartmenttherapy should be about-- affordable, functional yet easy on the eyes.

I would like to agree with what a previous poster said about the photographs. Call me a stickler but as a photographer myself I guess I expect to see quality photographs of an apartment that do the owner justice. A couple of suggestions:

1) second the tripod suggestion.
2) avoid shooting an apartment on "AUTO", if you have an SLR. the problem with auto is the way the camera meters; shoot on maunal and meter for the brightest white in the room.
3) second the wide angle suggestion.
4) play around with photoshop, a lot of the images that were put up could have been lightly adjusted for levels, curves, and would have definitely benefited from it. it's important, I think, when shooting a house to make sure the photographs are true to the color of the pieces in the apartment.

thx, I forgot to say the place is just lovely!

Great writing, great apartment choice. This Erin... I have a good feeling about her.

Wonderful home this is, and i like it so much, and i think every users would like this home, because everything is perfect in this home.
Cho Yung Tea

Nice place from the few pictures we could see. Too many vignettes, not enough ensemble views.

Every house tours should have a floor plan, whether hand drawn or Sketchup or whatnot, it helps tremendously with imagining the space.

I like quite a few elements in this home including that lamp but agree with cyb-way too many vignettes- i am working too hard to make any sense of the layout.

Love the place, and the woodstove (Vermont Castings?). Curious as to whether it is wood vs pellet, since you don't see them much in apartments due to the venting.

I like the "dream-catcher" ;)

It's neat and nice. Nothing really WOWs me, but it is still very nice.

Where did you get the bed? I've been looking for one just like it.

I love how the scene from the opening picture shows how different neutrals can be used in one space and perfect the art of "keeping it simple". The writing and photography bring out Susan's personality and creativity very well!

For many design junkies this mantra is not easy to adhere to but for Susan Sherrick, Sales Director at Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco, she seems to have perfected this art…

For many design junkies this mantra is not easy in practice, but Susan Sherrick, Sales Director at Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco, seems to have perfected the art.

But why should I care when AT doesn't.

Nice apartment, though.

In defense of a fellow blogger-trier-outer, there was very short window to find, photograph and submit (probably) a stranger's home.

These House Tours look DECEPTIVELY simple to put together. But they ain't.

I like this neat and tidy personalized apartment!
The photos are great too.

When it comes to vignettes, "less is more" should be practiced by *all* AT bloggers. (IMHO)

I hear you, bepsf and henrietta, and you, too, patrick (the other one). Note, however, that patrick (the other one)'s* audition was fantastic and did not suffer from these criticisms. Is there an editoral eye in NY but not in SF?

*should that be "patrick's (the other one's)?" A little help here, henrietta, please...

p2, my complaint (and not for the first time) is directed at AT, not the blogger-trier-outer. I rarely visit anymore, but when I do check in these writing auditions are often running, and I'm alway struck by the lack of editorial oversight.

AT should do these writers a favor and give their stuff a once-over. But--if all the casual writing and boilerplate is any indication, AT doesn't care about maintaining editorial standards or developing design writers. On any given day you could mix and match posts and images, and it wouldn't make that much difference.

On the other hand, like I said before, I don't visit that much anymore, so I may be overstating the case. I meant no offense to the blogger, who put herself out there with a nice pick.

And the apartment is nice, but would be nicer with some color on at least one wall. (Probably just one. How 'bout the one behind the saarinen chair? It's small and should be easy to paint!)

I'm an AT loyalist, but I have to agree with Henrietta: misused words and grammatical errors are very prevalent in the writing on this site. I love the photographic content and the commentary and so am a frequent visitor, but I rarely do more than skim the writing because the errors bug me so much. I don't think anyone expects great literature on a blog, but basic copy-editing doesn't seem like too much to hope for...

where is the bathroom?

"Eero Saarinen inspired" chair....does that mean...no....wait...does it mean its....A KNOCK OFF!!!!!!!!!

p2 threw in his hat? I didn't know that.

I'll have to look up p2's post, but why should he even go through the formality? Just hire him, for god's sake!

(kushkush: you don't need any help from me.)

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/house-tours/an-englishman-in-new-york-house-tour-120607

(PS: The various trier-outers are not in competition, so I hope this does not offend, Erin and gracious-- and lucky!-- homeowner Susan)

H - the obviously terrible - not only did you leave "s" off of always, you need to get some standard vocab down:

ad·here   [ad-heer] Show IPA verb, -hered, -her·ing.
–verb (used without object)
1.to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually fol. by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
2.Physics . (of two or more dissimilar substances) to be unitedby a molecular force acting in the area of contact.
3.to be devoted in support or allegiance; be attached as afollower or upholder (usually fol. by to ): to adhere to aparty.
4.to hold closely or firmly (usually fol. by to ): to adhere to aplan.
5.Obsolete . to be consistent.

I can easily imagine how great this space must feel when actually in it. Very nice.

I'd like to know where the "inspired" womb chair is from. Online sources can be so unreliable...

I've got Therapy on my vacation itinerary for September - I just hope they have that lamp when I get there!

Thanks, p2, I checked out your post and left a comment. Suffice to say here that I alway enjoy your perspective.

Good luck, Erin!

This is an exceptional tour all around - a wonderfully charming space, gorgeous photography (stunning composition, excellent light levels and coloring for working in a living room with seemingly no windows!) and strong, intelligible writing. I love it!

A beautifully well-balanced tour. Thanks for sharing!!!

I thought, at last, an apartment that really speaks to me. And it is - I loved the parts I could see of it.

I like it when the photos show the whole room, not just parts of it. And there were too many of particular objects etc. I didn't get a terribly good feel of layout or the apartment as a whole, which makes me sad because I so wanted to with this one.

Also (and not just with this tour but many) captions for the images are always appreciated.

Lyn26--

Another note in defense of the tryer-outers... we weren't asked, and didn't have the means to create, captions on the test tours... but I know it will be an option moving forward.

I too found it hard to get an overall sense of this apartment. Too many vignettes. I also would have appreciated more text, but then again I am a wordy person.

I love this house! Where are the boots from?

Wow -- a lot of grammatical invective aimed at Erin when many AT writers get an EZ Pass. What's in the water today?

I thought the apartment was way cool. I thought the crinkled photo above the bed was odd, and maybe the orange lamp is MCM, but I'd never let it cross my threshold.

I'm ready to be inspired by someone who uses a turntable, enjoys photography, and uses a wood-burning stove.

Susan, I've been there with storage you need a ladder to use.
You have my sympathy.

I wish I could be so organized after a mere four months living in a new home. This apartment is intelligently put together and already has a feeling of home after such a short period of time. Also, it is interesting and beautifully elegant. This woman deserves the job.

OOOpps! I think I mixed Susan and Erin up. Well, Susan is the person who I was complimenting.

I have since read through comments re Erin's work and agree with some. Erin's writing is succinct, her choice of apartment very good, and the photography needs some improvement but I have seen much worse on this site.

I enjoyed the tour and the post. Thanks for both!

I love all of her lighting...especially the orange and silver lamps!

Her kitchen table and vintage inspired chairs are adorable. I would love to wake up and eat breakfast in this kitchen!

Delightful tour and imagery to get the feeling for the owner's taste and design inspirations!

Great job, Erin! I enjoyed both the text and the pictures very much. It is a beautiful apartment.