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I don't see a problem, but Ann wants to repaint for some reason...  
From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Mon 24 Jul 2006 11:28:41 PM EDT)
Look at this wallpaper for more than a few seconds & it starts to move. And this was in the kitchen, no less -- what a diet aid!

From: Kat @ 69.3.233.151 (Tue 25 Jul 2006 12:35:13 AM EDT)
It's so country! They have so many far flung themes going on this apartment - Poppy Welcoming Chambers, Christmas Bath, Laura Ashley Bedroom (maybe it was calming after the alarming poppy), Beach House, and now, in the close up I can see apples - take me home, country roads!

From: jaime @ 71.102.49.137 (Tue 25 Jul 2006 12:08:43 PM EDT)
I like it even if it reminds me of the children stories of the 1920s

From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Tue 25 Jul 2006 06:04:08 PM EDT)
The Brothers Grimm, more like. I'll bet those apples were poisoned.

From: Joanne @ 205.188.117.67 (Sat 29 Jul 2006 12:43:40 PM EDT)
Did someone really live there ??????


 

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From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Mon 24 Jul 2006 11:29:35 PM EDT)
Note the delightful harmony among the rooms. Oh the horror.

From: Kat @ 69.3.233.151 (Tue 25 Jul 2006 12:36:36 AM EDT)
You know how much Judith adores the December holiday time (not!), I'm sure she'll volunteer to paint this entire thing over.

From: jaime @ 71.102.49.137 (Tue 25 Jul 2006 12:09:43 PM EDT)
very much in harmony with the moroccan flag

From: Joanne @ 205.188.117.67 (Sat 29 Jul 2006 12:45:38 PM EDT)
this would even give Bella a headache


 

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From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Mon 24 Jul 2006 11:30:50 PM EDT)
This is very muted; the wallpaper in that bedroom was a sort of Victorian-Hurl-Lavender, always at its best next to forest green.

From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Mon 24 Jul 2006 11:39:33 PM EDT)
Oops, sorry, that's the kitchen again. You'll get to the bedroom soon enough. Enjoy these last moments until then.

From: Joanne @ 205.188.117.67 (Sat 29 Jul 2006 12:47:03 PM EDT)
no words .....!!!!!!


 

The wallpaper could stand changing, too  
From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Mon 24 Jul 2006 11:31:26 PM EDT)
Stake through heart? Silver bullet?

From: jaime @ 71.102.49.137 (Tue 25 Jul 2006 12:10:50 PM EDT)
I DO like it


 

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From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Mon 24 Jul 2006 11:32:04 PM EDT)
I'm telling you, it moved. Yes, we get high on life. Well, on wallpaper. And it's not a good thing.


 

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From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Mon 24 Jul 2006 11:37:59 PM EDT)
Nearly forgot: the trim & closet door in this one were nicely tricked out in *magenta* semigloss. Or maybe it was plum. I had to put my sunglasses on, which made it hard to tell.


 

It's hard to see in the photo, but the vinyl tiles are starting to loosen  
From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Mon 24 Jul 2006 11:34:16 PM EDT)
Which will make ripping them up with my bare hands so much easier.

From: jaime @ 71.102.49.137 (Tue 25 Jul 2006 12:12:32 PM EDT)
the vinyl tiles have to go


 

Some of the details in the building lobby.  
From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Mon 24 Jul 2006 11:42:11 PM EDT)
Now I do like this -- it's got character. Bad taste *is* timeless. The building originally had a doorman, though not now; imagine spending your workday here. Wish my office had bas-reliefs of ships, & some fake stained glass too.

From: Kat @ 69.3.233.151 (Tue 25 Jul 2006 12:39:26 AM EDT)
This is remniscent, in photos anyway of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs... Are you sure this is not their home?


 

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From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Mon 24 Jul 2006 11:42:57 PM EDT)
And you thought I was exaggerating about the ships.


 

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From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Mon 24 Jul 2006 11:43:27 PM EDT)
What? You thought I was exaggerating about the stained glass too?


 

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From: Ann @ 151.173.12.253 (Mon 24 Jul 2006 11:44:00 PM EDT)
Can we live in the lobby instead? Much more fun.

From: Kat @ 69.3.233.151 (Tue 25 Jul 2006 12:41:28 AM EDT)
I think your *decorator* should have at those columns and window frames. They are gorgeous and what an opportunity for a fabulous update, that and some period furniture, and I'm moving in!

From: Ann @ 216.254.69.12 (Sun 30 Jul 2006 12:54:42 AM EDT)
Look at the photos on the "from the realtor's website" subgallery for the full party-space effect. Every time I see it, I remember my favorite graffito from college: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan/Hold big bar mitzvahs on the lawn."


 

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