Comments on: Rainy morning.

By: irene

irene — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:23:53 +0000

Hi Anna, i truly enjoy how much you love IKEA.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:56:11 +0000

Does that bed attract dog hair? If so, how do you clean it?

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:13:54 +0000

shine: Those measurements (91″x71″) are for the ENTIRE bed, including upholstery. The area inside where the mattress sits is standard size.

By: shine

shine — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:12:38 +0000

great apt! was considering the Grimen bed and noticed Ikea’s dimension for a queen are quite large – 91″x71″. Given that the mattress dimension are 80×60, do you find that there are 5-6 inches on either side of the mattress?

By: Laura Durrer

Laura Durrer — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:07:47 +0000

I love that bed. If it had been the time and place in my life to purchase a bed, it would have been mine. I’m sad to hear it is discontinued. Perhaps Craigslist will someday deliver my lost opportunity.

Laura

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:45:43 +0000

Brandy: Absolutely! I’ll email you the high-res.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:42:47 +0000

I love the light too! And I know where to find others equally cool…

Great Photo – may we use it?

By: heather

heather — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:53:49 +0000

That’s my favorite mirror. The movers cracked the top corner of mine when I moved out of my apt – we didn’t notice it until it was upstairs in the house and in place. I’ve been too lazy to drag another one home so I’ve been using it crack and all.
I have exposed wires in my living room – even after drilling into the floor and running them through the basement. I’ll be painting those too.

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:25:27 +0000

elisabeth: I’m not a fan of anything that folds out or has multiple purposes, because often one thing can’t do two things very well (e.g. toaster ovens). We have a bed and a sofa, but no sofabed. :)

By: elisabeth

elisabeth — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:23:08 +0000

Funny, I would have guessed that you guys were going to put some kind of futon/pullout couch kind of thing in there. What are the plans for the seating area, if any?

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:57:51 +0000

Love the image, and I agree with you about rental units, paint the hell out of those sconses! They look great! I always left a rental unit looking a million times better than I found it, I always thought I should get a thank you, but there you have it.

By: Ashley H.

Ashley H. — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:28:18 +0000

I absolutely love your use of empty space and restraint. That’s something I’m not so good at. I see a square foot of empty space in my house and I’m off trying to find something to fit it.

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:53:11 +0000

Mary-Ellen: Yes, F&B were immediately at home in the apartment! They’re pretty good at adapting to change — particularly Bruno, who has moved many times (with us) in his 7 years.

And yes, we did get an IKEA mattress. We also have one at our house. I can’t speak to the new one since it’s only been used a few times, but the one in the house is three years old, and it’s GREAT. Very comfortable. The more expensive IKEA mattresses are quite good. (The cheap ones…not so much.)

hallie: The apartment is in the Washington Heights/Inwood area (far, FAR uptown on the west side). It’s about 30 minutes to midtown from here, which is perfect for us. We are on a VERY quiet, fully residential street. We’ve only had the apt for a few weeks, but so far…so good. We definitely wouldn’t have picked this neighborhood if we didn’t like it. :)

Nicola: Yes, both our dogs are very happy with the house and the apartment! The car ride is another story, though.

kat: Yes, I did see that! Great, yeah? Travis is a pretty cool guy for doing that. :)

By: Donna @ dh-designs

Donna @ dh-designs — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:16:39 +0000

Love the little Mars puppy! And exposed wires —- don’t get me started. Our new (old) house has them everywhere — drive me crazy!!!

By: kat

kat — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:03:05 +0000

Completely off-topic, but thought you might like to see this (if you haven’t already):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKtdTJP_GUI

PS Completely loving the apartment transformation. :)

By: jeannette

jeannette — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:39:04 +0000

just noticed that you and suki share a motif. and are also possibly SEPARATED AT BIRTH!!!!
http://pikkuvarpunen.blogspot.com/2010/01/pisaratyynyt.html

By: Raspberry Swirly

Raspberry Swirly — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:49:21 +0000

Your dog is so adorable. And that lamp could be an alien in a low-budget horror flick.

By: Christina Diaz

Christina Diaz — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:37:57 +0000

I love that bed, don’t recall ever seeing that at IKEA. Great find!

By: Nicola

Nicola — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:31:12 +0000

Must be lovely having an apartment in the city! After being a commuter for 1.5 years I understand how it feels to spend so much time travelling! Love your dog so cute! Does he like the new place too :)?

By: puck

puck — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:08:52 +0000

Living vicariously through Anna….