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"our husband"? are we a sect?

I live in Milan and this post annoys me: Milan city is wither these mansions or teeny tiny little studio apartments that still cost an eye of the head. These houses are truly beautiful but unreachable. They require so much money people cannot make in a lifetime and an army of cleaning staff. This is why I truly praise Apartment Therapy for bringing the focus back to what people try to do with their tiny homes and even tinier budgets. Give me a regular flat that looks great after hard work and long nights spent building Ikea furniture, painting and decorating with no money whatsoever. Anyone with a little taste and a lot of money can have a house like this.

I just read the article on Inhabitat: VIA TORINO? This flat is on via Torino?!
This is something like saying that the flat is on Times Square...Wow.

regarding Barbara's annoyance- the construction of this beautiful flat provides jobs for all kind so of creative folks and trickle down inspiration for those of us on a budget. Ikea is environmentally speaking a nightmare. If you go to Craigslist and type in Ikea you will see the real expense of that kind of consumerism it all ends up in land fill because the shine of bad construction and poor quality wear off pretty quickly. Ikea can have some pluses but personally I loved this post and am Ikead out. Buy old stuff or just get it off the side walk and fix it up.
I also think it's a positive as it shows an investment in things that are really important like plants and makes an effort to live with a smaller carbon footprint!

barbara aGATHA YOU ARE dEFINATELY Thinking as I am ...

... this apartment is a fantastic example of what any one should do now, and no matter what the location or size is, the owner of this house has done a tremendous investment to make a real difference , the architect as well, both participating, one flat after another to make our lives better, not only for people who live there, but for the planet.

Any one can do it, green architecture, is not only key to make our lives better, and healthier, but the amount of material, its local source, it simplicity , makes it at the end much more competitive than the old "non green" architecture. And this is what it is all about, make it good for the planet, for us, and for the economy.

Of course the location of this flat is superb and its cost reflects the quality of life it gives.

This flat conversion is seen by the architect / design and green communities as a source for inspiration for the new construction to come inside the city, in luxury places but also in very modest ones.