Point taken. I guess I shouldn't have said one was a version of the other. Thanks for the link and for your comment.

I like those you mentioned too, but we all have our favorites. Movies and music tastes are subjective. We all have reasons we like or relate to certain things. :)

Ha! Beauty way for the mouse to go!

I agree. I use iceberg on sandwiches because it's the crunchiest and least likely to wilt. Any other time I prefer Romaine, for example if I was making a salad.

Vermin and arachnid protein don't count. Yuck! That was one strange brew.

I guess the designers they contracted to stage the place didn't have your good taste in art. Are you an artist? You seem to comment on art/photography fairly often and have a sharp eye for it.

Of course they do, Alan! They need a place to stick the kids so they won't destroy their $12,000 set of gem-encrusted wine glasses! Think, man, think! :)

While you can't see it in the photo, I believe the house is within view of the ocean. Since they're from Missouri and can only see the Mississippi River regularly, maybe that's what makes it dreamy to them. :)

This is a unit staged by high-end realtors. They generally decorate all in neutrals with very little strong color in order not to scare off clients unable to envision it redone. Especially in a property that expensive, they can't afford to lose an interested client over a brightly colored wall or sofa that's too strong for them.

I agree with you two about color and personality. I'm sure any buyer of the space would add their own art, color, furniture, etc. after getting the key.

When I say that I'd feel comfortable in a New York apartment, I'm mostly referring to the fact that something isn't in a dicey neighborhood, is not a seventh-floor walk up, isn't 400 sq feet or so of living space, and has no rat, roach or bedbug problem.