Bright ideas we gathered from your comments.

1. You have very strong opinions about what’s “in” and “out” in design. We asked what trend you’re tired of seeing, and the responses ranged from vehement hatred for vessel sinks to bristling that anyone would try to dictate what’s in or out. For the record, we weren’t dictating; we just wanted to hear what you have to say. We agree that the most important thing to do is follow your heart. (Also, Mary T. has a deer skull above her fireplace currently — and several people said they were sick of that!)

KTG said it best: “Design is about making your home, and a lot of people try to make a living making things you want instead of the things you already have.” KTG also supplied the funniest comment of the thread, so allow us to share that as well: “I’ve not seen it in real life, but seeing at least one zebra skin on the floor per shelter magazine for years is getting on my nerves. I’m not anti-hides-and-antlers per se, but I think it’s the same zebra; they bring it to the shoot and just throw it on the floor when the room is ‘missing something.’” Add your opinion.

2. Enzo Mari’s La Mela apple print is available for less money and free shipping. You found the La Mela print for reader Payton, and even better, bussbuss found it for $250 with free shipping at nova68. See the print in Sarah Jessica Parker’s kitchen here.

3. Why oohdeedoh is called ohdeedoh. Way back in December, chez shoes wanted to know why Apartment Therapy’s ohdeedoh is called ohdeedoh. Rebeccajean_w has the answer: “I read it in an article in ‘Cookie’ magazine yesterday. It’s apparently the first thing the young daughter of the Apartment Therapy co-founders ever said that remotely resembled an actual word.”

4. LA’s Brewery Art Walk is worth a visit. Peggy of Design FormuLA supplied a link to her post on LA’s Brewery Art Walk, and it was fun to check out. We particularly like the work of Kelly Reemstem and her mini paintings of classic chairs. See where else we clicked last week.

5. Cribs from Target? Opinions vary. Angela wondered if she’d missed the boat by buying a crib before Target’s DwellStudio line appeared. Most commentors reassured her that she wasn’t missing out, and in fact one reader who got the Target crib didn’t keep it. “It’s made by StorkKraft in China — it’s awful, flimsy, and I returned it,” says Renee. See the post or learn more about DwellStudio.

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