I have got a balcony but it's minimal and rather dark, still useful for drying my laundry and growing a few pots of herbs but not much else.
>>>my building has also got a communal garden whi...
under a piece of linoleum we found an old page of newspaper from August 1968, exactly from the day when soviet tanks invaded Czechoslovakia (we live in Prague). Under the old kitchen countertop we ...
bidet use information: yes, one use *soap* with the water, usually there is 'soap dish' next to the bidet, it's exactly as cleaning your hands, really (and one is supposed to clean one's hands afte...
about the absence of rugs: I grow up without rugs and carpets and it wasn't a problem, especially since we had floor panels heating, maybe that's the case of this flat? (I cannot see radiators in t...
one day I will suggest my own flat.... *dream*... for the time being I'd be extremely elated if we are able to put this place together before the fall color contest
I have a washer at home but not a dryer, that's Europe after all :) I hang laundry to dry, inside in the cold season, on the balcon when it's warmer.
It's not like I have many other choces si...
ok about the sense of balance and avoiding to accumulate rubbish and many other things feng shui suggests or recommends... but do you seriously *believe* that closing your toilet regularly will hel...
In the Czech Republic taking your shoes off is the rule and everyone does it automatically, I just follow the local custom :)
In Italy (where i come from) it's shoes on but for a few exceptio...
I'm really glad I live in a country where one of the original Thonet factories is still active and I can buy one of those chairs in bentwood for less than 60$ (taking in account that the dollar si...
... a bit too brown for my tastes but I dig those beautiful art deco prints, they add points... pity that we cannot vote
>>> corret this entry: there is no box for voting
In Italy they are sold chocolate covered in confectionery shops (=pasticcerie), in Italian they are called 'alchechengi', like the more common 'Chinese Lantern' ( Physalis alkekengi ). The 'Ca...
I don't own a dryer, as most Europeans, but this means that I have to iron most of what I wash... sometimes I wonder if ironing is even more energy consuming than using a dryer... (not that I'm goi...
We recently bought a round table for our kitchen and we are extremely satisfied with it, it's solid and, since the leg is quite heavy, it doesn't tip easily. 1 meter (~1 yard) of diameter is ideal ...
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I have got a balcony but it's minimal and rather dark, still useful for drying my laundry and growing a few pots of herbs but not much else. >>>my building has also got a communal garden whi...
... beautiful, but I'm sad that the old house isn't there any longer
under a piece of linoleum we found an old page of newspaper from August 1968, exactly from the day when soviet tanks invaded Czechoslovakia (we live in Prague). Under the old kitchen countertop we ...
BTW: it's rather difficult to soak one's clothes using a bidet, really... don't be afraid :)
bidet use information: yes, one use *soap* with the water, usually there is 'soap dish' next to the bidet, it's exactly as cleaning your hands, really (and one is supposed to clean one's hands afte...
about the absence of rugs: I grow up without rugs and carpets and it wasn't a problem, especially since we had floor panels heating, maybe that's the case of this flat? (I cannot see radiators in t...
one day I will suggest my own flat.... *dream*... for the time being I'd be extremely elated if we are able to put this place together before the fall color contest
I have a washer at home but not a dryer, that's Europe after all :) I hang laundry to dry, inside in the cold season, on the balcon when it's warmer. It's not like I have many other choces si...
ok about the sense of balance and avoiding to accumulate rubbish and many other things feng shui suggests or recommends... but do you seriously *believe* that closing your toilet regularly will hel...
In the Czech Republic taking your shoes off is the rule and everyone does it automatically, I just follow the local custom :) In Italy (where i come from) it's shoes on but for a few exceptio...
>>sorry for the link mistake (it incorporated the comma) http://www.ton.cz/en/history-technology.php it should work now
about the TON factory in CZ: according to this http://www.ton.cz/en/history-technology.php, it's really one of the original factories foun...
I'm really glad I live in a country where one of the original Thonet factories is still active and I can buy one of those chairs in bentwood for less than 60$ (taking in account that the dollar si...
we just choose the best from each period ;)
... a bit too brown for my tastes but I dig those beautiful art deco prints, they add points... pity that we cannot vote >>> corret this entry: there is no box for voting
In Italy they are sold chocolate covered in confectionery shops (=pasticcerie), in Italian they are called 'alchechengi', like the more common 'Chinese Lantern' ( Physalis alkekengi ). The 'Ca...
Praha, Czech Republic
passive rebellion? I don't think so, it's just normal and it looks good.
I don't own a dryer, as most Europeans, but this means that I have to iron most of what I wash... sometimes I wonder if ironing is even more energy consuming than using a dryer... (not that I'm goi...
We recently bought a round table for our kitchen and we are extremely satisfied with it, it's solid and, since the leg is quite heavy, it doesn't tip easily. 1 meter (~1 yard) of diameter is ideal ...