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This place is amazing! I don't even like green and I love the green accents as well.

jmoeschler,

I think the vanity/sink/faucet look are from Ikea. However, I browsed their website and it seems that they no longer sell that faucet.

I also have an HDMI cable from Monoprice and can vouch for them.

jeffnyc,

If you set up the tank correctly, you should never have dead yellowing plants.

However, if you want to go for the lush look that is seen in most aquariums inspired by Takashi Amano, you will need a source of CO2 going into your tank. Some people make inexpensive DIY CO2 by using an old 2L soda bottle and some yeast. To get more stable CO2, you need a CO2 tank you can get from any online brewery, as well as a regulator for it, and a way to diffuse it into the tank.

Depending on the plants you choose, you may or may not need to add fertilizers (dry or liquid) to the tank on a regular basis to get the best growth. You also need to do regular water changes. It is actually a lot more work than you would initially think but the end result may be a beautiful tank to look at.

I would recommend visiting some websites and learning as much as possible so you can do it right the first time before starting. This will save you a lot of headache in the long run. I didn't do this and have been dealing with annoying algae problems forever now =(

www.plantedtank.net is one site where you can read some good advice and also see other people's tanks in the forums.

Thanks laure! I also use mine like DWF, with the open end away from me, and it has never slid away from me.

swanroad, have you seen the Grundtal toilet roll stand? It holds 3-4 rolls vertically.

What toilet paper holder is pictured above? It is not Ikea's Grundtal(which I do own, and have never had the roll fly off and roll away from me).

I love the lights too, but not for $1,336.00 =( Any less expensive alternatives out there or maybe someone has done a DIY version?

I was going to buy the Method mop recently until I read all the reviews on Amazon that talked about the same 2 problems as sunspot42 and snoopy - basically that the mophead keeps flipping over, and that the handle breaks easily.

I'm with littlemouse.

Also, I've recently quit using 3M Scotch-Brite's disposable Toilet Scrubbers because they seem so wasteful. I've switched to using Ikea's Viren toilet brush (99 cents each and they actually look pretty cute and come in multiple colors even though only white seems to be on the website) and Method's Lil' Bowl Blu toilet cleanser. It smells great and is made with lactic acid instead of harsh cleansers like bleach so it is safer for the environment and the ocean.

http://www.methodhome.com/Product.aspx?id=007310

Jaclyn,

It looks similar to a KRDB design. Check out their homepage, and also their homes at Agave in Austin.

http://www.krdb.com/

http://agaveaustin.com/krdb.html

I've been in the Houston, TX BoConcept. I'd say they are overpriced for the quality of furniture they provide. I saw some things that I liked. But on closer inspection, a lot of the veneer on their products is comparable to IKEA quality, and in some cases, even worse than IKEA quality, yet they charge more than 2-3x the price.