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You don't have to "skimp" on floors, but can go with a different option. For example, rubber floors, and true linoleum (e.g. Marmoleum) are very practical, comfortable and durable and don't cost as much as wood flooring.

Personally, I wish now that we had gone with poured resin flooring, but at the time I wasn't familiar with it.

And for everything else, I would advise going with things which endure. Painted cabinets can look nicely worn and can be repainted if need be; lacquered cabinets just look damaged.

Yet more:

http://www.desiretoinspire.net/blog/2012/3/30/reader-request-brass-and-gold.html

I've had to live with restricted diets after surgery and a somewhat restricted diet for 14 years. It would really help to know what is wrong in order to help suggest foods that are possible (can she eat fibrous foods for example?). From the limited description you give, it could be Chrohn's or IB or a host of other things, each with their own issues beyond this list.

One thing I will say though: rice is one of the most difficult foods to digest, and so I would avoid it. It must be digested both mechanically as well as broken down by secretions -- the reason it is often prescribed to people with diarrhea is that it is so difficult to digest that it slows down (and often stops) the digestive system so much it stops the diarrhea (in my case, it causes intestinal blockages).

The best insight I've ever found was in the book Food and the Gut Reaction by Elaine Gottschall.

http://www.amazon.com/Food-Gut-Reaction-Elaine-Gottschall/dp/096927680X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337380628&sr=1-1

Good luck!

@ROMEOANDJEWELS -- Only Fine Paints of Europe carries it, but they ship. (I've used their paint throughout my home, and don't live near their store (s)).

I LOVE what you have done -- my only question is about the awning. Don't you find a permanent awning makes your interior dark? That would be my biggest concern. Personally, I would have been tempted to substitute a retractable awning (there are some great ones around).

These taps are "mixers" -- that is, they mix the hot and cold water. Those are not separate hot and cold taps.

There are two taps there because it is essentially a double sink, albeit in trench form.

Atticus was one of my top picks 8 and 5 years ago; doesn't work in French though, which was a requirement for my husband. I'm really surprised at how popular it has become. Also loved the name Inigo (for Inigo Jones), and would love to see that a little more. (We ultimately went with a Danish name for our son which sounds good in French)

There are no Davids, Marks, Raymonds, Ronalds, James and Richards anymore. Can't think when I last met an Andrew... So I predict that in 10 years. we might start seeing some of these names resurface.

Every time these lists come out, I hope that my kids' names don't become trendy, but so far, so good. My daughter's name is more popular than my son's (there's a Novogratz who also sports it), but it is still pretty uncommon.

Eton Mess.

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/main-ingredient/meringue/eton-mess.html

I don't suppose anyone knows the source of the green flowered wallpaper in images 5 and 8?

Both homes are Swedish, but I am hoping the wallpaper is readily available.

Actually, now that I've compared the Timorous Beasties' Oriental Orchid wallpaper with your photo, I think the cream version would go best, or a custom mural such as the one Mark Chamberlain featured in his color therapy post.

As someone mentioned in this thread, you can check savethepinkbathroom.com for vintage tile sources. Mint green and salmon isn't a great combo, not in those exact shades, and so I would investigate the possibility of changing out the green for another colour, like black for example. That would give you more design options.

I hope though that you see that your bathroom has a very on-trend look, and that embracing the era and its voluptuousness can actually increase the resale (take advantage of the Mad Men design vibe).

Cool.

In every way.

(and yes, those were good years... very good years)