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LOL The thing with Ikea is to know in advance what you are looking for and wear comfy shoes. Before you go looking at anything, go and eat before walking the maze. A coffee break before going to the marketplace is optional although necessary if you have a newbie with you. Then, you are all set to finish the trip with the least amount of tiredness and drama. Have a water with you in the maze, that helps too if you are too hot.

I prefer the before too. I think I would have liked the after better if the fabric was on the seat instead of the back. That might have worked out better.

This article made me take a proper look at the Nook too. Whats not to like about an ereader that can also be a full android tablet for nearly half the price of other tablets of its size! I ended up buying one and love it :)

I did this with similar decking but found that the plastic backing slides a bit too easily on the tiled floor. How have you gotten past that problem?

Hmm...interesting. I can never keep those pots of basil alive when I buy them....this may be why!!! Will have to give it another go.

Most people here will also put an egg wash or milk wash on the scones before putting them in the oven. Also, sprinkle some sugar on them after this stage for a crunchy top for sweet scones if you like that. Nicola in Dublin :)

Its the expected thing in most parts of Europe. Even in the smallest of kitchens. Not extra dryers though, you would see a combo washer dryer but rarely would you see a seperate dryer unless it was in a different space (the garage or somewhere like that). Here the washing machine comes before the dishwasher which is totally optional. Very rarely would you find shared laundry facilities in a proper apt block here.

There is never an issue of kitchen smells getting into clothes though to answer a couple of posters. The clothes are in a sealed machine so no risk. Once you empty the washine machine you put the clothes away and you wouldn't be doing that job while in the middle of cooking dinner anyway.

Pints of icecream are still commonly found as a brick wrapped in cardboard so are regularly sliced. You can also buy thin wafers in the shape of the end of the brick so that you can put one on each end of the slice and hold the slice in your hand.

These have been widely available in Europe for decades. My gran had one for years. Very handy for an easy morning cuppa.

That wire frame for the paper bag looks great! Where is it from? I use paper shopping bags as my recycling bin. That way, the whole bag just gets dumped.