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Good alternative. While I love chalkboards; I'm allergic to chalk dust.

Tutorial on how to make the chevron pumpkins? I've painted pumpkins in the past (acrylic paint) the paint seems to have a terrible time sticking, so does masking tape for that matter. Washing doesn't seem to help either. (Is it possible that store bought pumpkins are waxed??)

Just adding on to other comments, but who said the couch has to be parallel to the walls when floated? You can place it at the same angle as the fireplace if you wish (and you have the space to do so). And then you can use the rest of the room as a reading nook, an office space, etc... (Ok, I'll be honest I don't know what to do with the rest of the room after that.)

Fellow Ottawan as well! It's so great to see awesome pictures and an article promoting Ottawa (and not just about politics). I am away from home while studying and I am so very happy to see this!
And the trees are called Sumac. They do not necessarily grow near water. They are often considered a 'weed tree', since they grow using a system of shoots (like bamboo) and can take over an area, each 'shoot' only lives about 15 years. They are very frustrating to grow (because of their invasive nature and short life), but are very worth it in the fall for their red leaves and during the winter with their fuzzy red berries.

Historically those berries were used for making vinegars (in French these trees are called "vinaigrié", which is similar to the French word for vinegar), However this is no longer recommended since as much as 1/3 of the population is allergic to the berries.

I think the main problem with TVs is that it is usually a focal point in a room (why wouldn't be, that's half the function of a living room a lot of the time). They are also very limited in design (black and shiny, unless you can find an working 'wood' TV). I think if you were able to add a different frame to the TV, and then pop a DVD of a slideshow of family photos or even just random photos and art of your taste, it could be quite nice and a conversation piece.

I have never used a 'cloud' type program, but I email things to myself to back it up. Works for me.

luke warm water and vinegar with a good scrubbing seems to work for me :)

Ive heard that only Americans have those I know for a fact that its illegal to sell them in Ontario (the whole of Canada too maybe). They clog up the sewage treatment plants or something like that.

Isn't the world running out of cork? Next you go to the liqueur store notice that very few wine bottles are corked anymore

im one of those people that washes and reuses my ziplocks ;) oh to be a student