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Wasteful, and not that new. Do an image search for "needle bath" to see showers from a century ago with a similar concept.

What is this pseudoscientific nonsense? First the porn column, and now this? Apartment Therapy, cure thyself!

Sit tight for a bit. MCM will seem "grandma" again in a few years and older styles will look fresh and radical.

In the meantime, check out 16th century Dutch style, including American Dutch Colonial. If you live anywhere near the Brooklyn Museum, visit their Schenck houses. The style mixes hand-hewn wood with blue-and-white Delft pottery.

Who hasn't heard of quince?

How very strange. I don't much enjoy alcohol, and it sometimes gives me migraines, so I don't drink much--maybe one drink a month or so--and I usually refuse alcohol when it's offered. Nobody's ever given me a hard time about it. They just say "Can I get you something else, then? Water, juice, coffee?"

If my friends tried to make me drink when I didn't want to, I would ask them to stop. If they persisted, I would probably find other friends.

We love our John Kelly J1 daybed:
http://www.aboutsofa.com/2009/06/john-kelly-sofa-daybed/

It's elegant, comfortable (the futon-ish cushion wore out after a few years and we replaced it with foam), and so useful! Tons of storage, a handsome sofa that transforms easily into a guest bed. It may look a little dated right now--he designed the series in the early 90s--but I have no doubt it will cycle back into fashion again and eventually become a well-regarded antique.

We bought it when we had a long combo living room/dining room. We didn't want a sofa in the middle turning its back to the dining room. We put the daybed in the middle, where it made the two rooms distinct, but also combined them. Now we have a separate dining room, so it no longer serves as a hinge, but it's still a beautiful and incredibly useful piece of furniture.

What a happy-looking home!

@marissa kephart beautiful house!

I prefer a separate kitchen, so I don't have to look at the cooking mess and can limit the noise and smells. But #1 is lovely.

It would be terrible for square boxes too, because the perforations would make it squish easily, so it wouldn't protect the contents.

Jess13--Jenga with broccoli! Love it!

Pink wasn't considered a feminine color until the early 20th century. In the 19th century and before, blue was the color for girls and young boys were often dressed in pink.