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My only velvet item is the turqoise seat in a 50s swivle chair in brown leather, which I think compliments each other.
Becuase of a false fire alarm I had to go into the apartment of the cat lady in my building, and what really sticks in my memory are dark red velvet drapes at both the windows and to cover a door opening. Paired with a shaggy carpet, an aquarium and at least three cats in a tiny apartment - I would say that that was TOO much velvet. But your furniture looks really neat in comparison though.

Btw. "Buskas" is a norwegian for Shrubbery :) A wery good name, I thought!

it's allready outdated after the timeline, though...

There was a lot of news coverage about the emergency room being filled up with people removing the pits this way. They had all severe cuts on their palms. One of the doctors even admitted that she had hurt herself this way. So, even though I see how this is probably a very professional looking way to do this, it's probably safer to amateur it with a spoon or similar in my opinion. :)

Where I live, we use Lye for cooking fish: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutefisk Not that I eat it personally, mind you!

You might want to read up on Photosynthesis. I've always been told that green plants in the bedroom is not a good idea, because they use oxygen instead of Co2 when it is dark.

The Eva Solo one is worth it! My boyfriend got me one fore christmas, and it replaced my old IKEA one (like the one kjchordas recomended), and I have to say there is a world of difference! I would think you would have a hard time getting the magnet/rubber thing right with the DIY versions, although some of the tips here look promising!

I don't know the US price for this product, but where I live (Norway), it's about $45, which is a good investment for good knives.

Good luck!

I have heard about the silver cleaning before, but never got all the ingredients right. I just tried it out on a silver jewlery case that had not been polished for 20 years, and it looks brand new. I also put my Alessi Aluminum juicer, which accidentally had a go in the dish washer some time back, and got all tarnished. This method actually worked on that too, and I have tried almost all the tricks in the book (Vinegar, baking soda paste you name it). So thanks! :)

How about giving it a modern touch by making the two sides glass and shutting the current opening? Then you will have a seetrough fireplace that you can enjoy from both sides of your room - a narrow version of this: http://designformenmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/faberfireplace.jpg It would be pricy, but more cos efficient than to change a fireplace that you will never use because of its location.