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I would love to learn more about how he got this look . . . and see more photos. It is really hard to keep a roof space looking so lush, and this many plants must be kind of expensive. How does he do it?

Planters are so hard to find. Thanks for these suggestions. I'm trying to create a coordinate set of vintage planters for my study and it's been hard work!

Keep in mind when you first get a stainless steel sink, each scratch will fell scary, but after you get your stainless steel sink scratched up enough, the scratches won't show. That's the beauty of them I think. I wouldn't worry about the scratches!

After living with an undermount in my last apartment, I really miss it. Undermount makes clean up so much easier.

I love reading on my Kindle. Reading with the backlight on my iPad or iPhone hurts my eyes after a while. It is fine for a few pages, but for a nice long relaxing read, the Kindle is just far better. Since you mention the pros of the backlight in this post, you might want to add the cons too.

The WSJ article says that Sophie isn't toxic: "Sophie hasn't been immune to doubts about safety. In December, right before the holiday rush, French consumer advocacy group UFC-Que Choisir published a report accusing Sophie of containing toxins. Mr. Jacquemier said the naturally occurring toxins in rubber, which have only become detectable recently thanks to new technology, are way below the safety standards the European Union will put in place next year.

But Mr. Jacquemier says he isn't unwilling to consider new ways to make Sophie safer. Sophie products "must be irreproachable."

These photos are so interesting. The first one is my favorite. It's fascinating that the government would use decor and decorators to help Americans get comfortable with the idea of nuclear war.

The big sneaker in the first pix is PERFECT.

The recession is so ovuh. At least on this show!

I love how out and proud they all are -- so far at least. Honey, nearly everyone on his show is gay.

And you didn't even mention the shower scene with the blond South African model. Who is that guy?

P.S. I keep trying to get sedum to grow as a spiller in some of my drough-tolerant pots. I don't know what I am doing wrong, but it gets leggy and tends to die.

I have a container of roses planted with lavender and a few other herbs. I was inspired by some photos I saw of herbs and roses planted together. The lavender is not very full or pretty at the bottom so the lower growing herbs cover that up a bit, while the tall purple flowers shoot out of the top of the pot. I think there might also be benefits of the herbs keeping pests away from the roses, but I'm not sure.