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Wow. I know there must be so many cool and useful tricks out there. Always good to find a new one that will be put to use regularly. Love it.

I'm having trouble at the moment trying to find a simple and attractive railing design that actually meets code. The regulations in Australia are super tight - I know it's for a good reason, but it does seem to ever increasingly restrictive. Just about every single railing/balustrading design I see online or on TV doesn't meet the code (even many glass railings don't comply, particularly the frameless variety).

I'd like to see more well designed railings that are safe too. In the design world this should be seen as a major requirement and key challenge in designing balustrading and not something to ignore or add on after the 'pretty' photo has been taken.

Hmm, I agree. Don't mess with the Mac. Its styling is beautiful already. There are a million other ways to satisfy a crafty/pattern/embellishment need.

To me it really depends on the content that I'm watching. If it's a beautifully shot movie, absolutely it has to be crystal clear true HD (viewed on a correctly calibrated display - so many TVs look crap simply because they're not set up properly), whereas it doesn't bother me too much if regular TV shows are SD. Bad compression and the wrong aspect ratio are things that irk me more (yes, I do adjust poorly set up TVs in hotel rooms).

Definitely looking forward to when the formats are all standardised as 16:9 HD - there's so much mixed content out there. We've gone backwards in Australia with most free to air content at standard def, then up scaled when watching on an HD TV, eek.

Langham Place Hotel, Hong Kong - amazing.

Any suggestions for Singapore?

Loving all the comments. Will definitely bookmark for future reference as I love staying in places with personalities and great locations that are off the tourist map.

The best thing is that this apartment is a holiday rental! My friend just stayed here for a couple of nights and I have it on the top of my list for next time I'm in town. Will be fun to take the rotating bookshelf for a test drive.

I actually love having a very traditional and common name 'Jane', but it's really surprising how few other Janes I meet. It's big as a middle name.

It baffles me when people try to spell my name by adding letters, like 'Jayne'. My favourite terrible spelling is 'Joolie' for Julie. Come on, the english language is taking a battering as it is without the nonsensical spelling of 'normal' names.

My dream home would definitely have one of these. I'm slightly obsessed. The movie 'Down with Love' has an amazing set with sunken lounge area and a sweeping spiral stair case, swoon.

Being from Australia, I'm often fascinated to read people's opinions and strong points of view on topics that I didn't think were that controversial. Like Britain, down in Australia we generally wear shoes inside our homes. As in most things, I would consider communication and mutual respect the key to resolving the matter in each situation.

It would be more unusual, but not unheard of, to be requested to remove your shoes, however I think this is becoming more of a trend, particularly if it's a new house. You generally get to know if it's a shoes on or off house (is there a pile of shoes at the door?), or ask if you're not sure. Due to our weather, I'd kick my shoes off at a good friend's house in summer; it's just more comfortable for me (and means you can curl up more on the couch - I'd never put my feet on the couch with shoes on and it would be considered rude and dirty). I work at home and generally don't wear shoes around the apartment. My boyfriend on the other hand, doesn't ever remove his beloved Converse, at our place or anyone else's. I'd hardly recognise him without them on.

Having just laid a floating wooden floor by hand (a labour of love), I would hate to see big scratches and stiletto dents appear after a party (general scuffing, fine, it's a floor after all). As long as people wipe their shoes on a door mat before coming in, I don't have a problem with it (we don't have snow where I live). Although, I am considering including a humorous note in a house warming invite about not wearing stilettos. I'd feel a bit pompous to insist people remove their shoes in my home, but it is nice to be asked.