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Display Name: Lukens
Member Since: 6/11/08

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I'm confused about what's so revolutionary about the oven with built in microwave, these have been around for ages, haven't they? Our top oven has a built in Microwave.

Also, the high chair that grows with your child? Tripp Trapp's have been doing this for almost 40 years!


Looking Ahead: The Futurist's Apartment
New York Magazine
10/19/11 11:17 AM

I liked the quirky statues around Bratislava:

http://www.bratislavahotels.com/bratislava-old-town-statues


20 Creative Public Works of Art
9/15/11 4:23 AM

I don't suppose anyone knows where the Astronaut popart painting/print/poster is from, do they?


Jennifer Delonge's Warm Modern Family Rooms
Designer Profile
4/6/11 8:47 AM

Well, I wouldn't say "Love it" is strictly how I feel, just closer than the other options.

Also, as it's probably hiding a nightmare underneath, then it could be a quite good solution.

Could be a bit of a pain to paint though, getting the paint into all the pits and grooves. Could be even harder if it has shinier finish to it.

My main problem is that I tend to pick at textured paper, so, for me personally, it would have to go.


Apartment Therapy Boston | Hot or Not? Painting Over Textured Wallpaper
8/4/09 3:30 PM

Habitat has these rugs in a similar vein:

http://www.habitat.co.uk/fcp/product/browse/Racetrack-rug/988443

http://www.habitat.co.uk/fcp/product/browse/Kids'-gun-tufted-rug/952315


Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh | 3-D Play Rugs
7/27/09 3:18 PM

Yep, I was going to post something along the lines of what blacksharpie said.

Surely the clock makes it look like you have 3 fewer minutes, not 3 more minutes.


Apartment Therapy Boston | On-Time Clock by Fabrica
7/13/09 2:31 PM

I'm not a fan of internal brick walls, painted or unpainted, so personally I'd get it plastered over first.


Apartment Therapy Boston | Good Question: Color To Paint Exposed Brick?
4/8/09 1:32 PM

@jamestripptrapp I wasn't trying to criticise, or tell you you were doing something wrong. I was just trying to share my experience of the chair, and to try and give some tips to people that should help them use the chair more safely.

I understand that it must be frustrating for you to read people's reactions to the video, but this clearly shows that lots and lots of people have used the chair without issue.

I think, however, it is exceedingly good that you have highlighted that there can be problems with the chair. I also think though that it is good to look at how you may be using the chair differently which is causing a problem for you that many other people have not so, in order to try and prevent other people having the same issues, and hopefully prevent a child being injured.


Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh | Good Questions: Tripp Trapp Video a Hoax?
2/22/09 10:37 AM

My parents imported some of the first TrippTrapps into the UK for my siblings and I around 30 years ago (after seeing them on 'Tomorrow's World' on TV). Since then those same TrippTrapps have been passed on to friends and family throughout the years.

Now we have children of our own, one of the first things we did was purchase a TrippTrapp of our own (the 30 year old ones were looking a little battered by now!).

We have never encountered this problem, nor has anybody else we know.

I'm not doubting the video, but was quite surprised to see it tip over so easily.

There are probably a couple of points that can be picked up from the video in order to ensure safe use of a TrippTrapp though.

1) The problem seems to be that the infant can get their feet up to the table, maybe tucking them under the table more, or lowering the seat a bit, would help with this.

2) The problem of the friction of the floor has been mentioned already. The TrippTrapp in the video seems to have grippers at either ends of the legs, I didn't recognise these, and just checked ours, which has shiny plastic (very slippery) pads under the legs instead. I don't know if this would make a difference, or if this is an older or newer (or just different country's) model.

3) Possibly we've never heard of the problem because in our pokey little UK houses we've never had enough space around our dining tables for a TrippTrapp to tip back much, so maybe try and arrange it so that there is a wall a safe distance behind your TrippTrapp.

It would obviously be good if tips such as these were provided by Stokke. In the UK, to purchase a TrippTrapp online, you have to take a quiz in order to prove you have read up on how to use a TrippTrapp safely - it doesn't mention any of the above though.


Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh | Good Questions: Tripp Trapp Video a Hoax?
2/14/09 4:58 AM

I'd also like to know what wood the worktops are in. Lovely!


Apartment Therapy Chicago | Light-Filled Kitchen and Bath by Dan Brill Architects
2/5/09 6:22 PM

Habitat, in the UK, has a clock that looks almost identical:

http://www.habitat.co.uk/fcp/product/browse/Analogue-wall-clock/968486


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Good Questions: Who Made This Flip Clock?
12/2/08 1:58 PM

I thought you were talking about light bulbs to start with, and my brain was really struggling with the idea of squirrels (that's skwi-rels, not skwerls) eating light bulbs.


Apartment Therapy New York | PlantTherapy: Natural SolutionSaving Your Bulbs from Being Eaten
9/21/08 12:02 PM

It would have been pretty amazing to take out all those walls and floors without dislodging *any* tiles, so I suspect that at the very least it's been put back together a bit (the tiles of the incorrect shades you can see are probably ones that were patched in afterwards).


Apartment Therapy New York | Flickr Finds: Facade of Bathrooms
7/31/08 10:39 AM

I was also initially thrown by the fact it's a heating thermostat (the same model used in most of the houses I lived in as a child) yet the article was about cooling.

I was shocked when I thought you were suggesting warming a house to 26ËšC, until I realised you actually meant cooling it to that temperature.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Simple Green: Set Your Thermostat to 78° F
7/9/08 1:16 PM

I like how you give a temperature in Fahrenheit, and show a picture of a thermostat that uses Celsius.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Simple Green: Set Your Thermostat to 78° F
7/9/08 1:11 PM

Why would wet paper be non-recyclable?

Surely the first stage of recycling paper is to pulp it by *adding* water, so if it was wet already it wouldn't matter. Or am I missing something / has the recycling method changed?


Apartment Therapy Chicago | Eco-Brolly Temporary Umbrella
7/2/08 11:54 PM

How on earth does it ensure that all the plastic chips are removed from the clothes at the end of the cycle, and that you don't end up with loads caught up inside pockets, and duvet covers and pillow cases? or will you just have to give everything a thorough shake?


Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Blogging Gizmodo: The (Nearly) Waterless Washing Machine
6/16/08 11:32 AM

We always used to be fascinated by the doorstops in our grandma's bungalow. They were the spring type, and we used to enjoy "doinging" them.

You hardly see doorstops in house in England at all - at least, I've lived in about 10 different houses, and think only one of them had one (and then only for one door).

Its probably because our houses are so small that most doors don't have space to open fully anyway, as there'll be some furniture or something there.


Apartment Therapy New York | We've Got No Doorstops
6/11/08 12:14 PM