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For that sink, there several options, both aftermarket and designed as part of the toilet. The designed-in ones look more sophisticated. (I was just researching these for my mom's tiny Victorian WC with toilet and no sink.) Google "toilet tank sink" and you'll find them. There's also a really great DIY version on Instructables: http://www.instructables.com/id/E5ZCR9KF5HVTEEB/

Last year we thought we were in the clear (truck...check, spaceport...check), until the 5-year-old added "and a shiny stick" to his Santa list at 6pm on Christmas eve. So I stayed up late carefully wrapping silver ribbon around a twig from the yard and hoping this was close enough to the vision he had in his active imagination. After a brief turn as a magic wand, it got lost in the overwhelming shuffle of the grandparent gifts, but he still talks about the shiny stick.

It would be easy to improve this with a glue designed for glass and metal--E6000 would be good one. Still, it's a very cute idea and a great starting point.

Hi everyone,

I suspect no one is still reading this thread. I sent in the question, but I didn't know AT had posted it until I stumbled across it today. Thank you for all your suggestions and comments. To answer some of them...the house is in Oakland, CA. We worked with an architect we adore, and we love the addition. It has great flow and light. I especially appreciate the comments that a pure grey might seem overly commercial, and that plantings will go a long way to softening that largest wall. We're painting in 2 weeks. We're going for a dark blue with grey undertones and still arguing (in a good way) over what color to paint the door. Landscaping comes after that. I'll send in photos when we're done, and thank you again for all your help.

Ollie, the rug looks like CB2. Back 1-2 seasons, but pretty recent.

It's a really cute concept, and the prototype is charming. For the US market, the magnet concerns are legitimate, and this would need some serious modification to pass the toy safety tests. But a lot of the designs submitted in the showcase posts have production challenges. We shouldn't necessarily ding this one for that.

I'm with Tara1979. Is this that Iris sent it into both sites, or is AT pulling from D*S that quickly (and with no credit). I'm hoping it's the former.

We use these all the time. We buy the small ones and use them to line our counter-top compost pail. They do seem to get damp easily and stay that way, but we haven't had any completely degrade before we got it to the outside bin. Like you found, I don't know how practical they are for regular non-compost trash. For managing kitchen food waste, they're fantastic.

I never read the instructions, but for reference, we probably take the compost out every 2-3 days.

You might check out Design*Sponge for inspiration. Their before and after series has some wonderful modern chair makeovers.
http://www.designspongeonline.com/category/before-and-after

It's not as secure as the locks, but we put a couple of wicker trunks in front of our TV bench to keep visiting toddlers just out of reach. it can be a good temporary fix until you find a more permanent solution.