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poor or not... less tv more books is always a good thing i reckon. and yes new books are rip-offs, but there's always super cheap secondhand books especially online... libraries.. and your friends' collections to swap.

and for the odd tv show or three ;) watch online.. no commercials so it kind of "saves" you time...! there's many ways to watch downloaded shows on the big screen as well (i have a USB port on my dvd player).

and note to people who say.. "i don't want to live here" or "i can't live here" - no one is asking you to, and no one really cares. they are so far removed from being constructive comments and as redundant as saying "i don't like glass" when stepping into the louvre. of course you're allowed to say it, but there are far more constructive/interesting and much less self-important alternatives in critiquing a place.

white has never looked so good!

Can someone please tell me what type of fabric is that or a similar fabric would achieve the same look as the one in the photo?

Am looking to do some upholstery, and want to buy some very similar fabric. (in London or UK if they deliver!)

Thanks!!

tie something heavy around a rope (like a wrench) and swing the rope up into the tree until it is knocked loose.
posted by alaylam on March 19th 2009 at 3:24pm
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If you want a broken head instead of a plastic bag in your tree that is!!!

how the dust must be trapped inside those tangled wires...!!

the dust in my house gravitates towards the underneath bit of leggy sideboards, this must be a nightmare to clean.

your wooden door frame is absolutely breath-taking!

but i have to say, sadly i feel you are working round it than working with it... it feels as if you are buying as simple as possible furniture to keep the attention on the original features instead of considering what would compliment it...

once you take away the woodwork, as in the photo of the bedroom, it looks like its from a totally different, much less inspiring, house tour.

sorry!!! i do love the space a great amount though.

" I turn off the heat at night (it's healthier) and generally crack open the window no matter how cold it is (again, it's healthier).
posted by Forestdweller "

just out of curiosity, why is it healthier?

now this is an inspirational apartment deserving of an AT post... it looks lived in, full of quirky pieces and lovely ideas... and not too "glossy 'home and garden' unachievable" at the same time. (not that that shouldn't be on AT - but just carrying on a debate from a previous dc house call, that really wasn't much to look at, where people were saying some house tours were too overwhelming/expensive and unattainable in trying to justify mediocre flats being on this website..)

nice job :D

well, if you have that kind of money to THROW AWAY for a laundry basket... none of those functions wld really apply to you as you will most likely have a personal man servant who does your laundry for you every day... so you don't really benefit from the wheels (carry wha?), the split mesh (he sorts it out), ventilation (u can beat up your servant if he doesn't launder daily)...

and if you're not that rich and bought that basket - you really need some proper lessons on where to spend your money.