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We used Olympic no VOC for our whole house. I don't know if the claims are true, but the house didn't smell at all.

As the child of European parents, I was often naked on the beach or backyard until I was around 7 years old. My parents were occasionally approached by other people pointing out that my brother and I were naked. My parents would laugh and say that we were only kids and it wasn't a big deal. I've spoken about this with my husband as we are now expecting our first child. His upbringing was more puritan, but I talked him into it and we plan to have little nudists as well. It's interesting that the article brings up early sexualization of children in this context. I completely understood the concept of sex from an very early age as it was discussed frankly in my home. I was also a virgin almost into my twenties. My husbands family NEVER spoke about sex with him and he was in sexual situations much earlier than I was. It's not a large sample size, but I thought it was interesting.

The face is a little weird, but far preferable to killing a bear and walking around on it afterward.

You can make your own drainage holes in many types of pots. Get a masonry bit and drill slowly!

We would love to use bar soap, especially since my mother-in-law makes it for us. The problem is our bars melt and I don't like the look of those plastic deals that hold the soap up out of the water. They always look so scummy. Does anyone have ingenious ideas for bar soap elevation?

Ughh.. We had one in a tree close to our house when we moved in. 5 years later the tree was trimmed and it finally came down. 5 years of snow, thunderstorms and one tornado... I hope you can reach yours because they take forever to break down. :(

Wow, thanks for all the great ideas and resources. I'm really flattered that this got posted, I feel famous! I will think about it for a while-things always work out better that way somehow. :) I would never have thought of doing something contrasting on the sides, the idea appeals to me. But maybe a restorer might be a good bet too... I will absolutely send pictures of the finished product. Again, thank you for the help, and I'd love to see more ideas if anyone thinks of anything else. And yes, those are tambour doors. ( I had to google Tambour doors, but now I've learned something new!)