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get your self a big cast iron dutch oven without any linings (one of those old fashioned camper stoves will work) you can use it as a type of oven on the stove top if you can find a metal rack to put on the bottom to keep your glass container from being in direct contact with the heat source.

It's certainly not perfect, but it produces a great place to heat things up in if you don't want to use or don't have an oven, plus it stays warmer longer, just use an electronic oven temp monitor to find out how hot it is in there.

paint it a graphic colour and move that table further out instead of tucked away behind the support..

You might also want to consider changing some of the colours being used, it's a very industrial place, bold statements can work in that sort of space.

I've a massive stack of microfiber towels which I know, not massively great for the environment BUT, they reduce how much cleaner I have to use and on many things I don't need a cleaner at all, such as light oil splatters on the counter wipe up clean with nothing but water.

These go into the washing machine with everything else, come out perfectly clean, are line dried and the original microfiber towel I brought 5 years ago still looks and works exactly the same as newer ones.

The only problem is they can be a little more effort to get a fresh one wet, but once wet they absorb water, cleaner, oil, dirt easily, rinse easily and they can remove things from say scratched enameled surfaces with ease, never had that happen with any cleaner strong of gentle that didn't require a bit of elbow grease and don't even get me started on cleaning the bathroom shower glass, I live in an area with incredibly hard water, shower has to be cleaned every 2 - 3 days otherwise it looks like fogged glass, little bit of vinegar and it's spotless!

while I understand the desire for things to look pretty, I do have the same desire and I even like the unique idea displayed here, however, that tv, looks about head height to me when I'm standing and I"m 6'2.

These flat panel screens are being mounted higher and higher, lets just get it over with and mount the damned things on the ceiling!

Optimal viewing is for the center of the screen to be inline with your eyes at viewing position (ie, sitting)..

Once again, love the idea, but the tv, it's not a piece of artwork, bring it down lower.

to those who are talking about linseed combusting..

when linseed is exposed to the air it starts to oxidize and the process is exothermic, once the process is completed the stuff is completely safe (but not flame resistant)

The reason the rags can catch fire is when enough rags are moist with the stuff and they are bunched together they can get hot enough to start burning (the VOC's are what catch in the heat).. the recommended action after using linseed and other oils which oxidize is to place them in a water filled metal bucket until they can be disposed of safely or I leave each cloth in the sun for a few hours to dry and then keep them separate until the process has finished.

Lousie, fortunately it wasn't because you breathed it in, linseed has highly volatile compounds in it to keep the oil in suspension, when you start working with it, it will evaporate and take some oil with it and settle into all sorts of places including hair, unfortunately, once its in there, you're pretty much stuffed and you have to wait until the smell dissipates completely (approximately 3 days)

Linseed is about as dangerous as any other sealing product, when you stop and read the instructions and follow them and don't make assumptions about how they are suppose to be used.

the thing that strikes me is, did you agree to the mans request initially? as rude as it was to ask such a thing when he could park infront of his own house, I think it a lot ruder to have agreed and then fallen back on that agreement

If you stated no, or, asked why he couldn't park else where and had problems I'd understand.

not being american, I've no real opinion either way, although, its a healthy snack and he should be applauded for it..

However, its very humanising to see all of this coming out, if anything, it makes him appear all that much more interesting when these simple details are allowed to become known..

I for one find the Obama's a far more interesting family to read about then ever I was in anything about the Bush family.

I want one, but, the real test will be screen quality and battery life, will I be able to view this outside? will the battery last?

its an interesting idea but imagine trying to get hot water outta that thing, you'd have to replace all the water in the vase first... what a waste

ok, excuse me for a second, but, how is the gesture control better then a remote?

Its nifty yeah, its also sorta pretty too, Hell, I wouldn't reject it, but, it seems like a gimmick since it looks like it takes more effort to turn it down and up with just the gesture