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More apartment, less therapy, please.

Just chiming in with Hinmelb and all the other Aussies who've commented on the ubiquity of arches in older Australian homes. There's nothing unique or "architectural" about them -- they're everywhere in homes of a certain era (including mine, on the opposite side of the country from this renovation). If I had the financial resources, I'd get rid of mine too. It does nothing but block the light and make the ceilings in that area of the house seem low and cramped. Also, it's starting to crack (again, something I've seen in many homes), so I'm guessing it's going to go one of these days whether I can afford it or not!

I'm a Gen X-er, and I came to gardening only recently. Why? Because I now live in a climate that's conducive to growing what I want to eat (Sydney, Australia) and it was only a few years ago that I bought a house with a yard (I previously lived in a 6th floor flat). Now I have a thriving herb garden on my balcony and my entire side yard is a citrus grove, where I grow Eureka lemons, blood oranges, grapefruit, and Tahitian limes.

As for what I want from the gardening world that I'm not already getting, here are just two wishes:

1. That people who contribute to gardening forums learn to spell, punctuate, and turn off capslock; and

2. That more garden centres extend their opening hours beyond 9-5 during the week and Saturday mornings. Unlike the gardeners in my neighbourhood who are retired, I'm at work during business hours.

"Always be yourself -- everyone else is taken."

The only reason I don't have books in my bedroom is that there's no room for additional furniture beyond the bed, two stools that function as night stands, and a wicker chair in the corner.

I do, however, have bookshelves in the living room, dining room, study, and spare bedroom, though!

Realcalm, yeah, I agree that some of them are a bit twee :-) But maybe there were space constraints that led one or more of these people to a non-traditional solution? I have a wooden, backless stool on either side of my bed for two reasons: (1) my bedroom is narrow so regular bedside tables wouldn't fit, and (2) they're the only thing high enough to match the height of my mattress, which means that the room benefits a lot more from the bedside lamps.

Seconding Urbancricket's comment about the need for good references. Also, I once lucked into an apartment because the real estate agent liked my handwriting -- go figure!

(BTW, this post is reminding me why, despite having a mortgage and all the responsibilities that go along with being a homeowner, I'm so glad to be out of the rental market!)

Nice project, but I echo some of the other commenters upthread in asking why you thought an article about a Macbook revamp needed a derogatory comment about British people's teeth. If I were inclined to rudeness myself, I might respond with a snarky comment about the American healthcare system... but I'll restrain myself.

Slow news day in the design world?

Not really feeling it either, sorry. The mockup posted at The Lettered Cottage made much better use of the space (and no, I am not connected to that website in any way).