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Mango peel and sap contains urushiol and are in the same family as poison ivy (Anacardiaceae). If you pay attention, you will find that some people get canker-sores or cold-sores soon after eating mango, especially if eaten from the skin.

AMANDITACARINA, Thanks much for the honest answer! It looks great, but I'll be for an elderly aunt to sleep on during a month long visit, so she might not like it.

It's not just the chemicals that were intentionally applied to the wood to preserve it, but stuff that came from the trains. Even if the trestles weren't treated, you have to imagine that some grease and other stuff comes off the trains over the years.

I say "no questions asked" because all too often on Craigslist I see ads for roosters saying something like, "he's nice, so not for butchering." If you don't want to know that your nice rooster will be dinner, don't ask why somebody wants your rooster you don't want.

JESS13--how is it much worse than any other bookshelf? I think it would keep more books in place when you remove a book than other bookshelves. I know that when I remove one of my heavy cookbooks I have to slide all the other books to fill the void or another heavy one will fall pushing everything else like domino.

RMF325, I thought the same thing. However, if you look at the date stamp on earlier posts, they are from January. Hmm, and now the most recent ones are March. Something fishy is going on.

I think it's beautiful, but I also don't think it will last. I'm tempted to try and build a mock dresser with cedar. Then put it next to a flower bed with a headboard! Ok, that might be too much.

Move in and live in it awhile. Maybe once you've got the counter cluttered with stuff you'll find it far more bearable.

... and no offense meant with "cluttered." Just think about how different that blue counter and the backsplash will look once you add toaster, coffee maker, paper towel & holder, some, utensils in a canister, etc.

flabbergasted at what you've done with such a small space! Way to go!

I'm looking for a futon/daybed for the exact same reason! My husband is from Eastern Europe and we have visitors frequently. Also, my American family visits often enough--and I wouldn't dream of sending them to non-existent-local hotels/B&Bs (I live in rural Montana).

Also a few visits from family staying in a hotel will cost more than even the $900 CB2 bed.