Comments on: I’m a secret magpie

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:26:04 +0000

Oh, that’s brutal on your silver, though.

I’m all about the metallic accents, but I like metals against dark walls. For night owls, it’s actually more practical than white, because white under artificial light always looks drab. Midnight blue walls under artificial light and sparked with gold or copper, however, look like your room is open to the stars.

By: betsy

betsy — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:54:57 +0000

Also, when you’re too pressed for time to polish, you know that you can de-tarnish your flatware with foil, baking soda and water, right? It’s not perfect, but it’s fast and pretty good.

By: betsy

betsy — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:53:09 +0000

I adore a small kitchen, and have never seen one look as nice as this one! Were it mine, I would have a butcherblock made to fit over the cooktop, allowing me to (it appears) double the counterspace for food prep.

I had a kitchen not unlike that one - I mean, not as tastefully designed, but similar in its ‘workflow’ and counterspace - in my first apartment. I miss it (not that my current one is large) because it forced me to be disciplined and it could not possibly take more than 10 minutes to clean - 30 for a major scrub.

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:49:49 +0000

I did not know that, Bridey — great tip!

By: Bridey

Bridey — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:00:41 +0000

Wow. I used to sell silverware, and I still have a fondness for it. Did you know you can tell sterling from silverplate by the color (sterling has a gray tone, while plate is more mirrorlike)?

But I have to agree with La Petite on that kitchen, pretty though it is: The first thing I’d do is eat the apples and move that planter out of the way.

By: La Petite Acadienne

La Petite Acadienne — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:16:57 +0000

Wow. That is a REALLY tiny kitchen. I agree that the colour scheme is beneficial, but I’d still want to stab myself with a santoku if I had to work in a kitchen that tiny.

Besides, as decorative as they are, I have a sneaking suspicion that the planter and the apples wouldn’t stay long — they’re taking up valuable (and sorely needed) counter space.