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[ZackB]

@endo beautiful place you have.

[Graeme]

Sleeping Duck is an Australian company that builds an over-engineered bed. I figured it might appeal to regular readers, given Iron Heart's reputation.

I believe that they're available in the US, but not in the UK. I don't know about the rest of the world.

[AdamJ]

50kg steel chassis that can support several tonnes of weight? Crikey

Looks cool though

[Graeme]

@AdamJ the beds themselves look fairly plain, particularly in the wood finishes. I don't think that they're going to win any design awards.

The engineering inside them is quite solid, but whether you need something that strong is a different question.

[Anesthetist]

We bought the hairpin leg bed by Modernica and it is pretty solid for us. Previously we had the Floyd bed which was ok. It shifted a lot and the panels slipped on occasion. My daughter has it now, and she loves it.

[Anesthetist]

In the new house we have this odd little room off of the main dining/living room space. It was basically unused by the previous owners but we will be using it for playing vinyl and sips in the evening

[SourPower]

@Anesthetist incredible listening room! Love that tractor seat stool.

[Anesthetist]

@SourPower thank you kindly. The tractor seat is the Mezzadro stool designed by Achille Castiglioni and made in Italy by Zanotta. It’s incredibly stout but comfortable.

[derek111]

@Oaktavia Where did you find those copper hangers? They are rad. Also, that is one hell of a line up you have there!

[Oaktavia]

I wam was just chatting with @derek111 about renovations. Here is my updated little pseudo-boutique corner of the master bedroom. And a view of the new cowhide rug we found at an antique warehouse in Asheville, NC.

[gazza61]

@Giles love the rug is it a mixture of silk.

[Aussie Ben]

Got all of the room in the world to play down here.

[truby]

Porch is looking good with clean brick.

[motojobobo]

@truby wondering why your bricks take on the white coloring? Around here they are largely orange-ish, with some lesser parts blackened by over-cooking in the ovens during the manufacturing process.
Genuinely curious.

[derek111]

@motojobobo looks like efflorescence to me. Some brick veneer manufacturer's even make faux efflorescence on some patterns to give an aged aesthetic. Kind of like pre-distressing denim.

[truby]

@motojobobo hey man,

So I’m no contractor but I work for a few. And from my understand they are antique brick that have been reclaimed off and old building or home. Generally speaking with a building is old and dilapidated they tear it down and if the brick is pretty they can save it.

So you won’t believe this….. for nice brick like this they pay someone to take it off by hand one brick at a time!!!! My building or home they took this off of is probably painted brick.

[motojobobo]

That makes sense, repurposed bricks. As you say, probably came off a painted wall. Cool and thanks for your replies @Oaktavia and @truby .

[Anesthetist]

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New cork clad floors are in the great room, dining room, kitchen, master bed, and den after some unexpected work was performed. Finally moving back in to our house!

[Giles]

Never really understood what the "great room" was or is.

[Matt]

It’s the room that’s much better than the other rooms.