Here you can see the effect when applying mineral oil.
I’ve had this since 2005 and move from San Francisco to Berlin with it. I oil it once every other month with a basic mineral oil, to restore the health and lustre of the board. Such a pleasure doing so. Take care of your wood cutting boards: scrub them occasionally and dry them with a towel to ensure they will have a chance to dry thoroughly.
I get enormous satisfaction in the way I setup our trash container on the bathroom. I designed it with a few things in mind:
Trash containers in the home or office perform best without a lid. Nothing should interfere with your ability to throw something away. Operating a lid with your hand or foot is often clumsy, loud, and sometimes take a remarkable amount of effort. If smell from the trash becomes a problem, then take it out frequently or change your purchasing and eating habits.
All trash containers should have a bag or liner. It’s easy to remove all contents at once. And anything that is wet is then trapped and easily removed. Here I’m using the most basic type of plastic bag from the grocery store. People often have a collection of these bags. Reusing them for this purpose is great.
I constructed this container out of something so simple: a paper bag, cut to size for that size of plastic bag, and with the base reinforced with the bit that I cut off. And naturally it matches other aspects of our bathroom (like the foot lifter device for our slightly-too-high toilet).
Removing dead leaves and stems from your houseplants is an easy way to enhance their appearance and your own happiness.
A pair of Delta Light – Buggy Lamps, from the Neukölln Flohmarkt. I took them apart, repainted, and installed new cords with nicer switches.
Kitchen shears, pocket knife (from Apple, c. 2000) office type scissors made of a heavy steel (and for the left hand), and plant shears. All for different uses and materials, just like any other type of tool. See my talk about Tools at Creative Mornings, Berlin 2017.
I bought this can of WD-40 in summer 2013 in Berlin, before I had actually moved here (it was in a box until my return). Today I used the last bit while during bike repair. This is the first time in my life I’ve finished a can of WD-40. I’ve fixed a ton of squeaky hinges and un-smooth latches.
My birds nest fern lives in a large pot on a stool in our kitchen/living room. I’ve added a mixture of bark and rock for visual appeal, but it will also help keep moisture in.
I was determined to enjoy the very last layers of honey stuck inside the glass jar. So I poured my hot oatmeal and began stirring.
Buy real honey, produced in the region where you live. Glass jar, not plastic. It’s worth it.
Relabelling my devices and tools gives me great satisfaction.
It’s also a chance to clean everything with a towel and rubbing alcohol. Wiping away oil and dirt can make everything look fresh and new again.
My fern is waking up.
