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Ask Someone Dealing With Depression: Should I Be Mad at My Friend For Telling People I'm Depressed?
Conventional Wisdom is a different kind of advice column. Your questions will be answered by people from all walks of life rather than by advice experts. This week, someone who deals with depression gives advice to a woman who is mad at her friend for telling people in her circle that she is depressed.
Would You Like to Live in a Converted Cathedral?
In past two years or so, I've written about several churches, cathedrals, and chapels converted into homes and, in one case, a bookstore — see here, here, and here. In each case, the architectural transformation was flawless. I just spotted another holy conversion, and although I am disappointed with the décor, I am now convinced that it is my destiny to live in a converted place of worship.
Coveted Crib: A Converted Church in London
I've shown you several converted churches in the past, and they always seem to be a hit. So, when I came across a church that was converted to a home in Kensal Green, London, I couldn't help but share it with you. This beauty features large floor-to-ceiling windows surrounding a huge open space, a large fireplace, a gorgeous courtyard garden, a balcony overlooking the main space, and best of all, great light!
Get Your Kids to Behave in Church or Synagogue
My grandma used to pinch her children if they moved a centimeter or made a noise in church. My mom used to allow me to draw on the offering envelopes with the matched up pencil.
Since Easter and Passover are upon us, here are some tips to help you get through the worshiping hours without devilish screams or whining.
In the News: A Renovated Cancer Hospital Chapel
Cynthia and Dan Lufkin turned the chapel of New York City's first cancer hospital — New York Cancer Hospital, built in the 1880s — into a three-level Manhattan apartment. The hospital had been in a state of disrepair for 25 years, with "rats, holes in the roof, dust, a wooden ceiling that was falling apart, missing windows, [and] plaster walls that had rotted away to the bricks." Instead of trying to recreate all of the original architectural details, they "tried to preserve a feeling of its history."
A Sign From "God"
Perhaps those lines on either side of the cross are just for decoration, or maybe they're supposed to symbolize spiritual radiance. But they look so much like quotation marks, I can't help but wonder if this is some unholy operation masquerading as a "church."
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Coveted Crib: A Converted Chapel
I once brought you a cathedral converted to a bookstore which the general public could enjoy, but this Coveted Crib is a chapel converted to a private residence by Dutch architecture firm ZECC Architecten. ZECC, who once made a house with a water tower, are accustomed to working with unusual mediums. The converted chapel in question is located in Utrecht, Netherlands, and a single family now calls it home.
Blessed Be Thy Water
I love pure drinking water just as much as the next person. However, I think California-based Wayne Enterprises might be taking the whole water trend a step too far with their new Holy Drinking Water. They claim that the water — which is blessed by priests in the company warehouse — makes you good.
This Just In: Merkx+Girod Architects Win 2007 Dutch Interior Design Prize
Unlike the converted cathedral that I mused over in September, Merkx+Girod Architects' redesign of the former Dominican Church in Maastricht, Holland, is for all eyes to see. Merkx+Girod were approached by the Dutch booksellers Selexyz (think Barnes & Noble), who asked them to convert the thirteenth-century church into a modern bookstore. Their redesign carried the year, making them the winner of the 2007 Dutch Interior Design Prize.
Midday Muse: Serious Cathedral Ceilings
This church-turned-house in Brisbane, Australia, (via Desire to Inspire) gives new meaning to the term "cathedral ceilings," and it looks downright peaceful. How do you feel about high ceilings?
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