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oops # 8 should have said Kong toy.

Plus, all the anthropologie stores did this a year or so ago - so even though i love me some old mason jars it feels too copycat.

I like it.
It would be a great solution for my currently hideous bathroom walls that probably won't be renovated for another year IF it weren't for the price.

I hate to say it, but these are hideous.

Please tell us how you created the wall treatment in the dining room. Is it plaster or just a paint situation?
Love it!
Hallie.

the idea of checking after a rainy day is a good one. But honestly, a good housing inspector would (should) catch almost all of this stuff. Mine could tell where water had been getting in even though it was dry when we did the inspection. i love my old house - but as everyone has said, it isn't always smooth sailing. On the upside, when I get into a panic about how I have to fix everything right now or else the house is going to crumble, it helps to remember that it's been standing for well over a hundred years, and that one more season without (insert major repair here) is probably not going to do it in.

for me (in NY) this would be great. I's got such a little footprint and can get so many shoes at once up off the floor. To the guys who mentioned keeping their shoes on the floor of the closet - this storage idea is for those of us whose shoes would never even begin to fit into the confines of closet floor space. I already have those lame shoes pocket thingies on the back of three doors and at least 15 boxes under the bed. I'm onto this idea because you can see them all. So they'll get worn more (theoretically).

Such a beautiful work of art - but it's rare to see a place where it wouldn't be safe for a child to even COME OVER (cactus, drownings and concussions oh my). I know bringing this up makes me seem like such a party pooer but I couldnt help imagining it. This falls squarely into museum living. It is something that seems to be more common in California where everyone likes things really really "done"
But man - those sinks really got me. What a fabulous idea.

Barf - this just says "I need the world to know I'm greener than though, style be damned"

I have actually done the spraypaint-the-whole-thing move. It does look realy cool. But honestly it also looks like what it really is (when you see it in person and closeup) which is a spraypainted chandelier.
I vote that you leave it alone. This chandelier style would not work painted imo. What might work is to paint it with a glaze that you can tint slightly (available at the paint store). I only suggest this if you dislike the gold color of the metal and want to make it look more antique and less shiny.