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One of the best DIYs I've seen on here in a long time. Great attention to detail. While I won't be making this for my living room, it looks terrific.

That's a huge alteration to the facade's appearance. There would be no way that I would consider doing something like that without an architect's drawings, just so I could get a sense of what it looks like: how the proportions and lines would change.

I think I would get rid of the shutters on that casement window and that little shelf do-dah above it. I would try to make a visual asset out of the asymmetry. Could you extend the window box to the right into that void? Carry the board-and-batten siding up to the dormer cheek? Short of that, I could also see some kind of trellis or planting there to take the emphasis off of that swooping eave.

Looks terrific in the photo, but I wonder how this looks in person.

I'd take the sourcing listed in the catalog with a huge grain of salt.

I used to keep a spare house key taped to the inside of my (unlocked) mailbox. When I had a break-in, the person didn't bother hunting around for a spare key--he just smashed a window.

This just seems like a crazy idea. If you really need to stash important things around your house, the best thing to do is get a safe that's bolted to the floor of your closet or invest in a safety deposit box at a bank.

No voicemail, no returned call. Additionally, I'm tiring of calling people, leaving a voicemail, and then getting a returned call "Did you call me?" Yes, and I left you a message "Yeah, I didn't listen to it." Suddenly, I'm getting another call and have to go....

Or dip the spoons in ketchup and leave them there (acid from the tomatoes, plus salt.)

Yes! More posts like these where renovations are accomplished with a lot of DIY and a realistic budget, and fewer where the homeowner just hires a designer to figure it all out.

An eight-year old with an interior designer? What's left?

Does anyone have any experience with purchasing such an expensive and large item online? Furniture still falls into the "want to see it and touch it before buying" category for me.