Rhonda N.'s Profile

Kudos for brainstorming good use for an otherwise wasted material.

The very first picture (and the second) look like a monstrous fungus is consuming the chair. I would sit in it because I am not afraid of a monstrous fungus - unless it's in my shower, as I feel my privacy has been invaded. :)

The up-close picture looks less like a fungus and more like a chair that didn't quite make. I'd still prefer a chair molded both front and back, if that's possible to do with the material.

Hey Smarteralec,
I truly think if you leave out all navy and white stripes or any anchors, etc., you avoid a twine = nautical equation. After all, twine is just as useful on a farm, or in a factory - heck, for many house projects, in addition to wrapping your banisters or other pipes. ;)
Just meant for a little reassurance. If you love the look, I bet it will also look great and chic in your home!

Fun indeed.

Lanolin for my dry chapped lips (and sometime kids' chapped faces and noses as well as the occasional overnight foot treatment - a little lanolin goes a long way. I still have a tube from nursing 5 years ago!).

Eucerin for my hands and feet.

Water to drink and the aforementioned humidifier.

Wool socks!

I have similar issue, but with a niche in my living room built for giant tube tv. I have an armoire that fits well but doesn't look right. May have to submit a photo for the 'Good Question' series.

Sigh.

Consider this a sort of confession. I have, indeed, not RSVP'ed (by the way, RSVP is actually a verb co-opted for nounhood, so I will use it as a verb). I was not too busy, but probably forgetful.

Same with thank-yous. No rudeness intended, but effects of rudeness acknowledged.

I now try to make a point of responding right away. I'm still not as great with thank yous, but am trying harder.

I send my repentance out into the universe. And, I pray that this is all anyone asks of me is to be sorry and try harder next time.

A woman was shot in the face at point-blank (she survived! incredible story) in the house caddy-corner from our first rental home.

My friends, who bought the house, did so because they got a great deal on it. They had to clean up a lot (not blood, but fingerprint dusting powder, etc.). It's always amused me because the husband of this friendly pair is frugal to the extreme. The house became a happy, sweet family home for them.

I say buy it!

A fifth vote for City Museum in STL - which is NOT what you think it is. This place is insane! Made of mostly reclaimed materials (if not all?), it is straight from the dream world of a genius mastermind.

Rebar tunnels several stories high? Slides made from those rolling conveyor things in factories? Marbles and ceramic tile bits used all over? A bus on the roof? A giant grasshopper? An airplane perched in midair...that you can climb on? Cocktails served until 1:00 a.m. to grownups who then go climb over said rebar tunnels? Wow.

There is no way to describe this. My kids aren't the only ones who clamor to go to City Museum. (We live in TX, so we've only been once. And I promise, none of the above is exaggeration....)

@kkr - important distinction! You could really foul a project by using concrete when you needed cement - or vice versa.

Love concrete, love this:

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/chesterfield-sofa-made-from-an-unexpected-material-126229

And wish I could find an example of someone who had covered an old sofa in some kind of cementitious material - I've seen one completed with mosaic pebbles, and want to try it myself someday! There a lovely one outside a secondhand shop in Cowan, TN. Keep trying to find someone to tell me how it was made; no luck so far.

@kkr - important distinction! You could really foul a project by using concrete when you needed cement - or vice versa.

Love concrete, love this:

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/chesterfield-sofa-made-from-an-unexpected-material-126229

And wish I could find an example of someone who had covered an old sofa in some kind of cementitious material - I've seen one completed with mosaic pebbles, and want to try it myself someday! There a lovely one outside a secondhand shop in Cowan, TN. Keep trying to find someone to tell me how it was made; no luck so far.