RB Johnson's Profile

I find curtains to be dust and pet hair magnets. This is evidenced when you actually shift/adjust them on the window to filter light. So then what happens? They stay stationary. If I don't move them, I won't huff dust. I suppose I could vacuum them weekly but ain't nobody got time for that.

Thanks for the replies and advice. I blame Rustoleum. I painted an inventory desk and shelf that I bought at an industrial supply two years ago. I use them in my loft office, so wanted them to be statement pieces - aka quality. Never have I ever sat on my impatient hands like I did on this project. I even wrapped the pieces when I reassembled (it's the keyless bolt system) with microfiber dusting rags, and tapped into place using a rubber mallet. In the end, it doesn't really matter, as eventually you learn to look past these things. I will say that using the Minwax stain + polyurethane combination product in ebony on the particle board shelves produced a really great result. 2 coats with fine grain sanding in between. Can run the same microfiber dust rag over it with zero snags.

I do like the idea of a solid/mostly glass door, and I think the "eclectic" dub gives you lots of options. I would, however, look for something within the Craftsman genre/era. I had to regret on a friend's upcoming wedding in Tulsa, and now I'm kicking myself. It might be worth reconsidering and driving the 10 hours from Alabama in a pickup truck to take that MCM door off your hands!

Take a broom to the garden with you. Swish it if they dive bomb. If you hit them, it won't hurt them. Ain't nobody got time for a bird bombing. I pay the damn light bill here.

Great tip! I had one break recently - a perfect-ish arch from the top on one side. I flipped it over and hid it behind the canna lilies for my garden toad. Haven't seen him since. :D

The After is about 6,000 x better. Seriously, the pod? SMH.

Just one? :)

It will have to be a tie between popcorn ceiling removal in my master bedroom, and my white subway tile accent wall.

The ceiling removal wasn't so difficult. In fact, apparently the water bath I gave it did double-duty and removed the joint tape between ceiling and wall. Result? I had to learn to mud joints a lot sooner than I ever anticipated. Once removed and re-mudded, it was immediately apparent that the builder knew the ceiling would be blown. There was no way it would paint flat, so I used a textured paint with a trowel, that took over 14 hours to complete. I call it my "Sistine Chapel" ceiling. I also learned to paint acoustic ceiling, and now respect it as "vintage."

On the subway tile wall, everything was good until I decided to add an electrical outlet behind a mantel (also a DIY project) I'd built. In the process of removing drywall I discovered old termite damage. Once inspected and cleared, I installed concrete board over the removed drywall. The materials didn't meet on a flush plane, but I thought it would be fine and I'd just correct it with adhesive. Wrong. Of course to prove to myself I was right, I kept going, installing about 6 rows up with a 3" tile, and to add insult to injury somehow got off level. I removed and reinstalled, but somehow the level is still askew. I decided to attribute the adjacent patio door. NOT MY FAULT! ;)

I LOVE what you've done with the wall to ceiling color transition, as well as the overall palette and layout. I also love your "get in there" zest, which I share - sometimes to my detriment. It is possible, actually, to bungle your no-grout-lines white subway tile wall project. Ask me how I know. :D But with a sweep of white grout, it magically disappears. Then you spend every night staring at the wall thinking, "You had the 1/8" spacers, why didn't you use them?"

Dude you could've just saved yourself $$$$ and added the picture of Madonna to the old kitchen ... instafix! (Kidding. Well, kind of.) But seriously, I LOVE THIS! Amazing job reflowing the space, keeping it real, and the coral door is downright joyous. A+++++

DuluthGirl, lol, I was going to suggest a Jack Russell Terrier! In all seriousness, you can add wire screening beneath as it's being constructed as a varmint barrier.