You would need to buy an external TV tuner. The most popular ones for Macintosh are El Gato's Eye-TV and Hauppauge's MyTV. That would feed into the iMac/mini. (Before you choose to go with the mini, however, check the requirements for the tuner card. You're moving a fair amount of data; the mini's FireWire400 card may not have enough capacity and, of course, adding one is out of the question.) If you buy an iMac, you're done: the monitor is already hooked up. If you buy a mini, you'll need a monitor and cable (don't know if that would have to be DVI; again, check the requirements for the tuner card). DVI or not, they're not hard to find and they're not expensive (though DVI will eliminate choosing from the loss-leader "cheap seats"). Before you diss Apple's monitors as "too expensive", consider the quality of the picture you want. Apple's monitors may not be cheap, but they are uniformly excellent. I suspect if they were priced closer to even other high-end brands, they'd sell many more of them. If your viewing does not demand top quality, however, you can do well with monitors from Samsung, Acer, Sony, and Dell. If you're brave and willing to do some research, you could save some bucks buying a monitor directly from the Chinese companies (like Chi Mei) which fab the display screens in the first place. Or ... another choice: Sharp sells a combo monitor/TV which can be used either with the computer or as a standalone TV. They mention Macs (a plus). I don't know as it's cheaper than a regular monitor plus an Eye-TV, and I don't know if 23" will fit. But it may, and other manufacturers may sell similar products. Good luck. I kind of envy you: I have a 20-year-old TV that won't be replaced until it can no longer receive a signal.

Yes, sorry, I meant to put into the post that the contractors we're using have already remodeled our basement bathroom, and passed code inspection with flying colors. They have also contributed substantially to design decisions on that project which was fitting a 3 piece bath into a 2-piece space. And it works marvelously. I was home during that entire process, my husband and I inspecting every step. Our new tub is on order. We're gutting this thing, but maintaining the same footprint. I currently don't have a photo of the granite slab, but will try to obtain one. I was so excited by it's beauty, I actually forgot to take the photo! The countertop, vanity, and recessed medicine cabinets will be the focal point, if a bathroom this size can have one. But, as Christina says on "Flip or Flop", when you only have one bathroom in a house, it has to be spectacular (max function/max AHHHH factor). Thanks all!!

I'm doing sw snowbound on my kitchen walls and sw shoji white on the cupboards and it looks very similar to your first model photo, I got this combo from a Lauren Liess "Best House on the Block" makeover. My kitchen gets a lot of natural light and shoji can look totally different in other rooms of my house though. If your lighting works though it's a beautiful combo! White Duck is similar to shoji with less undertone (shoji has a wink of green). Just attached the photo from Lauren Liess with this combo. Shoji white cupboards look a little creamier in my house than in this photo.

Thanks for the suggestion, Gordon. An issue I have is that one of the bedroom windows has a window air conditioner installed in its space, at the bottom. So, I wouldn’t want coverings to block the air conditioner, at least during the summer, when I sleep with it on. The Horizontal Sheer Shades (and most sorts of shades or blinds) may work for that but perhaps not the drapery.