g'day tishtoshnm, there is a huge difference drums are of the order of 40 to 50 gallons 200 odd litres in size depending on US measure and imperial, we have used drums as well as a tank. now tanks are whole different thing they start at generally 1k gallon 4k litres and go right up to 80k/litres we use those around the 22.5k/l and 25k/l size. that is real water harvesting capacities. to save 20k/l litres of water in drums you would need around 100 drums, just doesn't cut it hey? have a look at our permaculture essay page for pic's of drums and a tank. currently back in rural we have 2 X 22.5k/l (k/l = kilolitres) tanks full, that should go some way to drought proofing us because even in a drought it does rain, sometimes. in times of drought we use all our water at least twice none goes down the drain after 1st use, hope all that helps the vision? tanks are the only way you can insulate against drought. we are property owners so tanks always suit us, our current 1.25 acre block has around a 4% slope very nice. 100 meters deep and 50 meters wide. len Here is a link that might be useful: lens permaculture essay

Also the new GE Reveal LEDs - they have good color rendering (90 CRI) and though the 2850K color temperature doesn't sound all that different than 2700, they definitely throw off a cooler cast than 2700K bulbs. Available in a BR30 flood or standard (A19) 40- or 60-watt replacement. Home Depot stocks them in their stores and I just bought a BR30 to try it out. I can't get your link to work btw

Sasafras - I have tried the clip onto reading material lights before. They seem to get in the way of my page turning, fall off often, or are too heavy. I have one on my Kindle which works fine. Thank you, Lazygardens. We have a headboard. I mentioned the lights to DH last night and he did not like the idea. I may have to sneak and buy something like the clip on lights in my below link. I wish I could find them in gold or bronze instead of black to match the bedroom better. And how do you turn them on and off? Here is a link that might be useful: Clip on lights

My trim is painted white throughout the house....with the exception of my son's room. He decided to do it himself on a whim about a month after moving in. The room was baby blue with a hand painted sky on the ceiling which looked more like an angry galaxy. He couldn't stand it and used the buff color I had used for my living room walls. I was almost crazy watching him paint, he did it in 3 hours and covered everything including the baseboard,coving and ceiling in one color. Results really surprised me, it looks great and made the room feel larger, much more pulled together. Am not sure if I'd do this in any room, but for this one it worked out well. All in the beholder, this sounds like a job you will have to play with. Buy some cheap oops paint or use something you have around and try an area. May be added work, but paint is easily changed and painting, as with interior design, is a personal decision. While at Lowes for plumbing, I mentioned the return of blue/pink/yellow sinks/toilets which were on display. The two guys said "yeah, back to the 60s/70s". My kids (in their late 30s) were commenting on some green dishes bought to use for matching my kitchen paint picked out. They think these greens look exactly like the avacado they grew up with. My explanation that the greens are "herb" tones just brought a bunch of giggling. I love green and will still paint the kitchen an "herb" green. But admission that they have now tainted my seeing the different shades and in the back of my mind is avacado.