One thing to keep in mind, though--in your mother's day paper towel rolls were almost certainly much narrower than the big double rolls you see everywhere today. You'd need a lot more space back there now than she did back then.

Arthurm, You are absolutely correct. The choice is up to each of us. I gave up showing orchids many years ago, and even gave up owning them for many years, but just could not get them out of my system, so about 10 years ago obtained a few (4) that had special appeal to me, and started growing again. (I now have 7) The point I am actually trying to get across to people is that there really are few hardfast "chiseled in stone" rules in orchid culture. When new growers finally realize that knowing the basic climate where their orchids would grow in nature, and trying to duplicate that climate as best they can, with lots of just plain old common sense, the culture really becomes fairly simple. I have seen people who are struggling to keep a few Phalaenopsis (Philippine jungles) alive, one day see a plant that would naturally grow high in the Andes Mountains (cool wet), and just have to bring the cool grower into their collection. Common sense would tell me that I probably will not make but one of these happy until I have lots of experience at growing orchids, and can supply two different growing environments. A bit of research into the climate where the plants originated might have helped here. Check my profile.....When I first started growing orchids I was moving all over. (SC, KS, FL, VA,) I hauled my collection and tiny greenhouse with me, and over the years probably broke more "rules" than anyone engaged in the hobby ever thought of. I had a very mixed bag of plants, and absolutely could not make all of them completely happy in any of the locations where I set up shop, (I did stay away from plants that required culture that was extremely different from what I knew I could supply), but I did keep them alive, and blooming, and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge, and that really was why I did it. To new growers I say do some basic research on your plant of choice, Where did it (or its ancestors) grow? What is the basic climate there? Can you come fairly close to duplicating that climate where you intend to grow the plant? With that knowledge you should be able to pick a plant you can successfully grow. If you have a problem, or question, research it yourself, or ask questions on a forum like this. (I would have paid handsomely for a forum like this many times). But common sense must tell you that suggestions made here are not "chiseled in stone" rules. (you will get many conflicting suggestions, none of which are wrong, or necessarily correct - they are what that person experienced in their situation) Choices must be made based on the growers desires and abilities, and the plants needs. That takes common sense, and trial and error, and that is where the challenge and (I believe) the fun comes from. You win a few, Loose a few, and a few get "rained out", but the knowledge gained is oh so valuable. And it really needs to be fun, unless you are running a business. Bill

Awesome! Having a specific list of plants is so helpful. Completely agree with ez for the Echeveria and Crassula - you have a lot more to gain from a better soil like gritty mix than a bit of additional stress on the plants. For the Sedums, just be careful when you repot. S. morganianum can be pretty fragile but will grow back. Any leaves that fall off your S. rubrotinctum can be easily propagated by laying them on top of gritty mix. I'm going to assume that Senecio radicans is similar - people have mentioned using a bent paper clip to hold similar plants down, if they don't stay put in the gritty mix before the roots get re-established. Schlumbergera bridgesii will not do well in gritty mix, it's an epiphyte / tropical cactus. Normally grows on other trees in the jungle. Some people are growing them very well in just fir bark fines (same stuff as for gritty mix). Bark is very expensive in Canada, so I'm growing my Schlumbergera truncata and buckleyi using a mix of large perlite and granite grit. Rina suggested this mix to me and it's working quite well!

You could glue some strips or dots of metal onto the back and/or inside of the door and then use magnets to hold the papers. Or if you don't mind screwing into the back, you could mount a magnetic knife holder (or just magnetic strips) and then use metal clips on your papers and stick them to the knife holder/magnetic strip. If you mount them vertically, it might give you more room/visibility of the hanging items.