My first thoughts. The wood container I think would be great for herbs. The glazing ball and holder reminds me of a tiara,and I think of Murray and his pagodas. I wonder what it would look like as a tower with glass vases or lamps and it being the top. I really like it, it looks Royal. Rochelle

It is pretty easy to get a decent match on older wood - if you are willing to pay! There are numerous companies that specialize in reclaimed lumber. They would be able to match you up with some planks from the same time period and mill them to match yours. We just did that with heart pine in a 1912 house. It is not cheap though. Lumber, milling, installation/weaving, sanding and finishing came in over $25/sq ft. Fortunately it was just a few small patches. If you are just trying to make a new board look "old" - good luck. Modern lumber just isn't going to have the same look as the old growth trees they were logging 100 years ago. If you can swap out some boards from a closet for "free" that is a better option. As for the costs, ripping up 2 sections and repairing them obviously will cost more than just 1 section. For the urine damaged areas - whose idea was it to just sand? If you asked him to do it to save some money on repairs and now don't like the look, expect to pay to have it fixed. If you left it up to the contractor as to which boards to replace and which to salvage and he just did a poor job, then he should stand by his work and fix it.

I have several toolboxes. One is in the house and has various screwdrivers, pliers, a hammer, and a mallet. All of these handles are painted blue. My DH has a big carry around toolbox with much the same tools plus a drill and skillsaw. All of these handles are painted green. He has his shop with a huge tool box and an 8x4' pegboard with every wrench, screwdriver, and power tool known to man. Oh, and he has a tool box for his truck, which he can load if he's working somewhere else. My studio also had an 8x4' pegboard with all my upholstery tools, and all the tools for my longarm quilting machine. We like tools, and we believe in giving them dedicated space.

Thank goodness for these postings. Have been trying to figure out how to remove my drawers for years, but without success. Today I decided that no matter what, I was going to figure out how to remove my drawers. Just as I was about to give up, I decided to try Google. Low and behold, there was the answer. Thanks to all of you who take the time to post solutions for others to benefit from.