Another option. . .a stainless restrauant style work table. Although mine isn't on wheels, the plastic feet slide/move just fine on my tile. The legs and bottom shelf are galvanized steel and aren't quite as "rough" in real life as they appear in the picture. I think they will clean up nicely with a little paint. If you purchase it from a restraurant supply, you can get them with lockable casters. This one came from a favorite local restrauant that closed because the owners decided to retire after 40+ years in business. It's 24 x 30 and I got it for $100. I had looked at more expensive tables (John Boos), but was nervous about dropping that much $ and it perhaps being too big for my galley kitchen (32 inches on stove/sink sides--but I'm a solo cook). Anyway. . .this is perfect for now. If I do decide to replace it with a Boos, I know the size will work and this one can go out to the potting shed. . .but I really like the utilitarian feel of this one. . .and the price was right!! [IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/Cherigw/Kitchen%20Update/IMG_3865.jpg[/IMG]

I've watched the recap 3 X now. It's like she had an epileptic episode or a temporary black out, her mind just left her...nobody home. It looked more like a short lived medical condition hit her. I don't think she planned this. She seems as surprised by her actions as we were. Note: They showed a clip on "The View", expressing how odd "they" thought it all seemed.

I'm not sure I would use the BB on the ceiling. It could go too dark. We just painted our back entry - the short little hall that runs from the door to the garage and our kitchen - BB for continuity's sake, since it's right next to the kitchen that is painted BB. The only natural light we have coming in is from the adjoining laundry room, so it tends to be a dark area. The BB is a touch dark looking which kind of surprised me. But in our larger kitchen area with a lot more lighting, it doesn't look dark at all. If it were me, I'd probably do a lighter version of it, or just do plain ol' white. What room are you painting? I used to paint ceilings the same as the room, or a lighter version of it, and while it looked nice, I always regretted it. I am a serial re-painter and usually do the work myself, so I now just stick with white and don't paint the ceiling every time I paint the walls.

I guess I am very late to this thread. I will not presuppose what the value of her show is to others, but I can communicate what I value. I do NOT watch Garden Answer to learn about gardening, per se. Laura is a highly commercial animal, and all of the products she uses are transparent product promotions. I don't know how much she understands gardening outside of the framework her sponsors feed her. She probably understands a huge amount, but I always feel she is reading from a commercial script. It is very clear that Proven Winners is her main product sponsor, and I do see some value in having her catalog their latest products. That said, the main value of her show to me is landscape design. She has a pretty modest property that she has turned into an oasis of small gardens with semi-formal design. She uses a lot of statues and formalisms throughout that really elevate the garden. I guess her co-producer/husband is a landscape designer, and maybe these are his designs? That really does not matter to me, because the main value for me is in seeing how they use space, and just as important seeing how their designs evolve over time. That helps me to shape my own use of my small space. Understood in this way, her channel is a kind of landscape design aspirational channel. It is a place everyone goes to dream about a garden they would like to have but probably will never get. Here is a recent overview video she did showing how their property grew from just under two acres to over seven acres in less than 10 years, and how they created 25+ named garden areas within this space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlJpdCIKvHs Considering that both she and her husband love gardening, and that they must be getting many/most of their plants and garden supplies for free and make considerable money on gardening videos in this space, it is a kind of dream job for someone who loves gardening.