Here is a picture of the fiberglass that was done. This picture is BEFORE we had to put in the platform for the tub. The plumber wanted us to put in the platform but neglected to tell us that from the start. We then re-fiberglassed the platform into the shower area. Are you saying we should have fiberglassed the shower walls too??

sheesharee, Thanks for the tips on the paint and clear coating. Have you considered using a red or cranberry colored cloth instead of the green? Which ever matches the color in your runner. I think it might contrast better. Especially if you use something with a shimmer or sheen to it. I also had the same thought Lovesummer had; placing them on the counter and bunching up the fabric at the bases, instead of putting them in the basket. They might be more stable that way. I know they won't be as tall as you had envisioned but they may be more stable that way. You can still get the varied heights, using bricks or other heavy objects to set them on, then bunch up the fabric to hide the elevators. These trees sure are a whole lot heavier than I would have thought they'd be. I think you've done a fabulous job on them! Getting the display just right is trial and error and keep playing with it until its perfect. Its sometimes harder than making the stuff that goes on display.

Hi there. We have the Rev a Shelf corner blind unit installed. There are 2 units- and this is the smaller one. Have a look at the unit below. It opens in 2 stages. Since we live in a NYC coop with very little space the corner unit sounded like a great solution for us. My cabinet guy didn't really know what to do with it, because- although it says it is for 15 " cabinet, you door clearance has to be big enough to handle it. Ours was not. We were determined to use it- so my husband found a welding shop, and they cut the width of the basket by an inch or two. Now it is perfect. In it we store our kitchen aid standing mixer, and cuisinart, and cutting boards. Finally-some use for our corner. I really don't think we would have used a supersusan here. The bending is jut not convenient. Oh, and yes, we have a drawer above the unit, where we store all of our spices. I hope this helps. Here is a link that might be useful: rev a shelf corner blind unit

Thanks for the drawing--it has calmed my fears after reading other posts by you about your dream kitchen. I can imagine working in here. Has anyone mentioned the need for wood storage indoors? Although the woodpile is the main wood storage, there needs to be a direct route from woodpile to a plunk spot for the wood indoors. We have a wood stove in living room, in part to burn up wood from our yard. We use an old large copper cauldron for our wood holder--it's huge and I retire it to the garage in summer so that I can recover some space in the room. Also, the area below a stove needs to fit code. Talk to your building inspectors before making a plan. Otherwise you may end up with a deep lip of brick or tile that intrudes in places you didn't anticipate and you may need a railing on one side if it's adjacent to a walk space. Also, the area in vicinity of a wood stove needs to be sweepable, even if it's outside the code-mandated nonburnable floor. Wood debris is unavoidable. You may want to look at images of second homes, lake places, etc. for your practical inspirations. These places have to deal with such issues and they often have a 'country' feel (ignore the kitschy ones). As for the island/table, I urge a movable large cart. You can remove it and put in a table at times if you need to and you can pull it to your work area for a secondary surface or put it out for buffet serving. For most days, you already have a table very near on porch that will be more useful for enjoying that cup of coffee and a book or newspaper and you can decorate that space as gleefully as you like. I've thought a lot about the table in your inspiration picture and all it says to me is 'I'm not ready to go to work.' That's not a message I want in my kitchen. I need an inviting blank work surface that I can mess up with my cooking activity, then clean off and leave ready for next time. I hate it when I have debris in my work space from the last project or stuff plunked there that is off-topic for my current mania. I'm putting a nook/resource center into the corner of my kitchen but I won't share photos yet, except this early one. We'll have a full floor to near-ceiling 6 foot wide bookcase, perhaps small antique drop leaf table and chairs, and some funky lighting. No wood stove, but hope it will have ambiance and kooky inviting feel. But it will NOT intrude in my work, it will NOT prevent dinner being served in dining room, and it will allow some softening pieces to cut the modern feel of the rest of the room. It also gives me a non-stool work space if needed (handicap access concept). This antiques and books and art nook is out of the line of fire of the kitchen activities as yours is, but I don't foresee spending much time in it. Better places elsewhere in house for lounging and recreation. Here is a link that might be useful: roughed in table nook ambiance corner