Yardshare has a space on it for providing comments on the presented work, but I didn't see these comments posted there.

I happened to come across this article in the NYT today about a large cluster of New Brunswickers who are experiencing an unexplained neurological condition. Glyphosate is posited as a potential cause. Here's an unpaywalled link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/magazine/canada-brain-disease-dementia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C04.d0TE.GSVRhZZ-ZfFR&smid=url-share "Recent studies have shown that glyphosate crosses the blood-brain barrier and that chronic exposure can lead to neurological inflammation that can trigger Alzheimer’s disease." I know there is a lot of conflicting information out there on the safety of glyphosate. I'm sharing this article only because I found it interesting, not because I think it offers any definitive answers.

In old houses at least, the stained glass panes were simply used in place of a regular glass pane. Our Victorian had been stripped of all its stained glass at some point in the past - all the transoms and the big window in the front staircase landing are missing - so we're looking to have new stained glass pieces made. We'll be doing them the old fashioned way, as the main pane in the frame rather than a separate thing mounted to the existing window. I also don't want to do the thing where the stained glass piece is sandwiched between other pieces of glass - would diminish the sense of depth, texture, and dimensionality you get with leaded stained glass. What we'd do for energy conservation and protecting the stained glass pieces is get detachable storm panes. As for getting the stained glasses pieces made? We got some great references from our wood window guy. Designing them will be fun - we considered salvaging old transoms, but waiting around for pieces with the right dimensions come up would take forever, and then they'd all be different, so we want to come up with a new (but still historically appropriate) motif for the new stained glass and have all the pieces match and look like they belong to the house and the house's era.

This is a fun thread! Two perspectives to share: When I moved to FL from NY I kept all of my mixed woods, metals, colorful furniture and rugs. Definitely did not want the tropical white/rattan furniture mentioned above. One of my kids recently purchased a house and her millenial choices have been a deep indigo sofa, teal chairs, a MCM dining table and media cabinet (house is MCM), colorful dining chairs, and will keep the original, beautiful hardwood floors even though two GC’s have come in wanting to stain them gray. She adopted one of my vintage Karastan area rugs which perfectly highlight the colors in her sofa and chairs. She has a long way to go in decorating but definitely is not going for gray and beige. She has a bar area that needs an update and she jokingly said she could reface it in shiplap...NOT! We have seen almost all gray or cream furniture in the stores so colorful prints are usually offered as an upgrade. I think her home will definitely feel like her own, not cookie cutter. Editing to add: the home is not open concept so I guess it’s easier to add color, although cohesiveness is still a goal. And, we are lucky to live near an awesome MCM vintage furniture store. The prices are comparable to what one would find in the reproduction stores but the furniture is solid wood (teak, rosewood, etc.), and pieces like dining chairs have new upholstery if appropriate. It’s always fun to see what’s new in store!