Hi Molly, Glad it wasn't just me who was unable to open pictures. Yes, several of the benches really caught my eye, at good price range too. Welburn-- like a well tailored suit-- but too skimpy in depth of seat. My son and I are "large". Flannigan-- handsome, and I liked the vignette with the floor lamp. Hadn't thought of that before And a little bling isn't bad. . Thomas-- probably my favorite-- the ebony wood trim dresses it up without being fussy. So that gives me a good place to anchor the angle wall, and it won't interfere with passing through the front door. . Would you suggest a large mirror behind the bench, flanked with some wall art or photos> Anything you can suggest to put on the 10" long wall that doesn't involve floor space? Would like color . The website you chose is new to me. Are there any other online resources you can suggest in addition to the usual pricey ones-- PBarn, Crate and Barrel, West Elm? Appreciate the time you've given me.

We are doing our pool in french silver - should be sprayed within 2 weeks ... keep you posted

I never have any problems posting pictures...! I never take pictures with a phone camera - only a real digital camera. I’ve seen people say they’re having problems with the up-side-down (or sideways) orientation when the photo was taken with a phone.... When I export photos from the camera software to a file for posting here, I save them as relatively small .jpg files so the file size is not large. I think that all helps with the posting here, particularly the smallish file size I think.

"But I've never seen spider mites in real life." Almost impossible to see without a magnifying glass. They are tiny and look like specks of dust. "Are regular spiders pests on tomatoes??" 'Regular' spiders are not pests anywhere :-) They are some of nature's good guys and are predators of other, more damaging insect pests.