I don't think the paintings leave room for the things you've got on the mantle. I think your big jug would look so much nicer filling up the corner on that table you have to the left. I think you need more height there so you might even put a taller arrangement in the pot. I think both of your tables could use taller accessories, so the candlesticks might work well on either one. I'd paint the candlesticks in whatever accent color you are planning to use. The current "color" is lost against the walls. I like your paintings but I think they pretty much fill the space over the mantle.

I went looking for images of those elements. Ribbed glass panels in cabinet doors is easy enough. Here's one in a bathroom vanity: Ribbed glass (or ''seeded'' glass) is also often found in period light fixtures: As for marquetry countertops, if you asked most kitchen cabinet makers for such, I imagine they would gape blankly at the gabbling woman. But there are plenty of companies doing stock and custom hardwood marquetry inlays using CNC laser cutters. Here's the thing - they are doing it in floors. Google ''hardwood floor inlay'' and see. Yes, many of the rosettes are infeasible for a 26'' counter, but look for the ''border'' designs - or create your own. Assemble a 26'' wide section of inlaid ''floor'' on a 3/4'' plywood substrate, encase it in Waterlox, and I do believe you'd have yourself a marquetry countertop. Another option - perhaps cheaper - is stenciling on hardwood, of which this is an example. And so is this What else? Beveled glass is readily available, as is chrome countertop edging, and any furniture or auto upholstery shop can cover a panel of 1/8'' plywood in soft butterscotch leather framed in silver studs (maybe not actual silver, but close enough). I don't know exactly what version of Art Deco you are headed for, or if you even like butterscotch, but the point is, you are not doing yet another white kitchen, you're doing something that isn't being done by the mainstream, so the ordinary kitchen sources are not making this stuff. Sure, there is cool Art Deco hardware around, but what passes for ''Art Deco'' kitchen cabinetry in the online catalogs is . . . disappointing. You are going to have to make it, or at least source it, yourself - and I think if you're comfortable outside the painted lines, you can. You'll find yourself hiring a floor guy to work on a countertop, hunting down the local hot rod upholstery shops, telling your cabinet maker to fit bathroom vanity faces to kitchen cabinet boxes - they'll still look at you like you're crazy, but you'll know you're not. Go for it, girl!

Yes, I did, and mentioned that on some other thread here-I bought art on Etsy, several times. Couple paintings, two watercolors, a small sculpture or two, several ceramic works, and artistic tile..(In my defense: not everything was for dear myself, some were gifts)) It took me a long time, maybe years, to even entertain the idea that art can be bough on internet, site unseen. But after you risk it, you warm up to it. I was pleased with all my purchases on Etsy, and the ones that came from the artists were my favorite ones. The sellers there are usually incredibly responsible and nice. I also bought art on E Bay, several times (mostly very cute but cheap, unassuming pieces, except for one pretty big oil painting, which I loved enough to buy from Germany, and had to frame it here..now THAT was expensive..)), I also won a great etching by a prominent artist on Everything But The House site. (They have amazing, unbelievable things there sometimes.. even though the more amazing artwork is the more chance everybody will try to get it, and the price will be in heaven) .But I still highly recommend checking them out. This is relatively new site of estate and auction sales from around the country, where bids start from one dollar. You can search by the sale or by category..just look up "art". They have new sales each day. I love their representation too-lots of photos of each artwork, description of every blemish if there, really user-friendly. Of course I bought straight from the artists and galleries too, and it's different kind of experience that's hard to beat. But it doesn't mean that you won't enjoy an art you buy for example on Etsy, You'll still feel this connection with the artist, and you might love your art a lot.

A real tru tile setter can float there tile FLAT. We used to do this with wet setting on bigger tiles, Now we have medium bed thinset mortars that can be used up to 3/4" of depth under the tile so we can float to some extent with that. Floors are not always level and thats OK we are more looking for FLAT and in plane. If you start with a FLAT substrate that meets tolerances for TCNA/ANSI I dont always use lippage tuning. It comes down to a job by job basis, The quality of the tile, and many times the material budget. The one and only excuse for lippage is the tile material itself. If its warped / bowed etc. If the substrate is not in tolerance before I tile I know I have to float. If im floating I make sure its within 3/4" depth for my thinsets or I will sometimes wet set in which case I will level as I go.. Usually I fix the substrate first or skip on the job if they dont want to do that $$. But you dont get a floor with a bunch of lippage and I dont get a bad rep. Actual well installed marble floors can be polished and some lippage can be mandated. Its not cheap. We had a recent post here by one of our skilled veterans in it he speaks to bending tile with lippage tuning to force stagger patterns..... I have on occasion taken jobs with bowed tile and forced them somewhat into submission with Lippage tuning like that and it can really help (but thats not a spec and adviseable to try for many) lippage tuning doesnt LEVEL a floor it helps keep the tile flat and in plane. Leveling happens underneath and before tiling or via wet setting/floating. I have set 24x24 tiles with no tuning system just fine so you dont neccesarily NEED it always. Off topic: Its a great post you have here, we are in a market these days that tells people do it yourself, watch youtube and HGTV ....... as such weve got a bunch of novice diy tilers turned craigslist PRO that cant get the job done right. Usually half the price of A pros price and Homeonwers are getting the brunt of it while the entire tile industry remains largely unregulated on local levels and gets a bad rap daily here on Houzz... "Help Total tile debacle" " Why does my shower floor look wet " etc etc. But we dont get the full story, People claim to hire tile pros when in fact they show us no proof or paperwork, no company names, where they sourced the install etc. and I think a lot of what we see here on Houzz is folks hiring cheap labor off craigslist and trying to manage their own renos' getting in way past their depth and then coming on houzz complaining and not sharing all the facts thus making the entire PROFESSIONAL tile industry seem shady.. Not all of em but im sure its a serious number and I see it here in my own backyard all the time. Is that how you ended up here asking this :):)???