woodyoak wrote: I was washing this year's plant tags this afternoon in preparation for updating my tag binder - I dump all the tags from things I plant into a pot and then clean them up and record them when it's cold and I need a dose of the garden! :-) I didn't think I did much planting this year as there's not much space left, but there are quite a few tags... a lot of them are plants that were recommended here! I did exactly what you did, this past Sunday! Okay to be honest I don't put them in a binder but instead I sloppily throw them all into a large clear ziploc bag or two with the date 2013 very visible on both sides of the bag. I staple the appropriate tag to its receipt, for the more expensive perennials (and this year for the few pricey Japanese Maples I acquired). I decided to count these tags and I am shocked to say that there were almost 100! (I hope my partner does not find this particular post as I will never hear the end of it)

Thanks for the tips, davidtay. I didn't even realize I should get an electrician. Do folks typically pull out circuitry if they're trying to keep a light fixture? I assumed they just removed the fixtures since they didn't trash the house at all (just removed light fixtures, towel bars, window coverings, and bathroom mirrors). Our property inspector said we were lucky, as other foreclosed homes have been left a wreck, with demolished countertops (from former owners removing the sinks!), deliberately damaged walls, missing dishwashers, etc. I'll try to open up some of the blue covers this weekend and see if I see anything obviously wrong. It's a home in a rural area and I'm assuming that getting an electrician to drive 2 hours round-trip is going to cost me quite a bit! As for wiring being up to code, can you explain why this is something you suggest in a relatively new house (less than 10 years old)? I can see why you'd want to investigate code upgrades if it were an older home (say 40+ years old) but wouldn't a relatively new house be ok without upgrading to the 2014 code? Maybe I should also cross-post in Home Decor, as I don't know how to pick the type of light fixtures for each location either? Does anyone have advice on that?

Hi again! My island is 51" wide and 62" deep - the granite was actually just installed last night so now you can really see the lighting scenario! I think it would support only ONE of the basket weave pendants posted b/c that is 23" in diameter so I'd hang it really in the center. I think it could support two pendants of a traditional kind if they were between 10 and 20" in diameter, you know? I feel like I'm fighting the industrial pendant trend - and it's not because I don't like how it looks! It's just that everyone puts them in and they all look the same and in three years, something else will be the "everyone" option, you know? Can't decide now if the basketweave up there will bring in the pretty coloring and balance the granite, adding interest up in the air, OR detract. What do you think?

As with GrannaBelle, our DR chandelier and pendant lights (2 over peninsula & 2 over sink) are from Murray Feiss. They are part of the "Morningside" collection. Our peninsula pendants & DR chandelier are approx the same distance apart as yours. My feeling is that when they are so close together they should compliment each other. IMO, they should not be starkly different or clash. Here are pics of ours: If you check the link below, you will see they have several different styles, all complimentary, that can be chosen from. As you can see, they do not have to match exactly. (They have some new ones for 2008!) Here is a link that might be useful: Murray Feiss' Morningside Collection