It's pretty easy once you know what has to be done... First you have to get the image onto the internet somehow- I have a couple servers so I just put the picture I want to show on one of mine and post the link. You can search for free image host and use one of those.. Or email it to one of us who has a server. (easier for you to find your own "hosting" tho as I'm not always around to post pics for folks) Once you get space on a server somewhere, put your image on it (it's called "uploading") then you can use the "Optional Link URL:" below to post a link to the image, or write some HTML code to make the image pop up here. For example, if I wanted to post first I would upload it, then I would go look at it in my browser, then copy the URL of where it is. THe URL of this example is: http://krstofer.org/plants/passiflorasunburst.jpg (It's what's in the "location" field at the top of your browser) Then if I wanted to make the image appear here I'd type (img src="location of your image ") which in this example would be (img src="http://krstofer.org/plants/passiflorasunburst.jpg") NOTE: You have to change the ( and ) to respectively to make the image appear- I had to use the () to "trick" the forum into showing the code rather than looking for an image somewhere... And when you've done all correctly you should be able to see your image in the "preview" section of your post, and when your done the image should pop up: Just like that.

I love that room!! It sort of has this exotic appeal to it that speaks to me----and I like looking at those parrot pictures (you have my Eclectus in one of your prints btw) and then looking at the kudu---it causes me to pause and take it in more. The kudu painting proportionally balances out the other pics. I was in S. Africa this last Feb/March---it was one of the most breathtaking, amazing, beautiful places I have ever been and I wish that I could live there. And yes, I tried kudu at a traditional Braai (bbq). When I think of British colonial, I think of plain canvas fold-up seats and tents. So I think your lampshades work well. I would try simple, smart, canvas drapes. I think of clean, unpretentious lines. I think a silver canteen with silver cups might be a cool display sitting on a basket weave tray. We saw a lot of simple, clean-lined lanterns too. A zebra rug would definitely work. Also there are lots of decor items made with porcupine quills---we saw lots of that in SA. Lampshades, mirror frames, or even a bundle of quills in a vase. Pier One and Z Gallery have these items and kudu horns, etc. But remember, a small amount of this goes a long way. I like your side tables---that to me is the exact touch that you needed. That has a bit of the East Indian influence. I wouldn't be adding saris or brightly-hued silks or anything like that. I'll see if I can't dig up any pics.

You need a scaffold board. FOr this to work, you have to have rungs of your ladders at the same height, and you lay 2x12 boards across so that you can reach what you need. Clamp the boards to the ladder for safety. To get to some of the areas, you can use your pony wall as support for one end of the scaffolding and the ladder for the other end, coming out perpendicular to the counter. You'll have to move it a lot more, but you should be able to reach most of the areas that way.

I have to agree with the other pros, this is not likely to be successful. These are a PITB to remove due to the nails in the soft aluminum and typically get destroyed in the process. Options are to reglaze in place from a ladder, or have a professional do so. I'd tend to recommend the latter, shouldn't be all that expensive