Ok, then, it's almost done! Thank you both!! Sconces would be my first choice, but they won't fit even if I replace our wall mirror with two 24" wide mirrors for each sink because we have recessed medicine cabinets that are built into each side wall that are hinged near the corners. I'm trying to replace the old medicine cabinets anyway. I'm looking for a couple of mirrored medicine cabinets that I could wall mount over each sink but haven't found them yet . . .

I had my roof redone last year. My roofer said always remove shingles before laying new ones. The roof boards can then be inspected and replaced if needed. It adds around $500 to an average sized colonial roof but is worth it. A roof is not where you want to cut corners

Basal sprouts/suckers and water sprouts have a significant impact on the top growth of whatever stem they're attached to. Juvenile tissues near the tree's root to shoot transition zone are naturally more vigorous than distal tissues, so the tree will tend to funnel energy to the juvenile parts while [ontogenetically] older tissues are deprived of what would have been funneled to them were it not for the juvenile growth closer to the transition zone. What you have going on also jars the eye because it looks so different from what would be considered one of the tree's 'features - the plaited trunk; so, there are two reasons to remove the low growth. The green to brown change in the periderm (bark) is a natural part of the plant's morphology. As the outer layers of the periderm die, they become cork-like; then, as the stems and branches thicken, the outermost dead parts of the periderm develop fissures and furrows to produced the aged look we envision when we think of 'bark'. Unless it contains supplemental nutrients, container media doesn't really undergo depletion of the nutrients locked in the hydrocarbon chains of which soil particles are comprised. To some degree, soil organisms break down tissues like cellulose more readily than some other tissue types, lignin, the part that makes trees woody and stems of more herbaceous plants stiff, for example; but this doesn't necessarily mean more available nutrients. If there are microorganisms breaking down soil particles, nutrients, especially N, can become reimmobilized within the very bodies of the soil life breaking down the nutrients. The increase in growth when a medium is changed is due more to an increase in media volume (in the case of potting up), or improvement in the medium's structure, specifically in the ratio of air:water held within the medias pores. Container media which hasn't been nutritionally amended is a poor source of nutrition, no matter how old it is. Even most container media that HAVE been precharged with nutrients contain such a small amount of nutrients that they too should be considered to be a poor source of nutrition. If you keep your focus on the physical structure of the media you use to at least the degree you can water your plants to beyond the point of total soil saturation w/o the need to be concerned the medium will remain soggy for an extended period (and result in poor root function/health), you'll have taken a very large step forward. Keeping your plants' root systems healthy is a prerequisite if you are to maintain your plants in a high state of vitality (health), so what you provide as a home for your plants' roots is no small matter in the overview of their care. If you decide to repot, timing is an important consideration. E.g., if you live in the northern hemisphere, repotting now is probably not a good idea. Where I live, in Michigan, I plan to repot my tropical trees just before to just after the summer solstice. A money tree would be repotted in May or early June. While timing might not be a life/death determining factor, working WITH the plant's natural rhythms is decidedly better than ignoring them. More on repotting if/when you have interest. Al

Some of the new build models in my area have them so I’m not sure it’s completely outdated. I’ve seen some that look great. Most of the homes are contemporary. Maybe it’s according to the style of ones home and the colors chosen.