I actually have no idea if this cactus can be salvaged... To have a chance, you will need at least some healthy tissue... To be honest, that cactus looks a little too far gone. If it is possible at all to revive, it will be very tricky. I actually would recommend buying a new plant. It will be easier, and you can get a fresh start. On the other hand, if you really, really want to save it, you will need to start by searching for firm untainted tissue. Just feel along the length of the cactus, and squeeze slightly. From the picture, it looks like there is an area of green left. That would be the ideal area to start checking. If you find a firm spot, cut the top off the cactus at that spot, cutting lower and lower by slices until you reach good solid tissue with as little brown as you can get. Use a very sharp knife. From the picture it looks like the base is also rotted. You will need to cut off all the roots, and cut up toward the top of the cactus slice by slice until you find the same green firm tissue. At this point, you should only have a tiny cylinder of cactus left. Maybe even less than an inch high. You will need to put it somewhere warm and dry (with no soil) for several days. That will let the wounds callous over. After that, just lay the section of cactus on top in a pot of dry dry dry dry dry dry dry 50/50 cactus soil and perlite. DO NOT WATER UNTIL ROOTS FORM. You have absolutely one chance to revive that cactus, and if you water it, it will then rot into nothing. The cutting should take maybe a couple months to root. Do not disturb it while it is rooting. Doing this will cause fine roots to break, and the rooting will take longer. After you are sure there are roots, you can water cautiously. I don't mean to be pessimistic, but the chances for this working are very slim. Don't blame yourself if it doesn't work, and never give up! The best of luck to you! ~palmsandsnow

@enjoythejounrey, Thanks for the feedback :) I like floor-to-ceiling tile everywhere but the person at the tile store recommended against it (since there would be no space for me to add colour with paint and she thought it would look too commercial). I was considering some walls that are half-tiled for cleanliness purposes around the toilet -- I just like that I'd be able to wet it down and clean it as needed. You'd be surprised by the poor aim of some males :P Ideally, I'd also like tile behind any wall where there's a towel hanging too (since people with wet hands splash the walls when grabbing for a towel and it drives me nuts :P). I haven't really figured out where I could put towel hooks in my Main Bath yet, but the towel hooks in the ensuite will be on the tiled wall beside the toilet (kind of in the shower area but far enough back that it shouldn't get wet). I actually like the contrast of the white toilet with the grey wall (especially since I'll be doing a wall-mounted toilet which will also have a pretty large metal actuator plate). FYI, the toilet is only tucked in an alcove in the Main Bath. The Main Bath has a window in the room, it's just that the window isn't directly above the toilet. I'm toying with the idea of installing a gloss-white cabinet above the Main Bath toilet (shown in the drawing) that would be flush with the wall (and I think this would brighten up the space a little). If I don't do the white cabinet, then I will prbably have a towel-storage rack above the toilet (which could add some colour). I'm hoping that it won't look too dark looking in the Mian Bath toilet area. The ensuite (where the toilet is more in the open) doesn't have a window but will have a SolaTube light tunnel to bring in light. Thanks!

Hi - i just used Homestyler. Has a decent selection of furniture items and art. Can’t change any colors but can change size of items. One example below. Original picture was just console and tv.

Pull the background color from the wallpaper for the first paper This is the background from the second paper but it may be too light. This is the background from the black paper used next to the second wallpaper and this combination works well.