The Historic District

I have a French light with a lot of those exact style ribbon on it ...

Gothichome wrote:Mo, you turned my pic on its side. Are you seeing my pics sideways, is every one seeing my pics sideways? I see them correctly.

They're rotated sideways, yes. (your originals).

Yes, the glue is supposed to provide the support. We'll see if this is the case! I figure that it is worth a try! What kind of adhesive did you use? It's best to remove the washers, they're just clamps. It looks like you have your original skimmed wall with some wallpaper glue still on it. That's q...

Yes, the glue is supposed to provide the support. We'll see if this is the case! I figure that it is worth a try! What kind of adhesive did you use? It's best to remove the washers, they're just clamps. It looks like you have your original skimmed wall with some wallpaper glue still on it. That's q...

Yeah. It wasn't bad. But the old adage of "You are what you eat." is quite true in hunting. If you shoot an animal that makes it's living rooting through garbage dumps and road kill it's going to have a very special flavor. Shoot one that has been living on nuts and berries in the forest ...

There's a wild peacock in my neighborhood, and a flock of street chickens (about 8 with 3 roosters). I haven't seen the peacock in a while. I used to see it strutting around a couple of times a month. Lots of herons and egrets in the little park by my house after a rain. http://farm9.staticflickr.co...

Well, how about good news? Here's another beauty, a Greek Revival (the frilly wrought iron is a New Orleans-ism) from 1859. I've loved this house since I was a child. The first picture is how I will always remember it. It has a certain haunting beauty in it's dilapidated state, but I am overjoyed th...

That one hell of a home. Why is it on the edge? You know, the unfortunate handicap homes like this have, is its size. When these were built there was big money involved. And as then, it takes big money to maintain them. Here's a few shots of the post fire interior ... it's 8000 sf. It was such a be...

There are definitely classical proportions for these things. It has to do with the height of the wall, etc.

This is about chair rail molding but similar principles apply

http://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2010/12/ ... hair-rail/

On my ceilings, the paint peeled off in rubbery sheets after being wetted for a while. Yea latex paint would prob do that, good to know thanks! Thats on my to do list to remove that textured stuff off my walls and ceiling its so unattractive!! Kudos to you for taking on the project! Thanks, Vala! Y...