Aluminum cooking utensils, aluminum foil and pots and pans do not cause Alzheimer's Disease. Tami, if Alzheimer's Disease runs in your family there is most likely a genetic link. From the day my Mom was diagnosed I have read anything and everything I could get my hands on about Alzheimer's Disease (one of the reasons I got the internet) and there is nothing that links aluminum from cooking utensils as a cause. If you are worried about ingesting aluminum stop drinking water, stop taking Tylenol, stop taking antacids and stop drinking tea or even wearing antiperspirants. Here is link to a Government of Canada website in regards to aluminum and human health. In my research and book reading on Alzheimer's Disease the first comment ever made linking aluminum from cooking utensils and foil was by researcher/scientist telling a joke at a cocktail party - somebody overheard the words "aluminum foil" and "Alzheimer's" and the word was spread that aluminum pots and pans cause Alzheimer's Disease. That myth and hysteria continues to be spread but if you choose to believe it and it works for you go for it. Anne Here is a link that might be useful: Aluminum and Human Health

Thank you all so much. I did have fun watching it's transformation. Now if I can just convince myself to paint something for over the fireplace for my dear hubby. He'd be happy with some of my photography, but I'd like to either sketch or paint something. dd50, I was surprised at how much it held too. That's pretty much the reason it's not all color coded. I went through the containers of fabric in the basement bringing up what I thought it would hold and each time I was shocked at how little room it took once refolded to fit the depth of the shelves. Claire, your comment made me think of an old TV show that the guy at the end often said "I love it when a plan comes together". I can hear the theme song in my head, but can't hold the name of it in my head long enough to remember it. Just pops in and right out again. Eight is all that stays and I'm not even sure if that's part of the name. We'll just call it a Dori moment. (the blue fish from Finding Elmo, NO, there I did it again. Finding Nemo!) bronwynsmom, I have an old secretary to fix up too. I bought it off Craigslist for only ten dollars. It has a terrible paint job on it. I'm thinking of using beadboard anaglypta with trim around it to add some character. It's in the Sunroom just sitting there waiting to look pretty. I was hoping to use it for my computer, but my flat monitor is too tall. :( MaryLiz, I'm so happy you told me it was *you* applauding. The kitties and I have been looking all over the house wondering where it was coming from! They'll be so happy to hear I figured it out. You know how curious kitties are... As for anaglypta, it's a textured-paintable wallpaper. If you have a Lowes they have quite a variety, even in beadboard, which we purchased to do the ceiling in the Sunroom with. Maria, if I wouldn't have been in such a hurry to get sewing I'd have added extra shelves. Though when picking a fabric other than the top one I slide my left hand under the fabric above what I want raising it just enough so I can easily pull out the one I want without making a mess of them all. To replace a piece of fabric I do pretty much the same thing. I shop like that too so I'm always getting offered jobs. HA! Anyway, I'm glad I didn't add shelves then because reading your comment got me thinking and I realized I could add vertical dividers between the top and second shelves so I can sort the colors of remnants that way. I'll still add at least one more shelf somewhere though. talley_sue_nyc, you are right I have heard of the laminate strips. Though I have never used them, they are a great product. We added triple bead trim to shelf fronts in our closet redo. The lam would have been more cost effective, I'm sure, but never gave it a thought. I'm glad you mentioned it because I keep forgetting to try it. I see you are a Martha fan too. Even my hubby admitted that he didn't mind watching her show. Not that he'd make a habit, mind you. But he did mention how pleasent she is to listen to whether you're interested in what she's talking about or not. The fabric in rolls came that way. They are called remnants. Usually from the end of a bolt or possibly from the middle if there's a flaw. They are always marked lower than they'd be if cut from the bolt. You can find just about any fabric a fabric store sells on a remnant at one time or another. As for standing there looking at the fabric, I've so done that. Sometimes when I walk by this cabinet I open it to take a peek. I love fabric and worked in three different fabric stores over a period of a little over a decade and have fabric "collections" from each of them and then some! I'll have to see if I still have a picture of when my dear hubby bought me four shelving units and sixteen-fifty six quart clear containers to store what fabric I had at the time in. And that was just a fraction of how much I have now. The cabinet only holds such a teeny bit of the total. I love going through my fabric now and then. Some bring tears since I'd purchased it shortly before my Mom passed away suddenly. I'd plans for making a few outfits for her and some nightgowns. But I cherrish the memories of picking out what I knew she'd like too. mustangs, is your name about horses or the cars? My daughter went to a friends family farm in Cali over the fourth and had to call me because she got to ride a "REAL mustang Mom!". She drives one too, but this was even a bigger thrill. I really don't have too much trouble keeping my fabric neat. I'm rather obsessive about it. And to me this isn't really neat because it's not color coded and it's not all the same size. 8^O Well, now that I've written my first book, I think I'll go relax for a bit. Tootles! ~Becky A Team! That's the name of the show! I was hearing "A" not eight. That's what was throwing me.

I know what you mean. We have been having freezing rain then snow and right now my car doors are frozen so I can't get into my car. Bummer. Altho your pictures are great.

Your chair will be wonderful to see when you finish. DD and I stayed at Hotel Monaco in Portland, OR some time back and enjoyed seeing balloon style chairs there in a part of their extended foyer. I had not remembered exactly what theirs looked like, (just had fun sitting in them), but this photo below was one from their website...and it's a much smaller style and has more open arms, but still with the covered top. I love the fabric you're planning to use and think that will be so great looking. BTW, thanks for the info about Joann's since I've been eyeing a home dec fabric there, so this wkend will be a great time to get it! Can hardly wait to see your finished chair.