I would start by seeing if you can contact Fleetwood. They would know how the floor is made. I've had some small footprint items like china cabinets but they're lighter than a big aquarium. I have had a 55 gallon one without any problem. And that was in an older home from around 1980. Mike

got so distracted by the pictures that I forgot to answer the question. I have 2 small china cabinets that contain bits & pieces of things that I like to look at: a few small pieces of Sandwich glass, pickle dishes & so forth. Melrose & Thistledown sugars & creamers (The plates are in the bottom part where you can't see them, since the glassed upper part isn't wide enough.) quite a bit of a Johnson Brothers china set (plates, bowls, platters) that has a green floral border with a thin gold rim. about 4 Fire Kiing or Pyrex dinner plates, can't remember their names, but they're a sort of opalescent gold color. a bisque bluebird In the bookshelves, I have a bunch of old vases, some McCoy & Haeger & the like, & a hobnailed milk glass one. love this thread!

I helped DS install one a couple of years ago. It's a 65 gal (high) and is 24-30" high. I can't remember actual height but I know it's too high to easily service. One has to remove the lights and then get a ladder to do more than feed the fish without using an extended rod of some sort. Do you have the extra room to keep the equipment necessary to run it? Do you plan on having a sump tank? Will you be taking care of it or a hired service? I ask because that will play a part in just how large an aquarium you should get and where it should be placed. I will probably inherit DS's aquarium, but I don't want all the bells and whistles that it now requires. Instead, I'll take all the fish, etc. and will be buying a NanoCube by JBJ to house them in. Excellent lighting, no heat build up, and everything is built-in. I've seen a unit in a friend's home and it looks great! Check the link below for the one with LED lights. I've seen better prices........ Here is a link that might be useful: Aquarium

Thank you, Rob! My formula is: 2 cups paint 5 tbsp Plaster of Paris 2 tbsp warm water I mix the water and PoP until smooth, making sure all lumps are out, then add to latex paint (usually eggshell). Mix well. This is the basic recipe. I've made it thicker, and thinner, by more/less water. I've found that too much water will make the mixture too thin, and the finished result may scratch easily. This amount goes a LONG way, but will save in a sealed container very well. Or, you can cut it all down. I'd love to try AS paint one of these days, and compare. But so far, I've been very happy with mine. (We sell our pieces). I have done tabletops, and posted the results here, but I'm not sure how to search for threads here. We poly some tops, wax others. I prefer a matte poly for protection (usually 3 coats). Here is one table, it was an extremely damaged 80's golden oak dining table, we did a checkerboard on it: