Mykarma, You can check on the Get Togethers forum, or the Exchange page on this forum. On the Pennsylvania Gardening Forum, right above where the messages start is a small blue link: On-Topic Discussions [Switch to: Exchanges] That is where PAers can arrange swaps and trades. Lynn Here is a link that might be useful: Pennsylvania exchange

I never in a million years would have thought there might be a local specialty bead store! I will have to look that up. :) You have me thinking Writersblock. Maybe in the playroom, where I have sheers in three quarters of the window, beads would be really busy. I mean I know they will be busy, but maybe there is a better answer. I found some beautiful crystal sun catchers on etsy based on your link. Maybe I can put one in each window in the middle. This person is local to me I also found this wind chime and I think if it was spread out, instead of round, it would be lovely in my kitchen window....

Lowe's and HD websites blow goats. Lowes is utterly worthless, while HD is just mostly worthless... I do buy from locally owned lumber yards when I can, I'm just trying to learn a little before I approach them. Thanks for the help: this does help a LOT. The 36 inch stuff at HD is solid hardwood, available in cherry, oak, hickory or maple. Not sure if it's a sheet good or not, but would hate to have to deal with those short pieces. Anyone know if the HD sheets are available in oak? This whole project started as a means to disguise the long, narrow nature of the space, so I'd probably do the beadboard with 'beams' to hide the joints and create rectangles running opposite the long axis. 4x8 sheets would give me the most choice as to how large to do the rectangles, and would save some serious installation time.

I prefer the flat version, but that's because I have a Craftsman kitchen where it fits right in. I will say that I believe the plain flat version actually collects more dust than the beaded -- flat edge versus rounded has a bigger "ledge" for gravity to work its magic, like settling flour when baking. I do have to wipe them weekly or more often. In terms of which is better, it's purely a matter of your taste, budget, and style preferences for your space. The beaded picture you show looks like it's beaded AND glazed, is that correct? Are you considering glazing? The trimmed shaker can look quite different depending on whether it's glazed or not. Here's an unglazed version: PS: just to follow up on Casey, I think that technically, the term "beaded inset" refers to this, where the bead is set into the opening rather than the door panel -- another interesting option: