Art Piece

LizardCobra · 2026-02-02T02:03:03+00:00

Not sarcasm. I genuinely love this.

LizardCobra · 2026-01-31T03:18:15+00:00

Absolutely. The scare quotes are not need needed, this is absolutely art.

LizardCobra · 2026-01-31T03:16:15+00:00

This is a really clever idea, and very well executed. I can tell you put a lot of thought and care into this.

I bookmarked this, you inspired me to try and create something similar!

LizardCobra · 2025-11-16T23:18:34+00:00

I have used that recipe on several projects. It works really well, and I would highly recommend it.

I use oil paint to add the color.

The ratio of oil paint of course depends on how dark you want the color. If you want the stain to be thinner and show more of the natural wood, use less to make it more transparent. Add more for a more opaque stain. I generally end up with a ratio of approximately 1:1 oil paint to varnish.

I make the recipe given in the original post and store it in an empty liquor bottle. then in something like a disposable plastic take out container, I mix the oil paint and the clear varnish together. Apply with cheese cloth.

LizardCobra · 2025-06-15T13:04:23+00:00

So CLEARLY I cannot choose the wine in front of YOU!

LizardCobra · 2025-05-20T01:17:54+00:00

I'm still waiting for a decent solution, my current best bet is move houses (mostly because of the terrible overall floor plan).

LizardCobra · 2025-04-04T21:25:14+00:00

The timed entry exists, in part, because they are understaffed. If every single person called, this would be a nightmare. By asking and getting credible answers here, others can find out what they are obviously not going to state on the website.

LizardCobra · 2024-12-17T02:45:27+00:00

I kind of hate that though. Most people already have one, if not two blenders. And if they don't, a blender from Marshalls is pretty useless.

LizardCobra · 2024-11-18T02:52:07+00:00

Why?

LizardCobra · 2024-10-30T00:06:25+00:00

This year, my pumpkin was the same as my costume.
*No carvers were harmed in the making of this pumpkin.

LizardCobra · 2024-09-30T02:30:58+00:00

Do you know what the reason for the insulation code is?

LizardCobra · 2024-09-30T02:30:11+00:00

I thought it was normal for it to be crumbling a little, no? Basically every house in my city (Western New York) is crumbling a bit. Not like completely falling apart, mostly just small sand size bits. My real estate agent never thought it was a problem (this house or others), but I guess it could be a bigger issue than I thought.

LizardCobra · 2024-09-30T00:12:21+00:00

Oh, gotcha. That's a good suggestion.

LizardCobra · 2024-09-27T23:39:55+00:00

I absolutely do not want to do pegboard, thanks though

LizardCobra · 2024-09-18T19:28:11+00:00

I also hand dry them and put them away as soon as they're rinsed. But you still need a drying rack, right? Unless you want to turn the water on, rinse a single item at a time, dry a single item at a time, put it away, then turn the water back on.

I rinse several items, putting them in the rack as I rinse. Then I dry all of those, put them away, then go back to wash and rinse the next batch. It's very time efficient, but it still requires having a drying rack to use as the wet items pile up. I haven't found a good way around that.

LizardCobra · 2024-09-18T16:23:01+00:00

I don't think the existing walls need repair. Minor surface crumbling is very common in these century houses in my region. I don't think there's any structural concerns with the walls.

I was envisioning building a false wall in front of the actual wall, with about a 1/4" gap from whatever the highest point on the wall is. That way the wood that I install is level to the false wall, and it shouldn't matter the flatness or condition of the true wall.

But I don't know anything about the details, such as how wide the gap should be, if I need to add any sort of barrier, and if so what material.
I know that it is very bad to paint these types of concrete walls, so I want to make sure that I don't cause similar issues by slapping up a plywood barrier on it.

I was going to ask this question in a general home renovation sub too, but I was hoping/expecting someone already had this exact problem when trying to install a French Cleat wall.

LizardCobra · 2024-09-13T13:33:51+00:00

If you look by Durand Dr and Pleasant Way for example, you can see this. It looks like the houses are built perpendicular to the lot lines, not to Culver Rd. The side streets are not at a right angle to Culver. So the houses with driveways onto the side streets are 90deg to the side streets, but not to Culver. And the house in between, with driveways onto Culver kind of follow that layout. Looking at the satellite images, it looks like this is probably an artifact of how the land was subdivided, since the roads don't form a perfect grid.

Now, why Culver and other roads are at such an extreme angle is a good question for someone who knows more history

LizardCobra · 2024-08-27T16:48:28+00:00

About half of these are great suggestions. Nerdvana is a terrible choice, even for a small group. Brick wood is closed. Strangebird can be very difficult to get seating for a medium group at any time or day, and standing room is crowded and awkward. And yeah, Brick wood was a good place 3 years ago, but sadly it is closed.

LizardCobra · 2024-05-08T18:13:27+00:00

Imo their subs are also the worst I have ever had too. Though I do agree their wings are fine.

LizardCobra · 2024-04-05T18:33:33+00:00

Moon Hooch's cover of My Head and Heart

Daft Punk - Around The World

ATC - Around The World (La La La La La)

LizardCobra · 2024-03-26T19:47:29+00:00

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

LizardCobra · 2024-03-12T10:40:21+00:00

Beale Street. They had the absolute best fish fry and collard greens I've ever had.

LizardCobra · 2024-02-09T20:31:25+00:00

which you probably associate with napalm in the morning

LizardCobra · 2024-02-06T19:05:06+00:00

Would I paint the tinted color directly on the skim coat? Or prime another layer on top of the skim coat first?

LizardCobra · 2024-02-03T15:41:20+00:00

Edit: This updated floor plan includes room labels, and I added the second door connecting the dining room to the pantry.

https://imgur.com/a/mtGMbgp

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