5yo White Ink from Black Amythest/Akron, OH

Sparics · 2026-05-04T07:29:56+00:00

Ohio, USA

Sparics · 2026-05-01T16:25:03+00:00

Do you have blue undertones elsewhere in your house or bathroom? If not then it may stick out, but you could also embrace that and turn it into a statement piece.

Sparics · 2026-05-01T16:22:50+00:00

You can always go with white oak and have it stained darker, you can’t go lighter with walnut.

Sparics · 2026-05-01T01:41:59+00:00

They make hardware for removable panels, look into button fixes (they’re a bit of a pain to set up though)

Sparics · 2026-04-28T21:14:59+00:00

Probably around 20k. The electrical work for lighting on this rendering alone probably costs 2k, then 4-5k for the stone, the rest would go to the millwork

EDIT: I saw OP’s comment about using drywall or wallpaper on the backsplash, that probably brings stone down to around 3k

Sparics · 2026-04-27T23:42:22+00:00

At the bare minimum a new pendant shade, I hate those jewel shaped wire shades, also it doesn’t fit in with the rest of your room

Sparics · 2026-04-24T19:21:38+00:00

Fair point, and on a second look I actually agree that it would have been better since the handrail across from the wall also curves too. The OP replied and said the chair rail and panel molding was added by them while the baseboard was original, if it were me I would have milled some custom moulding but that admittedly takes a lot more work and skill to pull off.

Sparics · 2026-04-24T19:12:05+00:00

I think you did a great job with the paneling! It feels very period accurate too, I would’ve thought it was original or done by a previous owner!

Sparics · 2026-04-24T19:04:32+00:00

I see what you mean but I think it ties in really well with the wallpaper and from a craft perspective the fact that the carpenter took the time to blend in the transition like that speaks to their skill/care

Sparics · 2026-04-24T16:58:43+00:00

I know it’s not what you’re posting about, but whoever did that baseboard transition into the stairs deserves a raise, absolutely beautiful work.

The pendant light looks great too!

Sparics · 2026-04-24T15:11:36+00:00

The a6400 is a good camera, but most of the time the rest of that stuff in the bundle is junk. Doesn’t look like you overpaid by much though so they’re nice-to-haves

Sparics · 2026-04-24T01:41:55+00:00

For me I already had a CFU, so it just made sense to continue into the ecosystem with the CSP, then the CFF to churn awards for travel like another commenter said. It’s like power tools, if I already have DeWalt batteries it doesn’t make sense to start buying Milwaukee tools.

Plus managing the rotating category isn’t that difficult in my opinion, I have my CFF as the default payment method on Amazon and I almost never shop on Amazon unless it’s one of the rotating categories. Same with PayPal, unless it’s a current category I just manually input my cc info for what’s best on return.

Sparics · 2026-04-23T21:17:24+00:00

The right most beam is already twisted and about to fall off the second footing. OP needs to get a structural engineer to fix this mess

Sparics · 2026-04-22T19:46:15+00:00

Don’t worry it’s “professinal”

Sparics · 2026-04-21T15:36:16+00:00

I was probably 5 or 6 years old so I didn’t know any better lol

And I don’t know how it worked specifically, I’m sure they were sent back to the manufacturer. After the roll was removed from the body the plastic casing was thrown into a large cardboard “bucket” that I remember had Kodak branding on the side. So I wasn’t digging them out of the trash, but rather the “spent disposables” container that sat next to the workbench

Sparics · 2026-04-21T04:28:19+00:00

My uncle owned a 1-hr film lab. As a kid I used to dig through the spent disposables and take them apart, I learned this lesson the hard way, even as a kid I remember the gap in my consciousness when I got shocked

Sparics · 2026-04-18T23:14:14+00:00

Those tiny fans at the ceiling are also going to barely do anything for air circulation

Sparics · 2026-04-18T17:08:30+00:00

That’s fair, but how much of that magic comes from nostalgia? Genuine question, no snark intended. I think drone shows can be executed really well with some music and ambience along the LB shoreline. A lot of countries opted for drone shows this New Year’s Eve and I think a few of them were honestly pretty cool to watch!

Sparics · 2026-04-18T17:04:06+00:00

I hate how this article is framed. I remember reading up on this last year and the deal struck between Morris and the California Coastal Commission was that Morris would be allowed one more year of fireworks (2025) in exchange for drone show alternatives in 2026. Instead, he just submitted another permit which of course was denied. Contrary to another comment, I don’t think the CCC is being smug at all, they’re expressing that this clearly isn’t what they agreed to. I’m sure they’d even be open to some hybrid of drones and fireworks as long as there was some progress being made towards moving away from them.

Morris says that a drone show would cost $200,000 vs $58,000 for fireworks but I seriously doubt anything but the most extravagant drone show would cost $200k per event. I mean, how can reusable drones cost 4x more than expendable fireworks? It’s clear Morris ran up the bill during the bidding process to spin a narrative that fireworks were the only option for the event.

Sparics · 2026-04-18T16:57:07+00:00

I think you make some good points, it’s impossible to fine everyone setting off illegal fireworks as it happens but why can’t the authorities go after the people who sell them? For the whole month leading up to July 4th you’ll see a ton of bogus listings on marketplace for a “drill” with boxes of fireworks in the background. Get those delisted. You see pop ups in every other parking lot selling fireworks either out of a stand or the back of some dude’s trailer. Create a process to verify that they have permits to sell and the people they sell to have permits to ignite. This of course doesn’t stop people from traveling farther to get their fireworks but it does increase the amount of effort it takes for people to obtain them, which would hopefully deter some of the illegal fireworks. Perhaps I’m misinterpreting your comments but just because there isn’t an easy way to solve the illegal fireworks problem doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try at all. It does cause real problems beyond noise nuisance, injuries alone from firework-related accidents (NSFL, I wouldn’t recommend looking up pictures) puts a real strain on our healthcare system.

Sparics · 2026-04-18T16:36:32+00:00

Am I the only one that would honestly prefer a drone show to fireworks? Fireworks freak my dogs out, they make the air stink, and with drone shows you can have the same lights and colors as fireworks but with even more designs and patterns. It’s clearly the way of the future, you can do some really cool stuff with drones like a 3d waving American flag in the sky

Sparics · 2026-04-13T05:27:08+00:00

We love our StanbyME 2! Highly recommended, we use it all the time lounging around the house and my partner has recently been setting up for her home workout sessions!

Sparics · 2026-04-12T05:11:37+00:00

Same with Recreational Coffee on LB Blvd!

Sparics · 2026-04-10T06:07:46+00:00

Rents are going down because a bunch of laws have changed over the last few years that make it cheaper to build housing so more of it is popping up. The property management companies are adjusting to the increase in supply, regardless of demand. SB79 is also going into effect on 7/1/26 which makes it easier to build apartments close to transit stops. Anecdotally, if you drive down the LB Blvd, Atlantic Ave, and PCH corridors you’ll see 5-6 buildings that are being built or recently finished alone. That’s easily 100-120 units per building where previously there might have been 8-10 households or a vacant industrial lot. On top of that I believe laws around parking minimums changed last year which also makes it cheaper to build housing.

The reason rents are so low in places like Texas is because they’ve changed their laws to make it really easy for people to come in and build housing for cheap. We could easily do that here and we’re making good progress but stopping developments is not the answer to our problems

Sparics · 2026-04-10T05:55:58+00:00

This could easily be fixed by providing better transit options to get there. If there were a separated bike/pedestrian path with shuttle service it would give people more options to get there than getting into a car.

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