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This narrow wall has
been a headache for thirty years. Never could I find a material durable
enough to withstand the catching of my daughter's wheelchair on it. The
passage way here is narrow and to get through it sometimes she has to make
several attempts. If the chair catches it simply rips whatever is on the
wall, off. This is ceramic tile, glued to the wall with that power grab
glue. The mortar fills in around it, instead of being under the tile. So
far, the chair has not bothered it a bit.
Back Porch
Again ceramic tile on the floor has made this back porch elegant, plus
being so wonderfully easily kept clean. Green is the choice of color
because I bought a whole bolt of this fabric for 50 cents a yard. I
suppose no one wanted to decorate that much with this bright green color.
For the back porch it is okay.
Tile on buffet
More ceramic tile. This tile is on the top of a heavy piece of carved
furniture, which were dresser drawers. I use this for tableclothes,
buffet for serving hot food, and over head shelves to store dishes. The
chest of drawers I bought at a garage sale in 1983 for ten dollars. The
shelves are not shown in the picture but they came with a bedroom suite a
friend gave me. Rod painted them a dark color to go with the bottom chest
of drawers. I saw a piece like this in the paper for 800.00. All this
cost us was probably around thirty dollars and this includes paint, tile
and mortar
These are the pots that came off the patio in front. They are at home
on the back porch. To one side of them is the hot water tank. This plus
the heat off the wall on their back is what keeps them from freezing in
the winter months. Some of these are begonias and they do exceptionally
well here, blooming all winter. If they get too tall I simply pinch them
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