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Mirror, mirror on the wall, will this house ever be finished at all? You watched us design
and build this house in 150 days, but the work is far from over. We're about to jump
into my favorite part of the process of bringing all this together. Join me for an exclusive
look right here on eHow Home. This is a really wacky and fun piece. You know, you might call
it a piece of late 19th century Americana. It's certainly Victorian, so it would be Victoriana,
I suppose. But I love all of the whimsical shapes and forms to it. It looks like it could
sprout legs and run across garden. It looks like something out of a Tim Burton film or
Dr. Seuss. Well, it's a hall tree. It has a mirror in here to make sure you have your
scarf on right and your hat. All of these little hooks and places to hang things are
for hats and scares and walking sticks and umbrellas. And if you look down here, you
can see, it even had an umbrella pan at the base where umbrellas could sit here and they
would drip into the pan. But, sadly, the pan was lost some time ago. When I found this
it was painted black, but that color didn't really work inside the house. It was just
a little too harsh. So I painted it this soft taupe color just by using some Krylon spray
paint. Looks pretty good, don't you think? You can imagine with it painted black it would
really have some stark contrast against our white walls in the house. That's another reason
to tone it done and go with this taupe. The form of itself creates high contrast against
plain walls. You can just imagine this silhouette. I think that's what makes it so whimsical
and fun. Hey, I'm gonna use this in the entry hall, but it could have other uses. I'd love
to hear what you think about it. Send me a comment right here. And make sure you subscribe
to eHow Home. Okay, it's time for you to go in the house little fella.