Sorry, I don't have a good answer for your question, but had to say, "Thanks for the smile" because your statement about having great ideas that don't turn out so great reminded me of my grandmother. She was very artistic but not necessarily practical--there are still stories of her "remodeling" project where she took a saw to the wall because she wanted an archway into the dining room; and one time where she sawed apart a sofa to try to turn it into a sectional...