Egg-crating

The soffit over the windows and arcade is of uninterrupted egg-crating.

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Spotlights in egg-crating over counters give dramatic emphasis to cabinets at night.

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For the egg-crating, 2x4's proved adequate, as likely they would have for the wall railing; but greater leaway [sic] was provided and proved fortunate since there was a slight pitch from the house roof to the wall.

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These little plants that I top-water sit on egg-crating which is atop a capillary mat.

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