I stopped by the Vintage Hardware booth a few minutes ago. It's the company we wrote about a few weeks ago in the Home&Garden section.

I told Mary Lux, who was working the booth, that I was looking for cool stuff. She began making her way to the booth for Stellarvision, a Redmond-based company that will paint glow-in-the-dark constellations in just about any room in your house. "It's like being in a planetarium," said Mary as she guided me down aisle 1500, near the northwest exit.

Walt DeRosia, of Tacoma, ushered us into a small booth and shut down the lights. Let's just say it was an experience of starry goodness. The stars, handpainted onto walls and ceilings using an acrylic-based paint, looked just like the sky looks at night when you drive up through South Prairie into Carbonado. Stunning.

Said DeRosia, "We can put them on any surface." Even popcorn ceilings? Yup, even popcorn ceilings.

The interesting nugget is that they can paint the stars the way they were positioned on any particular night -- including the day you were born or any favorite holiday. "One lady last year had us paint her divorce date," said DeRosia. I laughed for at least a minute.

They're offering a deal during the show. A 10 by 12 room, normally priced at $396, is $296 during the show.