[ { "recommendedUse": "Home-page hero", "creator": "Clay Banks", "sourceUrl": "https://unsplash.com/photos/a-dining-room-with-wood-paneling-and-a-glass-table-B6ZXOlMO3EY", "license": "Unsplash License", "licenseUrl": "https://unsplash.com/license", "attributionRequired": false, "credit": "Photo: Clay Banks / Unsplash", "alt": "Wood-paneled dining room with a glass table and white ceiling beams.", "evidence": "Photo page explicitly marks free download and Unsplash License; published October 14, 2023; SONY ILCE-7M3; Cuddebackville, NY.", "inspection": "Downloaded 3000 by 2000; visually inspected. Real wood-paneled cabin dining room with physically coherent chairs, table, reflections and beams. Suitable horizontal hero; do not call it a board-and-batten installation.", "verifiedOn": "2026-10-16", "assetKey": "home-dining", "modifications": "Resized and converted to WebP.", "assets": [ "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/home-dining-600.webp", "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/home-dining-1200.webp", "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/home-dining-1536.webp" ] }, { "recommendedUse": "Front-loading washer article", "creator": "RDNE Stock project", "sourceUrl": "https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-person-holding-white-front-load-washing-machine-5591646/", "license": "Pexels License", "licenseUrl": "https://www.pexels.com/license/", "attributionRequired": false, "credit": "Photo: RDNE Stock project / Pexels", "alt": "Open detergent drawer on a front-loading washing machine.", "evidence": "Photo page explicitly marks Free; published October 13, 2020; taken September 17, 2020 on Canon EOS 5D Mark IV; 6720 by 4480.", "inspection": "Downloaded and visually inspected. Actual domestic washer detergent drawer, readable control text, natural hands. Laundry is inside: do not describe this as an empty cleaning cycle.", "verifiedOn": "2026-10-16", "assetKey": "washer-real", "modifications": "Resized and converted to WebP.", "assets": [ "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/washer-real-600.webp", "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/washer-real-1200.webp" ] }, { "recommendedUse": "Linen organization article", "creator": "Rachel Claire", "sourceUrl": "https://www.pexels.com/photo/soft-clean-towels-with-tassels-on-shelf-5490780/", "license": "Pexels License", "licenseUrl": "https://www.pexels.com/license/", "attributionRequired": false, "credit": "Photo: Rachel Claire / Pexels", "alt": "Folded towels on an open wooden shelf.", "evidence": "Photo page explicitly marks free; published October 1, 2020; 5472 by 3648.", "inspection": "Downloaded and visually inspected. Real folded towels on a wooden ladder shelf. Crop lower half if needed. Not a closet or proof of the article's proposed shelf layout.", "verifiedOn": "2026-10-16", "assetKey": "linen-real", "modifications": "Cropped for article composition; resized and converted to WebP.", "assets": [ "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/linen-real-600.webp", "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/linen-real-1200.webp" ] }, { "recommendedUse": "Glass care article, contextual image", "creator": "cottonbro studio", "sourceUrl": "https://www.pexels.com/photo/clear-drinking-glasses-on-a-dish-rack-4108719/", "license": "Pexels License", "licenseUrl": "https://www.pexels.com/license/", "attributionRequired": false, "credit": "Photo: cottonbro studio / Pexels", "alt": "Clear drinking glasses drying on a countertop dish rack.", "evidence": "Photo page explicitly marks free; published April 8, 2020; taken March 31, 2020; Canon EOS R; 3323 by 4431.", "inspection": "Downloaded and visually inspected. Real clear glasses on countertop rack. Do not caption as dishwasher loading or evidence of cloudy-glass treatment.", "verifiedOn": "2026-10-16", "assetKey": "glass-real", "modifications": "Cropped for article composition; resized and converted to WebP.", "assets": [ "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/glass-real-600.webp", "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/glass-real-1200.webp" ] }, { "creator": "Stephanie Ho", "sourceUrl": "https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-paint-roller-while-painting-the-wall-994164/", "license": "Pexels License", "licenseUrl": "https://www.pexels.com/license/", "attributionRequired": false, "credit": "Photo: Stephanie Ho / Pexels", "alt": "A hand holding a paint roller against a partially painted gray wall.", "evidence": "Photo page identifies Stephanie Ho, Free license, publication April 7 2018; optical metadata 4.15 mm, f/2.2, ISO 25 and Instagram processing.", "inspection": "Original downloaded and viewed. Physically coherent real roller, single continuous metal frame, hand and visible paint texture. No overlaid text. This is wall repainting in progress, not photographic evidence of a failed touch-up or a completed repair.", "verifiedOn": "2026-10-16", "assetKey": "paint-real", "modifications": "Resized and converted to WebP.", "assets": [ "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/paint-real-600.webp", "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/paint-real-1200.webp" ] }, { "creator": "Curtis Adams", "sourceUrl": "https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-bathtub-with-blue-and-white-wall-tiles-10099087/", "license": "Pexels License", "licenseUrl": "https://www.pexels.com/license/", "attributionRequired": false, "credit": "Photo: Curtis Adams / Pexels", "alt": "Blue wall tiles meeting the rim of a white bathtub at an inside corner.", "evidence": "Photo page explicitly identifies creator and Free license. Published November 1 2021; taken October 27 2021, Canon EOS R5, 15 mm, f/14, ISO 125, 1/60 sec, Lightroom 4.4.", "inspection": "Original downloaded and viewed. The real horizontal tub-to-tile joint is clearly visible on both walls, with inside corner, tub rim and coherent faucet. No text artifacts or implausible tool geometry. A decorative starfish partly covers the exact corner, so retain both long visible joint segments. This is a real installed bathroom, not a documented sealant application or proof of waterproofing quality; material composition cannot be inferred from photograph.", "verifiedOn": "2026-10-16", "assetKey": "bath-real", "modifications": "Resized and converted to WebP.", "assets": [ "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/bath-real-600.webp", "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/bath-real-1200.webp" ] }, { "creator": "Jmalo", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garden_Mulch.JPG", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0 International (selected from author's offered licenses)", "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/", "attributionRequired": true, "credit": "Photo: Jmalo / Wikimedia Commons (Garden Mulch) — cropped, resized and converted to WebP; image licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0", "alt": "Coarse wood-chip mulch covering the soil between shrubs in a planted garden bed.", "evidence": "Uploader identifies own work in a Normandy public garden, mulch from pruning waste, dated 2009. File history March 12 2011. NIKON COOLPIX L3 EXIF dated May 1 2009. Page permits selecting CC BY-SA 4.0 and explicitly requires attribution, license link, change notice and share-alike for adaptations.", "inspection": "Original downloaded and viewed. Clearly real coarse wood fragments and garden plants, no synthetic tools, labels or text. Some upper tree bases have material near trunks; do not promote this image as ideal trunk clearance or correct depth. Main lower foreground provides a large unobstructed wood-chip view. Existing wheelbarrow/delivery alt and caption must be replaced.", "verifiedOn": "2026-10-16", "assetKey": "mulch-real", "modifications": "Cropped, resized and converted to WebP. Adapted image licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.", "assets": [ "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/mulch-real-600.webp", "/static/06f89f1fd9d8b67c/articles/mulch-real-1200.webp" ] } ]