COREtec Blonde Oak or Sea Salt Oak Pictures?
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Downsized and stuck with oak cabinets....
Comments (31)Ginny...is it possible that we're married to the same man?! ;) I think...no..I know I've made up my mind! Since our appliances are new, and white, and of course our Bunn coffee maker, Keurig coffee maker and other little appliances are black, here's what I propose: We're putting in a laminate countertop because putting in granite is too costly for this place and I really don't like the noise it makes whenever I've put a plate or utensil down on it and my grip isn't as...grippy lately, so I know I'll drop things in it, too...so! Slick black laminate: it's matte with shine...a sort-of pebbly finish but NO flecks or colour in it! It'll be butted to the wall without that cuvey dooey that takes up space. I think it's called "bar cut", so it's a wider countertop. Backsplash: pure white subway tiles, with a stip insert of "Eclipse black" tile..which I can't find anywhere on here to show you! It's made up of small tiles about 1"x2", all the same size, but randomly placed, some matte black, some a shiny pebbly black, and some are mirrored black! It's shiny!! Which makes me happy. I'm not called "Glitter" for nothing! But it'll be just a 5-line strip, and filled in behind the stove, then continuing along the other piece of countertop, 2' long. So it'll run for 15', but it'll fill in behind the stove (there's a cabinet above, so there isn't a huge space there, so I didn't want to break it up) So! I can put any colour of accessories in there I please, because black and white goes with anything! I can't wait to dress it up in red for Christmas! Anyhoodles.....your thoughts, anyone? You've all been so helpful..honestly..you gave me the "push" I needed to actually get out there and find what I wanted! I fell in love with that black Exlipse tile! We're even considering putting an under-mount sink in there, too, since they can do that now with laminate. I'm thinking a black sink....sigh...which will be the same as our daughter's countertop and sink....! LOL!!! But whereas she has those glass tiles in brown tones, I'll have my black and white!! Yay, me!! ((((happy puppy dancing!))))...See MoreSugar Maple, Red Oak, Or White Oak for Wind and Sand?
Comments (13)Thanks! This plan is being inspired by an issue similar to the "America Elm". The road used to be planted with Black Pine, which were very salt tolerant. An epidemic of bark beetles wiped them all out. Interestingly, I had been looking for salt tolerant evergreen replacements before, and never ran into the name pinus radiata. I'd be worried the bark beetles would take them out. Eastern White Pine is IMHO the prettiest pine and totally immune to the local diseases, but particularly vulnerable to salt. That's what the neighbors planted. Ended up using pitch pine, which is very salt tolerant, but still might have some beetle vulnerability. Also considered Atlas Cedar. There are a lot of wild Juniperus virginiana thriving on the sight. Euonymousis an invasive species here. I did consider sea buckthorn for erosion control on another spot. While it isn't considered invasive in my area, I'm told some are worried it will be. I'll have to look into Holly Oak...it should survive here. It's rated for my zone. Tupelo is a tree I really think is in theory perfect for the area. Very wind resistant, slightly salt resistant, beautiful fall color, not particularly susceptibility to local diseases. The catch is this is for my parent's property...I won't be there to water them. I can't find a cheap source of tupelo, and I hear it doesn't take well to transplanting. So my "plant a bunch and hope some survive neglect" strategy likely won't work for it. I'm waiting until I can get my parents more interested in the project to plant a couple tupelo in the "place of honor" where they can be seen from the house. At the moment, I'm looking for a row of cheap bare root things I can plant in a row along the road in front of the field. This part of the project is deciduous because I want to keep the Fall color of the area and not completely obstruct the neighbor's view....See MoreOak floor lovers - your best eng. oak floor?
Comments (49)Checking, I will get back to you, Whatever flooring you get it may be worthwhile to purchase a box to lay it out and see the color little bit more difficult with a small samples I originally had a different color pIcked and when it delivered they stated that the colors have been darker so they brought a few boxes in and we declined chose another color that we had Purchased a box and when came they were quite a bit more red tone then got these and love love love them These are also a pretty thick engineered floor which would enable you to have more refinishing if you needed...See Moredoes anyone have pictures of Coretec Manila oak? what undertones does
Comments (1)If you put manila in the search bar - you should get posts with that word. It doesn't always work but here's one with several photos of different installations. It looks really nice. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5145335/manila-oak-cortec-photos-needed#n=31...See MoreLy Chau
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