moving to Phoenix area - will I go crazy?
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Comments (6)For permanently outdoor bananas you'll probably be stuck with M. basjoo and M. sikkimensis, but there are some other speces such as M. itenerans and M. sp. 'Yunnan' that some people are experimenting with. A number of other species can be greenhoused for part of the year but the fruiting bananas generally require too much tropical heat to do well here outdoors for any length of time....See MoreChelone, I think I'm going crazy~?!~
Comments (2)Thanks for the pictures and "recipes". The room in question is very large: 28'w X 36'l, very well lit (ceiling flourescents, mounted flush with the ceiling!)) and a lot of windows. It's a real departure for me; the ceiling is pale blue, and the walls will be a bright, "clear" pastel in the "pistachio green" family. Originally, I had thought of painting the trimwork white. But the helpmeet suggested leaving it natural. It took me awhile to "warm up" to the idea, but I think it might work nicely with the palette and the bright, sunny aspect of the space. I am hoping for a "frosty" look to the pine and have some concern about it getting progressively "pinker" over time. My immediate instinct was to use straight, white primer for the wash and then seal it with either flat or satin clear coat. I am going to fiddle around with some samples either later today or later in the week. (have to get the walls done, the chimney skimcoated, and the hearth done before I worry about window trim!)...See MoreShould I go with Ikea cabs, and if so, DIY? Am I crazy?
Comments (12)I went with IKEA cabs in my kitchen and love the quality and value. I have an old house with leaning walls and uneven floor and found that I could not hang the wall cabs myself--even with a carpenter friend helping the 2nd time round. So I hired a contractor for that part (shared all the IKEA literature and directions, they even had a free DVD about installation) and got a very professional install. The adjustable legs for the base are very useful. You can assemble a cab in 30 minutes to an hour. The regular boxes are very quick, the corner cab and pantry took longer. By the end, my 13 year old assembled the over the fridge cab all by himself! Just get make sure when you attach the back panel that you square up the corners with a corner square tool--that allows the wall cabs to hang side-by-side nicely. I had the cabs all ready, and the contractor hung the rails, attached hinges, squared the doors and attached the trim. They also cut and attached the wood countertop and replaced my window. It was worth the extra $2000. So the cabs ($2500) PLUS installation was $4500, the price of other cabs alone. You do need a contractor who is open to installing European style cabinets. They will question the rail system and want to screw through the backs to hold the cabinets to the wall. I found it useful to share that IKEA has engineered the heck out of this attachment system, and that my 25-year warranty might be voided if the cabs were installed differently. Depending where you live, you might be able to find an IKEA certified installer who would do your install very quickly, since they understand the system. Hopefully the installer could also do your fancy trim-outs which would look grat with the Lindigo style. Also, if you are near an IKEA, consider having the store deliver your order. The delivery for my cabinets would have only $250, and I live 320 miles away! Wish I would have done that. They deliver right into your house, or garage--wherever you need the flat packs located. Here is a link that might be useful: My IKEA kitchen remodel blog...See MoreAm I crazy to consider moving the oven?
Comments (16)Thanks all. I think we’ll just put the new oven where the old one is as dh has planned and then redo the kitchen in the next couple of years. The old oven wasn’t supposed to die yet. I really dislike the ovens current location. And it’s tiny, many of my pans don’t fit. In a perfect world we would have had more time to plan but, with the current oven not functioning or fixable we had to do something more quickly than i would have liked. I cook and bake daily so a functioning oven is the priority Yes, half the kitchen is in an addition. It’s kind of bizarre. But. Theres a lot of space, we like the rest of the house and location and we’ll get to it in the next few years. I was just trying to figure out if there’s a way to make it better while we’re already messing with it. :)...See MoreLaura81
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