Some mulches have a Preen (pre-emergent herbicide) like compound as part of there composition. When I installed by groundcover, Vinca minor,I just mulched heavily around the plants that and the builders organic carbon free loam helped to suppress weeds.

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Sabrina Alfin Interiors thanks for your input.. i just emailed my KD to see if we have an option for the corner wall.. TBH I have a blind wall corner now which i do not like and have had the angle wall before and liked it.. regarding fridge - the plan on this post was the first one and i was intending a filler for fridge door clearance but we have are reworking it to add a 12" tall cabinet (96" high) on left of fridge... am waiting on the revised plans... redsilver i have had veined floors before and liked them.. backsplash will be solid.. quartz counter does not have as much veining.. the floors will be throughout the 1st floor including guest room, bathroom & laundry room... i looked at solid white and very little veining white and did not like it.. ma in Michigan thank you... i am super excited.. at 51 years old to be redoing another kitchen.. exactly how i want.. i am not worried about resale to be honest.. this home will most likely go to the kids.. jackitriplett - the quartz i found has very little vein but may go look at some without vein as well..

(1) Remove the white trim. (2) Repair the drywall (holes, etc.) (3) Get the stairs stained. (4) If the top of the stringer board is in good condition, you should not need to add any trim or molding to finish off the top edge. Then very carefully paint the wall and the stringer board the same color so that the board "disappears" into the wall. Be very careful to mask the stairs using special paint edge tape so that you do not get any bleeding of the paint under the tape and onto the newly stained stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, you just need a plain piece of baseboard extending straight out from the edge of the stringer board, painted the same color as the wall. You might want to ask the floor man whether he wants the wall and stringer board painted before or after he stains the stairs. I'm not sure which is the preferred order to do that.