We've been in for 4 1/2 months now and overall are very happy with how our new home turned out. Things I love: Wood floors - Ours are 4" white oak, site finished in a medium stain color, satin finish(not shiny). Dover white laquer painted woodwork, mouldings, and cabinetry. We have stained cabinets in a couple of bathrooms, and I'm glad I didn't go stained in the kitchen and rest of the house. The stained acts like a dust magnet and washes out the paint color on the walls. But most of all, white wood against painted walls and hardwood floors just makes me happy.:-) Love my kitchen. Thank you kitchen forum! Definitely pay a visit over there if you're just getting started. -It turned out beautiful(white custom cabs, arched hood, wood floors) -Lots of well placed lighting all on dimmers -Functional, large layout with specific work zones -Danze faucets and pot filler -Silgranit sinks(love the big single basin and the round prep!) -Bosch ovens -Dacor 36" gas cooktop -Kitchenaid DW and Fridge -Giallo Ornamental granite -Microwave built into the island -Trash pullout -Tons of deep drawers instead of cabinet doors -Step in pantry Smart Strand carpet - feels and looks great - LOVE IT!!! Love our huge paved, curvy driveway and walkways. Lots of room for the kids to ride bikes, scooters, and play basketball. Huge covered porches front and back Exercise room off of master for treadmill and weights Walk in attic access from upstairs Huge bonus room upstairs Big laundry room with 2 washer and 2 dryer hookups, quartz folding countertop, deep stainless sink, and plenty of storage. Love that the dryers vent right outside, not up through walls and then to the roof like our last house. Makes cleaning the duct a huge pain and cuts down on effiency. Sound system with speakers throughout and on back porch Paint colors - Tobacco Road(main), Dover White(woodwork) Lots of lighting throughout almost all on dimmers Schlage door hardware and deadbolts Love being out in the country on a little land with tons of trees and a pond. Peaceful and lots of room for the kids to play and explore. Things I'd do differently - Insulate wall where upstairs bath plumbing runs downstairs for sound reduction. Put in sprinkler system - On the list to do next spring Wish we would've upgraded to satin or eggshell paint in the bonus and kids rooms. Went with flat to save money figuring we could always repaint later.

I agree that the stickley chair needs to move out of that room. I like the turquoise chair, but would not do a leather chair with the leather you already have. You need an upholstered chair and IMHO, a patterned chair. I don't really see the two patterned chairs for your room. I would wait till the right thing came along. That said, if you like the $50 chair, it's only $50 and you could still wait for just the right chair and then either use that elsewhere, or sell.

I don't know where you have been reading but anyone who has ever grown corn knows well that cross pollination is a real issue with corn and many home gardeners successfully grow different varieties using time-delayed planting. But as to your specific situation, anything wind block that you can put between the two varieties will help. So yes, the house will help some assuming the predominant wind direction at the time of pollination is blocked by the house. If the house sits sideways into the wind then or caty-corner then it will block less. As to 2 stories up adding any protection, I can only say "its possible" but pollen is very light and drifts on the wind and rises and falls with it so no guarantees. If you want to insure no crossing at all (assuming no corn growing neighbors) then you can always hand bag the tassels and hand pollinate the silks. But that process is very time consuming and assumes only a small crop of each variety. Dave

The white up there looks very pink on my monitor, and no, I dont like it with your ceiling. Do you know what the color white is thats on your ceiling? I assume that is flat, I would try to match that, and then use matte, or eggshell sheen on the walls.