I have the same situation. I have a planter hanging from my porch. The nest is not in the open because when the plant died, I just left in there. I know some birds nests you can move, but what about a doves nest? It still has 2 babies in it and the mother is always close by or sitting in it. They have gotten so use to us that I can work in the flowerbeds, open and close the front door hundreds of times, my husband can cut the grass, and we can even stand on a chair and look at them and they won't budge. BUT, let one of my neighbors walk by walking their dog and she goes crazy. Oh yeah, she dosen't like it when my husband starts his harley... lol If I wait until the babies fly away, can I relocate the planter to another location on my porch for her to use the next time? I'd even leave the dead plant in it for protection.

I have Ecos white diamond. It is awful after 6 yrs. Glass popping out. Color completely changed. We have followed manufacturers instructions to use only soap and water to clean. We have good city water. 2 of us living in the home 9 months out of the year. Cosentino first blamed water..?!?!?! And now a very small shaded window in our kitchen. Are you kidding me. A kit hen that uses no water and has no windows is a great place to install this product. Have been working with Cosentino and installers for over 9 months and have gotten nowhere at all. I'm disgusted with this product and that they actually get away with advertising it as a non staining, no maintenance product. Did I mention there are well over 100 pieces of glass that have chipped out. See photo. That is the sample of the product we purchased 6 yrs ago and the actual stained color it is now. Horrible. I wouldn't say its non staining. It's not a spot, the entire counter has degraded and changed color. Although we were td even though it is recycled it would not degrade over time. Save yourself, time and energy and purchase something better with a real warranty. The warranty nothing. Just a bunch of words.

I'm not clear on what it is exactly that you want to do. But I can show you what I did. I have a viking oven in my island and I have a separate wall unit that has a trivection on the bottom and a cavity for a microwave on top. The cavity has nesting doors for when I don't want to see the MW. GF installed advantium at counter height in a stack next to the fridge.

Our goal is to build a forever home before we are too old to actually get a chance to live in it, enjoy it and raise our future children in it. I have the impression you're young -- the comment about "before we're too old" rings false with me. Don't rush into this big commitment. I also think it’s very odd that the site that has this particular plan estimates the cost to build at 260k...not sure what they base that on because it seems like most everyone on here is insinuating that this plan is a multimillion dollar home to build. It's 2587 square feet, right? It's not an accurate measurement, but just consider that. A builder-basic house can be had for about $100/sf ... that'd bring you to $258,700 ... and that's for cheap carpet, laminate countertops, hollow doors ... not at all the inspiration pix. You're talking about a complicated floorplan ... in a rural area, which comes with its own set of pros and cons, and also some extra costs. On the other hand, you have a couple things on your side: you already own the land, and since you live on it, I assume you already have a driveway, water and other utilities on the property. You'll have to pay to bring them to the build site, but it won't be as bad as bringing the lines themselves in. I don't know that it's a multi-million dollar build, but no way is it a -- what'd you say? -- 260,000ish build. Why do the plan people say these things? Easy. They want you to buy the plan. They don't care whether you can afford to build the house. Same reason the diet pill people say you can drop 40 pounds in a month without changing your diet or exercising. They want your money. I have looked at homes near where we live, however since we are so rural here I get it. I'm from a rural area too, and -- yeah -- it's harder to estimate than a house in a neighborhood. We haven’t gone to our banker since we don’t really have an amount in mind to request...lots of chicken and egg business! You're just finishing school, right? The bank doesn't want to hear that you're well-educated and are about to start working -- they want to know that you have a secure job and can show them some numbers on a paycheck. You'll certainly get a better interest rate after you can show that you've been on the job a while, but I think you should talk to the bank and ask your friend for advice /options. Yes, for sure. We have definitely thought about that, and actually planned to wait to finish the upstairs at a later time too. The bank isn't going to go for that (banker friend or not). If you're borrowing money, they want to know that IF they were to take back the house (they have to think that way -- don't take insult), it'd be ready to put on the market with minimal effort. They aren't going to finance half an unfinished house. They might go for an unfinished rec room, but fewer than three bedrooms /two baths will be impossible. My eyes are so, so big! But who wants that much house to clean anyway?! Especially with a difficult commute and kids on the horizon. Another thought, could you not take any regular floor plan that you like and when making decisions on the siding, roofing, etc. choose materials that are consistent with the storybook style to get that same look? Absolutely you can. Pick a layout that works, and add the features to make it look storybook.