Back to Marmoleum--I'm not seeing any consensus on whether Click or Sheet are the safer choices if you're going to have a pattern. I don't understand the Dual Tile at all, since this seems to require an almost infinite number of seams, no? We have both sheet Marmoleum and Dual Tile. The sheet only comes in one width - 79". If you need something wider, you can either butt the sheets together or use a welding rod. Even though there is a pattern to the Marmoleum, if you butt the sheets, you will probably see the seam. If you use a welding rod, you will definitely see the seam. The rods are not available in all colors/patterns. And you need an installer that is really qualified to make good seams using the welding rods. Our hall bathrooms are about 6ft wide, so we had the sheet goods installed there since no seam was needed. The laundry room and master bathroom would have required seams if we used the sheet goods. I didn't think I would like the look of just one seam in the room, so we went with the Dual Tile in those rooms. You can tell the floor was done with tiles, but the look does not bother me. I prefer the look of seams all over to just one seam. (Think VTC flooring in a department or grocery store.) And, if we had gone with the sheet goods, we would have had a lot of waste due to the size of the rooms and the width of the sheet. If you go with the Marmoleum Click, it gets treated the same as any other floating floor. That means you have to have your expansion gaps and, if you have an island, you have to decide how comfortable you are with putting the island cabinets on a floating floor. If you are not comfortable doing that, you will have to figure out how to hid the necessary expansion gaps around all sides of the island. Also, you will have some type of transition piece, t-molding or reducer, where you transition from another type of floor to the Marmoleum Click. Our sheet and tile Marmoleum are butted up against our hardwood floors with a tiny bit of caulking, and they are flush. We have only been living with our Marmoleum for 3 months, but we really like it.

I'm getting ready to head out camping with my son for the weekend, but we should be done (minus backsplash) next Thursday! Can you wait for the reveal thread then? All the cabinets are installed. The sink base was a bit of a pain for my contractor because we used a 9" apron sink (not the short apron) and Cliq doesn't have a special apron front sink so it had to be pieced together. It turned out nicely, but I'm sure I would have saved some money in his time if I'd have gone with the short apron and a standard sink base. I've got one door being replaced and they are also sending touch up kits for both colors. I requested the linen because there was a crack in one of the frames that we opted to install and just fix up. I requested those Weds, they shipped today and I'll have them tomorrow. We have one extra toe kick and one extra quarter round. I guess I should have checked that stuff over and done the measuring myself. Not sure how much those cost. I may come up with some decorative project in the future for them since they match the cabs though. I am completely in love with the tea leaf. I'm so glad I didn't go with all linen. It would have seemed so boring and not as warm in comparison. As far as quality goes, my contractor thought they were good and liked that they had nice thick backs. I love the slow close drawers though the trash pullout doesn't have it. I also love that they are full overlay and there are no center stiles. If you have other specific questions let me know, otherwise I'll post full photos, review and cost breakdown of our remodel late next week and link it here to make sure you see it! The granite is going in Weds and the plumber will be back Thursday.

It's been my experience that there are people who buy & have NO idea that the plant is infested with anything. They just aren't that observant or don't know what to look for. There's also that thing where people expect plants they purchase to be healthy & pest free, so they never check. Then of course, there are those who don't really care. If and when the plant fails to thrive, they believe they killed it somehow by over or under watering. This is usually the case when people have one or two plants. However, when you have a collection of 6 or more, and ALL of them seem to be going downhill, dropping leaves etc. and upon closer examination, you see something is amiss. You check the Google & find you've got house guests. The product I use is Bonide brand. Click link for a picture of the product. Also, it's worth noting that the life cycle varies from species to species of MB. If you're lucky enough to eradicate all adults, and miss some eggs, BAM!...just like that, you've got 'em again. This is why I chose to break the cycle through chemical means. Technically, I should re-treat every 3 months, but I choose to only do so as needed, so twice a year it is. I used to (upon bringing new succulents home) remove all old soil & re-pot in preferred mix. However, some of them didn't appreciate having to acclimate to a new home as well as new soil. Now I bring them home & let them sit for a bit while I hunt down a suitable pot. I usually re-pot after about a month. Some folks have good results with Neem oil. I did not =/ But I admit to being somewhat of a type 'A' person, I hail from NY, soooo, there's that 8D Some folks have also had good results with simply removing old soil & rinsing roots in insecticidal soap solution, again, I did not. Different approaches yield varying results, some quite satisfactory. It's just too variable to predict with certainty, unless using a product with imidacloprid. The seller I was most happy with on Ebay is ricklogeesrareplants (clickable link) and coastaltil1. Be warned, not the cheapest option out there. However, I don't sweat where I get my plants anymore, now that I've found a reliable way to eradicate these pests. There's a large greenhouse near me and they have a great selection of mature plants, but ALLLLLL are infested with mealies. Despite this, I choose plants according to what pleases me & I treat liberally with imidacloprid before adding to my collection.

dyeing, bleaching, coloring fabric is really hard to do at home. I've had a ton of practice and still *rarely* get it right with Rit or iDye. fabrics that are dyed commercially look good because they have massive industrial setups. and unfortunately, the chemicals that work better are ones that are pretty scary. Reds/oranges/yellows are the hardest colors to get out. "color removers" are only meant to fade enough that you can put a new color on top of it. and your results are going to wildly vary depending on what was used to dye it before, and what the fabric is. you're probably never going to achieve fading all the way to champagne unless you use an aggressive amount of chlorine bleach. worse, if you try to add violet or something to tone down bright yellow, you'll probably end up with something muddy and bad. and/or damage your fabric the more you treat it. (similar principals apply when people try to bleach and dye hair.) you might either embrace the color as-is or pick a dye that will work with the yellow undertone. maybe it's time for you to decide that piece of fabric is better off in a different room and buy a new piece that's already the color you want.