Looking to get a fiberglass pool and need some guidance
armywife1996
15 years ago
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In need of some guidance for my family room.
Comments (3)It's such an interesting arrangement of rooms...but somehow they just seem confused as to function. You have a living room that is essentially empty and then you have the family room with a desk area and tv viewing space and a table whose function is unclear. Not sure how much of this is because you don't use the living room or how much is because everyone wants to hang by the wood stove because it's warm. But other than the dr and the tv area, the rest seems to be without intention...but place holders instead. If you want a craft corner in the room, then be intentional about it...turn the corner where the maple credenza is into a crafting space with book cases or other storage and a light over the top and chairs all around a table that isn't too high...the one that's there seems high for children. This is one instance where I would want to add a wall rather than eliminate it....I'd like to see the wall between the kitchen and living room enclosed, then I'd move the stove there to tighten up the work triangle and then I'd turn the peninsula into an eat-at counter. That would make the living room a little more useful for furniture and a conversational cluster set up, and it would define a gathering space for family/visitors. In the FR, I would put the sofa back to the picture window so it didn't feel like such a barrier in the room....even if it meant I had to slide the TV away from the corner....then the arrangement of the other chairs would be more open and welcoming. The other thing that's bothering me is all the different wood colors...some mixing is fine, but I don't think there's a single piece of wood that is close to any other in color...the wood work, the dark built ins, the very light desk credenza, the medium colored table, the shelves, the picture frames, all of it is very different. Perhaps it's because wood is about the only thing to look at....there is no softness in the room....no window treatments, no pillows, no area carpets, no fabric upholstery, even lampshades are few and far between....As far as adding window treatments, I think they would go a long way toward softening the space. The baseboards are not a problem if you just hang a side panels...they need not close...and add one valance across the top of the 3 windows would look great. I'd pick the fabric first before I picked the paint as it's easier to match paint to fabric than vice versa. I'd do matching window treatments on the other windows...with or without the side panels, but leave the sliders alone. That will also go a long way to making the wood less prominent. If you want to define the rooms separately, I would go with stronger, more saturated colors and more contrast between the space...you have plenty of light so it could handle it. The colors would definitely have to work together well. But because of the open space plan and traffic flow, there's a lot of walls that are sort of unusable, so the only way to furnish them is with color. I think it would help warm up the space, but I would definitely stay away from the gray tones as they can be colder. When I see your rooms, I want to add warmth, cozy, and softness. But as I suggested, start with fabric first....then paint. HTH...See Morelooking for Larrycb....fiberglass pool
Comments (4)I can say that I was/am thrilled with my pool. So glad we chose fiberglass. The pool is so smooth..no rough edges and feels great on your feet. The install made me a little nervous with the crane but went very well. I have posted pics on a separate posting. I had a small leak near the filter few days after install. They showed up the very next day to fix which was just a matter of tightening a pipe. The next time I called about a pump gauge check they came out the same day! The excavator was incredible. Concrete guy very easy to deal with. I cannot complain about ANYTHING! This is after going through a nightmare on an addition we did 2 years ago where the contractor was arrested twice during our build...you can only imagine! Needless to say I tried to cover all the bases this time and then some. Larry if your near Ocean county come take a look yourself..you have to get in it to feel/see the difference. Maybe by now waterworlds pool is warmed up...in April it was a little chilly. I use a solar cover and temp goes to about 83 during night and then back up to 87 or so depending on air temp and then cools off until i put on solar cover. I lose about 2 degrees overnight that is it. All in all...very happy....See MoreStuck in sink h@ll and need some guidance
Comments (10)I remember sink h@ll, all too well. Ordered sink from plumbers surplus at a great place, arrived broken, replacement was not available at original cost instead was $500 more, rethought sink decision, etc, etc, etc.... Now my sink is in the LR in its box, the countertops will be templated TODAY, any minute the doorbell should ring.... My original sink was a Kohler Indio, which I still love, but the rethinking process made me decide that my clumsy family that cooks with mostly cast iron skillets would chip my enamel sink. I thought about the Cascade, actually lusted over it, but ended up with the Performa 1 and 3/4 bowl. I only changed my mind for function reasons. I would totally wait for the Cascade, unless you have changed your heart's desire to the Super Single. It is only 2 weeks. I know these last few weeks are torturous, I am living them with you. I am sick of washing dishes in the bathroom, I am sick of tripping over piles of dishes everywhere, but hang tough, we can do it :)...See MoreNew to succession planting and need some guidance.
Comments (28)if want the real secret to succession planting here it is. step 1. look up you number days of growing season. step 2. look up your last spring frost date and first fall date. step 3. create 52 week flow chart by weeks or 5 day increments that equal number days in step 1 step 4. put line down flow chart where the season starts, the season end and where frost dates are. step 5. map out you garden planting area and divide it into numbered sections step 6. get list of vegetable and when they can be planted in you area in relation to frost date. step 7. get chart for seed germination times of various vegetables step 8. make list of vegetable you want grow and there DTM (day to maturity)add few buffer days to the DTM number also add the number in step 7 step 9. over lay the info you gain from step 6,7,8 over the flow chart you made in step 4 step 10. then mark out the secessions worked in step 8 in number sections of planting map you created in step 5. step 11 follow you plan remember start your seed at correct date in relation to frost so the plants ready to transplant at correct time for secession plan. if plants do not produce a harvest by the time next plant has go into that location you did add enough buffer days. but you need remove the plants do not produce so you can keep the plan on schedule this is bit bare bones method of how to plan you vegetable succession planting correctly but cover all important parts of doing it. ttfn any errors in this post are par for the course....See Morearmywife1996
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