My One True Green Transitional Kitchen
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Green eye in my 'On Stage' -- what is it?
Comments (13)"On Stage is often referenced as a sport of Montana Aureomarginata, but that isn't possible." Chris All this reasoning assumes that H.'On Stage' is a montana and I do not believe it is for reasons I won't go into, now if what I "THINK" I know isnÂt so then there is a great deal more speculation surrounding H.ÂOn Stage that isnÂt so. BIG BUTT, your reasons that H.ÂMontana Aureomarginata and H.ÂOn Stage probably are not related or the relationship is so far apart as to no longer matter and I canÂt see how anyone could disagree with your conclusions. H.ÂOn Stage is a hybrid so what are the genes and how many are at play to finally get to the final plant called On Stage. Ron Livingston told me he made 5,000 crosses last year, now go back all the years he has made crosses and add in all the hybridizers like Brian Skaggs, etc have made and multiply those numbers and tell me a new "hybrid" is HÂÂmontana or H.Âdensa or H.Âelata and there are just to many numbers to draw a narrow definition. Do the math of 100 crosses X 100 crosses X 100 crosses and one starts to see the possibilities, much less 5000X5000 etc. Here is a Don R plant H.ÂRhino Hide now trace it back to a specie and it is surely tetraploid so weÂve made a genetic leap, if there is or ever was Montana blood it no longer matters....See MoreWhite Marble with Green Crystals-Is this too good to be true?
Comments (16)Thank you every one for your encouragement, enthusiasm and assurance. I feel really lucky!! I really feel it was meant to be. I'm not getting this because it's a marble, as I knew nothing about marble nor I cared to learn, although I'm getting educated quickly through GW. I'm getting this because it's just so beautiful and it will be a perfect honed white counter top with green accent, which is pretty much the vision of my dream kitchen. I am even thinking of having a buffet built in the dining room just so that I can put the marble on top. Or have the breakfast bar made with the marble as well-but maybe not if staining is a big issue. 2 active kids (8 and 11), so I'll just keep wood as planned there. loves2cook4six- Thank you for your concern. But I was already ready for scratches as I was going to get a Corian before I saw this anyway. I need to learn more about stains, but I feel ok with it. wallycat- yes, indeed, especially since this was the only major decision I had to make at this point. All I have to do now is to wait for things to happen!! Well, I still have to decide how to do the backplash, which was to be my focal point, but now I'm not so sure. macybaby- no, I'm sorry, but I'm on West Coast. shannonplus2- at the stone yard, the sales person called it "white marble with green crystals" LOL. As for green being "serpentine", maybe so, but mine is basically a white marble with green spots, so I think it's different. But if this turns out to be less porous, that'll be icing on the cake!! And here is the picture of my backsplash. Mine will have polised and matte tiles....See MoreOMG my Alabaster White looks GREEN!!??? Only on Kitchen Cabinets
Comments (9)Thanks Lori. The color I used in the kitchen and hallways was Shiny Lister by Behr. I used Distant Star in the bathrooms which is more of a blue gray but looks very blue in my master bathroom and grey blue in my downstairs bathroom. I have tile that are cream and I think that is bringing out the blue in my master. I am making the switch to SW Big Chill for hallways and bedrooms and then SW light French gray for bathrooms. The kitchen I am doing SW functional grey. These are all more black/brown undertones so hopefull it will look better! Attached are more photos, you can tell my living room looks lilac and hallways look blue as well as kitchen, and they are all painted Shiny Luster...See MoreI don't like my new kitchen floors and the transition to family room
Comments (88)I totally feel your pain! Remodels aren't cheap and it's not easy for everyone to picture what something will look like before its done. I had a similar situation - I just didn't feel that I could afford to redo the tile in the entire house - so I only did part of it. Huge mistake. I "solved" the problem with carpet squares. You can buy just what you need, get pretty creative and install them yourself. I'm sure there are many companies, I used Flor. I recommend getting samples - as it's impossible to accurately assess color from the computer monitor. (Samples are free during promotions and sales are frequent.) I would also suggest that moving the sofa to face away from the kitchen will not only cover up some of the transition, but also define the space in a way to enhance the separation of the rooms....See Moredejongdreamhouse
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