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 MoreMix it UP or stay true to one!
Comments (10)I could've written the same post as I've been wondering the same thing so am curious to hear the responses of others. When we remodeled our house last year, my taste was definitely transitional and my new kitchen is what I'd call transitional--everything cherry. It is open to my family room which currently has a mix of oak (being phased out) and I just "temporarily" moved a vintage maple drop leaf table there that belonged to my grandmother. I keep thinking I'll get rid of this table (and the 5 remaining chairs), but the chairs are all solidly built which we use around the house--desk chairs, arm chairs, etc. so now I'm wondering as I phase out the oak, it I should look for more vintage/maple style pieces to match or keep it cherry as in the kitchen. I've decided to do a vintage/antique duncan phyfe style living/dining room, but just added a pair of french style arm chairs and plan a new sofa, so guess I'm mixing it up--but wood is all mahogany so I'm hoping that's the unifying factor in it all. I doubt many will know the difference since all they'll see is the wood is the same. What I don't want to do is mix up Queen Anne and Duncan Phyfe so I'm avoiding any Queen Anne additions. One thing I realize and see written here plenty of times is that decorating is an evolutionary process and tastful rooms are put together over a matter of years--with fine tuning. As for your chandelier choices, I'd go for either of the bottom two as I don't think the little shades would wear well in a kitchen with all the grease, dust, etc....See MoreWhat tile should I choose for my transitional white kitchen?
Comments (47)Thanks, im thinking of even looking at larger 3x12” white shiny tiles (maybe no variation in color, but not sure if a larger size would work better better) My rug is from Loloi, it comes in lots of different sizes. I believe the color is Olive and Charcoal. In person, there is a bit more dark olive and charcoal in there. I also oircha a 9x12’ for one of our living rooms - I love it!...See MoreTransitional "Pink/Green" Bathroom remodeling ideas?
Comments (34)Okay, hold your horses. This idea of removing the tub and reusing the floor tile to fill in where the tub had been has a major flaw. No waterproofing. Your plan only takes into account the pretty surfaces and not the bones that actually make a shower work. When you build a shower, the layers underneath the tile and grout must be waterproof. Grout is not waterproof. A shower is built to account for that and you can actually take a shower in a properly made shower BEFORE the tile and grout go in and you will be fine. If you leave up walls from the 1950s or earlier, you are dealing with tile set into a thick mud base reinforced with wire mesh. Somehow, this system usually did not leak through and get the framing of the walls wet. But once the tub is gone, you are back to bare studs down there. There is no way for you to add tile there and tie it in to the old walls. Your new section where the tub had been will either just leak, will leak at the seam between the old wall and the new area of wall (if you manage to waterproof the new section), or will leak both where this seam is and where the new wall meets the shower floor. The only way to make a waterproof shower is to have a seamless layer of waterproofing using one of several methods from the drain in the shower floor to the top of the tile walls AFTER a professional slopes the shower floor properly. You simply cannot do it the way that you said you want to do it, re-using the floor tiles to make the lower walls. Research waterproofing so you understand a few ways of doing it and you will see what i mean. This is not a quick semi-remodel situation. As pros have tried to tell you, you must gut the tub/shower to make a shower here....See MoreRelated Professionals
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