Where have all the classic deep red cherry cabinets gone?
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tradewind_64
16 years agomommyto4boys
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Comments (26)Sandy, I can uderstand how you came to your idea, but have to reiterate that I think it isn't ideal. Again, I would put a shrub, or several shrubs there in the corner, because a tree is going to grow into/over the sidewalk, blocking it with branches, and gnerally getting in the way. If it's a BIG tree, then it may well also grow long enough branches that it needs to be trimmed away from the side of the garage. A shrub in that location will maybe get wide enough to run up against the sidewalk or possibly the driveway, but the right one won't. With a shrub, you can know beforehand about how wide it will get, but most trees aren't so obliging - there are exceptions, but... If you want an evergreen shrub, do you want a tall one (4-8') or will a couple of shorter ones (2-5') do, or do you want both heights? Either, coupled with an tallish evergreen tree by itself in the middle of the lawn, would give enough visual mass to balance the addition. Me, I think I might go for a mix, maybe a small or medium evergreen to provide winter mass, and something like a butterfly bush to give summer interest. You can keep Buddleias trimmed to the size you want, and in fact, should trim them in summer after a bloom flush to get better reblooming. If you don't want to cut a shrub back hard in the spring, and a couple of times in the summer, then a crepe myrtle could be very nice. Since you can chose cultivars that range in height from 3' to 40', and colors from white, red, purple and pink, you have a wide variety to select from. A rhododendron or a camellia would also give you an evergreen, with flowers in winter/spring, with azaleas at the base for lower fill-in. Selecting for height and color could give a very nice effect with either or both. The camellia can be trimmed, if you really want a formal effect at the corner. For a taller evergreen tree, out in the lawn, I might go with a conifer - NOT a Leyland or something that will get 40-60' - but an interesting one with a good form or maybe a variegated or color selection. I would LOVE to have a weeping Atlas or Alaskan blue cedar growing in my lawn! You could also go with another magnolia, or with a holly - some of them can get pretty tall. There is certainly enough room for a tree in the lawn, unless, of course, you like the expanse of it and don't WANT another tree out there.......See MoreStrangers picked all my cherries. Law?
Comments (29)All your comments and advice are terrific. I'm not involving the police on this one. I have involved them before though. A "neighbor" (such a benign word for a family of human miscreants) decided he could cut branches off my trees and dig up plants hanging over my backyard fence. He believed in his tiny brain that he had a property right to do so. Behind my house we have a large public alley, basically a road. He lives across the road and he and his dad clean all organic matter out of their gravel with a tweezer. Of course, my yard is an affront to their sterile GRAVEL-WORLD. After he cut branches the first time, I got him to agree to not do it again without my permission. Of course, he couldn't help himself, because the voices in his head kept telling him to cut. That's when the police told him to stop or they'd arrest him. They told him what he thought was his right was only in his imagination, not actual law. After I worked for several years to get chicanes (2 half traffic circles) installed on our street to slow traffic, I was labeled a property rights thief by a psychotic neighbor. She convinced the neighborhood drunk and others that I had violated his property rights. Even though most neighbors liked having the chicane, the evil-doers (Rumsfeld would have called them "a group of dead-enders")vandalaized the chicanes, my property, and even took the lug nuts off one of my car wheels (under cover of darkness). Anyhow, I lived here in a hostile environment for about 4 years. yes, that's how long the anti-chicane activists persisted. Their evilness and inability to get their way ate away at them and they all moved away. It's now really quiet and nice here. So, this cherry thing is small potatoes. A couple days after this cherry incident, a man was killed in an altercation around his caring for plants in a traffic circle....See MoreHelp...! - General Finishes Gel Stain Kitchen Cabinets Gone Bad!
Comments (18)Ok- here is what I have, and what I've done.. 1- On a bathroom vanity that was standard oak. I used GF Georgia Cherry 4 coats 24+ hours dry time between each coat. Appling with sponge/foam brush- waiting just a few minutes then wiping.. then 3 ( 4-6 hour between coats)of GF high performance top coat.. I love love love them!!! (pic included) 2) mast bath vanity. the Mr. decided he wanted the java on first and then go back to our Georgia Cherry. No problems at all with the java coat - or the first coat of GA cherry on 1/2 the vanity.. Then the spots started showing up - and areas that looked like I wiped off too much.. After reading all the above comments. I now think it is because I didn't let the areas dry that I touched up... will sand a little and retouch...See MoreAll white kitchen- new classic of fad?
Comments (36)You know, between reading this thread, following LavendarLass's amazing update and just a little bit of history; I've become even more convinced than ever that the ubiquitous "timeless" white kitchen is indeed a fad. There is nothing "timeless" about a kitchen that never existed 100 years ago. A hundred years ago, a kitchen was made of free standing appliances and cabinets, what is known today as an "unfitted" kitchen. Then, some brilliant ad maker convinced everyone that they should have cabinets built and "fitted" to their space. So begins the rise of the current kitchen trend. If you REALLY want a "timeless" kitchen than you would go for the MOST basic and simplest "kitchen" used since the beginning of civilization. An open fire (in or outside the house) with a single large pot suspended over it. And you would wash your dishes in the creek down the way. Doesn't sound like your cup of tea? Then ignore the trends and put in what you like! ;)...See Moreoruboris
16 years agocpanther95
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16 years agoyanalg
16 years agohere's ours (Decora Arlington Cherry):
that was the only color/wood species we considered, Brookhaven has same stain (Cordovan Cherry?) and so does Merillat Masterpiece 9can't recall the name though).
Here is a link that might be useful: my deep red cherry kitchen
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16 years agoalku05
16 years agoLive_oak is right; get what YOU like.
We chose what we liked and it happened to be a not very reddish dark stained cherry. Actually the cabinet color is very close to the old 70's cabinets we tore out. I guess the wood color was the only thing we liked from our old kitchen, LOL.
spoonwood
16 years agoWe love our classic cherry cabinets. This photo brings out the brown tones a bit more than the reddish tones, but they look so different depending on the time of day.
theresab1
16 years agocherry cabinets here as well- in a shaker style so I may be out of styel on two fronts! We got what we liked and ignored trends as much as we could.
Jodi_SoCal
16 years agoThis is the clearest photo I have of my cabinet color. I took it to show the toe-kick drawer we have.
Cabinets: Valley Custom Doors Cherrywood with a Brandy stain and chocolate glaze (http://www.valleycustomdoor.com/)
ljsandler
16 years agoI have 3 different shades of cabinets in my kitchen and I LOVE them all--especially together. Each looks like a piece of furniture. But the majority shade by far is the classic medium-dark cherry color. I love the elegant, classic nature of the look. My new kitchen table is also stained to match the classic cherry color.
Perimeter:
Hutch (dark, dark cherry stain):
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Island:
minnt
16 years agoWe have cherry, with just a light stain and I am amazed at how it has darkened even over a month. We have a cherry dining room table that started the color of our cabinets that is now 10 years old and it is a deep, dark cherry. Not quite red, but perfect.
Here is a link that might be useful: My Blog
Shantharam Keshava
16 years agoBuehl
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16 years agoValerie Noronha
16 years agoMine are in Cherry Autumn, which is a very light stain so the darkening was aparant
Here they are going in:
{{gwi:2106561}}Here they are about six months later:
And here it is today, one year after the remodel:
As you can see, it is still darkening.
I just wanted to share a pic of one of my favorite stained pieces. This is an antique solid mahogany game table, all distressing is due to the effects of time. I never was a big fan of new furniture made to look old, but there is just something about old wood....
pjdp_2007
15 years agoBuehl
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