Stories from the Bathroom, Byebye Blue, Forget the Green.
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Comments (9)Yes, Katamari is the rolling stuff up game. Its really addictive for such a simple game, and theres three of them. The part I like the most is the amazing effort they put into the music. I found some of it on youtube and it ranges from techno to jazzy lounge music, swing music, Im pretty sure someone even snuck a gospel peice or two in there. While Iw as writing yesterday I stumbled across someone who had done an orchestral version of one of the themse that made my jaw drop. Video game music is constantly impressing me with every passing year. But anyway, back to gardening... Part of my problem with the space issue is theres a movement out here for the "Grow Biointensive" system. While I'm interested that they've managed to do so much with such small topsoil space, I've noticed all the beds dealing with the system need at least two feet of soil, dug down or in raised beds, and thats not what I have. My mum has been trying to push me in that direction, but I dont feel confident with it at this time since I wanted to get more of a feel for the general gardening situation since its my first time and all. Some plants still got pushed closer together than I would've liked but then none of us had seen some of these plants actually growing before. The cukes are doign better than I expected for being about 6 inches closer to each toher plant than I really wanted them to be, but we had such a huge amount of plants to deal with that I did the best I could. I think the funniest part about all this is while it is my first time growing a real garden, I've been growing virtual gardens since I was abotu 19, playing an online game called "Final Fantasy 11", which had a really complicated planting/gardening system most people didnt know about. That game system is actually what got me really focused on the seasons, when to plant, where to plant, when to fertilize, what plants grew better in what geological areas, and I even had a little notebook for a long time where I'd record the weekly cycle of my virtual plants in relation to the moon phase and exact time I made any modifications to the planting space. Even the gamers thought I was nuts, but I loved it! They'd even die off or give terrible results if I neglected them for too long, or give off better results if I got proper gardening tools, workbenches, and diffrent planters had diffrent effects too. Im getting better results with a real garden than I was in my virtual gardens though... Except for that one time I accidentally harvested 122 virtual onions. I can tell you, the cooks sure were happy with me....See MoreDesperately need neutral to go with blues and greens
Comments (18)Just wanted to update-- I am liking the Quietude more and more. I thought maybe it was too gray and I should have gone with Wythe Blue, which is a bit more saturated. Then I changed out my lightbulbs to Sylvania Halogena and now the gray is much less and the blue-green is coming out much more. Since I have been getting home from work late every night this week, I still haven't finished getting the room back into shape (rehanging drapes, pics, etc.). I bet it will look even better when I do that this weekend. I'll also get to see how it looks with the sunlight coming through the windows during the day. I need to find some new artwork to hang in the room. I originally thought I wanted to go with subdued art in mostly white, but now I'm thinking I like the idea of bringing in some bright reds and oranges to complement the blue. In a magazine (maybe Domino) about a year ago, they showed Miles Redd's apt. He had a large piece of art that was a white canvas with an orange-y red "splatter" that was created from that little machine called a Spirograph I believe that little kids use to make art. It was really cool looking and would be perfect for my room. Wish I knew where to get something like that. For any of you that watched the Bravo show "Top Design", you might remember the winner, Nathan, created a beautiful piece of art by simply allowing different colors of paint to drip over the side of a canvas. I have always wanted to try this and with my millions of paint samples I could really do something cool. Maybe different hues of blues and greens with a little black in the background and one big bright orange, red or yellow stripe. I also would love to get one of those lamps that have what I call that candy red or orange glossy finish in the "genie bottle" shape with a simple drum shade. I am getting excited! As of now, my Kandinsky print (the color study of the different concentric circles) in a thick black frame is looking great against the walls. I have also noticed that placing a true blue color against the walls makes them appear to be more strongly aqua as the green undertones are accentuated. I love that! I am so happy that I made a good color choice and I have now made it to the "fun" stage of decorating the room. SO GLAD I STUCK TO MY GUNS AND DIDN'T SETTLE FOR A NEUTRAL! Pics forthcoming....See MoreSmaller 2nd story possible in two story home?
Comments (13)Dormers are essentially required for attic (in the roof) square footage. I am not a building code expert but I am pretty sure that bedrooms require windows, assuming you want bedrooms on more than either end of the house they require dormers. As to your first drawing, houses similar to that (I forget the style) can be very striking and are very nice. I am not sure that they are cheaper to build than just going straight up, especially in Minnesota wher the snow load on the second roof is going to have to get transfered down to the foundation. If your plan has walls that will carry that load then it might be great, but that would essentially eliminate an open floorplan. I would think that the additional bracing required to have an open floorplan, modifications to the roof (essentially turning one roof into three), and the additional complexity of the plan would significantly eat into the cost savings that were the whole reason for the lesser square footage. Looking at the floorplan, I am assuming Lauren doesn't mean adding square footage over the garage roof, rather, building a second floor on most of the first floor (all that is not covered by the garage roof) and putting some additional one floor only square footage under the roof that also covers the garage. I think that would be fine, especially, if you can get the garage entrance turned sideways....See MoreGreen/blue/grey cabinets? Would you do it again?
Comments (62)Love this thread, thanks for bringing it back. My kitchen was done 8 years ago and I SOOO wish that Semihandmade had been around then (from DIY2's link). They would have saved me a lot of money and frustration with contractors. Anyway, my cabs are white and awhile ago, I saw a brilliant dark royal blue kitchen in a magazine. I thought maybe I'll do that some day, but don't think that's very realistic of me. However, it is time to repaint the walls, so I appreciate this discussion of color. They've been a cheerful cantaloupe and am thinking about a pale creamy yellow. The more dramatic option of the deep blue is also attractive. What to do......See Moreles917
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