Closing pushes to next week, but it's all coming together!

CheriPatrice

13 years ago

Supposed to close today, but not ready yet... Close though!!! I heart how things are coming together!!!!!!

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dianalo
13 years ago
I heart your new place too! I love your vaulted dark wood ceiling ;) We painted our vaulted bedroom ceiling a dark color and are loving it too. I would never have imagined a year ago that I'd do that or that it would work out. Beekeeperswife inspired me with her dark ceiling and the rest is history. Yours look so rich and it makes the room look warmer yet still airy. It must be nice not to worry about repainting someday, lol. Your other colors really make it possible and are quite lovely on their own.
blfenton
13 years ago
Wow! Love the way the backsplash, counter and wall paint colour all tie in together. I want to see more. The colour of the island really adds some drama. It looks great.
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Glad everything is starting to happen for you. Can't wait to see the photo's posted on your progress.
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Since the kids have flown the coop, we'll just cook a turkey breast. Hope to find a nice sale on fresh breasts in the next few days. I've been brining my turkey overnight, then cook in one of those Reynolds Oven Bags. Mashed potatoes, baked squash, gravy, cranberries, mixed vegetables. Only thing I haven't decided on is dessert. My Mom used to have a "rule of thumb"- one dessert per person, so we'll have plenty for leftovers and to send home with kids. We have invited our two (single) daughters to come for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, or dessert. Boyfriends are welcome. I sent my sisters and my sister in law a Thanksgiving gift of cans of Williams Sonoma Turkey gravy and Cranberry Sauce. We're not exchanging Christmas gifts anymore. DH and I generally buy something for our house-last year it was a small electric fireplace.
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Shawn where (what state) do you live in? I am in NJ and this is an annual problem. Sigh. The plants do so well and grow so well over the summer, but I really have very little in the way of suitable places to put plants come fall. Several end up in my office window. You can grow a lot plants fine with simple (cheap) cool white fluorescent lights. You can get a shop light fixture relatively cheap and the bulbs cheap....no need for fancy plant lights. Keep the plants (esp. those that like high light) very close (within a couple of inches) to the bulbs for best results. This works out fine if you have a place to put the light fixtures. Even better you can buy a set of shelves and put a light on each one to create your own grow rack. The problem may be you need some place to put it as it is not real aesthetic. That Sansevieria looks like S. cylindrical. There was a cultivar (?) of cylindrical 'Skyline' that was showing up in a lot of the stores. I like Sans and have a few different types. Good luck (and get those steps painted before the cold weather, LOL)!!
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I found the post about the maples. You have to click on the 105 more posts and then the 5 more posts that appears after that, under the initial post to see it. That is a wide variation in Ph you have in that area up there PL. There're many types of soil in MN and farms around me that have slightly high ph (7+) with clay loam soils but many more with soil that's poor and acidic. Nice color on that maple btw. :-) My Sugar is not looking like it will have great fall color but it's still a hard maple with beautiful leaves and dense shade during the growing season. so I think I'll keep it. I haven't tested ph on this place but it's deep sand underneath which make regular rains and/or irrigation a necessity (there can be seasons where it rains enough but not regularly). They may have had black dirt hauled in around the house when it was built. Otherwise quite sandy a foot or two down from the surface. The climate here doesn't have such wide swings in temps generally but the season is about a month or so shorter than my brothers in z4 and 5. And or coarse because of that, the winter is longer and more harsh. I see the Ash tree is turning yellow but not much else. The hydrangea paniculata has turned with the frost but flowers were going brown anyways. I just cut the grass but probably not done with that yet. They're talking close to 80f by Tuesday but lows get to low 40's to mid 50's for the most part all month. We received 3/4" of slow rain last night. We haven't had rain since August and totals then were scant. Lane, have you tried any of the Alpine firs up there? I've heard that elevation matters with those kinds of trees.
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CheriPatrice
Original Author
13 years ago
I'm on an iPhone which makes posting pics extremely time consuming. More tomorrow :), thanks!
flwrs_n_co
13 years ago
Love the dark ceiling with wall color, granite, and bs! You must be jumping out of your skin to get the papers signed and move in! And you "sound" so calm! I hope you get to move in soon (and post more pics--hint, hint)!
CheriPatrice
Original Author
13 years ago
CheriPatrice
Original Author
13 years ago

one inspiration for island granite to overhang on back and side.
breezygirl
13 years ago
Wow! Thanks for posting more pics. Its a beautiful space. I have ceiling envy!
elba1
13 years ago
Looks nice - how exciting for you!
CheriPatrice
Original Author
13 years ago
Floors were still so dirty yesterday, but the cleaning people were there when I left.
kaismom
13 years ago
This is a minor point but I suggest that you paint the return air vent grill the same color as the wood paneling. This is a minor task and will blend the utilitarian item better.
Congradulations.
CheriPatrice
Original Author
13 years ago
Rough week, the roughest in a while. Working full time, parenting/coparenting, and serving as designer and general contractor. Not to mention the stress this puts on a relationship. Honestly, it's been quite a struggle. With everything I have going on, I'm going to have to live with the white grates for now.
lyvia
13 years ago
What a beautiful kitchen. Keep going, you're almost there!
CheriPatrice
Original Author
13 years ago
Still hunting for pendant lights.

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