Help! Travertine BS has unwanted pink undertone!
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11 years ago
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ellendi
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Anyone else have a hard time getting rid of unwanted roses?
Comments (23)There were roses everywhere when we bought this house, and we have been removing them one by one and giving them to friends. One friend lives on a street called Rose Circle, or something like that, and she has been good about taking the unwanted roses off our hands. I have been replacing the roses with drought tolerant plants, such as succulents and cacti, which I much prefer. Still, some roses still come back from roots that we were unable to remove, and so it is an ongoing process to get rid of them. We have kept one rose bush in the front yard that makes white flowers, and it seems to bloom all year, which is why we kept it. Also, the white flowers go better with our color schemes than the pink ones. We are trying to get rid of the pink that we inherited with the house. The first thing to go was an ornamental peach tree that attracted possums. We have replaced that with banana and heliconia - not drought tolerant plants, but they work with our existing watering system. I have a hard time throwing out orchid cuttings, but we have too many epidendrum in the back yard and no place to put all of them. I also have a bit of a hard time throwing out bromeliad cuttings, but I have no trouble at all throwing out roses, as the thorns are quite nasty. Some of the bromeliads are nasty also, and so I do not feel bad about throwing those out. If it pricks you, do not feel bad about throwing it out is my philosophy. It's nice when you can find homes for unwanted plants, but it is not nice to keep something that is getting in your way....See MorePeach's Typhoon Bordeaux - BS revisited with new pics/ideas
Comments (59)Sande, those look like your bar stools! It's hard for me tell what the BS is in this pic. Some sort of tumbled stone maybe with dark insets. Counter does look like TB, though! Thanks, brianadarnell. I like darker grout, too. Can you elaborate on why you are leaning towards the Candlelight subways? Here was my design consultant's "two cents" on the brown glass: "I really like the brown glass tile. It does not matter that the color is close to the wall color, that actually makes it interesting since the color is close but the texture totally different. The crackle finish is nice but not much of a "pop". The glass tiles trend in and out but since this tile is a solid color rather than a busy pattern it is a bit timeless." She has also liked Trigo ("the matte gives you another texture") Candlelight ("will keep your cabinets 'warm'") and the $95/sq. foot tile board w/the ropey looking trim ("ties everything together...floors, etc.")....See MoreGranite was installed today and need BS help
Comments (15)Thanks Eam44. It was a long process and GW was an amazing help. I really like those pops of blue (and orange is my favourite colour!). I am very partial to Craftsman style glazed tile and was hoping to go with a pale green or blue tile. My hubby is the bold one and you don't want to hear his backsplash ideas :). My budget is about $20-25 psf CAD including installation but my tile guy is amazing and relatively inexpensive. Silken1 I did put up that granite last week - I really lucked out because the fabricator was starting all new jobs and put us in at the start. He got the slabs last Tuesday and installed yesterday. Normally he needs a month to schedule someone in. Joseph I promise to wipe up the water but even if it stains I'm perfectly happy to live with it. My butcher block will be one giant cutting board so this whole kitchen will be much-loved and well-used :)...See MoreHelp choosing laminate countertop to match pink travertine backsplash
Comments (44)I meant to write Formica "Sea Salt" previously. The top cabinets remain Olympic Witch Hazel D10-2. The bottom are now Sherwin Williams Quietude. And, the backsplash remains. The tiles were removed from the countertops; they were adhered to laminate with mastic about twenty years ago. If you choose to comment, keep in mind that the goal was to keep the backsplash and to minimize demolition....See Moregardenwebnewbie
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