Sunnytop, I think you may be right about the east coast thing. I know some of the nurseries around me don't carry that one anymore, but they are carrying newer Veronicas - wonder if they will do better in our area. The garden shops often recommend the salvias instead. I do have one Sunny Border Blue - I just love the color so much. Last year it did turn completely brown and have to be cut to the ground, but this year, so far, it's just blue and beautiful. I'm sure I will have to cut it back eventually, but with the summer we're having, I've had several plants that needed haircuts already. Might try dividing it this fall. Lynn

I'm overhwlemed with your wonderful compliments. Thank you so much. The build went so fast it was scary to pick and make final decisions so quickly. We built in 3 months and 2 weeks but I can tell you there was some one here every single day even on Saturdays except maybe 3 days. Doggonegardener - (love your name) the glass in the cabinet is seeded glass. I wanted something light to keep the open feel since my kitchen is so small I felt it needed all the help it could get. It has glass shelves and we added a light on the top so it lights all the way down. Vampiressrn and Yakkinyetti - Yes it's a walk in and I LOVE it. When designing the house I believe it was rhome (pardon me if not and I give credit to who it was) told me I should do a step in pantry to allow for more counter space and she was correct but with the pressure of DH and the builder to get things moving I gave in. The pantry is MAHHRRVVELOUS! I'll post a few pics at the end of this post. My builder did custom shelving which we like but he left a dead space in the back. If we had it do over I would have the custom shelves but leave the back open for more space. My DH has a small wine fridge on order which will go on one corner and we allowed venting for it. I love having everything easily reachable. I'd never had a pantry before and was concerned about the walking back and forth but find instead it's so convenient. My previous kitchen was larger as far as walking space but this one functions so much better. Pickle 2 - THANK YOU for your kind word about the piano nook. I'll share it with you anytime. My story about the piano is from when I was a little girl my mom bought this piano which is now 81 years old It was being rebuilt and was still unfinished and it nearly caused a divorce between my parents. My dad said NO and my mom pouted for weeks until he finally said OK.. then it was already sold to someone else. You can imagine my mom then! A month later the rebuilder called and said their financing didn't go through and we could have it. It's a Mason and Hamlin and is made of cast iron insides and weighs close to 900 pounds. YES.. 900 lbs! I've played since I was 5 and still play to this day. I've played for Sweet Adelines, for numerous churches and theatre productions and now mostly because I love it. When my family comes at holidays we stand around and sing old hymns, new songs and fun stuff. It's been such a big part of our lives that I can't imagine not having it. Sorry for the long story but.. there's one more small part. During the build I found a small old glass chandelier at a junk place but I'm not really a chandelier girl so I kept passing it up. Several visits later I saw it was marked down half price to $125.00 so I took it. They told me it was from the 1940's and needed re-wiring. I took it to a man here who rewires and would clean it up for $85. He said only once before in his life had he seen beter glass and it's from the early 1900's. Right now I have a LIGHT BULB there but soon will have this glass chandi hanging over the paino. I still have to get window treatments and will probaly just do swagged shears and nothing heavy. Any suggestions for window treatments? Jim's Discount Hardware has a booth at Canton Trades Day in Canton, TX. He's a very nice guy and I got all of my knobs from him which saved my shipping costs. I even got my glass knobs for the bathroom from him. THANK YOU AGAIN!!! Sunny

Everything looks so nice and well cared for, good use of color. I love the color of Miss Molly butterfly bush. Do you keep it outside in the container in your zone or do you have to pull it inside a garage or whatnot?

Love it as is, it’s so pretty, welcoming, and full of character. That shade of yellow is wonderful…. if I were driving by, I’d definitely stop to admire your house. :) I agree about a new front door color. Lots of possibilities! I like the idea of a saturated F & B color in purple, blue, or green. Nothing pastel.