Why you should always plan for furniture in the space, too......
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Questions about furniture we were given. Too much for space?
Comments (12)Yes, the table is large - but it works well for your family. Once you put down a rug and accessorize the room, I think the scale of the table will not be quite as distracting as it seems to be now. (Someone else will have to advise you about refinishing - I don't know much about that!) Don't worry that your desk chair is black and your sofa is brown. Rooms are more interesting when they have a collected-over-time look instead of everything being matchy-matchy, IMO. I think you're well on your way to a lovely space, and what a nice thing to be able to use furnishings that were given to you! Keep going!...See MoreDo you regret your island? Did you leave enough/too much space?
Comments (41)My black lab and border collie mix have taken to checking out what's on the counter lately. Might have something to do with 17+ and 19 year old cats who don't belong to the clean your plate club. They coordinate with the marble and black granite very well, but it makes me chuckle to think how silly (and uncomfortable) they would look if I ever put them up on the counter. The Great Pyreneese? Better be a BIG island! LOL I meant to say earlier that I would not want a movable island. I would have no place to move it to where it wouldn't be a bigger problem. Now, I suppose that you could custom build something that had an island that fit under a counter height table(would still allow some storage but would have to preserve leg room for the table) you might be able to address that issue -- even use it as a table extension at holidays, but one of the things I love about my island now that I moved the cooktop out is having a sink there. I also really want power there. We use the waffle maker and blender mostly st the island. Again, if you really engineered the thing, I suppose you could have a power strip on the side of that island, a cord running down the leg and an outlet inset into your floor to plug it in when it's in place and be covered and smooth when it's not. But all of that seems like a hassle. In my mind, you probably either have room for an island or don't and you will wind up using it one way or the other. You might as well figure it our and make it the best you can in the right configuration rather than trade off. For example, if you don't do an island, you can extend your counters to 30" depth and have more workspace there, but you can't do that if you try to squeeze in an island. My kitchen is less than 14 feet wide -- pretty minimal for a 3 ft wide island (cabinets are 34", so it is 36" overall). Had we made the perimeter cabinets 30" deep, I'd have had 8 feet to trek across from stove to sink and half the work space. No question I'd rather have the island....See MoreWhy I always fail watermelons?
Comments (16)My first guess is that it's too hot. That's just because it sounds like heat is the most extreme characteristic of your location. Are you growing the same variety as the people who are succeeding? Are those people growing in full sun, or do their melons maybe get some shade? Do you have a shady part of your garden, or can you create shade? (Maybe, for example, growing the melons under fairly closely spaced corn?) If I had an infinite amount of space, and I were in your position, I would: - Grow several watermelon varieties. - And several other melon varieties. - Each variety in full sun and in some shade. - And observe what works. If it is the heat, I find myself wondering if the heat is a problem through the whole growth period, or if it might just be causing a problem with pollination. I wonder if providing temporary shade for soon-to-open flowers, and doing the hand-pollinating as early as possible after the flowers open, might help?...See Moredumb question: why is the dw alway next to the sink?
Comments (24)I always rinse, but that's how I was raised. Or maybe because I often eat foods like cheese that bakes onto pans, or braised foods that also bakes onto pans. I might not rinse water tumblers that just held... water. Unless I need to get a guest's lipstick off first. I know some modern models say NOT to rinse -- what would actually be WRONG with that (other than you potentially waste some time)? (Even if I didn't rinse, I'd want to clear a table into the sink if I were entertaining, rather than go load the dishwasher immediately -- although with my planned setup I can always still talk to guests while doing that! I'm with DrB477 -- sometimes you can't immediately load the DW!) I'm on septic - no garbage disposal - but dropping extra stuff from the beverage containers down the sink is a wonderful convenience....See MoreMichelle
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