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Comments (12)I looked for my original post for about an hour this morning and missed it - thought I had done the preview and didn't post thing that I frequently do! Sorry for that. I will reply on this thread for continuity - below are a couple of replies from the old one: -------------------- Posted by Mugsy42 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 10, 11 at 19:19 I would vote for seating on more than one side of the island. Otherwise conversation is difficult when everyone is seated in a row. My friends and I always end up around the island even when there is a perfectly good table a few feet away. I would put garbage near each sink. That's where things get cleaned up. What are you doing for your corner sink? I've got one I don't know what to do with. Is it me or if the fridge wall different in the two drawings? Built in? I envy your pantry, but it's a little far away. Great space. I'd love to have that much room! ------------------------------- Posted by april_love (My Page) on Wed, Aug 10, 11 at 19:32 I agree with all the comments suggested by Mugsy42. I especially agree with the comment about the island seating. ----------------------- My only comment would be - have you allowed yourself enough room with the sink in the corner? Have you considered placing the sink along one of the walls rather than the corner? --------------------- Posted by abundantblessings (My Page) on Wed, Aug 10, 11 at 20:21 I'd shift the prep sink to the right so it's more toward the end thereby giving you more uninterrupted prep counter. Also better for RF landing. When I look at the plan it appears you have full depth RF. I'd go with the 3D counterdepth or built-in energy star if possible....See MoreWhat improvements can we make to get more interest on our house?
Comments (47)Things that haven't already been mentioned: The enclosed porch floor-- it looks like worn paint on wood, and should be painted. Take your accessories and group them for more impact. The simplest method is in groups of threes, with one in the back, and two in the front, or vice versa. The three objects should have something in common, such as a color or texture. You can also arrange similar objects in rows. Odd numbers (3,5,7,9) tend to be more interesting than even numbers. That's just a start, experiment! If you can, put something like "turnkey home, all appliances and window treatments to stay" in the listing. This is a starter home, and your buyers may be stretching their budget. So anything they don't have to buy, even if it's not perfect, is a plus. Clean the odd little corners that might not be obvious. Open the windows and clean the bottom of the frames. Wash the glass. Wash and iron the curtains with spray starch. Clean the inside edges of the dishwasher, and the detergent receptacle. Ditto with the washing machine. Fish out all the fluff from the dryer door. Clean the tops of the doors, scrub and retouch the trim. Clean and disinfect the door knobs. Clean the hinges, and oil all the squeaky ones. Steam clean your furniture. I could go on, but you get the picture. Your goal is to make these things look as "like new" as you can. Even if you have to get down on your hands and knees and scrub grout with bleach and a tooth brush. (Been there, done that. Stock up on your pain killer of choice.) This is a lot of hard work, and it sounds almost obsessive compulsive, but every little bit helps. Good luck....See MoreGarage addition elevation is wrong - how can we improve?
Comments (31)Thanks for replying with some great advice. The architect did provide elevation drawings, though said “it won’t be noticeable”. I should have asked for the measurements. It’s a bonus room, we’re really thankful for the space. Full siding, not 100% on color yet as we’re painting the whole house. It’s likely going to be close to save on paint. The pergola is a great idea, breaking it up may work. And the trim to line it up a bit. The porch will have prominent white columns and no railing. You all have helped a lot with ideas and talking me off the ledge. Once it’s complete I’ll have a better sense of how to improve it. I‘m sure there’s more we could do too....See MoreIs there anything we can do to improve the fragrance of a rose?
Comments (17)Re-posting what to do to UP the scent: slow-released fertilizer & use a moisture retentive medium like potting soil or dense clay. Magnesium is what makes soil sticky and it also retains nutrients to help with scent. Potting soil (with peatmoss & lime) has plenty of magnesium and is a denser medium than sand. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5957059/ph-of-soil-can-affect-fragrance Sylvia: Lavender Crush's scent is strong in Walmart's pot (late fall with rain), and strong in my always-wet alkaline clay (fertilized with chicken manure which is high in boron, zinc, and copper ... these trace elements are added to chicken-feed). Potassium is MOST AVAILABLE when soil is wet, so hot & dry weather would lessen scent. Among my 130 fragrant own-root roses, the lavender & purple roses' scent are best with tons of acidic rain, but ABSENT during hot & dry. Berrypie: Agree .. it took 2 years before the scent of Christopher Marlowe become strong. In its 1st year, I was disappointed in its mild scent, now Christopher Marlowe is 10th-year own root, and I love its strong scent. Katy: If you google potassium co-factor, you'll see magnesium. Potassium works best when there's magnesium. Magnesium is what makes clay soil sticky. Magnesium makes soil dense thus retains nutrients. My clay is tested exceedingly high in magnesium at pH 7.7, and nearby Cantigny rose park is also alkaline clay but fluffier than mine. The roses at Cantigny park are SUPER-FRAGRANT .. even the "mild" scent Lilian Austin is very strong. But the SAME ROSES have zero scent at Chicago Botanical Garden which is LOAMY & SANDY with less sticky magnesium to hold potassium & trace elements. LEACHING is a big problem with loamy soil. I detected ZERO SCENT at CBG's old garden roses, and even their Gertrude Jekyll had zero scent after week-long rain. However, my Eglantyne and Lilian Austin as own-roots can't compare to the heavenly scent at Cantigny. Why? Potassium is most available when soil is WET with some magnesium for density, such as potting soil (peatmoss is actually dense, rather than fast-draining like sand). Pots are well-fertilized with NPK 20-20-20 plus trace elements. My clay is very high in magnesium to the point of rock-hard, thus limit potassium mobility, but the scents improve when I make my soil fluffy. Magnesium is found in sticky & dense organic matter such as alfalfa meal, any leaves, also high in rocks and pea-gravel, and Azomite. I tested Azomite for cut blooms, and Azomite stuck tight to the bottom of the vase .. I had to scrub it with a brush. My high magnesium clay sticks tight to my skin. Soap and water won't take it off, I have to scrub my skin with alcohol to get the clay off. That's why topping with leaves, dolomitic lime (has both calcium and magnesium), pea-gravel or Azomite helps to retain scent plus UP the pH of rain in acidic & high-rain region. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5957059/ph-of-soil-can-affect-fragrance...See MoreDC Reno
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