Your best solutions for open-plan living spaces
Emmeline Westin
8 years ago
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Comments (21)I second the advise to get guineas. I walk along my grape arbors and call the guineas over, then either knock the beetles off, or gather them up by hand and feed the guineas. They love 'em. I also think that they, and possibly chickens too, eat them as they emerge from the ground after the larval stage. I used to see lots of beetles climbing up tall plants, like ornamental grasses, I think to get in the sun so they can dry and harden and fly off to find our tender plants. I also have heard that traps just attract more beetles. But I've also heard of folks putting the traps inside the poultry run, then dumping the bugs out occasionally for the birds. Or even running a tube from the bottom of the bag to ground level so when the bug falls all the way out, it can get snapped up....See MoreHelp with Open Floor plan and front door opening to open living room
Comments (3)That really leaves you with the current arrangement, replacing the grey chair by the front window with kid stuff and leaving the floating living space opposite the TV. I'd really look into rerouting cable so the TV can be where the large art piece is. It's not usually very expensive and will be necessary in order to keep your walkway from running right in front of the tv....See MoreOpen Plan Living Space
Comments (26)Yeah, the problem with closing up a floorplan is you need more room! Open floorplans have the benefit of using one walkway for two spaces, so everything can get smaller. I loved the pocket door idea between rooms since it makes things so versatile. We have 2 pocket doors in our current home and they work great - so maybe construction has come a long way since you were a kid! No floor track for ours either, but they don't swing at all. We're finding that we could build our same house, just make it custom, and it costs 20% more. It's disheartening....See MoreOpen Floor Plan Design Dilemma for Kitchen/Living/Dining Area
Comments (2)I guess I would start with the kichen being complete and that needs to done after the same flooring is installed everywhere I really am having some difficulty relating the pictures to the floor plan. In the pictures where is the mud room?...See MoreKatie Wilkinson
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