May 2018 - How’s your house build?
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Comments (332)Nidnay - great idea! We'll have to come up with something. Alison - we are using cedar from our land, too. Our front porch was just laid using it; the posts are solid cedar. It was milled and air dried for several months. Then we took it to be planed. Everyone seems confident that it should be fine (the mill, carpenters, etc.) - I've got my fingers crossed that they're all right. The pecan and walnut was kiln dried right after milling (back in July or August). Air drying would have been preferred for it, but we didn't have time. Everything was (luckily) mostly unwarped and what was warped could be planed down....See MoreApril 2018: How's your house living?
Comments (31)How's your home living? -oh it''s living. la vida loca. lol. always looks like it's damn well pleased with itself. me, on the other hand..)) Do you love it? -oh yes. wanted to burn it to the ground numerous times, but we do love it. "I hated you; I loved you, too" What would you change if anything. -myself. also, the fireplace is one crooked abomination-just last minute screw up. not on me-but needs to be fixed. other things..well I don't know. We should gut that only bath we didn't gut-it flooded anyway lol. The only old drain in the house(we gutted and added..this bath was the only thing that partially stayed). Also. Love my kitchen-but if I knew what I know now..mybe I'd rethink the concept. Then I'd have big problems with flooring though. Am not sure. Would you ever build again, or hell no? -umm. on one hand-HELL NO. on the other hand-my brain got really twisted..I somehow got into this "how I'd do it" mode. On a theoretical level. I enter a house or an apartment or whatever-I'm immediately into details and whether job well done or poorly and what I'd do. Can't shake it off. Were the heartaches and time worth it? -Depends when I'm asked. Today-no. It's not a kid. With all my love-and I get very emotionally attached to houses, and I loved this one, I felt for it deeply, it's alive to me, it's so alive-yet it's still a house. But who can predict these things. I hoped it'd be worth it. It maybe was. Maybe it is-and I just don't know. Not today. Upcoming projects? -have to do hardscaping/landscaping of the backyard(we moved year and a half ago..can't catch a breath since then. We're supposed to be long finished with it-haven't even started yet). To redo the fireplace-really bothers me. To improve the mirrors situation in master. I have an elegant idea-just no energy to execute it. To hang art that's not hung yet. To frame art that's waiting to be framed)) Decorating/organizing tips? -oh. a) add storage wherever you can. Have a plan-why I add it? What I want from it? how it will function? b) know and learn your house and thyself, from less obvious things and untangibles like character and quirks, unique to your house and your family, to very obvious things like measurements..always stick a measuring tape in your purse..have a paper with plan and dimensions..have a notebook with your notes and a pen..just always have it on you. You never know when you'll need it. I spent two years of my life like that. Ah. And have main things saved in different formats. Say I have 20 or so paints in my house(including different sheens etc)-but I also have a very detailed comprehensive list, on paper, on computer, eveywhere. Save references. c) never, ever hurry. Never go for one store only even if you love it crazily, even if you can afford it. Good rooms can't emerge in a day. Don't buy placeholders if you can-most things can wait. Do find a small stuff that makes your every day a bit happier-a plant, a coffee cup, a whatever. don't shy away from second hand if you can(some people can't and I totally respect it)-they made things better:) Even 20 years ago. Thank you for opening a great thread-and I enjoyed reading everybody's replies, and being Eeyore myself:)...See MoreShow Us Your Gardens - A Photo Thread - May 2018
Comments (31)I have been gone for almost two weeks, and much has changed in the yard, thankfully. One of my favorite azaleas is blooming, this view which looks upwards into it. I like for its luminous white-pink blooms and because you can see the topmost blooms from the back deck. These tiarellas were rescued from near extinction last year, and they grew from extremely small starts to what you see below. I think I'm going to add some more for a mass planting. And, I LOVE the cobalt blue of the Brunnera. I will definitely turn that into a mass planting. These were abused by the plowman, and still look good this year. I thought they were goners. Just wish the variegated leaf forms would grow from seed. I bought four Percy Wiseman Rhododendron this year. I LOVE these colors. The buds are bright pink, but the flowers are light pink tinged with yellow. The three colors simultaneously on the plant are just gorgeous. And, ending with a very pleasant surprise. I ordered roughly 15 bare-root peonies last year in the fall from GH Wild. I planted them in rich well-prepared soil, and nearly all of them have buds this year. Did NOT expect that. It's going to be exciting! Below is one with two big fat buds. As a side note, I am realizing that these spring-blooming trees and shrubs are a good color bridge between bulbs and my "normal" herbaceous perennial season. The new azaleas may be off their true bloom time since they were just purchased and I'm assuming are under more of a greenhouse/grower timeline. But, I'm hoping next year they are blooming during this needed "bridge" time....See MoreSeptember 2018 - How’s your build?
Comments (172)susandefede. I love your kitchen. Heck I seem to love everyone's kitchen! Probably because mine is still possibly years away. The weather is not cooperating, you just can't put up huge sheets of roofing steel with winds gusting over 20 mph. Not without risking permanently ruining the steel or decapitation! This is how it looked a few days ago. We've only been able to add 2 more sheets. Today we hope to start on the left side of the reverse gable, then when that's done there will be no more angel cuts and just straight sheets. I don't think there is any way this roof is going to be done by winter....See Morekriii
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