Harware to blend with Kohler’s Vibrant brushed bronze.
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Comments (15)Thank you for all the suggestions!! GGG - yes, I do have green foliage in there quite a bit as it is the most common, and I'm trying to throw in some lighter coloured flowers too (white, yellow) to balance it out. I learned the hard way that a bunch of darker colours all together just sort of blend together, lol! There is a small spot along the pathway that gets more shade than the rest of the garden, and this is the spot that I'm trying to fill. The rest of the garden gets enough sun for most plants. But there are just a couple spots that get more shade. Won't be competing with the tree (it is far enough away) ... Actaea is a good idea actually, I have "Hillside Black Beauty" which I didn't realize was a shade plant :) Perhapy it will be happier in a shadier spot. I also have a Ligularia that I bought last fall on sale with dark foliage, "Britt marie Crawford" I think. A daylily perhaps, although I'm sure the bloom would be greatly reduced. Ajuga looks quite nice, although many sources call it a groundcover, and that always worries me. I don't want something that spreads too much ... is Ajuga a fast spreader? The thing I'm most worried about is putting Penstemon Husker Red or Actaea or Ligularia or another dark-foliage plant in this spot because it sounds like the dark colour fades more in shade to a green, and is most pronounced in sun. Does anyone have any experience with this? I don't want to take a beautiful foliage plant and then lose half the colour by giving it too much shade :) Canna ... hmmm, that's an interesting idea too. Can Cannas take shade, I thought they were sunnier bulbs/plants as well?...See MoreHelp with faucet
Comments (2)This bar is in the family room and right next to the kitchen where we are also putting in the Soapstone (which is from M. Teixeira). We just this morning took out a post to open up the kitchen to the FR and bar area so I'm trying to get a perspective of what it will look like - So I guess since we are opening the kitchen up more to the FR and you'll be able to see the sink faucet which is brushed nickel, I would be wise to use the same finish. Sometimes, as you know you need another person to bounce ideas off of...thanks, buehl. And as to our Soapstone we are having it shipped from NoCal to SoCal - it did put a little crimp in the budget, but we felt that we wouldn't be doing this again, and we aren't changing our cabinets, just tweaking them a bit. Big decisions, but have to say I'm having fun with my project....See MoreOh my!...What to do with this kitchen?
Comments (67)When I first read your post I thought of using a deeper golden color that mimics the cabinet color. I think it would give a lot of height to the cabinets and integrate the look. The white appliances will still work with the white door and trim that is there. Once I painted a one-wall cabin kitchen all light blue, including the space above the cabinets, the backsplash and the back door, door trim and all the one-wall in the same color. Other than the countertops, everything on that one wall was painted blue. Before, the kitchen looked squat and off-center. After painting it all out, it looked tall and larger and "of a piece". I really like how it changed that dinky little off-centered toad of a kitchen into a bigger, taller, more planned look. Your daughter's kitchen is large, so no problem there, but I think it would benefit from the added illusion of height and streamlining by painting the walls in the golden color of the cabinets....See MoreKitchen Bridge Faucets: Yay or Nay?
Comments (54)" Do you think people using this forum are more thoughtful about function versus form" Yes, I think most people here, at least the "regulars" are function-first people. This does not mean that form/look is not important -- it just means that they consider function more important. In all honesty, it's easy to make or find something functional that looks nice; it's almost impossible to make something that's dysfunctional but looks nice functional without replacing the dysfunctional item (or design). My opinion...I hate side sprayers. I grew up with them, so I speak from a lot experience! But, as you can see from above, others like them -- so it's personal preference. I agree that bridge faucets look nice, especially in period Kitchens, but they are not for me b/c of the sprayer issue. I also like the fact that I can set a one-handle faucet to a temperature I like and then just turn it off with the temp setting till set...and I know that when I turn it back on, it will be at that same setting. This also shows you that functionality preferences can vary by person as well as looks/form. I really like the look and general function of my Kohler Vinnata, but over time I have realized that I do not like Kohler's spray/stream "button". Switching back & forth is not easy b/c you have to hit just the right spot -- and that "spot" for both options is quite small! It looks like the Kohler Artifact may have a different system for changing b/w spray & stream -- maybe Kohler realized their old design wasn't working as well as they hoped. Questions for those with the Artifact.... (1) Does it "remember" what type of spray/stream setting you used last? I.e., if you turn it off while it's on the "Berry Spray", will it still be on the "Berry Spray" when you turn it back on? That's a key feature for me! (2) Do the buttons work well? Do they last long? (I've already replaced the head of my Vinnata once b/c the "button" wore out -- it was free b/c of Kohler's lifetime guarantee, but I'd rather not have to do it!)...See MoreKristin Murray
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