Thanksgiving is coming but I am not ready!NO CLUE FOR VERY LARGE FOYER
amyamy123123
5 years ago
What should I do with this space? Old sconces were removed but left very large openings-
Should I do a table-? Chairs? bench? sconces? lamps? mirror? I just really have no clue!
It is open to the dining room shown.Very high ceiling with plenty of recessed lighting.
Need to figure out something soon . I am hosting Thanksgiving!
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Comments (6)Carol: My back yard is about 250 feet across at the flat part just before my woods. About 200 feet of that is a very steep hill. Over the last 2 years, I have had 3 terraces built on the hill to turn it into a flat or nearly flat surface. The terraces are made of 6" by 6" treated lumber and in some places are 5 feet high--10 rows of lumber. The photos below were taken in Spring 2005 and everything is much different now. It is all planted. However, they give you an idea of what I am doing. In the first photo below, you can see the 60' upper terrace on the left side of the back yard. Below it is the "death hill" that I mow with my garden tractor. I go up the hill and back down and then go up and back down again. That will be replaced with a lower terrace and where I stood to take this photo, there will be another terrace to complete my main rose garden. Currently, I have 8 red azaleas planted below the terrace you see with 7 wine & roses weigela just below and between each azalea. (I can't wait to see them blooming in the Spring.) You can see the top of the terrace is flat. You also might see some of the new roses I planted at the edge of the flat part this Spring. They all grew and bloomed. If you look towards the back of the house, you might see a deck in the middle and above the terrace. In the photo below, you can see part of the 2 right side terraces. They stretch around the side of the house with the top terrace being 40 feet long and the lower terrace being 100 feet long. (It took 85 yards of soil to fill the lower terrace.) Above them and in the middle of the back of the house is the deck. All of this area is now planted. I planted about 10 pencil hollies on top of the upper terrace to hide the exposed foundation of the house. On the top of the lower terrace, I planted grass, azaleas, red mill pieris, purple passion rhododendrons; chickasaw, pokomoke, and Pink Velour crape myrtles; a dwarf fothergilla, Itea Little Henry, Chesapeake hollies, Golden Girl hollies, and a number of azaleas. Below the lower terrace is another huge garden with spiraea, mountain fire pieris, blue prince and princess hollies, rose creek and edward goucher abelias, etc. The plantings soften the large amount of wood. I now have about 100 shrubs around the terraces--all panted last Spring and Summer. This coming Spring and Summer, in the middle of the two terraces, I will plant masses of flowers and flowering shrubs so I can see it all when I sit on the deck. On the top of each terrace, there is a sitting area of grass. Its complicated and hard to envision but I should have about 100 shrubs in the ground that bloom. For example, I have 16 Girard Fuchsia azaleas around the front and side of the house now that will bloom in a bright purple-pink next Spring. After that, there are 5 purple passion rhododendrons that will bloom on the side of the house. Shortly after that or about the same time, 15 or so Weigela Wine & Roses will go into bloom in the front, back, and side of the house. Of course, 8 Girard Crimson azaleas will join in in the back too. Three Mountain Laurel Keepsake and other shrubs also will be competing for attention. At the end of Summer, about 15 to 20 Crape Myrtles will take over. Once the Spring blooming shrubs are done, the 33 or more rose bushes will show me their stuff. C'mon Spring!!!!!!!!!!!...See MoreI swear this is my very last layout for my tiny kitchen
Comments (15)Lavender_lass, I, too, prefer the sink under the window but we were so motivated by the ease of venting the stove, there was no way to keep the sink on the same wall as the stove. Desertsteph, hard to say who works in the kitchen more. I do 90% of the cooking, DH does 90% of the cleanup. Besides the sink and lazy susan corner, there is only the drawer stack already plus the 18 DW to the left of the sink and the 9 full height door to the right of the stove for the griddle, cookies sheets & jelly roll pan and cutting board. The filler to the right of the stove is 1 inch plus a fraction, the filler to the left of the fridge is 3 inches plus a very small fraction. The fridge requires a minimum 2 inches of clearance when placed next to the wall in the corner. Palimpsest, you just gave me a wonderful idea. I NEVER thought about going behind the crown above the cabs, we were going to break through to the garage, do something with this very large antique mahogany cab that I use as my pantry on that wall and go out the side of the house. Up is not an option as it would be smack in the middle of the landing when you go up the attic steps (someday we hope to finish that off and add a bath if the kitchen or DH doesn't kill me first). I think I was under the false impression that the vent had to be a 6, 7 or 8 in ROUND. I will have to investigate this! Thank you!! Fori, I too prefer #2. All of our pots and pans are kept in a 24 inch 1 door cab now which was fine with us and Layout #1 mimicked that same access but in a 30 inch 2 door cab and we just thought that was so much better but over the w/e, I saw a 36 lazy susan display and said we can do this instead! It did look very roomy. Marcolo, thanks! I just think that with the DW to the left of the sink that will be so much better and easier to unload to the right for the drawer stack and dish cab and I will have more room to the side of the stove. Oh, I hope I'm a happy puppy! Clueless & Buehl, thanks for your vote! Deedles, I thought that too about #1 especially since I am tall. I guess it's one of those things that you really have to see and feel in person. We were going to go straight back initially but it would be impossible to access that cab above the sink in the corner and I just couldn't give up a cab. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! It was nice knowing you as I am sure the KD will kill me when I go back to her this week and make her rework everything....See MoreThe results of pie crust 101, or why I hate Thanksgiving
Comments (34)It's the morning after, and I am thankful for all you good people who took the time to post and get me through a bad moment. I learned from your posts, and I laughed with your posts. Most importantly, I found out that even on a cooking forum, not everyone makes the perfect, flaky, homemade pie crust. Thank you for telling me that I am not alone. I am through with pies and pie crusts. This year will have been the 20th year of trying, and it was the worst yet. It is time to move on. I am a market gardener, and I grow wonderful organic strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and rhubarb. When I bake with the fruit, I do a crisp, a cobbler, or a tart. DS has a love of pumpkin pie, and I think my efforts are emotionally entwined with being the "good mother", but I am going to find a good bakery next year. You are all right- there is more than one way to skin a cat (that is a horrible saying isn't it?) I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. You all helped make mine a good one. :)...See MoreHelp me get my dining room ready for Thanksgiving (pics)
Comments (34)Your table is screaming for a tablecloth. As others have said, the room has a very formal, elegant feel. (I like that). Follow that feel with your table and everything will look great Worry less about the walls and windows... focus your attention where your guests I will be! A book I heartily recommend to anyone: "The Art of the Table, a Complete Guide to Table Setting, Table Manners, and Tableware" by Suzanne von Drachenfels c. 2000, Simon & Schuster. This book explains it all, with great good humor, and tells you how to "make do" when you don't have all the proper "stuff" and/or are unsure about how to pull it all together. I see a lovely tablecloth (over a hushcloth, to deaden the table noise), with napkins to either "match" or provide a SUBTLE contrast. A simple centrepiece (a cornucopia with some fruit?) or NOT, depending on the available space on your table; maybe a discreet pair of candlesticks? Your "best" china and flatware; OR whatever you HAVE but sparkling clean and laid with care as to how far from the table's edge, everything in alignment, napkins crisply pressed and neatly folded THE SAME WAY AT EVERY PLACE. The most important thing is that you pay attention to detail. You can mix and match to your heart's content, but beautiful tables begin and end with attention to detail. All the rest is up to the company and the food... good fun conquers the oversights (be a love and pass the wine, won't you, dear?). ;) Here's what the basic white tablecloth can do with some imagination; even the "everyday stuff" looks fancier: I was pleased with the centrepiece in the first shot above, here are some others I liked, too:...See More
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5 years agoSomething like this. We don't have a lot to go on for your interior style. The dining light fixture looks very contemporary, while the trim details are very traditional. This image definitely skews more contemporary. You would probably get more suggestions if you provided some shots of your furnished rooms so we know what direction your tastes lean.
Source: https://www.decoist.com/2014-05-09/wall-sconces-lighting-fixtures-ideas/
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