does emerald green match with my grey walls and sofas?!
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Comments (16)I have to backtrack a little and explain that when I planted the first set of trees, I was a COMPLETE newbie. I did not even have the soaker hose down at that point. I was watering them by hand about once a week thinking that would be enough. The soaker hose is that flat fabric kind and I've got two of them connected to a "Y" at the edge of my house...one length that goes down the side of the house is 25 feet, the other length goes toward the yard 50 feet. Together they make a 75 foot run and I read that a length under 100 feet should not be an issue where equal pressure is concerned...am I wrong? There is no "incline" along the length where the water ever has to go uphill, that is an optical illusion. From where the water enters the hose it only goes downhill slightly. I've been using this soaker hose all summer and it seems to do the job well, although I had to use it every day since I did not have time to put mulch down until this fall. I am thinking the reason the first batch died was from obvious lack of water before going into winter and then drying out by spring. Also not having mulch might have been a factor since we got down to -5 last winter. I have a hunch that the drying winds knocked out most of them, since my few survivors were the ones next to the house where they are somewhat protected. Which leads me to another question... What do you think of Wilt-Pruf? Could I prevent some dessication by using it? I was going to go with burlap but that is an awful lot that I would need to wrap...do these even need protection from wind if they get enough water before winter? I think in the spring I will move the one arb with the dead branch to the end of the line and replace it so I can keep the height I have going in that area (I need it there! I don't think want a window in my hedge..haha)....See MoreDoes my laundry need to match my kitchen??
Comments (11)Yea, if I go green it'll definitly be a sage, not the apple or lime that I desire :( I just said it's what I'd love to do. But, I know it would be too much. Nothing else in the house is that bold. Well, wait. There's the horrid bright blue in the kid's bath. And the bright red bedroom, lol. But, still. It'd be too much. The counters are going to be some kind of black, probably more laminate. And the living room is Lenox Tan. I guess I could use that??? But, it's not my favorite color in the house. LOL Val, I've been known to think of more insane ideas :) Guess I forgot the word "room", hehehe. And Patricia, I agree it'd probably be best to wait for everything else to be finished. But, I just get so bored and inpatient during the wk. Waiting for the weekend, to crack my whip and have dh do all the projects I need him to do. I guess I sort of want the pride of doing something all on my own, ya know? I'd love to get it painted, and decorated one day and surprise him when he got home :) He'd not only love anything I did, he'd love that he didn't have to do any of it, lol. I really just want something fun in there. I'd do some kind of paint treatment if I knew how. Some fun stripes or something :)...See MoreNorth facing paint color to go with emerald green velvet couch
Comments (42)Hi again Erina -- When it comes to getting it "right" it's all about testing colors and seeing how YOU feel with them! So much of this comes down to finding a color(s) that work with your home + how you live in it + your innate preferences. [This gets more complicated if you live with someone who has different preferences!] I absolutely think you should explore the blush/pink idea. But I think we've all been there when we can envision something in our head and then have to go to Plan B when our sample is way off and it's not really a matter of choosing a close sibling. So I like to have backups in mind. ;) It's a little funny because a lot of the other color suggestions I have seem to be in line with the art over your sofa (from what I can see of it). The first one is actually for: the 2 blushes/pinks (the medium terracotta and the lighter warm blush) AND the medium taupe color (but is it more or less your current DR color?) ...and I think you could use 2 of the 3 in your LR/DR vs just a single shade for both Here's another example of a taupe (see ceiling!) Here are a few possibilities (grey and cognac already mentioned upthread) -- slate-y blue-grey (you could go with a lighter shade) and butter yellow (I know you nixed the deeper blues upthread but the warm medium blue IS lighter and brighter so I mention it just in case, ha!) Here's a golden brown -- you'd have to evaluate against your floors: Here's that butter yellow and pale blue-grey again in a better example of the colors currently in your rooms (I don't think you're wanting a leaf green but it's here for you if you need it)...See Moregrey couch with beige walls and one accent green wall
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