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Comments (20)I was going to get around to ants (eventually); but since you ask we can deal with them here and now. To begin with, here is a quote on how to get rid of ants. "Rid your garden of aphids, whiteflies and mealybugs. These sap-feeding insects excrete "honeydew," a sugary favorite of ants.' Elsewhere, a similar site advises to get rid of aphids, "rid your garden of ants!" The connection (almost a symbiosis!) between ants and aphids is quite established. I got rid of aphids on some crepe myrtles by getting rid of the ants and leaving the rest to the lady bugs. Please do not ask what I used. (I wonder what would happen to the aphids population if lady bugs ate up ants.) And now we have to ponder "organic" methods of getting rid of ants. I am in favor of soap and water. Long ago and far away, I read that one should treat a lawn in a similar fashion as one treats her / his hair - cut / mow; comb / rake and shampoo / soap. At that time I was tempted to try anything. (Flower child and all that.) So I used to spray the front yard with a strong soap solution every month. It worked to keep the lawn free of insects. The soap was quite 'hard' - almost caustic. I kept a cake (bar) of it in a jam jar full of water. I would pour off the liquid into a hose end sprayer (modified paint sprayer) and hose down the lawn each month. I regularly use the "soap flush" method to determine insect infestation on lawns. I am quite confident that if the property (walls to fence) were to be sprayed with a solution of lemon flavored dishwashing liquid (one tablespoon per gallon through a Gilmour 00362 hose end sprayer) every 4 weeks, it will keep the landscape free of a build up of harmful insects. Did I forget to note that "mention of any trade name or commercial product does not constitute endorsement or recommendation of this product by me"? All of this has been an attempt to illustrate the use of another tool to "organically" control pests. Manipulation of the environment to reduce infestation or infection. The other tool so far, was Encourage the presence of predators to control a pest Do you wonder why I put quotation marks around words that are rooted in the term "organic"?...See MoreAbout Those Consultants...
Comments (3)I understand your point. However, you assume that all real estate agents are well educated and that they can relay the information to their clients (which, as you saw may not always work) and that all "consultants" are uneducated. This is not necessarily the case, despite RAs taking classes and "consultants" not. Your story reminded me of a similar case. I actually did make a cash offer not requesting the "customary" closing cost, which was rejected by the seller. So, fine, I resubmitted the offer, upped the price and asked for 'customary" closing costs, which are usually split in my area. The seller accepted....See Morefascinating meeting with color consultant re northern exp. room
Comments (27)we have bought home with the master and the LA/kitchen/breakfast facing north (we are in DFW TX area) the patio had a 10 ft deep porch overhang so the light is subdued at all times of the day--not really any direct sun coming in my husband want to paint all walls/ceiling same color--does not feel comfortable having different colors in areas that are visible from the main LA or hall (We do have that going on in current house but he is so used to it that he does not see it anymore--know what I mean)... the owners of the house painted most trim --except for master bath and kitchen which have med dark oak stain woodwork...the kitchen cabs do not go to ceiling which is 12 or more ft high--so there is painted trim above them and adjacent on door/way into pantry and other doorways... the trim color is medium beige with pinkish tint--think it is called "Covered Wagon" from paint cans left in garage...the walls are a tan w/yellow tint or some creamy white with tan/yellow--don't have a name on the can just a color code--one bedroom was painted a bright yellow with same pink-tone tan trim and the master/bath walls were painted sort of light green w/yellow maybe--hard to say ... when we were looking at the house prior to putting down contract--we through most walls were light tan and the trim was darker tan w/sort of olive tint--we have white trim and wood trim lighter than theirs now--but we normally saw the house later in the day for not that long a time period 2-3 times before closing... once their furniture was out and we were in house at different times of the day--the colors just changed dramatically... now trying to find a tan color w/o the yellow tint to tone down the pink in the painted trim... too expensive to repaint all house and lighten trim -- our painter said would probably take three coats to go to white-- I had a designer come out to do color consult--not someone I had a personal recommendation for--just took chance off recommendation on local posting site I visit and her web page. There is no BM color consultants in this area at all (which included Dallas and FTW which I though really strange)... her SW color deck color picks were basically too dark (I got 3 and painted samples) and many of her suggested colors had a grey tint--that was her color preference I think--and would have sucked the light out of the rooms I think... so that was money wasted-- right now I think we are going with KM color called Arizona Heat--knocked down to 75%--made up in SW paint which our painter uses but picked up some 2 oz samples from the BM store that I am going to paint in some different rooms....we kept most samples in the LA/breakfast/kitchen because that is where we will do most of our living time--if that makes sense would like to find stronger color for the dining room and for master bed but don't have the linens for that room yet... never had this much trouble in our current home--but that has 8 ft ceiling, smaller rooms, and more cross light--which makes a BIG difference I just don't want to get something too dark (especially because ceilings will be painted and not white) and get the SAD effect going... the people who lived here got a divorce which prompted their selling--so I am wondering if the paint colors contributed to disharmony... sorry to hijack the thread...See MoreHad paint consult today and am more confused!
Comments (6)Well it sounds like consultant gave you what you wanted - ie warm gray - so next step would be to buy a sample size and paint at least a four foot square area - bigger is even better. Painting on foamboard is best so you can move it around and look at it in different places at different times of day. That should clarify for you if thats what you want or if you should keep looking...See Morealways1stepbehind
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